Depth light assets (assets/depth/*.bin): real photographs traced into points of light by the CUDA tracer (CUDA-Vid-Studio core.scene.Scene.trace). Depth comes from Depth Anything V2 Small (Apache-2.0, Yang et al. 2024). These photo traces were not redrawn or generated; the Grok light-drawings listed at the end were generated for this site. neurons.bin "All that glitters in the brain" (Purkinje neurons, cerebellum) by BrainsRusDC, CC BY 4.0 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:All_that_glitters_in_the_brain.jpg oak.bin "Bare Oak Tree" by CopyrightFreePhotos, public domain (tones inverted: the branches become the light) https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Bare_Oak_Tree.jpg die.bin AMD Zen 2 CCD, infrared die shot, by Fritzchens Fritz, CC0 1.0 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:AMD@7nm(12nmIO)@Zen2@Matisse@Ryzen_5_3600@100-000000031_BF_1923SUT_9HM6935R90062_DSCx5@CCD_Infrared.jpg aisle.bin "Discover Supercomputer 5" (NASA Center for Climate Simulation), NASA/Pat Izzo, public domain (NASA media guidelines; NASA does not endorse this site) https://images.nasa.gov/details/GSFC_20171208_Archive_e002027 Batch 2 (2026-10-29), same pipeline: phone.bin "Headphones and smartphone" by wu yi takeshi2 (via Unsplash), CC0 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Headphones_and_smartphone_(Unsplash).jpg keyboard.bin "Logitech Illuminated keyboard" by Robert Linsdell, CC BY 2.0 (no maker mark in frame) https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Logitech_Illuminated_keyboard_(505165)_(25375319835).jpg cables.bin "Ethernet Patch Panel" by Kbh3rd, CC BY 4.0 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ethernet_Patch_Panel_20171121_130458.jpg roots.bin "Close view of red mangrove roots" by Steve Hillebrand, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, public domain (cropped) https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Close_view_of_red_mangrove_roots.jpg leaf.bin "Cirsium sp. (Thistle) leaf vein skeleton" by Bj.schoenmakers, CC0 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Cirsium_sp._(Thistle)_leaf_vein_sceleton,_Westenschouwen,_the_Netherlands.jpg waveform.bin "Triangular wave and square wave on oscilloscope screen" by Xato, CC0 (cropped to the screen; maker name cut) https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Triangular_wave_and_square_wave_on_oscilloscope_screen.jpg chip.bin "Silicon Wafer 20200519" (5C2A5953R) by Rob Bulmahn, CC BY 2.0 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:5C2A5953R_-_49913961083_%E2%80%93_Silicon_Wafer_20200519.jpg river.bin "Lena River Delta - Landsat 2000", NASA/USGS Landsat 7, public domain (water channels become the light) https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Lena_River_Delta_-_Landsat_2000.jpg Telperion particle sources (200,000 points each; tones prepared per subject, nothing redrawn or generated): dew.bin "Dew on spiderweb 2" by Line Sabroe (Denmark), CC BY 2.0 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Dew_on_spiderweb_2_(6197250897).jpg Science phenomena set (2026-10-29), 200,000 points each. Sources pre-toned in scratch (sci-scripts/prep.py) before the unedited tools/depth_export.py. cells.bin "SK8-18-2 human derived cells, fluorescence microscopy" by ZEISS Microscopy, CC BY 2.0 (scale bar removed) https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:SK8-18-2_human_derived_cells,_fluorescence_microscopy_(29942101073).jpg smoke.bin "Smoke Photography 5" by Benjamin Nelson, CC BY 2.0 (signature removed) https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Smoke_Photography_5.jpg crystal.bin "Real snowflake (6)" by Alexey Kljatov, CC BY 4.0 (sky gradient subtracted) https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Real_snowflake_-_Flickr_-_Alexey_Kljatov_(6).jpg Built structures at night (batch "built", 200,000 points each): library.bin "Impressive library collection" by Mike Wilson (Unsplash), CC0 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Impressive_library_collection_(Unsplash).jpg tunnel.bin "Long exposure traffic tunnel" by Alessio Lin (Unsplash), CC0 (cropped to the upper 56%) https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Long_exposure_traffic_tunnel_(Unsplash).jpg dunes.bin "Namib Desert Dunes (37714505886)" by Sonse, CC BY 2.0 (crest edges as the light, not the sand) https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Namib_Desert_Dunes_(37714505886).jpg mangrove.bin "Close view of red mangrove roots" by Steve Hillebrand, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, public domain (water line cropped) https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Close_view_of_red_mangrove_roots.jpg Machines and compute batch (2026-10-29, 200,000 points each). Light maps were preprocessed per asset (crop, outline or top-hat); depth is DA-V2 Small on the cropped photo. Where noted, small labels/logos were painted out before tracing. wafer.bin patterned wafer, die grid lifted by a top-hat. By .RGB. (Wikimedia Commons), CC BY 2.0 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:IMaGe_31099R_%E2%80%93_Silicon_Wafer_20120926.jpg terminal.bin DEC terminal screen, cropped to the glowing text only. By Jason Scott (Wikimedia Commons), CC BY 2.0 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:DEC_VT100_terminal.jpg angeloak.bin Angel Oak, Johns Island, South Carolina: the one tree of the site (ground and visitors cut out). By Tim Hatfield (Wikimedia Commons), CC0 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Angel_Live_Oak.jpg edinburgh.bin St Mary's Cathedral, Edinburgh, nave (tools/cathedral_depth.py). By Michael D Beckwith (Wikimedia Commons), CC0 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:St_Marys_Cathedral_Nave_Edinburgh.jpg wells.bin Wells Cathedral, nave (tools/cathedral_depth.py). By Michael D Beckwith (Wikimedia Commons), CC0 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Wells_Cathedral_Nave.jpg chester.bin Chester Cathedral, nave (tools/cathedral_depth.py). By Michael D Beckwith (Wikimedia Commons), CC0 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Chester_Cathedral_Nave.jpg albi.bin Albi Cathedral, star vault (tools/cathedral_depth.py). By Marc-Julien-Photography (Wikimedia Commons), CC0 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Albi-cathedral-star-vault-symmetry.jpg kings.bin King's College Chapel, Cambridge, fan vault (tools/cathedral_depth.py). By User:FA2010 (Wikimedia Commons), Public domain https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Cambridge_King%27s_College_Chapel_ceiling_001.jpg lincoln.bin Lincoln Cathedral, nave (tools/cathedral_depth.py). By Michael D Beckwith (Wikimedia Commons), CC0 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Lincoln_Cathedral_nave.jpg durham.bin Durham Cathedral, nave (tools/cathedral_depth.py). By Michael D Beckwith (Wikimedia Commons), CC0 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Durham_Cathedral_Nave.jpg gloucester.binGloucester Cathedral, nave (tools/cathedral_depth.py). By Michael D Beckwith (Wikimedia Commons), CC0 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Gloucester_Cathedral_Nave.jpg peterborough.binPeterborough Cathedral, nave (tools/cathedral_depth.py). By Michael D Beckwith (Wikimedia Commons), CC0 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Peterborough_Cathedral_Nave.jpg york.bin York Minster, nave (tools/cathedral_depth.py). By Michael D Beckwith (Wikimedia Commons), CC0 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:York_Minster_Nave.jpg ely.bin Ely Cathedral, nave (tools/cathedral_depth.py). By Michael D Beckwith (Wikimedia Commons), CC0 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ely_Cathedral_Nave_And_North_Transept.jpg ripon.bin Ripon Cathedral, nave (tools/cathedral_depth.py). By Michael D Beckwith (Wikimedia Commons), CC0 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ripon_Cathedral_Nave_Interior.jpg beverley.bin Beverley Minster, nave (tools/cathedral_depth.py). By Michael D Beckwith (Wikimedia Commons), CC0 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Beverley_Minster_Nave_HDR.jpg choir.bin Gloucester Cathedral, choir (tools/cathedral_depth.py). By Michael D Beckwith (Wikimedia Commons), CC0 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Gloucester_Cathedral_Choir.jpg cordoba.bin Córdoba Cathedral, choir vault (tools/cathedral_depth.py). By Jebulon (Wikimedia Commons), Public domain https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Vault_choir_cathedral_Cordoba.jpg Grok light-drawings (g*, gp-*: the tree and roots, the six scroll lines, the homepage places, every post and work drawing) Images generated for this site with Grok Imagine (xAI) from prompts written for it; traced to points by tools/grok_trace.py, depth by Depth Anything V2 Small (Apache-2.0). Space voyage (2026-10-29, homepage sections; tools/grok_trace.py ... box on grok/space/*.jpg, 150,000 points each): sp-earth.bin "The Blue Marble (remastered)", NASA (Apollo 17), public domain sp-moon.bin "Moon nearside LRO", NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University, public domain (scale label painted out) sp-saturn.bin "Backlit Saturn from Cassini Orbiter 2007 May 9", NASA/JPL/Space Science Institute, public domain sp-crab.bin "A Giant Hubble Mosaic of the Crab Nebula", NASA, ESA, J. Hester and A. Loll, public domain sp-whirlpool.bin "Messier51 sRGB", NASA, ESA, S. Beckwith (STScI) and the Hubble Heritage Team, public domain sp-m87.bin "Black hole - Messier 87", Event Horizon Telescope Collaboration, CC BY 4.0 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Black_hole_-_Messier_87.jpg