Observational Failures in Generative Imagery
Here we take a look at some examples of poorly generated images from the perspective of the limitations of the user and how to go about fixing them.
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Personal blog of Shaun Pedicini, a place where thought comes to be scattered like a leaf blower.
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Saccadic Angels
Is your guardian angel also a quantum-level horrific life draining monster?
The Candy-Man Can't
In this article, we cover some brands of sweets that really stretch the definition of candy. The kind of candy that makes a child want to brush their teeth for no other reason than to wash out the taste.
My Love-Hate Relationship with King's Quest IV
In this brief review, we take a closer look at some of the more problematic puzzle designs in one of the most famous game franchises of all time: King’s Quest.
My Life on the Oregon Trail
A brief foray into the memories of a millenial who as a child would have almost certainly been one of the first pioneers to be eaten by wolves along the Oregon Trail.
Scantronics
Remember Scantron tests and the gestapo-level of strict rules around using a Number 2 pencil? Explore the nostalgia of automated test scoring. You have 60 minutes. You may begin... now.
How A Musician Uses GenAI
In this article we explore how a musician might go from a melodic motif all the way to a full-fledged song using generative AI as a collaborative partner.
Screwdriver Sonata - A Generative Cover of a Piano Composition
Exploring how AI can transform an original piano composition into a chamber orchestra arrangement while preserving the core melody.
Editing with NanoBanana (Pro)
Testing Gemini Flash 2.5's photo editing capabilities with challenging before and after comparisons
The Chips of Theseus
In this article, we discuss how we might achieve a digitization of the conscious mind.
Editing Photos with Kontext
Demonstrating the power of AI-powered photo editing with before and after comparisons
The Q-Basic Continuum
What if the Q Continuum from Star Trek created their own variant of BASIC? “Q”-BASIC turns warp drives into GOTO statements and overflow errors into core breaches.
AI versus Historic Deepfakes
This article tries to see how the SOTA GenAI models fare against famous historic deepfakes.
OpenAI 4o Image Tests
In this article, we put 4o, the latest multimodal image generative system by OpenAI, through its paces.
The Halo Effect
In this article, we argue that anonymizing defendants' identities during trials is crucial to prevent the halo effect from compromising jury impartiality and undermining the fairness of our legal system.
Encyclopedia Brown and the Stray Sock Caper
This article represents a thorough investigation into the strange disappearance of half of my socks, and the consequences will never be the same.
The Infinite Wish Generator
In this article, we propose how Aladdin might have solved his genie problems by exploiting loopholes in the construction of wishes.
Flux vs DALL-E 3 Comparisons
In this article, we take a look at how, a 12 billion parameter transformer model, Flux, compares against the SOTA generative model DALL-E 3 using a variety of examples.
How to Build a Better IDE
In this article, we propose a wishlist of things we would love to see in a future IDE.
Bible Stories
This article presents a humorous and critical analysis of three biblical stories, featuring characters like Elisha, Isaac, and Solomon, through a modern lens.
The Conjoined Triangles of Work
This article explores creating a means of evaluating new job opportunities based on four key factors - Meaning, Knowledge, People, and Compensation.
Obsidian to Astro Exporter
This article introduces an Obsidian to Astro exporter, a tool designed to simplify the process of moving a blog from Wordpress to a static site generated by Astro, a Typescript-based static site generator.
The Lost Art of Windows 95 Pranking
How a young boy learned the importance of only pulling computer related pranks while they were a minor and other such stories.
A History of Artificial Pets
From Sony's metallic clanker Aibo (the poor man's Blitz) to the humble Chia Pet, nothing screams "21st-century millenial ennui" more than our love affair with artificial pets.
Collapse Sort
Collapse sort is a "revolutionary new" sorting algorithm that takes full advantage of the AMAZING qualities of Javascript arrays and their dynamic nature.
AI Pictionary with Bot Ross
Behind the scenes of building a Discord bot that generates progressively more detailed images of people and places as players race to guess them in a live Pictionary-style game.
Basic Things
Sean Astin shows off his technical chops in the TV series Stranger Things by writing a brute force attack using BASIC code.