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.

  • Free Twitter Background: Claim Jumper

    Our very first Twitter wallpaper comes inspired by a few of our favorite things: Deadwood, Firefly, and the new Role-Playing Game-meets-First-Person-Shooter, Borderlands. The wallpaper has a rugged, wild west feel — which is one of our favorite styles to play with — and it looks great at most resolutions, even really high resolutions.  When we…

  • jon stewart calls hannity on his s#*t

    check this out. effing unbelievable.

  • Free Blogger Template: Grace

    This pretty Blogger template uses floral patterns and some hand-drawn flower accents to create an elegant backdrop for your photos or words. Perfect for any season and any age, it has a classic appeal. It practically begged to be named Grace. If you’re interested in having your Grace template customized — with a unique header…

  • more on the music industry filesharing debate

    this post on the uk’s Telegraph shares the results of a recent analysis on where revenue is going.  the short answer: it’s what i, and a lot of other people, have been saying for a long time — the big wigs are losing money but, on the whole, individual artists actually benefit from filesharing, even…

  • Borderlands: Gun Porn

    I recently got a copy of Borderlands sort of for my birthday.  If you keep tabs on my Twitter feed or, for that matter, my Facebook updates, you will know that there was some issues getting the second computer up to a point that could run Borderlands.  Borderlands is like the first new (and by new I…

  • Free Texture Pack: Capitol Reef, Utah

    This collection of 17 high quality textures all come from a recent trip we took to Capitol Reef, in southern Utah.  The landscape is amazing, it’s like visiting Mars — except with a breathable atmosphere.  There are these vast canyons that flash flood frequently in heavy rain, so the canyon walls are carved by the…

  • stfu, facebook

    seriously, facebook? shutup. i’m tired of you telling me not only how *i* should use facebook, but how my friends on facebook should use facebook. it’s one thing to suggest some people i know (although, if i’ve ignored the suggestion for a month, and logged in once a day, every day, chances are, i’m not…

  • xbox fail

    Microsoft: i’m sorry, all your xboxes are belong to us. BBC NEWS | Technology | Microsoft disconnects Xbox gamers.

  • robot ethics

    i find it interesting that our country is really only recently thinking about ethical and social issues revolving around artificial intelligence in science and pop culture. battlestar galactica and the upcoming caprica are recent examples of america coming to terms with realistic artificial intelligence scenarios. before that, what, the terminator? japan has been thinking about…

  • Sweeping Health Care Plan Passes House – NYTimes.com

    Sweeping Health Care Plan Passes House – NYTimes.com.