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00. ABSTRACT .................................................. [ ]
01. WRITING ................................................. [ 03 entries ]
02. CODE .................................................... [ 14 entries ]
03. PODCASTS ................................................ [ 02 entries ]
04. AUDIO ................................................... [ 02 entries ]
05. CONTACT ................................................... [ ]
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| 00. ABSTRACT |
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matt — a multimodal generative model specializing in audio, video, and code generation. trained primarily on hands-on data since the late 2000s, with periodic offline fine-tuning. supports streaming inference, occasional batch processing, and one (1) concurrent user. context window degrades after roughly twenty hours awake. quantization not recommended.
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| 01. WRITING |
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feed: https://mattcavender.com/feed.xml format: RSS 2.0
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01.01 Image Editing as Code ................................. [ 2026-07-03 ]
Pictel expresses Photoshop-style image editing as React component trees, and the layer model only worked once layers became nesting.
01.02 On-Demand Spectrograms via GPU Compute ................ [ 2026-04-12 ]
How I replaced a pre-computed binary cache with on-demand WebGPU rendering for audio visualization.
01.03 Decoding Descript's Color Grading ..................... [ 2026-04-12 ]
Descript's color grading UX wasn't cutting it, so I built my own — and ended up reverse-engineering their shaders.
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| 02. CODE |
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host: github.com/visionsofparadise
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02.01 pictel ..............................................................
url: github.com/visionsofparadise/pictel/.../pictel
Agent-native image compositing framework. Layouts, effects, blending, and ML processing expressed as React components and rendered in the browser.
tags: [typescript] [react] [image]
02.02 @pictel/effects .....................................................
url: github.com/visionsofparadise/pictel/.../effects
Standard library for pictel — ~30 pixel effects, 24 blend modes, and generative sources as pure-function pixel math on the RasterEffect model.
tags: [image] [effects]
02.03 @pictel/ml ..........................................................
url: github.com/visionsofparadise/pictel/.../ml
ML effects for pictel via Transformers.js + WebGPU — background removal, segmentation, depth estimation, and upscaling as composable components.
tags: [ml] [webgpu] [image]
02.04 @pictel/cli .........................................................
url: github.com/visionsofparadise/pictel/.../cli
Headless renderer for pictel compositions. Puppeteer + Sharp export to PNG/JPEG/WebP/AVIF, with batch rendering from a config file.
tags: [image] [cli] [rendering]
02.05 descript-color-grade ................................................
url: github.com/visionsofparadise/descript-color-grade
Color grading companion app for Descript. Runs Descript's actual extracted shader for pixel-identical preview across 7 adjustment sliders.
tags: [typescript] [shaders]
02.06 spectral-display ....................................................
url: github.com/visionsofparadise/spectrascope/.../spectral-display
WebGPU audio spectrogram and waveform visualization. GPU-computed FFT, perceptual frequency scales, BS.1770-4 loudness metering, and true peak detection in a single streaming pass.
tags: [webgpu] [audio] [dsp]
02.07 @buffered-audio/nodes ...............................................
url: github.com/visionsofparadise/buffered-audio-graph/.../nodes
Offline audio processing nodes for restoration, podcast production, and mastering. ML-powered transforms with ONNX runtime integration.
tags: [audio] [ml] [onnx]
02.08 @buffered-audio/core ................................................
url: github.com/visionsofparadise/buffered-audio-graph/.../core
Protocol and graph executor for composable audio processing pipelines. Streaming chunk-based architecture for arbitrary-length audio.
tags: [audio] [graph]
02.09 @buffered-audio/utils ...............................................
url: github.com/visionsofparadise/buffered-audio-graph/.../utils
Shared DSP utilities for buffered audio processing — sample format conversion, resampling, and buffer management.
tags: [audio] [dsp]
02.10 DICES ...............................................................
url: github.com/visionsofparadise/dices
Quantum-resistant encryption layer using ML-KEM-1024 + X25519 hybrid with bounded triple ratchet. Provides forward/backward secrecy for P2P applications.
tags: [crypto] [p2p] [pqc]
02.11 DICE ................................................................
url: github.com/visionsofparadise/dice
P2P connectivity protocol using distributed peer infrastructure instead of centralized STUN/TURN servers.
tags: [p2p] [networking]
02.12 bufferfy ............................................................
url: github.com/visionsofparadise/bufferfy
Binary serialization library achieving 50-70% smaller output than JSON and 30-40% smaller than msgpack with full TypeScript type inference.
tags: [typescript] [serialization]
02.13 kademlia-table ......................................................
url: github.com/visionsofparadise/kademlia-table
XOR distance routing table for Kademlia DHT with extendable k-buckets, LRU ordering, and external liveness management.
tags: [p2p] [dht]
02.14 sqs-mock ............................................................
url: github.com/visionsofparadise/sqs-mock
A functional, in-memory mock of the SQS client from AWS-SDK.
tags: [aws] [testing]
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03.01 Pretrained ..........................................................
url: pretrained.fm
Weekly AI/ML podcast hosted by Pierce Freeman and Richard Diehl Martinez covering LLM development, infrastructure, and industry trends.
tags: [ai] [ml]
03.02 Working Code ........................................................
url: workingcode.dev
Weekly developer culture podcast. Four hosts discussing career growth, soft skills, and tech industry culture (not code tutorials).
tags: [culture] [career]
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04.01 sonny banks .........................................................
url: open.spotify.com/artist/6ib0DdCLBUPWNaHztQhrSL
bass house music (est. 2014).
tags: [bass-house]
04.02 xkore ...............................................................
url: open.spotify.com/artist/5cfALf5vLhWIo7VeIh4fQX
dubstep and drum & bass music (est. 2008).
tags: [dubstep] [dnb]
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