t mortimer
@bluemorty.bsky.social
maker of left field music, mainly using Python & csound at the moment. Classical and outsider music, art, gardening, Buddhism, east Asia, histories thereof ... formerly bloodymortimer on Twitter RIP.
https://www.youtube.com/@aranyawaasii
https://www.youtube.com/@aranyawaasii
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I think it's sweet that the oldest surviving printed book in the world - the Diamond Sutra - is also the oldest creative work explicitly released into the public domain, with a colophon at the end that says it was created for universal free distribution.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diamond...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diamond...
Diamond Sutra - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
December 23, 2025 at 9:48 PM
I think it's sweet that the oldest surviving printed book in the world - the Diamond Sutra - is also the oldest creative work explicitly released into the public domain, with a colophon at the end that says it was created for universal free distribution.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diamond...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diamond...
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Frohe Weihnachten!
December 24, 2025 at 11:01 AM
Frohe Weihnachten!
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From my new book, ‘The Edge of Ruin’
Available to order from my website now.
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Honister Slate Mine and Monkey Shelf
The last working slate mine in Britain, Honister began commercial production in the 17th century although it’s possible that slate was quarried here much earlier. Originally,...
Available to order from my website now.
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Honister Slate Mine and Monkey Shelf
The last working slate mine in Britain, Honister began commercial production in the 17th century although it’s possible that slate was quarried here much earlier. Originally,...
December 22, 2025 at 9:58 AM
From my new book, ‘The Edge of Ruin’
Available to order from my website now.
…
Honister Slate Mine and Monkey Shelf
The last working slate mine in Britain, Honister began commercial production in the 17th century although it’s possible that slate was quarried here much earlier. Originally,...
Available to order from my website now.
…
Honister Slate Mine and Monkey Shelf
The last working slate mine in Britain, Honister began commercial production in the 17th century although it’s possible that slate was quarried here much earlier. Originally,...
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The machine spins, the chimneys belch, lights across the globe flicker, and a whole civilisation waits with bated breath for the grand pronouncement.
At last a screen flashes, clears, and upon it appear two fateful words:
MONKEY TENNIS
At last a screen flashes, clears, and upon it appear two fateful words:
MONKEY TENNIS
America, you have spoken loud and clear: You do not like AI. But what if AI is the way to restart the world’s idea machine?
We’re running out of good ideas. AI might be how we find new ones.
What if the best use of AI is restarting the world’s idea machine?
www.vox.com
December 16, 2025 at 11:12 AM
The machine spins, the chimneys belch, lights across the globe flicker, and a whole civilisation waits with bated breath for the grand pronouncement.
At last a screen flashes, clears, and upon it appear two fateful words:
MONKEY TENNIS
At last a screen flashes, clears, and upon it appear two fateful words:
MONKEY TENNIS
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The move to simultaneously ban children from interacting with each other online and encourage them to replace their every opportunity for thought with a machine-interaction really ought to be the plot of a novel.
Sadly, we have to live it instead.
Sadly, we have to live it instead.
“The AI industry is essentially unregulated, which has placed the burden for the well-being of kids heavily on the shoulders of parents.”
As a parent of young children, I cannot emphasize enough how schools need to stop socializing children into GenAI users through partnerships with Big Tech.
As a parent of young children, I cannot emphasize enough how schools need to stop socializing children into GenAI users through partnerships with Big Tech.
"We have a pretty big issue on our hands that I think we don't fully understand the scope of."
December 16, 2025 at 7:21 PM
The move to simultaneously ban children from interacting with each other online and encourage them to replace their every opportunity for thought with a machine-interaction really ought to be the plot of a novel.
Sadly, we have to live it instead.
Sadly, we have to live it instead.
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Pierrot Lunaire done as 1950s lounge music.
Mondestrunken (from Pierrot Lunaire, Op. 21: single) (feat. Anna Elder)
YouTube video by Aaron Wyanski - Topic
youtu.be
December 16, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Pierrot Lunaire done as 1950s lounge music.
Hey @bsky.app just because I like design and classical music doesn't mean I want to see dozens of topless hairy middle age gay selfies every day. Maybe your algorithm needs a bit of calibration... Or is there an insinuation in the "discover" tab I'm missing ...
December 16, 2025 at 10:28 AM
Hey @bsky.app just because I like design and classical music doesn't mean I want to see dozens of topless hairy middle age gay selfies every day. Maybe your algorithm needs a bit of calibration... Or is there an insinuation in the "discover" tab I'm missing ...
... Why am I seeing this?
December 15, 2025 at 2:13 AM
... Why am I seeing this?
Possibly the most amazing video I have ever seen on YouTube... youtu.be/o4TdHrMi6do?...
A laser pointer at 2 billion fps makes the speed of light look... kinda weird
YouTube video by AlphaPhoenix
youtu.be
November 17, 2025 at 12:46 PM
Possibly the most amazing video I have ever seen on YouTube... youtu.be/o4TdHrMi6do?...
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I figured out a cheeky way to do some perspective stuff today that has me pretty excited! work in progress here:
November 16, 2025 at 1:29 AM
I figured out a cheeky way to do some perspective stuff today that has me pretty excited! work in progress here:
View from 'mount' pleasant summit, in the southern Barossa near border with Murraylands ...
November 15, 2025 at 9:54 AM
View from 'mount' pleasant summit, in the southern Barossa near border with Murraylands ...
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Happy birthday to the rail bridge at Murray Bridge.
100 years old today.
Seen here in the foreground of this pic of mine from 2019.
The bridge behind is the old one which is now the road bridge.
100 years old today.
Seen here in the foreground of this pic of mine from 2019.
The bridge behind is the old one which is now the road bridge.
November 13, 2025 at 2:51 AM
Happy birthday to the rail bridge at Murray Bridge.
100 years old today.
Seen here in the foreground of this pic of mine from 2019.
The bridge behind is the old one which is now the road bridge.
100 years old today.
Seen here in the foreground of this pic of mine from 2019.
The bridge behind is the old one which is now the road bridge.
What the hell is going on with this outfit...
November 10, 2025 at 9:46 PM
What the hell is going on with this outfit...
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Apparition of the Visage of Aphrodite of Cnidos in a Landscape
https://botfrens.com/collections/63/contents/21349
https://botfrens.com/collections/63/contents/21349
November 10, 2025 at 2:41 PM
Apparition of the Visage of Aphrodite of Cnidos in a Landscape
https://botfrens.com/collections/63/contents/21349
https://botfrens.com/collections/63/contents/21349
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Be ready people.
November 6, 2025 at 4:24 AM
Be ready people.
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The Discovery of America by Christopher Columbus
https://botfrens.com/collections/63/contents/21043
https://botfrens.com/collections/63/contents/21043
October 4, 2025 at 11:10 AM
The Discovery of America by Christopher Columbus
https://botfrens.com/collections/63/contents/21043
https://botfrens.com/collections/63/contents/21043
So, AI music: sure it can rip off existing content convincingly, but does this mean there is a facility to issue performance instructions for original material and get a performance rendering? You can do that with vocals it would seem... What about other instruments? This would be of benefit...
October 18, 2025 at 9:11 AM
So, AI music: sure it can rip off existing content convincingly, but does this mean there is a facility to issue performance instructions for original material and get a performance rendering? You can do that with vocals it would seem... What about other instruments? This would be of benefit...
Cape Barren geese... See these guys every time I come down here for a walk...
October 18, 2025 at 8:34 AM
Cape Barren geese... See these guys every time I come down here for a walk...
Better than the original. Actually pretty good. I doubt this is all AI... youtu.be/v8SLCwLzy2I?...
Smells Like Teen Spirit ( Synth Pop 80s)
YouTube video by Fake music
youtu.be
October 18, 2025 at 5:55 AM
Better than the original. Actually pretty good. I doubt this is all AI... youtu.be/v8SLCwLzy2I?...