BKSTRMWith all the new folks and follows it’s time for another <a class="hashtag" href="https://planet.chrisbeckstrom.com/tag/introduction" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#introduction</a> ! Boosts appreciated, I'd love to meet all the new people!<br><br>I believe <a class="hashtag" href="https://planet.chrisbeckstrom.com/tag/blacklivesmatter" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#blacklivesmatter</a> and <a class="hashtag" href="https://planet.chrisbeckstrom.com/tag/translivesmatter" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#translivesmatter</a> , science is real, love is love, etc etc. I post about <a class="hashtag" href="https://planet.chrisbeckstrom.com/tag/synthesizers" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#synthesizers</a> , <a class="hashtag" href="https://planet.chrisbeckstrom.com/tag/mentalhealth" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#mentalhealth</a> - esp <a class="hashtag" href="https://planet.chrisbeckstrom.com/tag/bipolar" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#bipolar</a> disorder.<br><br>I'm a <a class="hashtag" href="https://planet.chrisbeckstrom.com/tag/neurodivergent" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#neurodivergent</a> techie person. I have <a class="hashtag" href="https://planet.chrisbeckstrom.com/tag/synesthesia" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#synesthesia</a> and see sound; all my senses are visual (I taste and smell in color, etc). Also my concept of time is in 3D, and all inanimate objects (including letters and shapes) have gender - which is on a spectrum (not binary). more about all that here: <a href="https://planet.chrisbeckstrom.com/synesthesia/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://planet.chrisbeckstrom.com/synesthesia/</a><br><br>Here’s a tutorial I wrote about using <a class="hashtag" href="https://planet.chrisbeckstrom.com/tag/mastodon" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#mastodon</a> : <a href="https://chrisbeckstrom.com/tutorials/get_started_with_mastodon/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://chrisbeckstrom.com/tutorials/get_started_with_mastodon/</a><br><br>I build analog and digital <a class="hashtag" href="https://planet.chrisbeckstrom.com/tag/synthesizers" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#synthesizers</a> for fun, and you can too! I have a tutorial here: <a href="https://chrisbeckstrom.com/2019/11/15/getting-started-in-synth-diy-first-steps/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://chrisbeckstrom.com/2019/11/15/getting-started-in-synth-diy-first-steps/</a><br><br>I like to make <a class="hashtag" href="https://planet.chrisbeckstrom.com/tag/techno" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#techno</a> and beats, especially <a class="hashtag" href="https://planet.chrisbeckstrom.com/tag/modbap" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#modbap</a>, and love <a class="hashtag" href="https://planet.chrisbeckstrom.com/tag/dub" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#dub</a> and <a class="hashtag" href="https://planet.chrisbeckstrom.com/tag/hiphop" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#hiphop</a> . I also love <a class="hashtag" href="https://planet.chrisbeckstrom.com/tag/sounddesign" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#sounddesign</a> and have a ton of free samples here: <a href="https://chrisbeckstrom.com/samples/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://chrisbeckstrom.com/samples/</a> , including 1,001 samples from my homemade modular synth. I used to be a gigging jazz player in Chicago but I mostly do electronic stuff now, in Michigan.<br><br>I am interested in <a class="hashtag" href="https://planet.chrisbeckstrom.com/tag/algorithmic" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#algorithmic</a> art, especially algorithmic music; I’ve been using <a class="hashtag" href="https://planet.chrisbeckstrom.com/tag/tidalcycles" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#tidalcycles</a> for years and it’s amazing. My favorite software includes <a class="hashtag" href="https://planet.chrisbeckstrom.com/tag/puredata" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#puredata</a> , <a class="hashtag" href="https://planet.chrisbeckstrom.com/tag/vcvrack" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#vcvrack</a> , <a class="hashtag" href="https://planet.chrisbeckstrom.com/tag/koala" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#koala</a> , <a class="hashtag" href="https://planet.chrisbeckstrom.com/tag/drambo" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#drambo</a> , <a class="hashtag" href="https://planet.chrisbeckstrom.com/tag/reaper" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#reaper</a> , and <a class="hashtag" href="https://planet.chrisbeckstrom.com/tag/sunvox" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#sunvox</a> .<br>I have a lot of music on bandcamp, most free or pay what you want: <a href="https://chrisbeckstrom.bandcamp.com" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://chrisbeckstrom.bandcamp.com</a><br><br>I work in healthcare technology wrangling patient data. I <a class="hashtag" href="https://planet.chrisbeckstrom.com/tag/homebrew" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#homebrew</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://planet.chrisbeckstrom.com/tag/beer" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#beer</a> and <a class="hashtag" href="https://planet.chrisbeckstrom.com/tag/kombucha" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#kombucha</a> and am into <a class="hashtag" href="https://planet.chrisbeckstrom.com/tag/nature" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#nature</a> , <a class="hashtag" href="https://planet.chrisbeckstrom.com/tag/hiking" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#hiking</a> , and <a class="hashtag" href="https://planet.chrisbeckstrom.com/tag/foraging" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#foraging</a> . I like to use foraged ingredients in my brewing, especially mugwort, sassafras, and wild black raspberries. <br><br>Here's my guide to making really good kombucha: <a href="https://chrisbeckstrom.com/tutorials/making_kombucha/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://chrisbeckstrom.com/tutorials/making_kombucha/</a> - and also kombucha leather! <a href="https://chrisbeckstrom.com/tutorials/making_kombucha_leather/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://chrisbeckstrom.com/tutorials/making_kombucha_leather/</a><br><br>As a white cis dude I try to acknowledge my immense privilege and use to help others without that. Sometimes that means in person with marches and protests, sometimes that means doing what I can from my computer, depending on my spoons. <br><br>I'm not a fan of <a class="hashtag" href="https://planet.chrisbeckstrom.com/tag/capitalism" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#capitalism</a> , <a class="hashtag" href="https://planet.chrisbeckstrom.com/tag/nazis" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#nazis</a> , <a class="hashtag" href="https://planet.chrisbeckstrom.com/tag/terfs" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#terfs</a> , etc. I'm a friendly <a class="hashtag" href="https://planet.chrisbeckstrom.com/tag/atheist" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#atheist</a> and sometimes do atheist activism: here's me at the capitol doing a <a class="hashtag" href="https://planet.chrisbeckstrom.com/tag/flyingspaghettimonster" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#flyingspaghettimonster</a> display: <a href="https://www.lansingstatejournal.com/story/news/local/capitol/2015/12/18/flying-spaghetti-monster-comes-capitol/77564922/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://www.lansingstatejournal.com/story/news/local/capitol/2015/12/18/flying-spaghetti-monster-comes-capitol/77564922/</a><br><br>lots more here: <a href="https://chrisbeckstrom.com/me/about/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://chrisbeckstrom.com/me/about/</a>