Chris Giddings

Chris Giddings

Cincinnati, Ohio USA
Crazy about video games, tea, technology, baseball, and learning things.
Sep
27
A grid of four images generated by MidJourney to represent "prompt engineering" as a blog post category

I had AI describe prompt engineering, here's what it came up with

I mean, what is prompt engineering anyway? This new role in the software engineering space is all about being able to make the tweaks necessary to get exactly what you desire from a given generative AI tool such as OpenAI's ChatGPT.
9 min read
Sep
26
An image of Kikuchi Takeo generated using MidJourney

Profile on Kikuchi Takeo

This profile of a character is Part 2 in a series where I am letting ChatGPT write stories, and MidJourney generate our visuals.
2 min read
Sep
25
The Secret Arboreal Fan Club

The Secret Arboreal Fan Club

Recently, I have enjoyed the daily theme channel for MidJourney, which uses Discord server channels for communicating with their models.
9 min read
Sep
23
Welcome Back

Welcome Back

Thanks to my buddy Nels Lindahl for the tip on using The Wayback Machine, I have been able to resurrect most of this site's content. There are a few posts from late 2022 that I will never get back.
1 min read
Aug
30
Vroom vroom

Vroom vroom

I have had a few cars over the years. Each with its own interesting stories.
6 min read
Aug
22
Reading List - 2022

Reading List - 2022

This post is dedicated to the books on my list for 2022, with an appendix that extends this list with impromptu additions based on conversations I have with others and any recommendations I've received.
3 min read
Aug
17
Sipping tea with Alexa

Sipping tea with Alexa

The goal for this simple project is to be able to ask Amazon's Alexa digital assistance to run a timer for the type of tea, where the time is predetermined based on that tea type.
17 min read
May
12
Star Trek: Picard, Trademark & Copyright 2021 Paramount+.

Reflections on Picard

Just last week Star Trek: Picard's second season ended, and I find myself reflecting upon its implications for the broader timeline within the Star Trek universe (something we geeks are prone to doing).
4 min read
May
09
Some Observation

Some Observation

I recently picked this game up as part of a Humble Bundle supporting diabetes research. As a diabetic myself, this was an easy bundle to buy.
2 min read
May
04
On 5G home WiFi

On 5G home WiFi

For the past eight years or so I have been a paying customer of Cincinnati Bell Fioptics (now alta fiber). In general, I prefer to support more local businesses than national brands, even if the locals are still a "Ma Bell" spin-off.
7 min read