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.

  • Instagram Envy? This might help.

    Instagram Envy? This might help.

    Earlier this month, Angry Birds became available in the Chrome web store, and I said: http://twitter.com/#!/jazzs3quence/status/79187238893789185   Here’s another reason not to get an iPhone. Pixlr is an online photo editor.  It’s sort of a mini Photoshop that’s completely web-based.  It’s also the default image editor application that comes bundled (well, sort of) with PeppermintOS.…

  • Best Drink Menu Ever

    Best Drink Menu Ever

  • PeppermintOS: Minty Fresh!

    PeppermintOS: Minty Fresh!

    A while ago, I decided it was time to get a laptop.  I’ve been meeting with local clients more and having a laptop handy would make a lot of that stuff go more smoothly.  I’m also on the web committee for my kids’ school, and have had to borrow someone else’s laptop to do WordPress…

  • The Hunger Games: The Movie — a prediction

    The Hunger Games: The Movie — a prediction

    This is what I predict from Hollywood — known for taking a good story and butchering the crap out of it — for The Hunger Games film adaptation: The overall premise of being a somewhat chick-centric tale with complex motivations and interpersonal relationships will be overshadowed by the testosterone-fueled Games themselves, turning what could be defined…

  • I remixed Gregorian chant!

    I have an account on Indaba Music, which is sort of a social network for musicians, but — like many similar sites out there — they host remix contests to potentially get your music (or remix) on an actual album (for actual money).  A while back they hosted a remix contest for Daft Punk’s soundtrack…

  • last day of kindergarten

    All four of us got to be at school today for Gavin’s last day of Kindergarten.  Lilah was so excited to go that she had to wear her backpack!  Gavin gave her a big hug and told her, “I’m so glad you’re coming to school with me.”  I was a bit sad that our time…

  • Google Music: The revolution you’ve been waiting for is (still) not here yet

    A month or so back, Google announced its new plan to take over the world: Google Music.  No one was really sure what it did, but it was made by Google and it had something to do with music, so it had to be good right?  Oh, and there was something in there about syncing…

  • Record. Keeping. Continued…

    before first row more rows

  • Free June Calendar Wallpaper: Spacecat!

    I was working on an esoteric website design when I stumbled across this awesome cat.  So, obviously we needed to put this cat in space, right?  Am I right? This wallpaper has a little bit of everything for texture lovers, sci-fi geeks and fans of su…

  • Record. Keeping.

    Today I went through my modest collection of vinyl records. Not to listen to. Not even to sort or alphabetize or chronologize or even to sell. I went through my records for a project that will involve mounting said records on one wall in our living room. E and I had discussed, vaguely, the idea…