Appendix to Techneurodelia: The Worst Podcast Ever
In which Bernstein, Eno, Reich, Sakamoto, DeMarinis, and Orwell fail to grasp the most important question (then again, it's not like we here on the ground have been any wiser these last fifty years or so).
There is the technology, yes, but who controls it? Who controls our expression, and the conversations we have about expression?
Prometheus was given fire by the gods. The human gods who give us our technologies leave much to be desired.
Who are we but what we are able to express β in language or in music? Who shapes and contours how we express ourselves?
How can we make sense of strange new feelings?
Who is in control of our nostalgia for the future?
Who?
3 Apr 2025
Frindlegap (n.) /ΛfrΙͺn.dΙlΛΙ‘Γ¦p/
frindlegap (noun) /ΛfrΙͺn.dΙlΛΙ‘Γ¦p/
a gap in a language; an opportunity for a new word or neologism
Listener disclosure: portions of this track were made using publicly available software from ElevenLabs and Basic Pitch.
techneurodelic (adjective) / ΛtΙk.nΚΙΉ.ΙΛdΙ.lΙͺk /
related to or denoting media, phenomena, or experiences that evoke or induce a sense of the uncanny or novel, arising specifically from their genesis in generative or artificially intelligent technologies.
Listener disclosure: portions of this track were made using publicly available software from Suno, ElevenLabs, Holly.plus, and Basic Pitch.
3 Apr 2025
Ohhsome (adj.) /ΛoΚsΙm /
ohhsome (adjective) /ΛoΚsΙm /
extremely clarifying or elucidating; inspiring great and sudden understanding (akin to "awesome" but for a sense of ohhh)
3 Apr 2025
Zania (n.) / ΛzeΙͺniΙ /
zania (noun) / ΛzeΙͺniΙ /
a state of mind characterized by obsession or pre-occupation over a whimsical, harebrained project, idea, pursuit, or sincerijink,
3 Apr 2025
Zomply (pl. n.) / ΛzΙm pli /
zomply (plural noun) / ΛzΙm pli /
digital text messages or exchanges characterized by a lack of tonal indicators, such as punctuation or emojis, making their tone inscrutable; can also be the result of curtness or briefness. singular form is zomp.
sincerijinks (plural noun) /sΙͺnΛsΙrΙͺΛdΚΙͺΕks/
a playful act or prank executed with genuine and earnest intentions, blending sincerity and mischief in equal measure. usually collaborative
3 Apr 2025
Derouse (v.) /diΛraΚz/
derouse (verb) /diΛraΚz/
to purposefully diminish or undo a state of sexual arousal or excitement
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