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I seem to be a verb, an evolutionary process—an integral function of the universe.

Your thought structure and your actual physiological framework are limited, but life itself is not.

In solving problems, technology creates new problems, and we seem to have to keep running faster and faster to stay where we are.

The fragmentariness of personal experience creates problems at an accelerating rate.

The consciousness of self is the greatest hindrance to the proper execution of all physical action.

The universe is at root a magical illusion and a fabulous game.

One of the highest pleasures is to be more or less unconscious of one’s own existence, to be absorbed in sights, sounds, places, and people.

The age of writing has passed. We must invent a new metaphor, restructure our thoughts and feelings.

Nothing on earth can be distant at the speed of light.

Objective reality is a synthetic construct dealing with a hypothetical universalization of a multitude of subjective realities.

If artists cannot find the way, then the way cannot be found.

Johnny Cash - Big River

James Brown - Living In America

Audioslave - Show Me How to Live

Beastie Boys - So What'Cha Want

The Temptations - Get Ready

Wu Tang Clan - Reunited

Jimi Hendrix - Purple Haze

Metallica - Enter Sandman

Nine Inch Nails - Closer

Alice In Chains - Them Bones

Radiohead - Go To Sleep

Bjork - Army of Me - NDJ Psy Remix

Kenny Loggins - Danger Zone

The Temptations - I Wish It Would Rain

The Mars Volta - Take the Veil Cerpin Taxt

Queens of the Stone Age - Smooth Sailing

2Pac - Holla If Ya' Hear Me

John Denver - Fire and Rain

Soundgarden - Black Hole Sun

Led Zeppelin - Bron Yr Aur Stomp

Gorillaz - 19-2000

The AI-augmented expertise service model represents a fundamental shift in how technical knowledge is delivered and monetized. By combining human expertise with AI capabilities, technical professionals can transcend traditional time-for-money constraints.

The Augmented Expert: White Paper on AI-Enhanced Technical Consulting Services

Claude and I create a playable game from my CV where you can collect technical skills and follow the road of my professional career. Here I document the 48-hour journey to create this game and what it says about the future of AI + Human interfacing.

Game Development: 48 Hours to Make a Web-Based Game

The field of software development is on the cusp of a significant transformation, driven by the integration of AI into our development processes. As engineering managers, we have the exciting opportunity – and responsibility – to shape this future.

Engineering Management: Navigating the Evolving Landscape of Software Development

AWS multi-tenant auth system using Cognito, Lambda, and DynamoDB. Supports federated and direct login, custom workflows, and scalable serverless backe...

Scalable AWS Multi-Tenant Authentication: A Comprehensive Guide for Engineers

electron-polly-audio

Source code for an Electron Text-to-Speech app using AWS Polly is presented and discussed in detail. The Electron framework is discussed in detail in relation to cross-platform app development.

Electron: A New Tool for Cross-Platform App Development

Describes a natural evolution when creating videos with Stable Diffusion Deforum whereby self-hosting and managing compute resources with robust graphics cards are explored as a cost saving mechanism to managed services.

Running Stable Diffusion in AWS

Soliciting Jobs for My AI Voice

I apply for a narration job using a demo created using ChatGPT and my synthesized voice. Let's see if I can get a job through a video of me saying words I never said.

I discuss creating and testing YouTube Shorts and the first video to pass 24 hours of watch time. I reflect on analytics and the process of creating videos.

24 Hours of Watch Time

A comprehensive dive into AWS AppSync with examples of different features and query designs. Learn how to use Lambda, DynamoDB, and HTTP data sources ...

AWS AppSync Explained

Here's a link to my Midjourney portfolio. You can check out all the images I'm creating for use on this site and my YouTube channels.

My Midjourney Profile

A collection of links to begin generating AI art both in the cloud for free and locally on your computer. Follow along with the links I used to go from generating my first images to mind-blowing videos in just a few months.

Generative AI Art Links

Real World Observations on CI/CD

Describes the transformation that happens in software development teams when CI/CD is embraced, developers own code through to production, and releasi...

Synthesizing My Voice

I use ElevenLabs Speech Synthesis tool to synthesize my voice in minutes. Now I have a vocal clone I use to read my articles and say whatever I don't want to say.

The Wu Tang Clan, AC/DC, and Jay Z show up in 3 more YouTube shorts created with Stable Diffusion Deforum, the Rev Animated model, and 2D/3D motion effects. I like how things turned out.

Deforum YouTube Shorts 6

I continue to post YouTube Shorts using Stable Diffusion Deforum. Here I set them against Pink Floyd, Drake, Jay Z and Kanye West. The channel is gaining a little traction.

Deforum YouTube Shorts 5

Today I created 3 more videos with Deforum in RunDiffusion. I used the RevAnimated model, DPM++ SDE Karras Sampler and 3D motion effects to once again produce some cool videos set to awesome songs.

Deforum YouTube Shorts 4

More videos created with Deforum, Stable Diffusion 1.5 and RevAnimated 1.2.2 models, Euler A and DPM++ SDE Karras samplers, and both 2D and 3D oscillating motion effects.

Deforum YouTube Shorts 3

I use Stable Diffusion Deforum, Run Diffusion, and ChatGPT to generate YouTube shorts with incredible visuals and licensed music.

Deforum YouTube Shorts 1

I continue using Stable Diffusion Deforum with the RevAnimated model. Here are a few videos of ocean animals, Valkyries, and Formula 1.

Deforum YouTube Shorts 2

I use the InsightFace analysis library bot in Midjourney to add my face to any image I generate.

Swapping Faces in Midjourney

Today I installed Stable Diffusion locally, launched the web UI, and used a model I trained previously on my own face to generate pictures of me in different styles.

Running Stable Diffusion Locally

I use Dreambooth, Google Colab, and Hugging Face to train Stable Diffusion on my face so I can generate pictures of myself in different worlds and styles.

Stably Diffusing Myself

Here is the soundtrack I created for the Supercars video I posted to my children's YouTube channel. I did everything in single takes. So I just came up with the core beat, added the synth and starting looping it. I plugged in the ukulele and hit record.

Supercars Soundtrack

Here are some YouTube Shorts I've created the past few weeks that utilize licensed, popular music available when uploading a Short from your phone.

YouTube Shorts with Licensed Music

I created a YouTube channel on artificial intelligence that includes facts, fears and thoughts on the future presented by an AI child's voice. It is interesting to hear complex ideas on AI spoken by AI posing as a child.

Kids Talk AI YouTube Channel

I use ChatGPT and Pictory to create a video with quotes and lyrics from Jay Z. I'm able to finish the 4-minute video in 40 minutes. Check out the video and my process.

Presenting Jay-Z with Pictory

I've started a YouTube channel called Rise and Shine Quotes that aims to resurrect the words of forgotten thinkers and present them in digestible videos. My first subject was great teacher of personal responsibility and self-awareness Jiddu Krishnamurti.

Some Wisdom from Jiddu Krishnamurti

I use Pictory AI to create a four-minute video in under an hour. Now I can focus on testing different niches for my videos more quickly with the help of Pictory and spend more time brainstorming and creating rather than editing.

Using Pictory to Present McLuhan

Here are some sci-fi themed outputs from DALL-E. With the right prompt, it can produce some very interesting images. And until Midjourney is available via API, I will use DALL-E to generate images like this at scale programatically.

Sci-Fi Art with DALL-E

I used Midjourney to create background images, YouTube banners, and landscapes for videos, channels and games. I'm learning about animation and creating the illusion of movement with these assets.

Midjourney: Banners and Landscapes

I used Midjourney to create images of Supercars in an anime vaporwave style for a children's video. I wanted to see the cars at night in the rain street racing in an anime vaporwave style. Check out the results.

Supercars Video

I used Midjourney to create some interesting mashups of letter and word for a children's video on the ABCs. Check out the video and some of the pictures.

ABCs Video

Here are some of the raw DALL-E images that became assets in my video "Animals In Clothes". I was trying to generate old-looking paintings in the style of Johannes Vermeer with animals in strange costumes.

Animals In Clothes Video

Here is a video I made recently and the raw Midjourney images I used as assets. I was going for a Pixar Cars style because my son is currently obsessed with this movie.

Emergency Vehicles Video

Check out how this website works, the technology and tools that come together to make a static website come alive, and how it costs nothing to run.

A Dynamically Static Website

A technical picture that shows how a large API product may look in the AWS ecosystem, its web of connections and the high-level concerns in each area as data flows.

The Architecture of a Robust API

Code Releases and Competitive Advantage

Explores the changes CI/CD brings to company with an economic lens, seeing how the frequency of code releases represents a competitive advantage for the companies who adopt it

ChatGPT plays the role of teacher and junior developer to me as I build user interfaces and regain my sanity.

Outsourcing Web Development to AI

Learning the Developer Mindset

Discusses how software developers must continually reinvent themselves and learn new tools to stay relevant.

Summary notes of an online workshop called Psychology for UX and Product Design where I learned about cognitive load, affordance and Hick's Law.

Psychology for UX & Product Design

How I Make Technical Diagrams

Discusses how I collaborate on requirements, sketch out solutions, and produce beautiful technical diagrams.

Using AWS SES to forward disposable cross-domain email addresses to a shared third-party mail server.

Implementing a Cross-Domain Email Forwarder with SES

A Startup Story: How Dev Teams Take Control

How an engineering team takes control in a startup by controlling the speed and integrity of the release process.

I've always loved drawing cartoons. My school notebooks growing up had every inch covered with them. I still draw them all the time. Sometimes on a tablet, lots of times on paper and white boards with my son. Here are some from the vault.

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