St. Chris
@stchris.bsky.social
Writer/editor who got stuck in computers. Technical writer, business analyst. Web application everything-person for a couple of decades. I fight for the users.
He/him/Chris. Autistic, ADHD, anti-kyriarchy. I have been, and always shall be, in New Jersey.
He/him/Chris. Autistic, ADHD, anti-kyriarchy. I have been, and always shall be, in New Jersey.
You will be visited by three spirits
November 26, 2025 at 1:23 AM
You will be visited by three spirits
Most people don’t know what an LLM is. It’s not a human-like voice *on top of* a problem-solver. It statistically generates human-like replies; the statistics are sophisticated, but it is literally nothing more than an autocomplete system. There’s nothing else inside.
“A.I.” is Automated Imitation.
“A.I.” is Automated Imitation.
November 25, 2025 at 5:41 AM
Most people don’t know what an LLM is. It’s not a human-like voice *on top of* a problem-solver. It statistically generates human-like replies; the statistics are sophisticated, but it is literally nothing more than an autocomplete system. There’s nothing else inside.
“A.I.” is Automated Imitation.
“A.I.” is Automated Imitation.
From a 2012 blog post of mine.
November 24, 2025 at 6:29 AM
From a 2012 blog post of mine.
I cleared off my desk yesterday. I hadn’t done so since at least February, when I bought the first guitar, and a lot of guitar stuff was piled up among various stacks of paperwork. I sorted it all out and found places for everything *except* the guitar picks. So: I made a place.
This desk is CLEAN.
This desk is CLEAN.
November 24, 2025 at 3:39 AM
I cleared off my desk yesterday. I hadn’t done so since at least February, when I bought the first guitar, and a lot of guitar stuff was piled up among various stacks of paperwork. I sorted it all out and found places for everything *except* the guitar picks. So: I made a place.
This desk is CLEAN.
This desk is CLEAN.
I made a little foam holder for my guitar picks, because why not?
November 24, 2025 at 3:05 AM
I made a little foam holder for my guitar picks, because why not?
If you see this, quote with the energy you bring to Bluesky:
November 21, 2025 at 7:47 PM
If you see this, quote with the energy you bring to Bluesky:
Your last saved meme is your moral philosophy.
November 17, 2025 at 7:12 AM
Your last saved meme is your moral philosophy.
This is where I post from, if you even care.
November 15, 2025 at 2:07 AM
This is where I post from, if you even care.
If you see this, post an album cover with a motor vehicle on it.
November 9, 2025 at 3:09 AM
If you see this, post an album cover with a motor vehicle on it.
One of my kids drew this 11 years ago. I can’t refute it.
November 7, 2025 at 1:43 AM
One of my kids drew this 11 years ago. I can’t refute it.
Autocorrect wasn’t *technically* wrong.
November 5, 2025 at 5:25 AM
Autocorrect wasn’t *technically* wrong.
Oh yeah. That is nice.
November 1, 2025 at 4:21 PM
Oh yeah. That is nice.
With my pumpkin guitar.
November 1, 2025 at 2:15 AM
With my pumpkin guitar.
Happy Halloween!
This year, I’m a guitarist.
This year, I’m a guitarist.
November 1, 2025 at 1:37 AM
Happy Halloween!
This year, I’m a guitarist.
This year, I’m a guitarist.
I’d been encouraged to try drop-D tuning and never seen a reason to bother, but I got Joe Walsh’s “A Life of Illusion” stuck in my head this morning, and…huh. Okay. I get it.
October 31, 2025 at 5:57 PM
I’d been encouraged to try drop-D tuning and never seen a reason to bother, but I got Joe Walsh’s “A Life of Illusion” stuck in my head this morning, and…huh. Okay. I get it.
Honestly, it’s such a plain and ubiquitous thing, but it’s the first that I myself have owned and it seems magical.
October 29, 2025 at 1:57 AM
Honestly, it’s such a plain and ubiquitous thing, but it’s the first that I myself have owned and it seems magical.
Until this year, I didn’t know this kind of case is made of wood! Thin plywood, covered with vinyl and lined with padding and plush fabric. Guitar cases seemed like elemental objects when I was growing up, but now I’m learning what everything is made of. A wooden case is fitting for a wooden guitar.
October 29, 2025 at 12:27 AM
Until this year, I didn’t know this kind of case is made of wood! Thin plywood, covered with vinyl and lined with padding and plush fabric. Guitar cases seemed like elemental objects when I was growing up, but now I’m learning what everything is made of. A wooden case is fitting for a wooden guitar.
I love the smell of Tolex in the evening.
Actually, no. Tolex is the textured vinyl sheeting that guitar cases like this are covered with. I’m mostly keeping the case in the basement until the odor wears off a bit. I’ve lived around many guitars and it is nostalgic, but it is also rather plasticky.
Actually, no. Tolex is the textured vinyl sheeting that guitar cases like this are covered with. I’m mostly keeping the case in the basement until the odor wears off a bit. I’ve lived around many guitars and it is nostalgic, but it is also rather plasticky.
October 29, 2025 at 12:27 AM
I love the smell of Tolex in the evening.
Actually, no. Tolex is the textured vinyl sheeting that guitar cases like this are covered with. I’m mostly keeping the case in the basement until the odor wears off a bit. I’ve lived around many guitars and it is nostalgic, but it is also rather plasticky.
Actually, no. Tolex is the textured vinyl sheeting that guitar cases like this are covered with. I’m mostly keeping the case in the basement until the odor wears off a bit. I’ve lived around many guitars and it is nostalgic, but it is also rather plasticky.
Am I inordinately pleased that my favorite capo for my electric guitar also works with my acoustic guitar? No, I am quite ordinately pleased.
October 26, 2025 at 5:01 AM
Am I inordinately pleased that my favorite capo for my electric guitar also works with my acoustic guitar? No, I am quite ordinately pleased.
I handed my Pacifica to my 70-year-old uncle who’s been playing since he was a teenager. He finger-strummed a few chords, wordlessly reached out for the pick I held out to him, and, with neither the slightest hesitation nor any expression on his face, proceeded to play the hell out of it.
October 24, 2025 at 2:33 AM
I handed my Pacifica to my 70-year-old uncle who’s been playing since he was a teenager. He finger-strummed a few chords, wordlessly reached out for the pick I held out to him, and, with neither the slightest hesitation nor any expression on his face, proceeded to play the hell out of it.
I’m stunned at how *legitimate* the acoustic guitar looks in its hard case.
Like…wait, I have a Real Guitar?
Like…wait, I have a Real Guitar?
October 22, 2025 at 3:58 AM
I’m stunned at how *legitimate* the acoustic guitar looks in its hard case.
Like…wait, I have a Real Guitar?
Like…wait, I have a Real Guitar?
This style of guitar is called a “dreadnought” because it’s friggin’ huge.
October 20, 2025 at 1:06 AM
This style of guitar is called a “dreadnought” because it’s friggin’ huge.
I took my acoustic guitar to Guitar Center on Friday and asked their technicians if they could make it easier to play. They lowered the action and replaced the stock phosphor bronze strings with lighter, lower-tension Martin MA130S Silk & Steels.
This is now a *radically* more comfortable guitar.
This is now a *radically* more comfortable guitar.
October 20, 2025 at 12:54 AM
I took my acoustic guitar to Guitar Center on Friday and asked their technicians if they could make it easier to play. They lowered the action and replaced the stock phosphor bronze strings with lighter, lower-tension Martin MA130S Silk & Steels.
This is now a *radically* more comfortable guitar.
This is now a *radically* more comfortable guitar.