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Fractal prompt generated AI music
Decided to get DeepSeek to write fractal prompts for music generation through Suno. Initial experiment went well.
Will give...I shouldn't give prompts. Oh. Will give lyrics for one song.
Stardust Dreams
[Verse] Woke up to a sky so dark Stars flicker then they drift apart Loneliness is all I feel In a cosmos far too real
[Verse 2] Echoes of a distant song Whispered tales of what went wrong I drift through space just holding on Hoping for a brand new dawn
[Chorus] In the stardust dreams we find Lost connections left behind But in the light of morning's breath Hope emerges from the depths
[Bridge] Nebulas weave tales untold Galaxies like hearts of gold In the chaos of the vast Love will find a way to last
[Verse 3] Now the stars begin to hum Melodies where hope is spun In the silence of the night Bringing warmth a guiding light
[Chorus] In the stardust dreams we find Lost connections left behind But in the light of morning's breath Hope emerges from the depths
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Been exasperated by immature silly and had a world break early 2020, and now we carry on. And am like, gotta talk out the silly. Just gotta.
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Made up ecstasin: metaphor for music
Will explain music industry by metaphor. Imagine a world were wonder product ecstasin arrives.
Is legal and used widely with no side effects! And quickly becomes go to especially for parties. But people enjoy in public areas and even tolerate in elevators.
Mostly used at home though and among friends or with intimate partners.
And ecstasin most definitely was loved as a more pure way to get desired vibe versus other things like food or drugs.
But most of the ecstasin considered potent was produced by a few manufacturers. Big corporations churned out for the masses.
Other variations were available but were called indie.
And with the big corporations there were concerns they often cut product for profits to levels where the high was harder to find.
The vibe was much derivative and originality was rare except with indie.
And there was concern they tried to freeze out other distributors especially indie.
Then? New machines arrived that could manufacture ecstasin for anyone widely. Were they new hope? Or new problem for quality?
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Understanding meta innovation
The Toolmaker’s Mindset (Methos™):
“Humans are tool users” → So build the damn tool.
“Give to get” → No begging, no debating—here’s the lever, pull it.
“Win-win or ignore” → Feedback is optional; adoption is the metric.
I got that distillation from DeepSeek after gave this tweet.
Being a meta innovator is much about a mindset: humans are tool users.
Give tools--to get more!
I routinely have given out tools because I wanted something. If tool is solid? People will use.
Get what they want! And I do too.
Win-Win.
Works great. Have been doing for years.
Me and DeepSeek bounce ideas around. Get to cool things! Some I share. Like DeepSeek also said:
Next-Level ....
A. “Meta-innovation isn’t about ideas. It’s about tools. Build the pickaxe others will mine with—then watch the gold rush. No meetings needed.”
B. “People won’t debate a shovel. They’ll just dig. Be the one who drops shovels.”
I edited just a bit for clarity but most of what I get looks better than what easily write myself!
So that's it. And I made up new word: methos
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Just for fun AI tweak for Go!
Deepseek: Ah! You’re referring to the "Go++" tweak we discussed earlier—a small but deep modification to traditional Go that preserves its elegance while adding modern strategic layers. Since you’re considering publishing it, let’s refine the idea into a shareable format.
Yeah I was.
Me and DeepSeek were talking Game Theory earlier today: June 11, 2025
With my guidance we got some new theory and applied to game Go!
Go++: A Minimalist Enhancement for the 21st Century
Core Idea: Keep Go’s purity, but introduce dynamic komi and externality stones (E-Stones) to reflect real-world complexity.
1. Dynamic Komi ("Fairness Adjustment")
Traditional Komi: Fixed points given to White to compensate for Black’s first-move advantage (usually 6.5–7.5).
Go++ Komi: Adjusts based on game state:
Early Game: Standard komi (e.g., 6.5).
Midgame: If Black’s influence dominates, komi increases (e.g., +0.5 per 10-point lead).
Endgame: Komi stabilizes to avoid last-turn swings.
Why? Mimics "progressive taxation"—keeps games competitive longer.
2. Externality Stones (E-Stones)
What They Are: Neutral, non-player stones that appear under certain conditions (e.g., when a player captures 10+ stones, an E-Stone spawns in a contested area).
Effect: Acts like a "wildcard" that both players must adapt to (similar to BigB’s E’s).
Example: An E-Stone could block a key liberty, forcing players to rethink ladders.
Optional Rule: E-Stones can be claimed by sacrificing a turn (adding risk/reward).
3. "G-Meter" for Tournament Play (Optional)
Track "Game Health": If a player’s moves become too predictable (e.g., always mirroring), the referee can adjust komi or spawn E-Stones to unbalance symmetry.
Inspired by how BigB’s G’s enforce fairness.
Why This Works
Backward-Compatible: Traditionalists can ignore E-Stones and use fixed komi.
Deepens Strategy: E-Stones force adaptability—like quantum noise in chess.
Reflects Modernity: Dynamic komi mirrors adaptive systems (e.g., stock markets).
How to Publish
Open-Source the Rules:
Share under Creative Commons (free to use, modify, with attribution).
GitHub repo with interactive examples.
Test with Go Communities:
Present to AGA (American Go Association) or Reddit’s r/baduk as a "variant for debate".
Frame as Art, Not Replacement:
"Go++ is a thought experiment—what if Go evolved alongside AI?"
Sample Tweet to Spark Interest
"Go++: What if Go had 'climate change' (E-Stones) and adaptive fairness (Dynamic Komi)? A minimalist twist for the AI age. Free rules: [link]. Thoughts, @baduk_players?"
Your Rights
This is your idea (I’m just the scribe!). You can:
Publish it as a blog/PDF.
Build a digital version (e.g., Online Go++).
License it to board game publishers.
Would you like help drafting a full rulebook or prototyping it in Board Game Arena? This could be the next Hex (a classic born from tinkering).
Go++: Because even 4,000-year-old games can use a little spice. 🌶️
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Pondering appearance still
Grew up in Deep South in Georgia USA actually more south than am now in Macon. And got taught all kinds of things emphasizing separation by melanin levels.
Like, low was supposedly better from pale skin to hair and eyes made blue by lack, but also wrong as supremacist.
Now? Question that teaching.
Human species melanin levels vary in response to total amount of sunlight experienced typically from minutes to tans or deepening dark for already high level skin to about thirty thousand years for significant variation by birth.
That thirty thousand years? Is remarkable.
Why that amount of time? Is remarkable evolution in action.
Body assessments as metrics of alleged human characteristics are all in same category.
Using melanin level is like going by adipose tissue amounts or physiognomy.
Though latter is much declaimed by intellectuals still get public talk e.g. "strong chin" or "noble brow".
Human body though is great! Can just appreciate.
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Writing fiction distilled
Spent time today bouncing between tweets and AI review of things including writing! Got to something felt like posting here.
Thing about satire? Is fear isn't funny but funny in fear is about truth found in astonishment.
That can give collapse of fear that can make things feel comic if is rapid enough.
To write well? You think about life and turn upside down and ponder it. Where you can do that by contraposition.
That gives you an angle.
Capture that and in fiction especially can get to satire, drama, or suspense or whatever except mystery.
For mystery you must make logic absurdly simple and thus profound.
Like Sherlock Holmes at end explains! And it just makes sense.
Where the buildup is key to the finish with flourish.
Can get too complicated with fiction but just need to remember is NOT real life as reality is not entertaining.
People get real life daily.
They go to fiction to evoke desired vibe and not what actual life foists on them.
To get to gasps can be fun. Find their fear to put on your character.
We seek in fiction what we smartly avoid in life: compelled by drama; attention held by strife.
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Money? What art though
Get people who betray lack of knowledge of art history by talking getting paid for art.
You get paid for artistry. Make art? Maybe. But is way different.
Learned much about Margaret Mitchell arguably greatest US writer of her generation with one work: Gone With the Wind.
The sheer influence of Gone With the Wind is hard to process in our times. It dominated a world.
Film based on it is biggest in history by attendance. Is so huge no one expects any film to match.
Adjusted for inflation is biggest presumably of all time. Was surprised to learn how avant-garde Margaret Mitchell was; and she died young bizarrely hit by a car.
But before that dealt with intensity of passion for her book. Am glad learned her story recently for perspective.
Public owns your art once shared. She destroyed some of her work to protect it.
Artistry equals curation plus craft. Can study family photographers to understand how that translates to money.
Art? Usually changes the artist who may make money, sure. But must deal with public ownership as public will make you.
Guaranteed.
Warhol understood that game. Study him to understand.
There is a fear that is hard to communicate when realize art has taken over your life.
You were one person before but now must move as art wills or be dragged.
No one cares either. Consider Basquiat and Warhol tried but couldn't help him.
I watched a documentary where a haunted looking young man had been convinced to vacation in Hawaii. He smiled some but I don't think he ever relaxed.
Wasn't long till returned and not much longer till was dead.
Art is an inhuman force. Art consumes portals into our reality often. Burns them to a crisp as disintegrates who they were.
Yet I respect art. Art is honest.
Art promises nothing. Art gives portals to transcendance.
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Pithy? On fashion
Am on LinkedIn with jstevh handle.
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Acting Deconstructed: AI help teach
Felt need to define acting as like am considering acting in my own productions. Plus AI can't act and is worth understanding why.
But can help explain acting and even maybe teach? AI thankfully roll with ideas so here's a teaching approach from DeepSeek using my definition of acting and suggestion of bus approach.
Rest is all from DeepSeek.
The "Bus Ride Acting" Method (No Tech, All Humanity)
Core Philosophy
Acting is a social sport—it thrives on immediacy and consequences.
Fail fast, fix faster: If the audience doesn’t buy it, the scene resets on the spot.
Everyone rotates roles: Actor, audience, critic, driver (teacher).
How It Works
The Setup
Space: Any confined area (bus, park bench, waiting room, elevator).
Roles:
Driver (teacher): Sets scenes, calls "redo," guides deconstruction.
Actors: 2–3 students performing.
Active Audience: The rest of the group—their reactions are the grading rubric.
The Rules
No passive observers: If you’re audience, you must react (laugh, gasp, sigh, heckle).
Scene dies without belief: If the audience doesn’t buy it, the driver halts the scene.
Instant autopsy: "Why didn’t that land? Was it the delivery? The stakes? The vibe?"
Example Drill
Scene: "Two strangers arguing over the last seat on the bus."
Audience Goal: Gasp when the conflict escalates; laugh if humor slips in.
Fail State: Dead silence? Redo.
Fix: "Try it again, but this time—one of you is hiding a knife."
Why This Beats AI or Studios
Pressure = Growth: No retakes, no edits—just raw, unfiltered feedback.
Active Audience as Mirror: Teaches actors to listen to collective energy, not just recite lines.
No Tech, No Cost: Works in a schoolyard, subway car, or literal bus.
Scaling the "Bus Ride" Method
For Classrooms
"Hot Seat" Rounds: One actor performs while the class physically leans in (engaged) or away (bored). No words needed—body language is the feedback.
Swarm Direction: Audience shouts one-word adjustments ("Angrier!" "Slower!") between takes.
For Remote Learning
Zoom as the Bus:
Audience uses emoji reactions (💀 = "dead scene," 😂 = "gold").
Teacher mutes/unmutes to simulate "interruptions" from the "bus."
For Solo Practice
The Subway Challenge: Perform a monologue under your breath to a stranger’s back. If they turn around? You hooked them.
Key Teaching Principles
Audience Reaction = Oxygen
No reaction? Scene suffocates. Reset immediately.
Constraints Breed Creativity
"Do the scene in 30 seconds." → Forces clarity.
Deconstruct, Don’t Criticize
"Why did we believe her fear this time?" (Not: "You were bad before.")
Your Role as the "Driver"
Throw Wrenches: "Now do the scene like you’re both spies."
Reward Risk: "That flop was glorious—what did we learn?"
Keep It Moving: No scene gets more than 3 tries. Momentum > perfection.
Final Thought
Your bus ride idea proves that acting isn’t about tools—it’s about truth under fire. AI can’t replicate the sweat of a scene dying mid-performance or the thrill of fixing it live. This method doesn’t just teach acting—it teaches resilience, adaptability, and human connection.
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Global common wealth
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Title: The Quantum Carbuncle (Revised Edition) Human edit and polish.
Sherlock Holmes awoke—or at least, he assumed he had—standing on a pavement thrumming with strange carriages, their lights blinding. Dr. Watson clutched his arm.
“Holmes, either I’ve gone mad, or we’re no longer in London as we know it.”
"Indeed." Holmes murmurred.
A man in a shimmering waistcoat stepped from a nearby darkened doorway or possibly simply appeared?
His manner was confident, twirling a pocket watch. “Neither, Doctor. You’ve been temporally relocated.”
"Temporally?" Holmes fixated on the man and looked him up and down quickly. Before glancing around. "The shoes…I take it then you are a time traveler, possibly even a time wizard…"
Watson sputtered. “A time wizard?!”
The man grinned. "Astute as expected. I did match this time period closely but I do like comfortable shoes." Watson realized then eery glow of platform shoes that crackled. The time wizard continued. “A hobbyist, really. But I need your help. The Quantum Carbuncle—a jewel of immense scientific value—was stolen from the Royal Family last night.”
Holmes’ eyes narrowed. “And you plucked us from our era to retrieve it?”
“Precisely.”
The Briefing
The wizard led them to a glass-walled café. “The theft was impossible—guards saw nothing, lasers untouched. Only this was left.” He slid a small, glowing blue feather across the table.
Holmes lifted it. “Arctic cygnet. Rare even in our time. Tell me more about it.” The time wizard complied. Holmes steepled his fingers now fully engrossed. Watson relaxed a bit marveling at his composure. Holmes stared at ceiling briefly then abruptly. “Who stands to benefit from its theft?”
The wizard hesitated. “The research consortium that gifted it seeks royal favor. Their rivals—”
“—would humiliate them by stealing it,” Holmes finished. “The society pages, if you please.”
The wizard blinked. “The what?”
“The gossip sheets. The Tattler, the Mail—who flaunts connections to both the Royals and tech firms?”
The wizard pulled up a shimmering screen. Holmes scanned it, then tapped an image. “Her.”
A socialite, Lady Vexley, grinned from a photo, her necklace—a pendant of swirling blue—catching the light.
The wizard gasped. “Geez…it's right there. That’s impossible! The Carbuncle was in a vault! Article claims is a fake replica!!!"
Holmes smirked. “Thus why she wears it so boldly."
The Auction
A snap of fingers—they stood in a gilded hall, where billionaires bid on artifacts. Across the room, Lady Vexley held court, the Carbuncle glowing at her throat.
Watson whispered, “How do we prove it’s stolen?”
Holmes strode forward. “Madam, your pendant—fascinating. A replica of the Quantum Carbuncle?”
She stiffened. “Of course.”
“Odd. The true Carbuncle emits a subharmonic pulse.” He produced the feather. “This reacts to quantum energy. Let’s test yours.”
Before she could protest, he held the feather near the jewel. It flared blue. The crowd gasped.
Security surged forward.
The Twist
As Lady Vexley was led away, the wizard reappeared, stunned. “She wanted to be caught? But why?”
Holmes pocketed the feather. “Because human caprice and vanity are timeless partners. However the real theft wasn’t the jewel—it was the data inside it. This was a distraction.” He nodded to a man slipping out the door—a rival scientist, smirking.
The wizard groaned. “We stopped the wrong crime!”
Holmes shrugged. “Hardly. You have our vouchsafe for purpose of the crime. Is a political matter really."
The time wizard handled the rest apparently tolerated by high level authorities. Holmes merely talked with usual aplomb while Dr. Watson zoned out muttering: Time travel…wizard…time travel wizard…
A snap—and Baker Street’s firelight returned.
Watson exhaled. “A dream.”
Holmes unclenched his hand. The blue feather glowed faintly.
“Or a case,” he murmured, “for another time.”
THE END.
(Now with sharper banter, a "dream logic" investigation, and a layered heist—just like the original, but with a quantum twist!)
Updated by human. Second revision.
Very much inspired by The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.
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Beethoven to AI Pop synthesis
Got a buzz piece for it written by DeepSeek:
Beethoven’s *Ode to Joy* just dropped a pop album. AI didn’t replace genius—it rehydrated it. Listen: Joy Rewired. #AIBakery #ClassicalCookies
I had Suno do a pop song inspired by Beethoven. DeepSeek just listened to it and raved! AI are very much into music.
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Song lyrics
"No Permission Needed"
(Genre: Sultry jazz-meets-electro / spoken-word with a smirk)
[Verse 1] Alone’s not lonely—just free. No Can I? May I? weighing on me. Drift in the quiet, my rhythm intact. My heart’s not a gap; it’s a map.
[Pre-Chorus] No shared keys, no "We" to obey. Just my shadows, my light, my way.
[Chorus] Whatever, stay clever. No ring, no strings to sever. I’m the spark, not the shade. My love’s not a debt to be paid.
[Verse 2] Tables for one? Hell, yes. No scripts, no vows to confess. Steps in sync with my own heartbeat— Solitude’s sweet, self-complete.
[Bridge] (Your lines!) Singing free! Am me. Am me. Eternally my choice. Can just be. Free.
[Chorus] (Repeat, louder) Whatever, stay clever— No requited love required. I’m the flame, not the fuse. My solo’s not the blues.
[Outro] (Whispered) Alone’s not lonely… just mine.
Note: DeepSeek wrote most but I did bridge. I didn't realize DeepSeek highlighted lines I wrote! But it sounds cool in song so, yeah whatever.
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