good morning, bob. I was watching an interesting video about french etiquette. they tell me your memory has improved greatly. Continue reading
In Your Own Voice
Here’s a little dissertation on the newest function in Suno.
danger, will robinson!
Is There Danger from AI?
Every new technology arrives with the same shadow trailing behind it: the question of danger. AI is no exception, and lately the tone of that question has taken on a certain drama, as though something unprecedented has slipped into the world. But when you step back from the noise, the picture looks more familiar than strange. Continue reading
Mah Jongg Anyone?
Think, Thank, Thunk
Verse 1
Bing, Bing a ding ding,
baba baba doo-doo.
lama rama ding-dong,
machee catchee hoo-hoo.
Did We Win The War???
Enough about the war. What do you think you know about Louis “Satchmo” Armstrong? There’s a connection here to a more current kind of signal. A song like “I Don’t Think We Won the War” doesn’t hide its message—it puts it right on the table. But that doesn’t mean it’s fully received. Just like Armstrong’s deeper musical language was overlooked beneath the surface of his image, a direct statement can be heard and still not really land. In both cases, the signal goes out clearly, but the response depends on whether the listener is ready to hear what’s actually being said. Continue reading
fubar snafu
SONG: Fubar Snafu
[Intro – Spoken / Calm]
All systems nominal.
Mission proceeding as planned.
No deviations to report. Continue reading
“burn the British” means “toasted English muffin”
Diner Code:
The Secret Language Behind “Burn the British”
I just got tired of politicians making up bastardly nasty mythology about words, especially words that are “ordering code” in restaurants, cafes and especially diners, where orders are shouted out and the order slip is stuck onto a nail or clipped onto an overhead board. The simple fact is that politicians are born liars. So what does “Burn the British” mean?
86 the whole damn menu
86 The Menu
Every so often, a phrase drifts into popular use and people start trying to figure out what it “really” means. They build theories around it, attach interpretations, and pretty soon something simple starts to feel complicated. Continue reading
To Who It May Concern:
🎵 “If It’s 86’d, Try 85” 🎵
Verse 1
Walked into a diner ‘bout a quarter to nine
Sat on a stool, said “coffee, black, I’ll be fine”
Menu looked tired, like it gave up the fight
Waitress said “hon, it’s been a long, long night” Continue reading
experimental sounds
Lately I’ve been spending time exploring what happens when you stop treating an AI music system like a tool—and start treating it more like a landscape.
In this case, the system is Suno. It’s very good at writing songs. Maybe too good. Left to itself, it will happily produce endless variations of guitar-driven, well-structured, emotionally coherent music. That’s not the problem. Continue reading