Painfully Honest with Jason T. Lewis

Let's talk about Suno for a second. A few weeks ago I made a video about taking a few scraps of music I wrote and some lyrics I wrote in 2012. It kinda blew me away, but it was nothing like the songs I typically write.
So last night I took another set of lyrics I wrote in the same 2012 time period and some guitar noodling I played into Voice Memos in 2017 and just used Suno suggested prompt phrases to approximate something like what I write.
It came up with a bunch of different interpretations as I tried different keys and different prompts and moved around the "weirdness" slider. I just listened to what it spit out and left it as is. I don't really see the point in trying to polish these things. I already hear what I would do differently and what I wouldn't do at all. But it's kind of like listening to someone cover a song I never wrote.
On a positive note, It took some floating, unused song bits I probably would haven't gone back to and turned them into something that kind of gave me a window into possibilities I wouldn't have considered.
From an artistic standpoint, it was educational and kind of inspirational and akin to what probably happens in a lot of writing rooms where people gather to try to cobble a song together from their own song bits and pieces.
Do I feel kindof dirty and like an enemy sympathizer? Yeah, a little, but it's too interesting not to screw around with.
This is probably one of the better ones it came up with. It might be a Don Henley song. Maybe I'll use it as inspiration for recording my own version.

Ambitious Fiction, a song I wrote with Suno. suno.com/s/qFtUtjbPoj10DXxC

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New glasses. I guess I’ve entered my Kung Fu Elvis period.

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I lost 20lbs in 5 days.

GLP-1 overdose is not fun.

"Sure, I'll inject myself with this stuff I got off the Internet. What could go wrong?"

In my case, they prescribed me a much higher dose than I should have been on. I had no clue how bad it could go.

Starting last Thursday, through 2 urgent care visits, 1 ER visit, 2 series of IV fluids, a CT scan, and now onto a pretty strong course of antibiotics, I have finally stopped running to the toilet 20 times a day. If that doesn't sound too bad, you're a stronger person than I.

Gastroparesis, diverticulitis, severely compromised kidney function, and a lot of other important interior parts not functioning correctly, I was seriously scared for my life for the whole awful experience. I'm not good dealing with health related problems, so YMMV.

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I had a few things to get off my chest last night about where I am and what I can't do anymore.

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I am completely blown away. I don't know if I'm excited or frightened.
I took a little orgam chord progression with a looped beat and I put it in Suno (the songwriting AI that people are deathly afriad of).
I would love to know what you think.
suno.com/s/ZAwgV5vxQNfHBzQF

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I'm planning a year-end video about the biggest stories in tech—be it tech products, companies or the people who talk about tech. I definitely want to talk about Jon Prosser, but what else should I include?

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So, the entire plot of Pluribus is a metaphor for the Internet.

We all understand that, right?

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I spent some time this morning really thinking about how 2025 went for me, the good and the bad. On the one hand, I spent a lot of time honestly assessing everything I was doing and making the effort to change the negative and grow the positive.
This year I started a new business, became more clear minded about my other business, and started making room for the creative stuff I had been letting slide for years.
I got on a weight loss program and started a medication to help with my adhd.
Meanwhile, I need to exercise more, I need to figure out how to effectively manage my time and regain some discipline that I’ve lost somehow in the past decade.
Most of all, I need to get better at giving myself grace and embracing the journey more.
What are you focused on as the year comes to an end?

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One more "Can You Trust?" question:

When I was making the series I felt like it was important to have the conversations we had, but it also was super stressful and kind of made me feel like crap a lot of the time. I'm conflicted about going back to that well for that reason.

Anyone with thoughts or advice, I'd love to hear it.

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A followup to last week's question. You folks overwhelmingly voted to bring back the Can You Trust? series.

Now I need to know who or what you want me to cover. Let me know in a comment below. I'll start with the subjects that get the most comments.

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