Ask Me Questions One At A Time
I use ChatGPT and Claude Code a lot in my programming now. I used to start by stating the problem or goal and then letting it write the code immediately. …
Category: ChatGPT and AI
AI for Model Railroading Dispatching
I have an idea for creating an AI dispatcher for my model railroad. One I could call on a phone and get a voice response back. It doesn’t seem that …
A Ghost Sign For Italian Swiss Colony
Here is another vintage painted sign for my model railroad, this time for a winery. It’s a paper decal that I sanded so that it was thin enough to show …
Are We Just Language Models with Skin?
Lately I’ve been thinking about creativity, the self, and sentience. Part of that comes from some great late-night talks with friends. Part of it comes from my work with LLMs. …
Vibe Coding, Day Two
Well I started making my Flow Spark app yesterday, and today I finished it with the help of ChatGPT and vibes. It includes: Codeigniter 4 backend running on Apache 2 …
Vibe Coding An App For Myself Is Good Vibes
This week I had an idea for an app that I want for myself. It’s sort of a Tinder for multipotentialites, except the images are projects I want to work …
Vorgoth Voice Changer, With Help From ChatGPT
A friend wanted a voice changer for Vorgoth, their Dragon Age character, so I consulted ChatGPT. I started by asking which microcontroller could handle real-time audio effects, and after some …
Coaching on Demand: How I Use ChatGPT to Get Unstuck
ChatGPT isn’t just for generating content. I use it for coaching. I much prefer talking to my real coach. But those calls are scheduled, and sometimes I get stuck in …
I Want To Interrogate My Books Like NotebookLM
NotebookLM has been a game changer. Drop in a YouTube video or a dense PDF, and boom. Instant clarity. No more wasting 30 minutes on an explainer when I just …
Avant-Garde, Fluxus, and the Art of Reading with ADHD
I’ve always struggled with dense books, especially ones packed with personalities. My brain prefers a clear, focused thread, like how the British cracked Enigma or the science behind raising Rainbow …
The Revolution Will Be Automated!
I’ve been reading How to Be Avant-Garde: Modern Artists and the Quest to End Art by Morgan Falconer. It’s been lighting my mind on fire, so I’ve been interrogating ChatGPT …
I had ChatGPT write a WordPress plugin for me
I’m really enjoying the Made by Minimal theme that powers this website. It is ideal for artists like me who create a bazillion things and want a clean presentation but …
ChatGPT, Cricut, Southern Pacific’s Del Monte train
There are so many ways that ChatGPT and LLMs (Large Language Models) can aid creativity, and I found one more way. I’ve been wanting to recreate Southern Pacific’s club lounge …