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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.

  • School pics

    We got pictures taken of G for school last week after we got back from California… photography by Blackburn Studio The photographer is actually an OC parent and his son will be in G’s class so he offered to do the shoot for free.

  • How to upgrade your Museum Theme to the most current version after you’ve made changes to the files

    Our themes are released under the GPL.  That means that you are free to take them, change them, and even redistribute them under the terms of the GNU Public Licence.  We’ve seen what a couple of you have done with our themes and we couldn’t be happier to see you taking our code and bending… (read…

  • going back to cali

    We’re busy catching up after our week-long trek to California, in particular Pescadero and Butano State Park.  In the midst of all this catching up with work and other things, we’re also getting ready for Gavin to start kindergarten next week! Nevertheless, we took lots of pics on our trip and thought we should post…

  • How to add customizable header images and customizable backgrounds to your WordPress theme

    One of the coolest new features of WordPress 3.0 is the ability to customize the site header image and background color or image. The custom header actually goes one step further and lets you set a unique header for each of your pages. This means that you can create unique headers that tie into the… (read…

  • Going Google-less – A Week Without Google

    A week ago on my blog, I posted my pledge to go one week without Google.  It was inspired, in part, by the Google/Verizon proposal for the future of high speed and wireless internet that was devised in closed-door meetings, in secret, while the same discussions were being had with the FCC and other major… (read…

  • Free Texture Pack: Big Cottonwood Canyon

    This is a collection of 17 high resolution nature and wood textures from a beautiful part of Big Cottonwood Canyon, UT.  We focussed on wood and other nature textures in this pack and will release a texture pack full of rock textures next month.  Click on the thumbnails below to take a look at the…

  • Color Garden

    Color Garden is a free theme released on Museum Themes under the GPLv3.  This theme is jam-packed with features, from WordPress 3.0 functionality to Twitter integration.  Color Garden uses WP3.0′s custom header option, and comes with 4 unique headers that accent the 4 color palette options available on the theme options page.  We’ve also built… (read…

  • "Some will claim this announcement moves the discussion forward. That’s one of its many problems,”…"

    ““Some will claim this announcement moves the discussion forward. That’s one of its many problems,” FCC commissioner Michael J. Copps said in a statement.” – Here’s The Real Google/Verizon Story: A Tale of Two Internets (UPDATED) | Epicente…

  • Google America

    Google America

    If you were to take a poll today of approval ratings for Barack Obama, I can guarantee that the number of supporters in this country of our President is far surpassed by the number of people who use Google services on a daily basis. How did this happen?  How did we become so complacent?  How…

  • Tim Minchin – Pope Song this.  is.  brilliant.

    Tim Minchin – Pope Song this.  is.  brilliant.