2429: The Processing of Words
Permanently Moved
In 1984, author Ray Hammond reminded readers that ‘the computer has no power to write words.’ As large language models (LLMs) reshape writing today, it’s worth reflecting on the last seismic shift in creative technology: the rise of the word processor. Full Show Notes: Experience.Computer: Worldrunning.guide: Subscriber Zine! Permanently moved is a personal podcast 301 seconds in length, written and recorded by @thejaymo Subscribe to the Podcast:
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2428: The New Economic Entertainment
Permanently Moved
It's all converging. Autonomous AI agents like Truth Terminal, inside of VTubers, inside of virtual worlds, fully monetised with crypto tokens which powers the interactive in-show entertainment options. Imagine if Love Island was less scripted and more like The Sims. All of course, unfolding against the backdrop of the legalisation of sports betting in the United States, further accelerating the logic of the casino fusing into social media. Full Show Notes: Experience.Computer: Worldrunning.guide: Subscriber Zine! Permanently moved is a personal podcast 301 seconds in...
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2427: When Is The Audience?
Permanently Moved
Instead of optimising for immediate visibility, you always have the opportunity and option to create for a future audience. One that's somewhere in the long tail. If you’re willing to embrace that, you don’t need to worry about algorithms or trends. Full Show Notes: Experience.Computer: Worldrunning.guide: Subscriber Zine! Permanently moved is a personal podcast 301 seconds in length, written and recorded by @thejaymo Subscribe to the Podcast:
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2426: Shape Thief
Permanently Moved
On Thursday, I was at the Serpentine Gallery in London for the opening of The Call, an exhibition by Holly Herndon and Mat Dryhurst. The work, as they write in the program, is a commentary on how “the process of collecting data raises questions about the governance and permission of its use.” and so is this episode.. See the scans in the youtube version of this episode! Full Show Notes: Experience.Computer: Worldrunning.guide: Subscriber Zine! Permanently moved is a personal podcast 301 seconds in length, written and recorded by @thejaymo Subscribe to the...
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2425: NotebookFM
Permanently Moved
I'm sorry I've made some slop. But in my defence I just really wanted to appear on my favourite new podcast - NotebookLM. Everything after the jump is synthetic, made by AI tools. Full Show Notes: Experience.Computer: Worldrunning.guide: Subscriber Zine! Permanently moved is a personal podcast 301 seconds in length, written and recorded by @thejaymo Subscribe to the Podcast:
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2424: Dig Back In
Permanently Moved
If you create something that’s to your taste, you have to dig back in. Figure out exactly what it was that worked for you and not the algorithm. Iterate on it, and do it again. Full Show Notes: Experience.Computer: Worldrunning.guide: Subscriber Zine! Permanently moved is a personal podcast 301 seconds in length, written and recorded by @thejaymo Subscribe to the Podcast:
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2423: Make Something to Your Taste
Permanently Moved
You can, you know, just make any creative work you want, and post it on the Internet. Full Show Notes: Experience.Computer: Worldrunning.guide: Subscriber Zine! Permanently moved is a personal podcast 301 seconds in length, written and recorded by @thejaymo Subscribe to the Podcast:
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2422: Boycott Hooliganism
Permanently Moved
An episode about eponymity—when someone’s name echoes through history, immortalised by their actions or legacy, becoming part of everyday language Full Show Notes: Experience.Computer: Worldrunning.guide: Subscriber Zine! Permanently moved is a personal podcast 301 seconds in length, written and recorded by @thejaymo Subscribe to the Podcast:
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2421: Cathedral of Screens
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Apple wasn’t just selling products; they were selling a vision, a glimpse into what the world could be. But now we’re in that future—the world they sold us. Full Show Notes: Experience.Computer: Worldrunning.guide: Subscriber Zine! Permanently moved is a personal podcast 301 seconds in length, written and recorded by @thejaymo Subscribe to the Podcast:
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2420: A Menagerie of Models
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I’ve come to think of the collection of tools I use as a kind of menagerie of models. I thought I’d share how I use them. Full Show Notes: Experience.Computer: Worldrunning.guide: Subscriber Zine! Permanently moved is a personal podcast 301 seconds in length, written and recorded by @thejaymo Subscribe to the Podcast:
info_outlineExperience.Computer is a slow radio show about high tech. Exploring perception, experience and expression.
IN THIS EPISODE
Jay Springett leads author and podcaster J David Osborne through a series of imaginative exercises.
Then they discuss:
- The concept of sensory and perceptual experiences
- The sensation of visualising numbers and mathematical operations
- The feeling of the sacred
- Chat app UX, and social media
- The shape of stories
- Using different software for writing and more
QUOTES
“A hyper real crunch. The crunch. The ultimate crunch, the ur crunch - right?”
“Every thought that I have are more vocal. It's more voice oriented. So I'm talking to myself in my brain. Other thoughts are feelings. As a matter of fact, you having me do this exercise is interesting because it makes me realise how few times I do focus on the images in my head like that.”
“The only way that I can describe it is that it just feels right. It just feels correct. Something happens, and you think, and I learned over time to listen to that instead of worry too much about plot because sometimes I'd get an idea that felt correct. And then I would think, well, my character wouldn't do that.”
ABOUT THE GUEST
J. David Osborne is co-founder of Broken River Books, a collective of five aspiring full-time writers. He is the author of the Wonderland-Award-winning novel By the Time We Leave Here, We'll Be Friends, the surreal noir Low Down Death Right Easy, and the cyberpunk novel series God$ Fare No Better. He is the co-host of Agitator Podcast with Kelby Losack, and Lost Xplorers with Kris Saknussemm, and lives in Oklahoma with his wife and son.
IN YOUR MIND
Has this interview sparked any thoughts or questions about your own mind's eye, creative process, or inner experience? I'd love to hear your insights! Share your reflections in the comments below or on social media!
LINKS:
- Agitator on Spotify
- Agitator Patreon
- Lost Xplorers on Spotify
- Gods Fare No Better series on Amazon.com
- Broken River on Substack
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ABOUT THE SHOW
In 2022 writer and host Jay Springett discovered he had aphantasia - the inability to voluntarily create mental images in one's mind. For 36 years he thought 'picture this' was a metaphor.
Experience.Computer is slow radio about high tech. An interview show exploring perception, experience and expression. The show examines how people perceive the world, and how they work with the creative tools they use to make their work with.
ABOUT THE HOST
Jay Springett is a strategist and writer. His work focuses on the design, administration and flourishing of worlds of all kinds He has hosted the 301 second long essay podcast Permanently Moved since 2018, and Experience.Computer since 2023. Jay is currently working on his first book ‘The Web Was a Side Quest‘ and writes online at thejaymo.net