jazzsequence

Hi, I’m Chris

I make websites and things. Lately, I’ve been experimenting a lot with Large Language Models (colloquially known as AI) to test their capabilities and to help make my job and D&D Dungeon Mastering life easier. Feel free to click around to learn more about stuff I like to do and/or am working on.

  • spicy aztec coffee

    we’ve been out of (flavored) creamer, so i invented this.  i’ve decided it’s awesome. 2 heaping tsp Lake Champlain Spicy Aztec Hot Chocolate (if you needed to, the Allegro Mayan Drinking Chocolate that you can get from Whole Foods would probably work) Coffee (maybe slightly less than you’d usually pour into your cup) Creamer/Milk/Half & Half (i think this…

  • ben bernanke revisited

    all this swine flu crap is depressing.  that’s why i thought it was high time to resurrect ben bernanke.   you tall glass of water, spencer.  i’m going to kiss you.  on the lips.

  • random bollywood with even more random subtitles

    this comes courtesy of the engrish brog.  i hadn’t seen it before but it’s got over 12 million views, apparently, so a lot of people have.  it’s effing hi-larious.  i love bollywood.

  • twitter is so passe. flutter: the next next big thing

    alternately, as a flap: twit = old. flttr rawks.

  • gwozdziec, stall

    i realize that i have hit a stall on the gwozdziec project.  part of that has been due to technical difficulties — a couple of the times i tried to do stuff my computer decided not to output any sound from those applications.   but the main part is that i’ve gotten bored with the…

  • Ada Lovelace Day

    So, for Ada Lovelace Day, I am going to write about an unsung tech heroine close to my heart, my wife, erin.  erin is my biggest source of artistic inspiration.  she is an incredible visual artist (just check out erin’s sketchbook), and had to make quite an adjustment to adapt to web technology like we were committed…

  • musings on effective branding

    i passed by a billboard this morning on the way to whole foods that said something about build your brand and it made me think about effective branding and what that really means. “branding” is the new buzz-term in internet marketing lingo.  it applies just as much to your corporate identity as it does to…

  • gwozdziec, track 3

    here are the 19 samples: By Gmaleson pen_hitting_bottle.wav By smallsushi breathehope – kitchen – 07.wav By Matias.Reccius snareD17.wav By DOCSURREAL massive_1.aif By stackpool river otter or weasel 2006-09-17.mp3 By absreports timestamp.aiff By MShades Daihikaku Senkoji bell.mp3 By mw_1984 OceanGeorgetownm Penang.MP3 By Meutecee Trumpethit04.wav By rotcav Fort-Myers-Beach.mp3 By huubjeroen noise#01.aif By dirkbag soundeffectgoingup2.mp3 By Guitarz1970 OctoRhythm.mp3 By Scylla rain.thunder.crickets-01.wav By moffittmusic indoor pooltime at summer camp.wav By gussyrikh Orangator-x.mp3 By tezzza Cupsmash.wav By Sumanguru…

  • gwozdziec, track 2

    okay, on to track 2. i rolled 0, 5.  i’m calling that a 5. here are the samples: By 110110010 (http://www.freesound.org/usersViewSingle.php?id=711997) wood_knock.wav (http://www.freesound.org/samplesViewSingle.php?id=66397) By kyles (http://www.freesound.org/usersViewSingle.php?id=612689) airport waiting area busy1.aiff (http://www.freesound.org/samplesViewSingle.php?id=51736) By irad (http://www.freesound.org/usersViewSingle.php?id=21115) inflames01.aif (http://www.freesound.org/samplesViewSingle.php?id=17484) By james11111 (http://www.freesound.org/usersViewSingle.php?id=317104) pour a cup of tea.mp3 (http://www.freesound.org/samplesViewSingle.php?id=34317) By kuzman909 (http://www.freesound.org/usersViewSingle.php?id=491971) 4 3-es1-2.wav (http://www.freesound.org/samplesViewSingle.php?id=58513) generated my random quote page, rolled…

  • gwozdziec, track 1

    so track 1 is done.  now i have to name it. i pulled up my random quotes page from the album cover thingie.  there are 10 quotes per page, so i rolled 1d10 and got an 8.  the 8th quote on the page is: You’ve got to do your own growing, no matter how tall…