My name is Brad Root and I'm an artist, software engineer, tech enthusiast, music aficionado, video game junkie, weird coffee person, and occasional unicyclist. Find out more about me at my portfolio site.
I blog mostly about technology and video games over here. If you're interested in music, ſtaires! an adventure in listening may be up your alley.
Back in May (2023) I stumbled my way into a a full blown interest in what people are erroneously calling “artificial intelligence”. I’d played with Midjourney back when it first gained traction, and even paid for a month of access, but my interest in it quickly faded. It wasn’t until I learned there was a … Introducing Aislingeach
I posted this on the official product page for the AeroPress Clear but you never know if they’re actually going to publish negative reviews or not, so here it is for posterity. It is what it says it is, but is also kinda stinks – ★★★★☆ I almost want to give this product five stars, … AeroPress Clear Review
I posted this on the official product page for the AeroPress Flow Control Filter Cap but you never know if they’re actually going to publish negative reviews or not, so here it is for posterity. Not a great version 1.0 – ★★★☆☆ I’ve been using the cap for well over a month (or two?) now, … AeroPress Flow Control Filter Cap Review
Update – April 2024: I wrote an update post for this one, you can read it over here. Original Post – May 2023: LLMs like ChatGPT have been in the news quite a bit, but I’d mostly avoided using them too much because they seemed silly, probably due to my own deep seated fears about … The Varying Levels of Getting Started with “Uncensored” LLM-Powered Chatbots