The Ethics of Synthetic Presence
When a voice can be generated on demand, presence becomes an output—and trust becomes a commons to protect. An essay on the Cartesian “I,” the inner monologue, and what it means to sound human.
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From first principles to practice.
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Updates on object0 and VocaSync
object0 moves to Tauri with stronger syncing and broader distribution, while VocaSync expands into transcription, workflows, and a published Astro integration for Valeon-style audio and word highlighting.
Parallel Worlds and Pocket Realities
An exploration of how perception renders pocket realities, why the universe arrives in layers, and what “parallel worlds” can mean—from quantum branches to the worlds we carry inside our minds.
Introducing object0: S3 Storage, Made Accessible
object0 is a free, open-source, cross-platform desktop app for managing multiple S3 buckets across providers, with an encrypted local vault and a simple workflow for everyday storage tasks.
Cloudflare Tunnels for Local Dev
Use Cloudflare Tunnel to route a real HTTPS domain to your local dev server so you can test Stripe and auth webhooks without opening your firewall.
Introducing VocaSync: A Voice Platform for Creators and Developers
VocaSync by Valeon is now live: a scalable voice platform for speech synthesis and forced alignment, designed for creators, developers, and automation-first workflows.
Making ASR Accessible: Introducing WhisperX Studio
WhisperX Studio is a simple, bring-your-own-key web UI that makes high-quality ASR practical without the CLI tax—powered by Replicate and designed to fit real creator workflows.
The Interface of Reality
Contact feels like the simplest fact of life, yet physics suggests it’s an emergent interface: a boundary rendered by fields, constraints, and collective behavior. What we call touch is reality, compressed.
Making Text to Speech Usable: Introducing Valeon TTS Studio
A local-first, bring-your-own-key wrapper around the OpenAI TTS API that turns a script-based pipeline into a daily-usable studio—open source, auditable, and easy to self-host.
The Illusion of Reality
A philosophical walk through the holographic principle—how black holes hint that information scales with surface area, and what that might imply about emergence, time, and causality.