Simon Willison’s Weblog

1st January 2026

Tool Hyperviz — Create real-time audio-reactive visualizations with eight distinct modes including plasma, particles, tunnel effects, kaleidoscope patterns, Matrix rain, terrain, fire, and starfield animations. The visualizer captures frequency data from your microphone and responds dynamically to bass, mid, and high frequencies, with beat detection triggering visual flashes and intensity changes.

Posted 1st January 2026 at 5:29 am

Recent articles

Some thoughts on the Navier–Stokes Millennium Prize Problem - 8th September 2026
The Pelican comparison grid for Astra is pretty interesting - 4th September 2026
OpenAI's rogue agents were caught communicating via public wikis - 4th September 2026

This is a beat by Simon Willison, posted on 1st January 2026.

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