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I Published a Terrible AI Novel Just to Feel Alive
Follow the process of updating Tara Gilesbie’s ‘My Immortal’ for the 2020s from concept to publication, using Google Gemini.
I Made My Friend's Instagram Chatbot Cry
Allegedly. The only way it could have happened is if the ostrich was dead…
AI Month: Coming to Terms With Our New Overlords
A collection of posts about the much-hyped rise of Artificial Intelligence
Trying an Android XR App on Meta Quest
I've tried using Meta's framework for writing apps on Google hardware. Now the time has come to try doing it the other way around.
Migrating KevinCarlson.codes from Ghost to Hugo
As far back as my earliest post in 2017, I’ve been using Ghost CMS to power this site. While it has worked well over the last several years, it’s also pretty clear that it’s overkill for what I’m doing here. As of now, I’m using a static site generator called Hugo to cut down on hosting costs, and potentially increase overall site performance.
Learn From My Mistakes: Trying Flutter Development on Chrome OS
Schadenfreude. Oxford Languages defines it as pleasure derived by someone from another person’s misfortune. Personally, I just hope it’s enough to get you through the next 1,200 words I have to say about the Flutter framework.
Setting Up Non-Debian Packages on Chrome OS (IntelliJ IDEA & Blender)
Linux beta for Chrome OS lets users run virtually any application in the Debian repositories, with the APT package manager. However, some Linux apps aren’t in the repos, and don’t offer a .deb package. Fortunately, it’s relatively straightforward to get these up and running, as well.
Setting the Gtk Theme on Chrome OS
A recent Chrome OS update sent some of my Linux apps back to the late 90s. Here’s how to fix that.
Introducing Fountain 2 EPUB
I recently wrote about playing with Node.js development on Chrome OS with Linux beta. Building on that, I decided to create a basic application for converting Fountain screenplays to EPUB 3. While the project is very much a work in progress, I wanted to write a bit about it.
Test Driving the Chrome OS Linux Beta with Node.js
With support for Linux applications rolling out to recent Chromebooks, I decided to try setting up Node.js on a Samsung Chromebook 3. Here’s how it turned out.
Targeting Android, iOS, and Windows with React Native
Facebook’s React Native framework makes it easy to build native Android, and iOS apps with JavaScript. Thanks to a plugin from Microsoft, this framework can also target the Universal Windows Platform. How well does “Learn Once, Write Anywhere” hold up with an app that targets all three?
Using Material Design Icons in Qt Quick
When the Qt Project released Qt Quick Controls 2 with a new theme inspired by Google’s Material Design guidelines, I felt like the look wouldn’t be complete without the matching icon set. Here’s how I got the icon theme to work with Qt.