Steve Eddins
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Steve Eddins
@steveeddins.com
Retired from MathWorks, following 30 years of image processing and MATLAB software development.

French horn amateur enthusiast.

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There is no one in the Trump administration, or in the collection of Trump sycophants and cultists throughout government, who is capable of understanding the point of this cartoon. xkcd.com/3290/

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August 28, 2026 at 3:28 PM
Garrett Graff quotes Nicholas Grossman: “Evidence keeps accumulating that LLMs are a powerfully useful technology for people who already know what they're talking about, and a dangerous outsourcing of cognitive function for people who don't.

Exactly. I’ve heard both parts from my colleagues.
Wondering why data centers are as unpopular as nuclear waste? It's not the data centers.

The problem is both more obvious and more fundamental: The daily lived experience of the AI boom sucks. www.doomsdayscenario.co/p/ai-is-maki...
AI is making everything worse
The political problem isn't the data centers — it's that AI is a turd mountain looming over daily life.
www.doomsdayscenario.co
August 20, 2026 at 3:20 PM
New horn-related blog post: Hazel's Practice Wheel

A tool for randomly selecting from a variety of practice techniques.

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August 17, 2026 at 12:18 PM
New blog post: Comparing Processes -- With and Without "AI"

When comparing developer-written code with “AI”-written code, remember to consider the value of other process outcomes, not just the code itself.

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Comparing Processes --- With and Without "AI" | Harmonic Notes
When comparing developer-written code with "AI"-written code, remember to consider the value of other process outcomes, not just the code itself.
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August 11, 2026 at 8:54 PM
New blog post: History of Image Display in MATLAB, Part 5: 1997-1998, MATLAB 5, and Image Processing Toolbox 2

"MATLAB 5 saved image processing in MATLAB."

At long last, I have continued my series about the evolution of image display in MATLAB.

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#matlab
August 2, 2026 at 10:59 PM
Without saying your age what is your favorite movie from the year you turned 18
July 26, 2026 at 10:54 PM
New horn-related blog post: Arpeggio Range Expansion Exercise

Expanding the high range using a slurred arpeggio exercise that includes a held upper note, slurring down and back up to it, and holding it again.

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#frenchhorn #horn
July 24, 2026 at 7:15 PM
Kudos to the MathWorks folks that worked on the External Languages panel.
One new MATLAB feature I wish I'd noticed a few days earlier 😺

External Languages → Python

uk.mathworks.com/help/matlab/...
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July 7, 2026 at 11:38 PM
Reposted by Steve Eddins
Since I did do my PhD in cyanobacteria growth and treatment optimization modeling AND work in the water treatment industry, I’m gonna share my theory as to what’s happening here and how to fix it.

People are focusing on the painted bottom of the pool increasing residual heat, and while that 1/19
RIP Mark Rothko. You would have loved how the hydrogen peroxide bleach is only turning the Reflecting Pool blue around the perimeter
June 17, 2026 at 5:13 PM
I just saw the New York Times obituary for Cleve Moler. I noticed that the reporter who wrote it posted a wonderful note in the comments section just below the article.
Here is a gift (paywall-free) link to the article:

www.nytimes.com/2026/06/11/s...
June 12, 2026 at 4:24 PM
New blog post: IMVIEW v4

Version 4 of imview, my replacement for imshow, supports the Live Editor, improves the positioning of the zoom-level display field, and changes the required MATLAB release to R2026a.

#matlab

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June 4, 2026 at 1:32 AM
New blog post: Hazard Ahead: A Dangerous Rest

A short rest in the middle of a musical line causes me trouble in the high range.

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Hazard Ahead: A Dangerous Rest | Harmonic Notes
A short rest in the middle of a musical line causes me trouble in the high range.
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May 31, 2026 at 10:27 PM
I took me a week before I was ready to try to write this one.

Remembering Cleve Moler (1936-2026)

Cleve Moler, creator of MATLAB and co-founder of MathWorks, hero to many engineers and scientists, was a world champion story teller.

#cleve #matlab #mathworks

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Remembering Cleve Moler (1939 -- 2026) | Harmonic Notes
Cleve Moler, creator of MATLAB and co-founder of MathWorks, hero to many engineers and scientists, was a world champion story teller.
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May 29, 2026 at 12:56 PM
It's a sad day at MathWorks with the news that Cleve Moler, creator of #MATLAB and cofounder of #MathWorks, has passed away.

We will miss you dearly, Cleve!
May 21, 2026 at 5:04 PM
We need a seashell font.
April 28, 2026 at 11:01 PM
New horn-related blog post: Corner Engagement and the Bottom Lip

Exploring a more dynamic relationship between the corners and the bottom lip for better tone and improved stability up and down the range.

#frenchhorn

www.steveeddins.com/blog/horn/co...
Corner Engagement and the Bottom Lip | Harmonic Notes
Exploring a more dynamic relationship between the corners and the bottom lip for better tone and improved stability up and down the range.
www.steveeddins.com
April 2, 2026 at 1:35 PM
Congress needs to get AG Pamela Bondi back to testify under oath about why the Dow Jones Industrial Average is down under 48,000.
March 3, 2026 at 3:06 PM
I just seem to be in a thinly populated intergalactic dust cloud.
February 9, 2026 at 5:26 PM
Reposted by Steve Eddins
This is great because you can cast a HUGE name and he only works one day an ep while sitting in the jacuzzi
He’s the best sleuth there is, but thanks to the crippling emotional damage inflicted by the murder of his wife, he’s unable to leave his hot tub. Thanks to the help of his faithful assistant in both finding clues and inviting suspects, he catches killers. J’ACCUZZI, coming this fall to ABC
February 1, 2026 at 4:47 AM
New blog post: Getting forScore Back into Full-Screen Mode in iPadOS 26

How to get forScore back into full-screen mode, and other info regarding window and multitasking changes in iPadOS 26.

www.steveeddins.com/blog/horn/fo...
January 30, 2026 at 7:18 PM
Reposted by Steve Eddins
A reminder to the news media: “conflicting accounts” is what you say BEFORE the incontrovertible video evidence appears. After that, your job is to ask why one side is lying, not to repeat the lie and pretend no one knows the truth.
January 25, 2026 at 12:28 PM
Reposted by Steve Eddins
You have to read this. Firsthand affidavit from one of the women who was there and recording the video. She talks about how Alex Pretti was directing traffic when she arrived. She watched him be killed in front of her. She's afraid to go home, worried she'll be arrested.
January 25, 2026 at 1:15 AM
Reposted by Steve Eddins
Imagine this in a trial.

Devastating first-hand witness to Alex Pretti's killing

Declaration filed in federal court:

"I don't know why they shot him. He was only helping. I was five feet from him and they just shot him."
January 25, 2026 at 1:20 AM
Reposted by Steve Eddins
A doctor who witnessed the shooting submits a sworn declaration in federal litigation to halt ICE surge in MN:

"I did not see him attack the agents or brandish a weapon of any kind."

and

"The victim had at least three bullet wounds in his back."

Read storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
January 25, 2026 at 1:49 AM
Reposted by Steve Eddins
Pam Bondi just sent a letter to Minnesota officials saying ICE will leave if the state turns over its voter database to Trump.

Guess what? This has never been about safety or immigration. It’s a pretext for Trump to take over elections in swing states.
January 25, 2026 at 12:35 AM