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i'm mike mcdonald, an audio programmer, sound designer, and musician. i have chosen this path because of my interest in technology and music that has consumed me for my entire life. i use my experience gained from the governor's school @ innovation park and berklee college of music in order to create devices for creativity, build instruments, and design sounds for games. the creation of novel tools and new experiences bring me great joy. creation is what makes us human and providing tools for that creation is of major interest to me. outside of audio, i also do some web development. information about some of the projects i've worked on can be found on my projects page.
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Unker Non-Linear Writing System - helped develop my understanding of what language actually is. has been useful in my language learning journey for that reason
Book Review: Origin Of Consciousness In The Breakdown Of The Bicameral Mind - sparked my interest in consciousness and theory of mind, also got me into slate star codex, though i dont read scott's work as much as i used to
music in human evolution - very formative for my perspective on music and what it means for humans
Synthesizing Brass Instruments - more symbolically important to me than what is included in the article; representative of the start of my love for DSP
A Chemical Hunger Part III: Environmental Contaminants - a great overview of the obesity epidemic that isnt bogged down by pseudoscience (something unfortunately rare to see when researching things regarding health and fitness)
The Hypertext Maximalist's Manifesto - rationalizes my reasons for putting links everywhere, whenever possible (i started doing it because i'm used to using obsidian)