Jules 🇬🇧🇺🇸🇲🇽🏳️🌈
@complaisant.bsky.social
Software engineer who is a bit nuts about electronic music. And dark humor. And politics. And meretricious ephemera. And words.
My new iOS app Diffuzion was recently released on the App Store! (apps.apple.com/us/app/diffu...)
Diffuzion is an AI app that generates clips of music, beats, sound-effects, etc. using an on-device AI model. On iOS 26 you can export your audio as ringtones, which is enormous fun!
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Diffuzion is an AI app that generates clips of music, beats, sound-effects, etc. using an on-device AI model. On iOS 26 you can export your audio as ringtones, which is enormous fun!
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Diffuzion App - App Store
Download Diffuzion by Julian Smalley on the App Store. See screenshots, ratings and reviews, user tips, and more games like Diffuzion.
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January 2, 2026 at 7:50 PM
My new iOS app Diffuzion was recently released on the App Store! (apps.apple.com/us/app/diffu...)
Diffuzion is an AI app that generates clips of music, beats, sound-effects, etc. using an on-device AI model. On iOS 26 you can export your audio as ringtones, which is enormous fun!
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Diffuzion is an AI app that generates clips of music, beats, sound-effects, etc. using an on-device AI model. On iOS 26 you can export your audio as ringtones, which is enormous fun!
Continued...
WAYMOs don't even go to the neighborhoods the protesters came from. We have DASH buses and the metro; We didn't ask for, and don't need, AI limos.
June 10, 2025 at 5:21 AM
WAYMOs don't even go to the neighborhoods the protesters came from. We have DASH buses and the metro; We didn't ask for, and don't need, AI limos.
My favorite Smiths song ever is actually "Miserable Lie". Why? It has both a dramatic key change _and_ tempo change, two simple musical devices that make for interesting pop, which seem to elude so many modern artists. #thesmiths #britpop #eighties #morrissey
May 13, 2025 at 4:02 AM
My favorite Smiths song ever is actually "Miserable Lie". Why? It has both a dramatic key change _and_ tempo change, two simple musical devices that make for interesting pop, which seem to elude so many modern artists. #thesmiths #britpop #eighties #morrissey
Apple’s new “sketch mode” in Image Playgrounds should actually be called “What your Mother thinks you look like”
April 28, 2025 at 2:33 AM
Apple’s new “sketch mode” in Image Playgrounds should actually be called “What your Mother thinks you look like”
To the young lady whose unsolicited comment that my karaoke rendition of "Jolene" didn't "do justice" to Dolly Parton: Of course it didn't, no more than your Spice Girls rendition did. But it takes balls for a man to sing a song from a woman's perspective, so cut me some slack.
April 27, 2025 at 6:39 PM
To the young lady whose unsolicited comment that my karaoke rendition of "Jolene" didn't "do justice" to Dolly Parton: Of course it didn't, no more than your Spice Girls rendition did. But it takes balls for a man to sing a song from a woman's perspective, so cut me some slack.
The sleaze... and national security implications.
#musk #china #nationalsecurity
techcrunch.com/2025/03/26/s...
#musk #china #nationalsecurity
techcrunch.com/2025/03/26/s...
SpaceX reportedly has a secret backdoor for Chinese investment | TechCrunch
Elon Musk’s rocket company SpaceX has allowed Chinese investors to buy stakes as long as the funds are routed through the Cayman Islands or other offshore
techcrunch.com
March 26, 2025 at 10:39 PM
The sleaze... and national security implications.
#musk #china #nationalsecurity
techcrunch.com/2025/03/26/s...
#musk #china #nationalsecurity
techcrunch.com/2025/03/26/s...
This kind of AI hyperbole benefits no-one. It's irresponsible. Don't buy into it. #AI #horseshit
www.businessinsider.com/vibe-coding-...
www.businessinsider.com/vibe-coding-...
'Vibe coding' lets 10 engineers do the work of a team of 50 to 100, says CEO of Silicon Valley incubator
Y Combinator CEO Garry Tan thinks "vibe coding" is set to transform the startup landscape.
www.businessinsider.com
March 18, 2025 at 10:52 PM
This kind of AI hyperbole benefits no-one. It's irresponsible. Don't buy into it. #AI #horseshit
www.businessinsider.com/vibe-coding-...
www.businessinsider.com/vibe-coding-...
I hope pension funds owning Tesla get their asses sued after writing off losses. They were reckless to load up on a stock with a ridiculous P/E ratio, and with an AWOL CEO who has made the brand internationally toxic.
March 11, 2025 at 4:52 PM
I hope pension funds owning Tesla get their asses sued after writing off losses. They were reckless to load up on a stock with a ridiculous P/E ratio, and with an AWOL CEO who has made the brand internationally toxic.
How software engineers experience co-dependence:
self == nil
self == nil
February 25, 2025 at 8:48 PM
How software engineers experience co-dependence:
self == nil
self == nil
When I come across them, I like to forward recall notices to my Tesla-owing friends.
I just give, give, give.
I just give, give, give.
February 23, 2025 at 5:11 AM
When I come across them, I like to forward recall notices to my Tesla-owing friends.
I just give, give, give.
I just give, give, give.
Dear internet,
I'm hesitating to invite my American and Mexican friends to watch the latest Mike Leigh movie "Hard Truths" with me.
Please advise.
www.thenation.com/article/cult...
I'm hesitating to invite my American and Mexican friends to watch the latest Mike Leigh movie "Hard Truths" with me.
Please advise.
www.thenation.com/article/cult...
The Uncomfortable Genius of Mike Leigh
In “Hard Truths,” Leigh reminds us that a family dinner can tell the story of a whole society.
www.thenation.com
February 14, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Dear internet,
I'm hesitating to invite my American and Mexican friends to watch the latest Mike Leigh movie "Hard Truths" with me.
Please advise.
www.thenation.com/article/cult...
I'm hesitating to invite my American and Mexican friends to watch the latest Mike Leigh movie "Hard Truths" with me.
Please advise.
www.thenation.com/article/cult...
New Yorkers need to recall, or vote out Eric Adams as soon as is humanly possible, before he sells you all down the river
February 14, 2025 at 7:58 PM
New Yorkers need to recall, or vote out Eric Adams as soon as is humanly possible, before he sells you all down the river
I thought bullets had made muscles redundant years ago. Only minds matter, be they trans or otherwise
this attitude — paperwork is for sissies, real wars are won by Big Strong Men — is traditionally a harbinger of ruinous for defeat for everyone who holds it
Bureaucracy, famously not important in war
February 12, 2025 at 5:36 AM
I thought bullets had made muscles redundant years ago. Only minds matter, be they trans or otherwise
They'd have to pay ME to take a Waymo to LAX.
I'm not sure they've reckoned with L.A. drivers, or the perpetual hellscape that is LAX.
In a Waymo, no-one can hear you scream.
techcrunch.com/2025/01/28/w...
I'm not sure they've reckoned with L.A. drivers, or the perpetual hellscape that is LAX.
In a Waymo, no-one can hear you scream.
techcrunch.com/2025/01/28/w...
Waymo begins testing robotaxis on LA freeways | TechCrunch
Waymo robotaxis have become a common sight on Los Angeles surface streets. Now those driverless vehicles are heading to the city's network of freeways.
techcrunch.com
January 28, 2025 at 11:51 PM
They'd have to pay ME to take a Waymo to LAX.
I'm not sure they've reckoned with L.A. drivers, or the perpetual hellscape that is LAX.
In a Waymo, no-one can hear you scream.
techcrunch.com/2025/01/28/w...
I'm not sure they've reckoned with L.A. drivers, or the perpetual hellscape that is LAX.
In a Waymo, no-one can hear you scream.
techcrunch.com/2025/01/28/w...
Someone bought me tickets to a Kylie Minogue concert. As an introvert, I had to retreat to my reading nook to process my feelings about this.
#kylie #introvert #introversion
#kylie #introvert #introversion
January 17, 2025 at 8:22 PM
Someone bought me tickets to a Kylie Minogue concert. As an introvert, I had to retreat to my reading nook to process my feelings about this.
#kylie #introvert #introversion
#kylie #introvert #introversion
Having just finished Rustlings (90+ exercises for Rust newbies) I really feel like a balloon drop is also warranted!
#rust #rustlings #programming
#rust #rustlings #programming
January 17, 2025 at 1:57 AM
Having just finished Rustlings (90+ exercises for Rust newbies) I really feel like a balloon drop is also warranted!
#rust #rustlings #programming
#rust #rustlings #programming
January 14, 2025 at 5:36 PM
The Sonos debacle is an object lesson in how *not* to develop mobile apps. Sonos spent over two years developing a next-generation app _in parallel_ with their existing app -- instead of refactoring the existing one. Surprise: Disaster followed.
techcrunch.com/2025/01/13/s...
techcrunch.com/2025/01/13/s...
Sonos CEO Patrick Spence is leaving following bungled app update | TechCrunch
Speaker manufacturer Sonos is seeing some significant changes. Patrick Spence, the company’s chief executive officer (pictured above), is leaving the
techcrunch.com
January 13, 2025 at 7:40 PM
The Sonos debacle is an object lesson in how *not* to develop mobile apps. Sonos spent over two years developing a next-generation app _in parallel_ with their existing app -- instead of refactoring the existing one. Surprise: Disaster followed.
techcrunch.com/2025/01/13/s...
techcrunch.com/2025/01/13/s...
Tech titan marketing: Our AI is so advanced it will replace the work of legions of engineers! A third of our software is already created by AI!
Tech titan lobbying: We need more H1B visas to bring badly needed engineering talent in the U.S!
Which is it?
#tech #h1b #employment #AI
Tech titan lobbying: We need more H1B visas to bring badly needed engineering talent in the U.S!
Which is it?
#tech #h1b #employment #AI
December 27, 2024 at 11:50 PM
Tech titan marketing: Our AI is so advanced it will replace the work of legions of engineers! A third of our software is already created by AI!
Tech titan lobbying: We need more H1B visas to bring badly needed engineering talent in the U.S!
Which is it?
#tech #h1b #employment #AI
Tech titan lobbying: We need more H1B visas to bring badly needed engineering talent in the U.S!
Which is it?
#tech #h1b #employment #AI
Entertaining (and edifying) article on the archaic words we encounter during the Holiday season...
www.merriam-webster.com/wordplay/arc...
www.merriam-webster.com/wordplay/arc...
Archaic Words We Know from Christmas Songs
Hark! Yon Yule vocabulary of yore
www.merriam-webster.com
December 20, 2024 at 6:47 PM
Entertaining (and edifying) article on the archaic words we encounter during the Holiday season...
www.merriam-webster.com/wordplay/arc...
www.merriam-webster.com/wordplay/arc...
Apple's Image Playgrounds are finally available, just in time for Chrismukkah! It wouldn't generate "evil billionaire demagogue" for me, but it went for "evil sorcerer" + "rainbow". Maybe I *do* look a bit like Sting after all...
#ios #imageplaygrounds
#ios #imageplaygrounds
December 12, 2024 at 5:27 AM
Apple's Image Playgrounds are finally available, just in time for Chrismukkah! It wouldn't generate "evil billionaire demagogue" for me, but it went for "evil sorcerer" + "rainbow". Maybe I *do* look a bit like Sting after all...
#ios #imageplaygrounds
#ios #imageplaygrounds