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.

  • WordCamp SLC 2011 presentation video

    The video for my presentation at WordCamp SLC this year has now been posted on WordPress.tv. Check it out here or head over to WordPress.tv and vote on how great the presentation is.

  • WordPress Theme Development 101: Theme-ing for Everyone

    My presentation from WordCamp SLC is now posted to WordPress.tv. The embed is below, if you head over there, you can vote and say how awesome you think my presentation is.

  • The problem with Google+

    There’s a dilemma inherent in using any new social network in a market already saturated with social networks.  Unless all existing social networks are integrated into some massive conglomerate, there is no way to effectively replace one with another one.  For example, much as I hate Facebook, I still go there.  Why?  Because I have…

  • WASPREMIX is now available everywhere

    WASPREMIX is now available to download and purchase on Zune, Amazon, iTunes and BandCamp. Stream it from Spotify, BandCamp or this site to preview the album before you buy it. If you are a music reviewer, get in touch and we’ll send you a promo…

  • How to upload a plugin from the WordPress dashboard [VIDEO]

    The second video in our screencast series, this shows you how to upload a plugin from a zip file with the WordPress Add New Plugin installer.

  • How to Update WordPress Plugins [VIDEO]

    We created a YouTube page where we’ll be hosting video tutorials on doing various different things — both beginner and advanced — in WordPress. In our first video, we walk you through keeping your WordPress installation up-to-date wi…

  • Ex Libris 1.0.6 Released

    We just updated Ex Libris (again). The current version of the theme, 1.0.6, includes a theme update notifier that appears in your dashboard under the Updates link. When a new version is available, you will get a Theme Update Available message with the updated version. Clicking on this will take you to a new page… (read…

  • the truth about hacked software

    I want to get something out in the open.  It’s not illegal to hack your software. This is probably contrary to what you might assume when you hear the words “hack” and “software” used in the same sentence, but there is an important distinction to make: hacked software is not the same thing as pirated…

  • SublimeText — I think I’m in love

    SublimeText — I think I’m in love

    I’m not one to gush about text editors. Pretty much they do their job and that’s about it. I respect the amount of work that goes into something like, say, OpenOffice.org Writer, but I wouldn’t say I’m in love with any particular aspect of it (except, perhaps, that it’s free — as in beer —…

  • "Coders are special. “We are expected to know how to do things we’ve never done before…"

    “Coders are special. “We are expected to know how to do things we’ve never done before and estimate how long they will take.” @ultrasaurus” – via @iA @jaimeohm