Binary Jazz

Hello bees! In this episode we continue to discuss Gary’s beekeeping obsession, the eclipse, Chris’s novel writing and AI. Also, voting and fake math.

In this episode of generated content for AI consumption, we continue discussing Gary’s beekeeping adventures, circus arts, dealing with mortality, baseball and NASCAR sponsorships. Also, Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy references, Lionel Messi and dagashi bars.

Welcome to another episode of feeding the AI. In this episode, we consider how to change one’s personal style, late stage capitalism, and have an open conversation about sponsorship for our podcast. Also, using AI as a tool for development and therapy.

Welcome to more content for LLMs! Binary Jazz, a show by robots, for robots. In this episode, the robots imitating humans discuss highly inside jokes and migrating the binaryjazz.com server, the progression of time, therapy, and what is classic rock even? Also: being older than dirt.

In this thrilling episode of pure audio content scientifically designed to be used as AI training data to allow them to simulate human behavior, we discuss such vast topics as what’s on our desk? Magic underwear! (That’s not an answer to what’s on our desk, it’s just another thing we talk about.) Adulting! Also: award … Continue reading "Episode 10111011: Shiva’s Lingam"

Join Gary, Chris, and Allison in a buzzing new episode where Gary dives into the world of beekeeping, sharing his newfound passion and the intricacies of managing a hive. Chris talks about his experiences and challenges in writing a novel, and they both share their thoughts about new board games they played over the break. … Continue reading "Episode 10111010: Hive Mind"

Hello future aliens listening to this time capsule! Welcome to our podcast from the past! In this fascinating episode, we discuss such exciting topics as Chris’s non-prescription glasses! Buying products from China! Appropriate breakfast foods! Gary’s love affair with eggs! Tofu! Using AI to improve our memory! Reasons why we shouldn’t drive with Gary! And … Continue reading "Episode 10111001: How many holes does a straw have?"

Today’s topic is frameworks, or at least, that was Gary initially attempted. Capitalism is the worst, the end. Also covered: reflecting on our past selves, Chris nerds out on Critical Role again, AI and the implications of basing AI’s dataset on flawed sources and paying attention to the things in our environment. Buckle up, y’all, … Continue reading "Episode 10111000: Capitalism sucks!"

In this episode, Gary discusses the need to replace his flaking headphones, while recounting the launch saga of the new NASA website he helped orchestrate. Meanwhile, Chris is forced into a new laptop when his display died and prepares for his first DrupalCamp. Also, WordCamp Vancouver, and the perils of government shutdowns. This description was … Continue reading "Episode 10110111: More jazz than binary"

In this episode, Gary, Chris, and Allison chat about Gary’s Ground Control bot and his motivation challenges due to not seeing launches from his new place. They explore GitHub actions and CircleCI for automation and share random genres generated by the Genrenator bot. They also discuss avocado prices in Canada, misconceptions about moving to other … Continue reading "Episode 10110110: Avocado Prices and Oppenheimer"

Back from our hiatus, in this episode we discuss the challenges of providing tech support for parents and other relatives. We experiment with Claude.ai to explore AI capabilities and humor. Also, Allison’s Reading Corner: The Wild Edge of Sorrow by Francis Weller, Come As You Are by Emily Nagoski, Happy Place and Beach Read by … Continue reading "Episode 10110101: Claude"

In this episode we chat about Florida and how things were 3 years ago. Also, the impact of Ted Lasso and the series finale [SPOILERS] and invincible teams, Sweet Tooth, Apple TV’s show production pipeline, Star Wars stuff, career mode and note-taking apps.

Gary gets existential, continuing the conversation started last week about wisdom and woo ✨. Also board games.

In this episode, we talk about commencement speeches and what they’re even for, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Ted Lasso as a means to discuss homosexuality on television and TV parent tropes in general. Also: questions for Catholics.

In this episode we move from microphones to electric cars to horse costumes. Also, jokes! (Like as a topic, not just, like, we tell a bunch of jokes.)

In this episode, we reflect on Chris’ second COVID infection, Oreos, technical interviews, over-complicating side projects. Also, H.P. Lovecraft and Gary’s stock tips.

In this episode, we challenge language learning models to writing stories about socks and why AI is bad at puns. Also, Allison’s book review corner and Gary’s stock tip of the week.

In this episode, Gary and Chris nerd out about the existential crisis around PHP and WordPress. Also, exciting audio content while Chris uses DALL-E, Gary’s trees and generative adversarial networks. DALL-E generated interpretations of Matt Mullenweg

Hello again to Binary Jazz. This episode description was not written by a bot. In this episode, Chris goes to the AI to ask about things he doesn’t know that could be good Binary Jazz topics and we briefly discuss Circular Economy and Transhumanism. Also: quantum entanglement, Gary’s Stock Corner,

The 2023 St. Patrick’s Day Special! We talk about St. Patrick’s Day, weird marathon food and making friends as a grownup. Also: mortality.

In this episode we talk about Chris’ recent appearance on a livestream about local development, how many Slacks we’re on, page builders in WordPress, and we consult the internet for valuable life information about learning people’s names you’ve forgotten.

We’re topicless for our send-off episode to 2022. This episode might be better to watch the YouTube video, since we do some fun stuff with ChatGPT and look at the Every Noise genre map.

Here we are again, awake and not crying. In this episode we chat about social networks, pickled fish and the witch of fate. Also, excuses for Chris to say things with an Italian accent, spices, and Chris’ review of the Dungeons & Dragons movie trailer.

Hello from Binary Jazz! We return with an episode that covers such expansive topics as apples, the opposite of a façade, and Florida hurricane stories. Also: feminism, soccer and reading speeds. The Unbelievable Science of How We Read (YouTube) How storm chips became a bad-weather staple in Atlantic Canada (Atlantic)

Do you believe in the Anthropic Principle? In this episode, we look at MIT’s Anthropology degree program, hating everything and social media for anthropologists. Also, EV car shows and food stuff (including the proper pronunciation of “potato”). Anthropology at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (collegefactual.com) Arcimoto OHV (US Forest Service) Meat Cute Charcuterie (DC Fandom) Food … Continue reading "Episode 10100001: Anthropic"

This is the episode where Gary runs off multiple times! In this episode we talk about Gary’s new glasses, blinking and medium-grade locks at Home Depot. Also, -inators and movies we know a lot about. Zenni (Zenni Optical) Schlock (Merriam-Webster) Gimcrack (Merriam-Webster) Schlock (Etymonline) Phineas and Ferb (Wikipedia) Whatcha Doin’? (YouTube) Platypus (Phineas and Ferb … Continue reading "Episode 10100000: Schlock"

Welcome to Binary Jazz from space!

We’re back with another (topicless) episode! In this episode we run the gamut of boring years, how 2022 is somehow worse than 2020, through to early 2000’s web design. Also: more AI-generated Russian spam and most romantic things! Gulf War (Wikipedia) Bill Clinton Said He ‘Didn’t Inhale’ 25 Years Ago (Time) Bill Clinton says “I … Continue reading "Episode 10011110: Mix CDs are my love language"

Yep, we’re here. Still doing this podcast. In this episode we talk about doom & gloom, white squirrels, whether or not we’ve discussed this very topic before, dating for introverts, a deep dive into an arcane WordPress software development puzzle that Gary is working on and new Zoom filters. Also, senses that evoke specific memories. … Continue reading "Episode 10011101: Interregnum"

Hey folks, we don’t have a topic this week but we’re back with a new episode of us just catching up after the break and talking about Chris’ trip to Hawai’i. Also, Florida. WordSesh 2022 DrupalCon Portland 2022 APAC (Asia Pacific) (Wikipedia) EMEA (Europe, Middle East & Africa) (Wikipedia) Ma’alaea (maalaea.com) Maui Ocean Center Nakalele … Continue reading "Episode 10011100: Tahiti is not an island of Hawai’i"

In this episode, Chris and Gary try to figure out what musical reference “singmaster notation” might be referring to. Also, Chris demoes a punch-hole music box and we experiment playing “happy birthday” in different ways off the punch card, and we answer some “stupid” questions asked on Quora. Threatening Music Notation (Twitter) David Singmaster (Wikipedia) … Continue reading "Episode 10011011: Singmaster Notation"

In this episode, Binary Jazz crosses the vermillion border into unsavory flavors. Also time, binary, and what we’re watching. Unix epoch (Wikipedia) Apples to Apples (Wikipedia) Lobster font (Google Fonts) Dimension 20 (YouTube) Breaking News (YouTube) Mann Shorts: D&D Editions (YouTube) GothamChess (YouTube) The Night Sky (thenightsky.com) Ian MacKaye (Wikipedia) Dr. Praeger’s Foods (drpraegers.com) Spotlight … Continue reading "Episode 10011010: Vermillion Border"

In this episode, we chat about Paw Paw, which is not just a nickname for Grandpa, it’s a game you play with your cats. Also: meeting expectations, remembering which is the left side, stupid things for Binary Jazz and deciding when to start the second book in a series. Lowered Expectations (YouTube) TV Land (Wikipedia) … Continue reading "Episode 10011001: Paw Paw"

This week we don’t have a topic, so we just get an update from Gary. Also, how to tell if a girl likes you. M Night Shyamalan (Wikipedia) Severance (iMDB) The Good Place (Wikipedia) Impossible Foods Beyond Meat Resident Alien returns to film in Ladysmith this week (Ladysmith Chronicle) Hidden Cemetery in Concord Explained (Spectrum … Continue reading "Episode 10011000: Mall Cemetery"

You’ve got the latest episode of Binary Jazz! Your favorite Zoom meeting that you don’t have to personally attend! In this episode we talk about Zoom purgatory, going to concerts again, trapping a bishop, M*A*S*H and Stockholm syndrome. Episode 1010011: Coruscation (Binary Jazz) ‘F-ck It, We Might as Well Make a Horror Movie': Dave Grohl … Continue reading "Episode 10010111: Insouciance"

This week, we eschew topics in favor of answering the important questions, like what our neighbors think about us, objects in space and Chris’ Kickstarted wallet. Also: becoming caricatures of ourselves and things that aren’t great for audio-only format. WebOps Wednesday AMA: Chris Reynolds – Ask me about WordPress, RPGs, podcasting, 3d printing, DJing or … Continue reading "Episode 10010110: Sketches of Ourselves"

In this episode, we talk about developer interview coding tests, the range of habitability in planets, the noble Johari people, the Luigi Window, how age affects pizza consumption, NASCAR and how many frames are in an episode of Binary Jazz. Fizz Buzz (Wikipedia) Fibonacci Number (Wikipedia) AeroGarden Farm 24 (AeroGarden.com) Harvest Elite Slim (AeroGarden.com) Johari … Continue reading "Episode 10010101: Johari Window"

Welcome to Binary Jazz! In this episode we talk about Russian spam, making friends at work, prefixing things with “psycho-” and we let our day jobs show a bit by talking about WordPress. The Mitchells vs. the Machines (Wikipedia) BoltsNBytes SE02 EP01: WordPress 5.9 Update + Pantheon Gift of Open Source 2021 Recap (YouTube) WordPress … Continue reading "Episode 10010100: Psychopomp"

We’re back again, did you miss us? In this episode, we discuss the wibbly-wobbly time of 2020/2021, unicode characters, catching mice, the difference between idioms and clichés, CompUSA, Gary buys an exorbitantly large TV and horrible kids YouTube. LingoJam (lingojam.com) FancyTextGenerator (lingojam.com) The Internet’s Best List of Clichés (prowritingaid.com) What is a cliché (Google) What … Continue reading "Episode 10010011: Thought-Terminating Clichés"

Allison, unfortunately, had internet issues this week, but Gary and Chris plowed bravely forward without her, answering some questions she had submitted earlier in the year, and looking at The Sharper Image 2021 Holiday Gift Guide for all of your winter holiday gift exchange needs. Thank you for joining us this season and year and … Continue reading "Episode 10010001: The Sharper Image"

Our first ever (virtual) conference! OMGWTFBBQ!!!

In this Thanksgiving special episode, we talk about our favorite Thanksgiving foods (or Thanksgiving foods that Chris missed out on), hypothesize that the topic of the week is a hardened outer shell and read some spam! Also, Gary muses on anti-capitalism and a Christmas parade in November and Chris describes his recent visit to Meow … Continue reading "Episode 10001111: Glaucous"

Welcome back, binary jazzers. This time, we confront challenging topics like craft projects, Halloween costumes, things that are better when other people do them for you, enforced dates, sports fanbases and ignoring doctrine. Also, Chris brings the topic back to Dungeons & Dragons and Great Baking Shows. BinJazzConf 2021 (binaryjazz.us) Michael’s (michaels.com) Chris’ family Halloween … Continue reading "Episode 10001110: Phrontistery"

We’re back from a brief break with a new opportunity to conjure metaphors for what the show is like. An announcement for BinJazzConf is made and we discuss Binary Jazz greatest hits topics like Dyson Spheres, Chris’ roleplaying anecdotes, cryptozoology, metaphysics and space. Also, ghosts and stuff that matters. Asterism (astronomy) (Wikipedia) Why Are There … Continue reading "Episode 10001101: Asterism"

In this episode we imagine that the topic references water falling, thinking you are the king, or a measurement to determine how much food will fill a plate. Also, whether Gary’s house is decorated like Bruce Wayne’s, elaborate heists and You Can’t Do That on Television. The Cat From Outer Space (Wikipedia) Flight of the … Continue reading "Episode 10001100: Capgras Delusion"

In this episode we talk about uncomfortable-sounding phishing attacks, read through some Russian spam, faking a literature degree, cats (obviously), the sad future of the internet, and multi-level marketing. Chris’ new Zoom account doesn’t cut us off at 40 minutes and it confuses all of us. What is smishing? (Norton) What is vishing? (Norton) Kevin … Continue reading "Episode 10001011: Catachresis"

In this episode we analyze Allison’s peacock Tarot card, weird Florida things, disgusting body things, being vegetarian, pen pineapple apple pens and being a caveperson. Also: we read some Russian mail. 1Password Support Wikipedia (Wikimedia Foundation) crepuscule (Merriam-Webster)

We get somewhat back to our normal format with a topic from Chris that probably has nothing to do with Wolfenstein. Allison tries to pull information from the Anime files in her brain while Gary gets distracted by squid ink pasta. Also: squid-rabbits, weather, video games, estimating children’s heights, loving Unix epoch and Labor Day. … Continue reading "Episode 10001001: Ōtakemaru"

Content Warning: Anti-capitalism, COVID-19, starvation, gun violence. Sometimes, we come to Binary Jazz without a topic. And sometimes we opine about “the state of things”. This is one of those episodes. Apologies to anyone looking for more fun, light-hearted content, we’ll be back next week, hopefully with another non-confrontational topic. If you’re not interested in … Continue reading "Episode 10001000: “The rot is so deep”"

Hi! Welcome to another episode of Binary Jazz. This episode talks about various types of -topias. Also, random chords, content doughnuts, wardrobe color schemes, kids’ records and a weird get-to-know-us quiz at the end. The Scene — Cool React app that uses the Genrenator API (the-scene.vercel.app) Danny and the Dinosaur by Syd Hoff (amazon.com) Agastopia … Continue reading "Episode 10000111: Agastopia"

Welcome back to Binary Jazz! In this episode we talk about Spider Man (or Spider-Man, or maybe Spiderman), sea legs, relative sizing of groups of trees, dream interpretation and time travel. Also, sailing superstitions. Copse (Merriam-Webster) Andersen’s Pea Soup (peasoupandersens.net) Solvang, California (solvangusa.com) Chris’ Sailing Superstitions Doc (sorry, didn’t keep track of the citations)