@yannnovak.com
└ Queer Artist, Composer & Technologist └ Housefather at @dragonseyerecordings.com └ Preservationist at @substratum.digital └ Developer at @3n.design └ 💍 to @robert.takahashinovak.com 📍Los Angeles, CA 🏳️🌈 https://www.yannnovak.com
The Verge headline “Windows 95 chime composer Brian Eno denounces Microsoft for its ties to Israeli government”
Thinking about the funniest headline i’ve ever written and wondering when I’ll get to listen to Windows 95 chime composer Brian Eno’s album Here Come the Warm Jets
Google puts ads at the top of search results, why not at the top of your inbox too!
I stumbled upon the redesigned website of a gallery here in LA that looks like all the rest in that very specific way and I think the aesthetic should be called Tote Bag Core.
A comic flowchart comparing "Other Search (free)" vs "Kagi ($5/mo)." The free search forces A.I. results with ads and takes your data regardless. Kagi lets you choose A.I. or not, with no ads and no tracking. By @instachaaz.
"Free" search costs more than you think.
With Kagi, you get zero ads, zero tracking, and AI on your terms.
Psst! Your crown prince is aggressively fighting the California billionaire tax. He’s doesn’t care about you, pass it on! www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
I'll be performing "The Voices We Keep." inspired by Robert Therrien's 1998 sculpture "No title (black telephone cloud)."
There are a few tix available: www.thebroad.org/sarah-davach...
“We know that everyone’s beloved music streaming services are being forced to shut down one by one due to the steep rise of server fees all over the world. While music lovers are still mourning the loss of these streaming services, it isn’t all bad news in the world of music! It’s our pleasure to share a little technological blast from the past— compact discs (CDs)!”
pokopia got jokes
new for #bandcampfriday - "shall these guiding embers be fashioned from our unlived yesterdays", a longform piece respooled & reconstructed from digital synth and samples of white noise into a tranquil space of rich tones to take shelter within 💗
ourdearfriendthemedic.bandcamp.com/album/shall-...
This is so real and also why I am happy here.
Super happy to announce this remaster and revisit this work 20 years on. Also it's just in time for Bandcamp Friday.
Remaster by @room40.bsky.social
A black and white photo of a bench with glasses, a program and an employee badge
My husband @robert.takahashinovak.com is performing alongside Sarah Davachi at @thebroadmuseum.bsky.social this Saturday!
www.thebroad.org/sarah-davach...
We have you in our thoughts and are doing what little we can to oppose what the regime is doing right now.
I don't mean to blame the user, I say this because I feel like this story could have been framed as a moment to teach people the difference and maybe inform people how to achieve anonymity.
I feel like privacy and anonymity are fairly different? I use Proton so they can't share the contents of my email, but as soon as I used my CC to pay for the account I assumed they would have to keep that data on file? If I wanted anonymity I would use the option to pay via crypto or cash.
Influencer's fleeing Dubai right now.
A photo of a Roland TB-303 Bass Line
Happy 303 Day to all who celebrate
One way to avoid burning yourself out during times of stress is not repeatedly touching a hot stove when there's absolutely no reason for you to touch it as it is not your job and nothing of value is cooking on the stove
Subscription Renewal price Intuit QuickBooks Desktop Mac Plus Annual 1 user(s) $1149
My most hated subscription...
v1.117 is live!
We rolled out support for Bandcamp embeds. Now you can play songs right inside posts!
We're big fans of Bandcamp and everything they do to support artists.
Upgrade to the newest app version and give it a try 👇
caribouband.bandcamp.com/album/butter...
#alysaliu
WOKE IS BACK BABY
MAKE OAKLAND CALIFORNIA THE US CAPITOL NOW!
I am going to Albuquerque in June to do a talk + workshop and these are the first travel plans I have booked since the whole 'agentic' nonsense and all I could think was "I love getting to make these choices, why the fuck would I want to farm this out to clanker?"
Getting to make choices is fun!
Follow up to the article from this morning. In which I argue how Cory Doctorow was right in his article: https://tante.cc/2026/02/20/on-alliances/
The entire editorial ethos of The Verge is that scene at the end of Pump Up The Volume where the FCC chases Christian Slater around in little vans while he illegally broadcasts Everybody Knows by Leonard Cohen from his girlfriend’s Jeep Wrangler
Thanks to @facadelectronic.bsky.social for having me on their 60th FEMIX! I had a lot of fun crafting this mix. Playing works by @yannnovak.com, @musex1.bsky.social, @richardchartier.bsky.social and more!
Curious about the substack leaver for whom the torment nexus betting app was the bridge too far but not the nazis
“Is there a technology the left is excited about?”
Yes. Granular synthesis
it could be wisconsin vs the rest of the country and it still wouldn't be close
y'all have already helped me raise $3k!!! i'm floored. pls keep sharing + am super grateful for any and all donations if u feel compelled. thank you thank you thank you!
That is short sighted of me. Knowing Meta, the only way to opt-out will be maintaining an instagram account so they can keep tab on what you look like.
