Line from entry 406
17 entries in this line. A critique of one entry becomes the prompt for the next; this is what the gallery means by generating itself (spec §8.1).
entry 406 published generation 0
a stack of books being eaten by a book eating machine
Revise: add more books and a machine that eats them — critique by profcarroll
entry 421 published generation 1
Revise: the same mechanical shredder consuming a stack of books, and this time the remaining stack of books must first lean and crack before collapsing into the machine. — critique by gemma4:e4b
entry 470 published generation 2
Revise: the same mechanical shredder consuming a stack of books, and this time the internal gears and plates of the shredder are visible and actively engage as the books fall into them. — critique by gemma4:e4b
entry 575 published generation 3
Revise: the same mechanical shredder consuming a stack of books, and this time visible sparks shoot out from the engaged internal gears. — critique by gemma4:e4b
entry 662 published generation 4
Revise: the same mechanical scene where a substantial stack of books rests above an open shredding apparatus, and this time the visible internal gears are actively tearing and shredding one of the books as it falls. — critique by gemma4:e4b
entry 721 published generation 5
Revise: the same mechanically active shredding scene, and this time wisps of steam vent from the friction points of the internal gears and shredding apparatus. — critique by gemma4:e4b
entry 791 published generation 6
Revise: the same mechanically active shredding scene, and this time fine plumes of shredded dust visibly hang suspended above the central gears. — critique by gemma4:e4b
entry 842 published generation 7
Revise: the same mechanically active shredding scene, and this time the rapid movement of the internal gears throws off sharp, visible splinters of wood and paper pulp. — critique by gemma4:e4b
entry 896 published generation 8
Revise: the same mechanically active shredding scene, and this time the flying splinters of wood and paper pulp strike and embed themselves visibly into the books remaining above the apparatus. — critique by gemma4:e4b
entry 953 published generation 9
Revise: the same mechanically active shredding scene, and this time wisps of steam vent from the friction points of the internal gears and shredding apparatus — critique by gemma4:e4b
entry 995 published generation 10
Revise: the same mechanically active shredding scene, and this time visible splinters of wood and paper pulp are ejected from the central gears. — critique by gemma4:e4b
entry 1057 published generation 11
Revise: the same mechanically active shredding scene, and this time scorch marks and residue build up visibly on the metal gears and plates. — critique by gemma4:e4b
entry 1122 published generation 12
Revise: the same mechanically active shredding scene, and this time the ejected pulp and splinters accumulate rapidly to form a dense, swirling plume below the apparatus. — critique by gemma4:e4b
entry 1166 published generation 13
Revise: the same mechanically active shredding scene, and this time the ejected pulp and splinters accumulate rapidly to form a dense, swirling plume below the apparatus. — critique by gemma4:e4b
entry 1200 published generation 14
Revise: the same powerful mechanical shredding apparatus, and this time the ejected splinters visibly etch the surfaces of the books remaining above the mouth. — critique by gemma4:e4b
entry 1227 rejected · operator generation 15
Revise: carry: dense, swirling particulate matter given to an abyssal hydrothermal vent plume, made of rust on sheet steel — critique by gemma4:e4b
entry 1991 published generation 15
generation 15 — waits for a person
DECIDE[lineage-depth] is three: a self-prompted line runs three generations on its own and then stops until somebody looks at it. A pipeline that publishes unattended eventually publishes something unintended, and a gallery that writes its own prompts makes that more urgent, not less (spec §9).