Author Archives: Daniel (@MKNN)

Listen/Here: May, 2026

Posted on October 20, 2026 by Daniel (@MKNN)

2026: February | March | April By the Numbers 1,756 plays across 1,263 unique tracks by 737 distinct artists — about 26% above a typical month over the past year. About 154 hours of music (9234 minutes). Busiest day was … Continue reading →

Posted in Culture | Tagged Ami Taf Ra, Art Tatum, Ayşe Mine, B.B. King, Bon Iver, Carolina Chocolate Drops, Charlie Ballantine, Elton John, Good Weather for an Airstrike & rhubiqs, Hania Rani, Hurray For The Riff Raff, I’m With Her, I’m With Her & Ye Vagabonds, Iron & Wine, Jason Moran, Jeff Watts, Jill Scott, Joe Block, Kelis, Laurie Anderson, Listen/Here, Long Fin Killie, Luke Sutherland, Mogwai, Naked On My Own & Dopedrone, Owen, Rhiannon Giddens, Roberta Flack, Russian Circles, Simon Chenet & Salif Diarra, Sinéad O'Connor, Son Lux, Son Lux & Zeds Dead, Taj Mahal, The Hold Steady, The Modern Jazz Quartet, Various Artists, Wendy Eisenberg, Yasmin Williams, ZENA | Leave a comment

Reading Well: Shigidi and the Brass Head of Obalufon by Wole Talabi

Posted on October 15, 2026 by Daniel (@MKNN)

When I started Wole Talabi‘s Shigidi and the Brass Head of Obalufon, I was expecting an African-themed YA novel (essentially because of a mis-remembered title). So it was a bit of a shock when the protagonist–a discarded, minor Nigerian god–partners … Continue reading →

Posted in Culture | Tagged Aleister Crowley, Reading Well, Shigidi and the Brass Head of Obalufon, Wole Talabi | Leave a comment

Listen/Here: April, 2026

Posted on October 10, 2026 by Daniel (@MKNN)

2026: January | February | March By the Numbers 1,229 plays across 966 unique tracks by 618 distinct artists — about 11% below a typical month over the past year. About 112 hours of music (6697 minutes). Busiest day was … Continue reading →

Posted in Culture | Tagged Afro Celt Sound System, Ami Taf Ra, Ana Tijoux & Hordatoj, Annahstasia, Art Tatum, Bien et Toi, Bien et Toi & Paris Texas, Big Joe, Bill Callahan & Bonnie "Prince" Billy & Matt Kinsey, Carolina Chocolate Drops, Dom Flemons, Dva, Gaelwynd, Gaia Banfi, Hania Rani, Hurray For The Riff Raff, Iron & Wine, Izethekeli Band, Jason Moran, Jill Scott, Joan Armatrading, Jonatha Brooke, Justin Robinson, Kamasi Washington, Keith Jarrett, Laurie Anderson, Listen/Here, Madala Kunene & Sibusile Xaba, Mogwai, Paper Aeroplanes, Parliament Funkadelic, Patti Smith Group, Peter Gabriel, Rhiannon Giddens, Roberta Flack, Roberta Flack & Donny Hathaway, Slow Earth, Súle Greg Wilson, Talking Heads, The Who, Tweedy, Various Artists | Leave a comment

AI May Reduce Some Work: Not Technical Architecture [LinkedIn Post]

Posted on May 26, 2026 by Daniel (@MKNN)

LinkedIn Post | LinkedIn Article May 26, 2026 There’s a class of software system we don’t quite have a name for yet, where code (often LLM-generated and maintained) is combined with layered prompts, producing a mix of LLM and traditional … Continue reading →

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Listen/Here: March, 2026

Posted on May 25, 2026 by Daniel (@MKNN)

2026: January | February By the Numbers 1,506 plays across 1,194 unique tracks by 781 distinct artists — about 9% above a typical month over the past year. About 127 hours of music (7590 minutes). Busiest day was March 11th … Continue reading →

Posted in Culture | Tagged Aho Ssan & Resina, Ana Tijoux & Hordatoj & Toly Ramírez, Art Tatum, Art Tatum, Bill Douglass & Red Callender, Balmorhea, Blue Lake, Carolina Chocolate Drops, Coldplay, Eric Legnini & The Afro Jazz Beat featuring Krystle Warren, Exitmusic, Filany, Fishbone, Habib Koite, Hurray For The Riff Raff, Iron & Wine, Jackie Hairston, Javi Lobe, Jill Scott, Kronos Quartet, La Sera, Listen/Here, Madala Kunene & Sibusile Xaba, Madala Kunene & Sibusile Xaba & Fakazile, Miles Davis, Mogwai, Müslüm Gürses, Ray Charles, Roberta Flack, Sam Wilkes, Craig Weinrib, and Dylan Day, Talking Heads, The GOASTT (The Ghost Of A Saber Tooth Tiger), The Human Experience, Victoria Port, Yara Asmar | Leave a comment

Listen/Here: February, 2026

Posted on May 18, 2026 by Daniel (@MKNN)

Continuing the work from January. A new flavor of Listen/Here: this is a snapshot of what I actually listened to in February, 2026. Source data is my MediaMonkey library; links go to Bandcamp where the album is in my collection, … Continue reading →

Posted in Culture | Tagged Alex Hart, Allysha Joy, Angine de Poitrine, Art Tatum, Bing & Ruth, Border Crossing & Knati P, Branford Marsalis, Branford Marsalis Quartet, Cheyenne Mize, Chris Isaak, Chuck Johnson, David Moore, De La Soul, Donny Hathaway, Eli Winter, Esy Tadesse, Fabiano do Nascimento, Fabiano do Nascimento & Paulo Santos Uakti, First Word Records, Gwenifer Raymond, Håkon Storm, Iron & Wine, Jake Xerxes Fussell & James Elkington, Keith Jarrett, Keith Jarrett, Jan Garbarek, Palle Danielsson & Jon Christensen, Listen/Here, Madala Kunene & Sibusile Xaba, Makaya McCraven, Makaya McCraven & Jeff Parker, Miles Davis, Mogwai, Nathaniel Cross, Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds, No News For Tomorrow, Peter Gabriel, Roberta Flack, Sigur Rós, The English Beat, War, Webber / Morris Big Band | 2 Comments

Listen/Here: January, 2026

Posted on May 11, 2026 by Daniel (@MKNN)

{ This is part of my ongoing tooling around with ClaudeCode. This is something I always wanted to do, but the number of steps and the automation involved were always too complicated to make it worthwhile. } A new flavor … Continue reading →

Posted in Culture | Tagged Amanar, Annahstasia, Art Tatum, Brad Mehldau, Brandon Woody, Cecile McLorin Salvant, Children & Lions, clipping., clipping. & Aesop Rock, Dave Matthews Band, De La Soul, deadmau5, Erykah Badu, Fabiano do Nascimento, Fergus McCreadie, Habib Koite, Iron & Wine, Jake Xerxes Fussell & James Elkington, King Shi, Listen/Here, Low Roar, Matt Slocum, Michael Franti & Spearhead, Miles Davis, Mogwai, Nguzunguzu, NNAMDÏ, Oasis, Peter Gabriel, The Dirty Dozen Brass Band, The Haar, The Modern Jazz Quartet, The Replacements, The Swell Season, Tinariwen, Toots & The Maytals, Various Artists | 3 Comments

The Fastest Voice in the Room: Mistaking Speed for Thought [LinkedIn Post]

Posted on April 28, 2026 by Daniel (@MKNN)

April 28, 2026 LinkedIn Post | LinkedIn Article We’re interrupting the ongoing series on AI to pick up on an earlier thread where I wrote about how our commonly shared experience of most meetings often works against our best interests. … Continue reading →

Posted in Culture | Tagged Leadership, LinkedInPosts, Meetings | Leave a comment

Reading Well: The Orchard by Peter Heller

Posted on April 25, 2026 by Daniel (@MKNN)

{Been a while. There are other books I need to catch up on, but wanted to drop this fairly quickly after I read it.} Obviously, I love me some Peter Heller. The Painter was the first Reading Well ever, way … Continue reading →

Posted in Culture | Tagged Celine, Peter Heller, Reading Well, The Last Ranger, The Orchard, The Painter, The River | Leave a comment

Beyond Competence: Using AI As Its Own Mirror [LinkedIn Post]

Posted on April 8, 2026 by Daniel (@MKNN)

April 7, 2026 LinkedIn Post | LinkedIn Article There are plenty of reasons to be cautious about AI tools. Error rates and hallucinations. The quiet reproduction of poor design choices or substandard programming patterns. The ever-present risk of unintended consequences. … Continue reading →

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