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Chris Giddings

Chris Giddings

Cincinnati, Ohio USA
Crazy about video games, tea, technology, baseball, and learning things.
Nov
15
GiddyUp Subscriber Content Poll (Dec 2023)

GiddyUp Subscriber Content Poll (Dec 2023)

1 min read
Nov
13
An image representing the book title: Happiness is a Red Teapot. Generated by MidJourney using the book's title.

Book Review: Happiness is a Red Teapot

I have many tea books in my backlog, which I'll work through in the coming year. First up, though, is this cute book of tea-related quotes and photos.
2 min read
Nov
13
An image of me wearing headphones, intentionally pixilated, generated by MidJourney.

Generative AI 201

In the digital age, "AI" is thrown around like confetti at a New Year's Eve party. But not all AI is created equal. Today, we will delve deeper into a subset of AI revolutionizing everything from content creation to drug discovery: Generative AI.
3 min read
Nov
08
Why ChatGPT Remains Better Than Bard, For Now

Why ChatGPT Remains Better Than Bard, For Now

At least for now, I think OpenAI's Chat GPT remains the more approachable and usable solution for developers, businesses, and consumers. Read on for why.
2 min read
Nov
07
An image of me, generated by MidJourney using this post's title as the prompt.

OpenAI Introduces GPTs, Personalized ChatGPT Instances

There's a lot to unpack with the announcement, and many exciting developments await us with GPTs. Which part is most exciting to you? What might you create a GPT for?
4 min read
Nov
06
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Book Review: Happy City by Charles Montgomery

In this post, I provide a review of Charles Montgomer's 2015 book "Happy City."
3 min read
Nov
01
An image of a snow haired woman in a hoodie, generated by MidJourney using the title of this post as the prompt.

Let's Try: Character.AI (Tricks & Limitations)

In this post on Character.AI, I will cover some tips and tricks, as well as notes on system limitations at the time of writing.
5 min read
Oct
31
A spooky creature lurks in the forest. Generated by MidJourney using text from this post's story.

Spooky Day Fun With MidJourney & Bard

9 min read
Oct
31
A Halloween image of me generated by MidJourney.

Generative Horror

In this post, I share some of the thousand-plus images I generated for Halloween, along with the prompts used to create them in MidJourney.
8 min read
Oct
30
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A Look Back at Event Horizon

I had no idea at the time that I would spend the next twenty-five years actively avoiding the film, which became one of my darkest fear triggers. The film feels more creepy than scary to me now.
3 min read