Nostr notes by Large Heydon Collider

<HYPERBLAM> can now do synths!! It takes a modular, hybrid ...

2026-10-30T10:27:39Z

<HYPERBLAM> can now do synths!! It takes a modular, hybrid approach and integrates with the existing effects and automations.

✅ Pros:
- Create anything from a simple theramin to wild moog-like leads and complex, evolving pads (see the examples: https://hyperblam.how/examples/#synthexamples)

❌ Cons:
- This costs you a massive payload of ~6KB 😉

Start with the guide: https://hyperblam.how/guides/synthesis/

The ubiquity of SquareSpace ads implies the scarcity of ...

2026-10-26T08:17:06Z

The ubiquity of SquareSpace ads implies the scarcity of RoundSpace abs

hmmm I think I need to add a "hello world" example, good ...

2026-10-24T18:27:17Z

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hmmm I think I need to add a "hello world" example, good idea. But yeah: audio-blam wraps everything. Look at the source code of the https://hyperblam.how/examples pages.

A real minimoog uses a patented "ladder" filter, which is ...

2026-10-24T06:15:13Z

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A real minimoog uses a patented "ladder" filter, which is a type of lowpass filter, removing high frequency info. I found a bandpass filter gave me a more similar effect than a standard lowpass.

Hope that helps. I'm working on a synthesis guide to accompany these examples.

The auxiliary <envelope-blam> (so called because it can ...

2026-10-24T06:12:22Z

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The auxiliary <envelope-blam> (so called because it can affect any prop/param, not just gain/amplirude) sweeps the frequency band rapidly up, and then down again, to create that raspy sound.

For type "bandpass", rhe q prop determines the widrh of rhe band. The higher the number, the smaller the width, or the more "focused" rhe band.

I'm new ro synthesis too! So, first of all, there are no ...

2026-10-24T06:06:59Z

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I'm new ro synthesis too!

So, first of all, there are no samples. These sounds are made (synthesised) from rudimentary waveforms.

In this case, there's just one wave, of type sawtooth, from one oscillator (<carrier-blam>). I'm able to add more <carrier-blam> elements for overtones/harmonics but that's not needed here.

The curve prop is a more flexible way to define an envelope. Usually it's in 4 stages (ASDR). The second valie of each pair indeed the time, but it's in beats.

If you do, any feedback is welcome!

2026-10-23T15:55:17Z

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If you do, any feedback is welcome!

Can I take that as a quote for the website? 😅

2026-10-23T15:41:24Z

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Can I take that as a quote for the website? 😅

Made a couple of tweaks. This is the synth setup. - One ...

2026-10-23T14:51:26Z

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Made a couple of tweaks. This is the synth setup.

- One oscillator
- Two filters
- One auxiliary envelope
- A few LFOs for movement

THE HOLY GRAIL (or near enough)! James Brown’s crazy minimoog ...

2026-10-23T14:27:04Z

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THE HOLY GRAIL (or near enough)!

James Brown’s crazy minimoog lead sound from Blow Your Head. No portamento but extra detuning.

My faves. The beats are so original and the bars ring so true.

2026-10-23T09:01:51Z

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My faves. The beats are so original and the bars ring so true.

Hip hop can take your breath away. ...

2026-10-23T08:53:19Z

Hip hop can take your breath away. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hJ2nks9J3pA

Just watched Rambo: First Blood for the first time. I had no ...

2026-10-23T08:52:48Z

Just watched Rambo: First Blood for the first time.

I had *no* idea it was about a guy single-handedly fucking up a bunch of corrupt, power hungry cops. Based.

Fuck the factoid https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tcy0AFfRTTc

2026-10-22T14:54:51Z

Fuck the factoid https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tcy0AFfRTTc

I've now integrated modulators, which means FM synthesis is a ...

2026-10-22T13:55:35Z

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I've now integrated modulators, which means FM synthesis is a go!

In this simple example, one carrier and one modulator (with a 3:1 ratio and a fast decay) emulates the glassy tines of an electric piano.

```
<carrier-blam curve="0 0, 1 0.03, 0 2" release="2">
<modulator-blam curve="0 0, 1 0.03, 0 1" offset="36" gain="1000"></modulator-blam>
</carrier-blam>
```

(the "mod index" control in the video is connected with the modulator gain.)

and ".men" as the TLD

2026-10-21T09:37:18Z

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and ".men" as the TLD

Yeah looks super sus. Plus the AI images used on the site are ...

2026-10-21T08:17:09Z

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Yeah looks super sus. Plus the AI images used on the site are absolutely cooked.

Anyone heard of / encountered these folks? https://metal.men/

2026-10-21T08:11:33Z

Anyone heard of / encountered these folks? https://metal.men/

Worst band in history. Obnoxious, souless output, and they're ...

2026-10-19T20:01:50Z

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Worst band in history. Obnoxious, souless output, and they're mostly sex pests/creeps to boot. Usually it's one or the other.

RE: https://hachyderm.io/@thomaswilburn/117456309190244918 ...

2026-10-17T15:24:37Z

RE: https://hachyderm.io/@thomaswilburn/117456309190244918

That's the trick.

Web Audio API folks: Do you experience issues in Firefox with ...

2026-10-17T11:36:57Z

Web Audio API folks: Do you experience issues in Firefox with oscillator feedback loops?

This graph produces sound where (depending on the feedback gain) I get the harmonics and motion I expect. It's a common technique as part of FM synthesis.

That's in Chrome and Safari. In Firefox, I get silence. Removing the feedback loop gives me sound again. 🤔

<synth-blam notes="C4 D4 D#4 F4 G4"> ...

2026-10-17T10:13:00Z

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<synth-blam notes="C4 D4 D#4 F4 G4">
<operator-blam out="bus" curve="1 0.01, 0.8 0.25" release="0.01" type="triangle">
</operator-blam>
<operator-blam out="bus" gain="0.75" curve="1 0.01, 0.8 0.25" release="0.01" type="triangle" offset="12">
</operator-blam>
<operator-blam out="bus" gain="1" curve="1 0.01, 0.8 0.25" release="0.01" type="triangle" offset="24" feedback="200">
</operator-blam>
<lfo-blam prop="detune" gain="50" beats="0.2"></lfo-blam>
</synth-blam>

(slightly abridged)

Using the same HTML elements, I can create a retro transistor ...

2026-10-17T09:36:10Z

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Using the same HTML elements, I can create a retro transistor (Farfisa) organ-like sound.

- 3 carrier operators
- Triangle waves
- Feedback loop on upper overtone (connected to itself)
- Vibrato across operators using a constantSourceNode
- Chained to a spring reverb IR

There are many, many things I prefer about Mastodon over Bluesky ...

2026-10-17T08:47:16Z

There are many, many things I prefer about Mastodon over Bluesky but I just realised something in particular:

Mastodon feels very European while Brewski is very American-centric.

In this experiment, I'm playing three notes (a C minor triad) ...

2026-10-16T11:15:46Z

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In this experiment, I'm playing three notes (a C minor triad) at random.

The texture comes from:

- 2 oscillators (both sawtooth in this case)
- with two slightly different envelopes
- 1 lowpass filter
- Multiple LFOs, including LFOs *for* LFOs. Some are shared and some per-operator.

The HTML is shown at the end.

It's a big undertaking, but I'm working on synthesis for ...

2026-10-13T14:19:42Z

It's a big undertaking, but I'm working on synthesis for https://hyperblam.how. I'm implementing a kind of FM/AM synthesis with some powerful features:

- As many operators (carriers/modulators) you want
- Different waveforms per modulator (FM is usually just sine-based)
- As many effects, LFOs, automations, and events *per operator* you want
- Standard generative composition/sequencing tools that already exist for sample-based instruments

Like... would Inclusive Components really fit in here? 😄 ...

2026-10-13T09:30:32Z

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Like... would Inclusive Components really fit in here? 😄

"The Marrakech English Book Festival is held every 2 years to celebrate books in English that feature the history, culture and people of Morocco in fiction and non fiction."

Something that's started happening: People sending me emails ...

2026-10-13T09:29:36Z

Something that's started happening:

People sending me emails describing my books back to me, using AI, then asking me to join a book festival which exists but they don't run.

Yes. And Hallelujah was heavily interpolated from this: ...

2026-10-10T15:44:31Z

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Yes. And Hallelujah was heavily interpolated from this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yLf4-PCBiqU&t=43s

🎶 Deno, the last dinosaur / Was your friend but he ain't ...

2026-10-10T15:26:52Z

🎶 Deno, the last dinosaur /
Was your friend but he ain't no more 🎶

We make zhou in a rice cooker sometimes, and that's gotta be ...

2026-10-04T13:00:13Z

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We make zhou in a rice cooker sometimes, and that's gotta be a very similar process. I reckon you're good 👍

Was foggy this morning in Dordrecht. ...

2026-10-04T11:12:37Z

Was foggy this morning in Dordrecht.

Thank you! And I got the coffee, it looks and smells very fancy. ...

2026-10-03T16:26:26Z

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Thank you! And I got the coffee, it looks and smells very fancy. ❤️❤️❤️

Hanging in Dordrecht solo after a spectacular #Fronteers. Many ...

2026-10-03T16:09:41Z

Hanging in Dordrecht solo after a spectacular #Fronteers. Many thanks to [@Schepp](https://mastodon.social/@Schepp ), Anneke (npub18c4…jde8), Niels Leenheer (npub1vuf…0ef5), and the whole team (what's DJ'S handle?) for keeping this very special event and institution running.

Getting more weird spam about turning my content into ...

2026-10-03T13:45:40Z

Getting more weird spam about turning my content into "agents". Have decided to query it.

I completely forgot that problem existed!

2026-10-03T12:31:12Z

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I completely forgot that problem existed!

loads super fast in Norwich

2026-09-29T13:46:34Z

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loads super fast in Norwich

I had the same issue! Saw bits of it when I was young and the ...

2026-09-29T09:28:47Z

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I had the same issue! Saw bits of it when I was young and the image of the head haunted me for years.

No sympathy, of course, but if you have a mortgage you're not ...

2026-09-29T08:02:17Z

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No sympathy, of course, but if you have a mortgage you're not meaningfully rich. Taxing billionaire-level hoarders and the tax havens/strategies they use should be the priority.

Science fiction TV series Cold Lazarus placed its vision for a ...

2026-09-29T07:59:29Z

Science fiction TV series Cold Lazarus placed its vision for a dystopian, totalitarian Britain, where all media is controlled by American corporations, and reality is no more than a memory in [checks notes] the 24th century.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cold_Lazarus

✍️ The AI Artist Paradox ...

2026-09-28T08:31:32Z

✍️ The AI Artist Paradox https://heydonworks.com/article/the-ai-art-paradox/

Where AI is *either* intelligent or unintelligent, it precludes artistic contribution on your own part.

I'm speechless. What a journey.

2026-09-25T18:38:52Z

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I'm speechless. What a journey.

What an absolute gem, thank you Jeffrey.

2026-09-25T12:23:17Z

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What an absolute gem, thank you Jeffrey.

🖤🖤🖤

2026-09-25T12:20:38Z

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🖤🖤🖤

👍👍👍👍

2026-09-24T19:37:18Z

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👍👍👍👍

I remember, really glad you'll be about!

2026-09-22T18:44:29Z

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I remember, really glad you'll be about!

🙌

2026-09-22T17:14:13Z

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🙌

Who is going to #fronteersConf (🦇 DARK MODE 🌚)? I have a ...

2026-09-22T15:38:39Z

Who is going to #fronteersConf (🦇 DARK MODE 🌚)? I have a feeling it will be pretty special. Tickets available here: https://www.fronteers.nl/en/conference/

I've looked into this. Currently buggy but hopefully I'll ...

2026-09-22T11:18:58Z

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I've looked into this. Currently buggy but hopefully I'll get it going.

In this version, y coords only get greater. I call it Lost Ark ...

2026-09-22T09:54:02Z

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In this version, y coords only get greater. I call it Lost Ark Mode.

Cheers LOL. Unfortunately, it relies on the setPathData method, ...

2026-09-22T07:57:03Z

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Cheers LOL. Unfortunately, it relies on the setPathData method, which isn't supported in Chrome yet (this video is of Firefox).

Working on a new SVG path destruction algorithm. Slightly ...

2026-09-22T07:43:58Z

Working on a new SVG path destruction algorithm. Slightly terrifying.

Yesterday we watched a film in our local cinema called Bad ...

2026-09-21T10:35:03Z

Yesterday we watched a film in our local cinema called Bad Apples. It was surprising, harrowing, hailarious, heartbreaking. A brilliant character study and a potent allegory.

People are still doing ambitious creative acts and making great stuff. When you get that signal in all the sloppy noise, it's exhilarating.

"Hi Heydon, I've read all your frontend and accessibility ...

2026-09-18T09:22:01Z

"Hi Heydon, I've read all your frontend and accessibility content and I'd be happy to turn it all into an AI agent, if useful."

IF USEFUL???

Not if we fucking cripple them first! Which we indeed already ...

2026-09-14T19:52:32Z

Not if we fucking cripple them first! Which we indeed already have! So... whatever!

I do if they're global, yeah. But I use them more ...

2026-09-04T17:07:50Z

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I do if they're global, yeah. But I use them more specifically and contextually too.

I am only really interested in the part where they can ...

2026-09-04T17:02:31Z

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I am only really interested in the part where they can essentially assume the role of mixins. But I believe that's still not quite possible. Afraid I can't remember why, but I came up against something.

LOL yeah. It's like "yes, AI does deplete a lot of ...

2026-09-04T17:00:19Z

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LOL yeah. It's like "yes, AI does deplete a lot of resources, but that's necessary for producing fantasy sexual abuse images 🤷‍♀️"

An extraordinary pro (mass consumption) AI argument I've ...

2026-09-04T12:43:44Z

An extraordinary pro (mass consumption) AI argument I've heard multiple times, unironically, is essentially: "yes, AI consumes lots of water, but so do humans, including yourself. I am very clever."

Terrifying LOL No loop! The point of Hyperblam is to create ...

2026-09-01T10:31:25Z

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Terrifying LOL

No loop! The point of Hyperblam is to create non-looping generative sounds/music. Too many patterns diverge and parameters fluctuate for it to loop. But it stays within a certain feel/energy.

Glad you like that one! It's quite low key but gets under the ...

2026-09-01T08:37:40Z

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Glad you like that one! It's quite low key but gets under the skin.

HYPERBLAM is now at 0.0.5 🍻 HYPERBLAM now has a ...

2026-08-28T11:41:33Z

HYPERBLAM is now at 0.0.5 🍻

HYPERBLAM now has a `<part-blam>` element. This lets you make (and probabilistically schedule) major compositional shifts in your music—and without disrupting ongoing generative beat scheduling and automation. Pretty powerful!

Release: https://git.gay/heydon/hyperblam/releases/tag/0.0.5

Example page: https://hyperblam.how/examples/side-parting/

Added some improvements to the hyperblam.how site: 1. ...

2026-08-28T11:36:19Z

Added some improvements to the hyperblam.how site:

1. "previous" and "next" navigation between examples
2. darker and more consistent visual look
3. sharper video rendering

For (3), if you have a truly black-and-white video, you can make it infinitely sharp (like a vector) just by adding a contrast filter.

video {
filter: contrast(10);
}

You can see this on the Chocolate Rain example: https://hyperblam.how/examples/side-parting/

Lots of goodies in the new HYPERBLAM release. In particular, ...

2026-08-28T11:35:18Z

Lots of goodies in the new HYPERBLAM release. In particular, `<part-blam>` enables major compositional shifts. Now you can go between “chorus” and “verse” (or whatever) without impeding ongoing generative beat scheduling and parameter automation. Pretty powerful, especially for “just HTML”.

Release: https://git.gay/heydon/hyperblam/releases/tag/0.0.5

Quick demo and explanation: https://hyperblam.how/examples/side-parting/

That's exactly the point I'm making. They only pretend ...

2026-08-28T11:31:51Z

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That's exactly the point I'm making. They only pretend they have super powerful, lightning fast technology when it's convenient.

In the same timeline, we're told AI is all-powerful, ...

2026-08-27T17:24:54Z

In the same timeline, we're told AI is all-powerful, magically fixing everyrhing, and simultaneously that it takes 7 business days to remove a subscribed email from a database. It's all bollocks.

In recent experience? From Figma Sites.

2026-08-27T16:52:23Z

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In recent experience? From Figma Sites.

Instead of 1. Getting a backend dev / "magic" site ...

2026-08-27T11:14:58Z

Instead of

1. Getting a backend dev / "magic" site builder / AI to build your web interface, then
2. Getting an accessibility specialist to diagnose the considerable number of problems this creates
3. Hiring a front-end developer (or 5) to take the output and try and polish a massive turd

Do this:

1. Hire a front-end developer to build your web interface

Different cryptic reference haha

2026-08-27T10:59:56Z

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Different cryptic reference haha

Nostr event nevent1qqsy2yf0qjfzmr5eze5vkqglfjdewrkd2nhhhue4s80lazlfp5edzpgzypc9sf44s7whdthyuu6njd7gm2vvmp7zmyefakdz0yvsysdu4u2a2qpuekn

2026-08-27T09:41:45Z

This is jist more Ayn Randian crap, it seems.

2026-08-27T03:10:00Z

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This is jist more Ayn Randian crap, it seems.

A centrist thinks they're the referee when they're really ...

2026-08-24T12:12:11Z

A centrist thinks they're the referee when they're really just a spectator.

RE: https://federate.social/@jik/117118159590280547 You can't ...

2026-08-21T09:49:33Z

RE: https://federate.social/@jik/117118159590280547

You can't defeat fascism with capitalism.

quoting
note1kul…pe7l

This is the most damning and horrifying text in this article:
>Bonica found that out of some $670 million in donations, just $11 million wound up in the coffers of campaigns, national party committees, and individual candidates. The other $659 million stayed with the fundraising groups themselves. That works out, Bonica wrote, to “a fundraising efficiency rate of just 1.6 percent.”
Hundreds of millions of dollars stolen from Democratic donors.
#politics #USPol #DCCC #DSCC
https://www.thenation.com/article/politics/democrats-fundraising-scam-pac-report/

also a no LOL

2026-08-20T21:22:50Z

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also a no LOL

Software developers stop using "blazingly" as an adverb ...

2026-08-20T14:52:52Z

Software developers stop using "blazingly" as an adverb 2026 challenge

What search? I never found it.

2026-08-20T14:51:27Z

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What search? I never found it.

I had no idea my original polymetric drum machine web app was so ...

2026-08-20T13:37:00Z

I had no idea my original polymetric drum machine web app was so popular on the r/Bass community. https://www.reddit.com/r/Bass/comments/cjq4ky/found_an_awesome_drum_machine_for_solo_jamming/

Lot of people asking for "swing" which is supported now in hyperblam: https://hyperblam.how/elements/sequencer/

too kind!

2026-08-20T08:26:31Z

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too kind!

I've been developing my own slides system using the web audio ...

2026-08-19T10:51:57Z

I've been developing my own slides system using the web audio and speech synthesis APIs. For my upcoming talking at Fronteers Conference (npub179t…wsyv), I have incorporated some hydration breaks for your health and safety.

Exactly. I pretty much use the analogy in this video. Except I ...

2026-08-19T07:55:16Z

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Exactly. I pretty much use the analogy in this video. Except I use Kanye, not Paedoddy. https://briefs.video/videos/whats-the-deal-with-large-language-models/

Sampling runs the gamut when it comes to quality. At its worst, ...

2026-08-19T07:10:35Z

Sampling runs the gamut when it comes to quality. At its worst, it's pure theft. It's not even *doing* a creative act. But at its best, it's alchemy.

The mormons and prudes on Bluesky would never share this so much.

2026-08-18T17:25:38Z

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The mormons and prudes on Bluesky would never share this so much.

If there's a more shared post with the word "cunt" in ...

2026-08-18T07:01:37Z

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If there's a more shared post with the word "cunt" in it, I want to see it.

Absolutely. I always say an inaccessible interface interfaces ...

2026-08-17T18:13:19Z

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Absolutely. I always say an inaccessible interface interfaces less. It's an interface that is worse at the only rhing it should be good at: fucking INTERFACING.

"Why should we prioritize making this accessible?" ...

2026-08-17T08:09:49Z

"Why should we prioritize making this accessible?"

"The short answer is: because people have civil rights. The long answer is: because people have this thing called 'civil rights', you cunt."

You're going?? Excellent.

2026-08-03T20:35:16Z

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You're going?? Excellent.

Working on my @npub179t…wsyv talk. I hope everyone likes ...

2026-08-03T15:56:58Z

Working on my Fronteers Conference (npub179t…wsyv) talk. I hope everyone likes cowbells.

Last week, I launched https://hyperblam.how HYPERBLAM lets you ...

2026-06-29T08:04:05Z

Last week, I launched https://hyperblam.how

HYPERBLAM lets you design sounds and create music declaratively. It's devoid of AI, hosted on git.gay, and the most fun you'll ever have with HTML.

For the folks asking for a https://hyperblam.how ...

2026-06-26T16:40:53Z

For the folks asking for a https://hyperblam.how playground/sandbox, I now have you covered!

Fork this CodePen (npub1sf7…gl68) and mess around with the lazy groove: https://codepen.io/heydon/pen/RNKgMEe??editors=1000

People still making the same mistakes all these years later...

2026-06-25T10:50:45Z

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People still making the same mistakes all these years later...

The HTML cat is out of the Web Audio bag. I've finally ...

2026-06-22T09:09:03Z

The HTML cat is out of the Web Audio bag. I've finally released HYPERBLAM.

It’s my system for sampling, processing, and sequencing sound and music directly in HTML.

https://hyperblam.how

Nurturing psychopaths and making people psychopathic are also ...

2026-06-21T16:39:46Z

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Nurturing psychopaths and *making* people psychopathic are also very different things. I agree it does the former.

psychosis and psychopathy are not really related

2026-06-21T16:30:09Z

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psychosis and psychopathy are not really related

Was a struggle to write, but ultimately worth it. ...

2026-06-13T09:52:25Z

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Was a struggle to write, but ultimately worth it. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GZsIhiXJjpY

I understand the issue wirh "guys" to some extent and try ...

2026-05-21T19:22:41Z

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I understand the issue wirh "guys" to some extent and try to use "folks" instead. But I learned to say "guys" as a kid, from a group of American girls who used the term to address eachother 🤷‍♀️

What do millenials who take issue with people using the term ...

2026-05-21T19:15:26Z

What do millenials who take issue with people using the term "guys" for mixed gender groups have to say about the ubiquitous use of "bro" now?

I hear / read blokes addressing their *girlfriends* as "bro" on a daily basis 🫤

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2026-05-11T08:41:04Z

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I finally finished my hand-drawn font! 236 glyphs 😅 ...

2026-05-09T11:28:27Z

I finally finished my hand-drawn font! 236 glyphs 😅

https://buymeacoffee.com/heydon/e/536619

slop

2026-04-14T18:25:59Z

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from my trip last month ...

2026-03-23T22:18:17Z

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from my trip last month

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If you do, any feedback is welcome!

Can I take that as a quote for the website? 😅

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Fuck the factoid https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tcy0AFfRTTc

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Anyone heard of / encountered these folks? https://metal.men/

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I completely forgot that problem existed!

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What an absolute gem, thank you Jeffrey.

🖤🖤🖤

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I remember, really glad you'll be about!

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Cheers LOL. Unfortunately, it relies on the setPathData method, ...

Working on a new SVG path destruction algorithm. Slightly ...

Yesterday we watched a film in our local cinema called Bad ...

"Hi Heydon, I've read all your frontend and accessibility ...

Not if we fucking cripple them first! Which we indeed already ...

I do if they're global, yeah. But I use them more ...

I am only really interested in the part where they can ...

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An extraordinary pro (mass consumption) AI argument I've ...

Terrifying LOL No loop! The point of Hyperblam is to create ...

Glad you like that one! It's quite low key but gets under the ...

HYPERBLAM is now at 0.0.5 🍻 HYPERBLAM now has a ...

Added some improvements to the hyperblam.how site: 1. ...

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That's exactly the point I'm making. They only pretend ...

In the same timeline, we're told AI is all-powerful, ...

In recent experience? From Figma Sites.

Instead of 1. Getting a backend dev / "magic" site ...

Different cryptic reference haha

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also a no LOL

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What search? I never found it.

I had no idea my original polymetric drum machine web app was so ...

too kind!

I've been developing my own slides system using the web audio ...

Just watched Rambo: First Blood for the first time. I had no ...

Nurturing psychopaths and making people psychopathic are also ...