mendel (he/him)
@mendel.mendellee.com
NOLA-based composer former collegiate music educator (prim marching band) versipel.org ED - rhythmx.org Board VP hobbyist of video/tabletop games, poker, data, and cooking -- while not all new music is for everyone, there exists new music for everyone --
The Portland Percussion Group's debut album, which features "The Spaces Between", the quartet I wrote for them in 2021, has been submitted to the first round of GRAMMY voting in the categories of Best Chamber Music/Small Ensemble Performance and Best Contemporary Classical Composition Crazy
Calling all NYC artists — painters, filmmakers, poets, musicians and more! Did you know our city provides grants to support your work every year? And this year, we're DOUBLING the amount — from $5,000 up to $10,000 per artist! Deadlines are approaching fast — apply today at nyc.gov/artistgrants.
what if politics had a salary/spending cap like the NFL does
This is a shining example of the fallacy of the pro-genAI narrative. genAI results are touted as a reliable truth. The actual truth is that they are summary-machines on speed, summarizing a wide range of information: accurate, accidentally inaccurate, and, in this case, deliberately misleading
@alternet.org · 5d agoCNN fact-checker Daniel Dale noticed that President Donald Trump's administration has now changed its AI chatbot so that it no longer reveals the so-called "big lie."
there's a QR Code up to "Report a Game Day Issue" and I want to report bad playcalling by the refs #WhoDat
CVS on Louisiana has covid-19 shots as of today! No script needed
🌲 Get Lost in Portland — round 79 Where in Portland is this? Reply with a neighborhood, landmark, or district. First reply counts. Answer + scores at 5pm. 📷 photo by @ncglasgow.bsky.social
www.e-upgames.com These london teenagers created a satirical monopoly-adjacent game based on the current state of american politics
Making Board Games Great Again!
Take control of the Pentagon! Twenty American cities are up for grabs. Send in the National Guard. Put your opponents On ICE. The last one standing is the winner!
e-upgames.com
this surprises me not one iota. tbf, it's not like this this is a new thing, casino loyalty programs are geared in exactly the same way as this. But sports betting through sites like DraftKings is more problematic bc its ease of access is exponentially higher
ProPublica@propublica.org · last wk.Hey, ProPublica reporter Jake Pearson here. I’m taking over the account to tell you about my new story. For months, I posed as a problem gambler on DraftKings to test the company's "responsible gaming" safeguards. Spoiler alert: They made me a VIP — and I lost $10K. Here's how it all went down. 🧵
There’s a composer who’s been offering courses as an alternative to academia, which as a concept is fine, but when all of your success stories are older adults with full-time jobs outside of music, you wonder how much success comes from the privilege of having that income already.
the bottom line is, I have no issues waiting a few extra minutes to return a bass flute just because the owner couldn't hear my door knock bc he was practicing saxophone too loudly in his apartment
One of the most influential video games from my youth that hooked me was the arcade version of Marble Madness (which sadly has no gif, the below is a port). +Unique controls +Great gameplay with unique challenges for every level +Killer soundtrack +Fun but punishing 1v1 *chef's kiss*
Black Marble Rolling in a Winding Race Track
ALT: Black Marble Rolling in a Winding Race Track
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Harley Davidson 🏳️⚧️@queenofmars.space · 2w agoWhat's your "origin" video game? Most gamers have a lot of favorite games, sure, but there's always one that basically 𝘥𝘦𝘧𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘴 you. I'm talking about the game that flipped that little switch in your brain and made into a life-long gamer. So, which game is 𝙮𝙤𝙪𝙧𝙨?
i think it might be time for a website overhaul/refresh. winter break project, maybe.
OH NO YOU CAN SEE ME Happy Bisexual Visibility Day to all of my fellow bi friends ✨ No matter your relationship, no matter your history, no matter your gender, you are valid and your experiences matter 🩷💜💙
In the Lower Ninth Ward, an old Family Dollar stands covered in graffiti. It looks abandoned. But inside, it's a treasure trove — clothing, home goods, toys and books. And everything is free. n.pr/4cVSOAj
In New Orleans, an empty building becomes a free store — and roller skating rink
In the Lower Ninth Ward, an old Family Dollar stands covered in graffiti. It looks abandoned. But inside, it's a treasure trove — clothing, home goods, toys and books. And everything is free.
n.pr
festival over. year two was overall very smooth, grateful for all of the amazing performers and staff that made it possible. time to crash
it's been a great fundraising day for us today in day 2 of our festival
day one and two concerts over. two days and three concerts left to go
Batture Contemporary, our Louisiana-focused new music festival, is entering its second year and is happening in two days! 5 concerts in 3 days, all events free and open to the public Come celebrate experimental Louisiana New Music with our local composers and performers and New Orleans venues!
Batture Contemporary – Versipel New Music
versipel.org
it's times like this, when I feel like i could be doing a better job of desperately and earnestly carrying out my personal/ professional goals, that I am reminded that the people with the most power and responsibility in our country are doing an exponentially and deliberately worse job than I am rn
i spent a lot of my life not voting bc I believed that my individual vote didn't matter It wasn't until I saw how much effort was poured into voter suppression that I realized how wrong I was Hopefully the blatant tactics of today will be as eye opening for voting complacency in the midterms
it's really funny to listen to the taskmaster podcast and get an ad that starts with "when you're a maintenance engineer in a beverage manufacturing plant..."
the annoying and damaging thing about the 'electoral toxicity of trans' is the presumption that [votes of trans people/allies] < [lost votes bc of public trans support] 1/🧵
