I am in a bit of a mood today, so here’s my version of a “hot take”… I think we are existing in a state of anomie. Particularly with the way we…
Justin’s Journal
Neon Blue
Just a late-night glitch shuddered in rasping touch, beneath broken moans, whispers and empty promise. Between breaths no one noticed the song had ended. With skipping rhythm and heartbeat we sang to…
What is Authenticity?
What is authenticity? It seems like a simple question. Authenticity is embracing who one really is. But, who is that? I’ve come to the conclusion that I am a hundred different people….
Morning News
Waking eyes heavy against the whisper of a cool breeze. Door ajar, I hear the waggish spill of a songbird, its gaze traced in perfect komorebi. It doesn’t know Discordance. I watch…
Pondering Generative AI
Rather than bantering on about the typical narratives that inundate topical discourse regarding debates about generative AI and LLMs, I’m going to just forego those arguments to make a post focused on…
Final Fantasy: My Most Impactful Song
A trend recently passed through a circle of friends asking, “What song had the greatest impact on your life?” The answers were intriguing and varied, yet I only saw a handful of…
Your First Programming Language
The Question: What was the first programming language you learned? The Asnwer: The very first? BASIC/QBASIC, when I was eleven in 1991, on an old Compaq Deskpro 286 with an amber CRT…
A Discussion About Politics
I don’t make public statements about politics often. However, while terrible things happen to those with little or no control over the policies leading to that treatment, and while the public discourse…
Building A Custom Soundboard (Brainstorming)
So, one of the ideas I’ve been mulling around has been creating a custom sound board. This means creating a lot of sound effects from scratch and building a library that can…
The Green Knight’s Helm
The Green Knight’s helm is a mod project I undertook awhile back while paying homage to a childhood adventure. An unwitting quest that went awry, and then concluded nearly two decades later…