jazzsequence | I make websites and things

Hi, I’m ChrisI 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.

Create a site down notifier using iftt, Yahoo Pipes and ismyblogworking.com

This is a bit off the usual WordPress topic, but I discovered a handy tool to get automatic notifications sent to your email (or IM, or Twitter or whatever you want) if your site is down or broken. This can be particularly helpful if you are a designer or webmaster or if you just maintain… (read…

November 25, 2011
"If we crop out the fat kid, will it knock the file size down enough?"

“If we crop out the fat kid, will it knock the file size down enough?” – (via clientsfromhell)

November 24, 2011
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November 23, 2011
(via a moon, worn as if it had been a shell: Thanksgiving – Day…

(via a moon, worn as if it had been a shell: Thanksgiving – Day Three)

November 23, 2011
9box

I was checking out some video links that Celine from Percussa sent me and am really interested in Mark Mosher’s 9box method. You can read about it here, but it’s much more interesting to just watch the video (and then go back and read about it)…

November 23, 2011
The Signal: the new album and Kickstarter project from jazzsequence

I’ve started a Kickstarter project to fund the next jazzsequence album, called The Signal. Where Wasp was a soundtrack to a book, The Signal will be a soundtrack to a phenomenon. If funded, the album will make use of AudioCubes, by Percussa. AudioCubes are a little hard to describe, so we’ll let electronic artist Mark… (read…

November 23, 2011
The Signal: my next album and my first Kickstarter project

So, I recently became aware of these when @percussa started following me on Twitter: They’re called AudioCubes. And I want one. Actually, I want four. The concept I’ve been toying with for my next album was already going to be sort of an abstract sound collage-type thing, trying to represent and tell a story about…

November 22, 2011
…and we’re off!

So this is my first Kickstarter project. I’m super excited to be doing this and I’m possibly most excited about some of the reward options, like having people contribute something to the album. I sort of see the final product as being a bit like an…

November 22, 2011
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.

November 21, 2011
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.

November 21, 2011