Art
MidJourney 5.2 – Under a Blue Star
Recently I was playing with MidJourney and I did some planetary scenes under the light of a blue (O-type) star. I liked the results so
2 July 2023
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Magick
Comparing Technology and Magic
Explore the connections between technology and traditional ideas of magic as we delve into spiritual experience of tech as its users and creators. We’ll look at the similarities between technology and magic, like power over natural forces, transcendence of limitations, and the mysterious knowledge associated with it.
1 April 2023
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Art
Midjourney, Part One
Lately, I’ve been playing with Midjourney (via my home Discord channel). If you’re not familiar with it, there’s Midjourney bot that can be installed into Discord servers and, for a small monthly fee, you can make images of anything you can imagine.
10 January 2023
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How-To Guides
How to Choose a WordPress Plugin
Discover how to choose the perfect WordPress plugins for your website: consider if it’s up-to-date, its popularity, ratings, and responsiveness. Get the latest tips to ensure the success and functionality of your website.
7 January 2023
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How-To Guides
How to choose a framework
From choosing a CMS to coding a web application, discover when a static site or a web framework is preferable. Learn how to make intelligent choices and to find a balance between what’s new and what’s best for your client.
24 September 2022
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Technology
Specialization is for Insects
Adapt or go extinct: life in the tech field requires agility and a balance between specialization and the ability to take on any task. Resist the urge to over-specialize and instead enjoy a wide range of challenges.
18 September 2022
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Technology
Crashing Computer Science
Josey Wales may have been a mythical gunslinger, but modern tech heroes need computer science fundamentals to protect website and app users from danger. I’m exploring the real-life consequences of mastering data structures and algorithms.
6 September 2022
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How-To Guides
Using Composer and Namespaces in PHP
Pretty much everyone who develops with PHP uses Composer, and if you’ve every used a PHP framework, you’ve seen the namespaces at the tops of files. I knew how to use these things but I didn’t really understand them until I embarked on a few just-for-learning side projects that I started from scratch.
18 July 2022
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