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medical ai is going just great
Medical AI, the promised silver bullet, isn't all it's cracked up to be.
hire me
I am a contract software engineer with 25+ years experience.
mez video screen
MEZ is an interactive, live, real-time video art installation.
the joe frank index
Explore the full catalog of amazing Joe Frank shows.
DIY pool maintenance in district 12
How to keep a pool safe with limited equipment.
3-D axidraw plotting hack
Moving AxiDraw plotter pen in 3-D for artistic brush effects.
axidraw server: share your plotter
Simple Python server to share your AxiDraw over the net.
gmail subject line emoji roach motel
Exterminate irritating spam emoji in gmail subject lines.
programmer's guide to video systems
What every programmer must know about 480i, 576i, 1080i, and 720p.
all about video fields
What is interlaced video and why do I care?
square and non-square pixels
I can't believe we still have to deal with non-square pixels!
timecode
Understand the different flavors of timecode used for video.
lurker's guide to video
Trove of technical video knowledge, not just for SGI any more.
quicktime: uncompressed
I wrote Apple's spec for storing uncompressed video in QuickTime files.
linux video I/O
Article I wrote to help linux video developers avoid the mistakes SGI made.
diversionsdiversions
homeland security threat chart
Ever wonder what Homeland Security conditions green to red really mean?
buzzword bingo: now with Web 2.0!
Discover the answer to meetings—Tom Davis's buzzword bingo.
corpspeak
Out-BS your boss: generate endless corporate bullshit with corpspeak.
webspeak
Get VC funding: generate spews of meaningless web techno jargon.
bill the borg
Resistance is futile—you will be assimilated. Check out my 1994 image.
free music from MusicWithoutEnd™
IRS, United Airlines, Bank of America launch free online music service.
mapsmaps
mapfling.com: free custom maps with your own labels
Party? Meeting? Request a map, label it yourself, and easily fling it to your friends!
thailandthailand
slice-of-thai.com
Tasty morsels of information on Thai food, language, culture, and general silliness.
allaboutpai.com
A site about Pai, my peaceful home in the mountains of Northern Thailand.
thailand fever
I co-authored this bilingual cultural guide to Thai-Western romantic relationships.
thai dictionary and phrasebook apps
Check out my Thai-English talking dictionary/phrasebook apps for iOS/Android/Windows.
chinese-english phrasebook app
Check out my Chinese-English talking phrasebook app for iOS.
thailand your way
Travel with my friend Nang, who is a great nature, birding, and cultural guide.
jeed illustration
My English-fluent Thai friend Jeed is a freelance illustrator who is available for hire.
art in thai
See, sponsor and purchase the amazing paintings of Sa-ard Nilkong.
chinachina
china journals
Some journal entries for a trip to Yunnan in China, including Dali.
eclipseeclipse
argentina and chile journals
Journal for a 1-month trip to Argentina and Chile for a total solar eclipse.
naturenature
water-powered water pumps
Cool articles about devices which can pump water without gas or electricity.
john muir trail
Stats and pictures from a 9 day, 61 mile hiking trip along the John Muir trail.
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get anything from amazon.com
Use this link to Amazon—you pay the same, I get 4%.
get my thai dictionary app
Learn Thai with my Talking Thai-English-Thai Dictionary app: iOS, Android, Windows.
get my thai phrasebook app
Experience Thailand richly with my Talking Thai-English-Thai Phrasebook app.
get my chinese phrasebook app
Visit China easily with my Talking Chinese-English-Chinese Phrasebook app.
get thailand fever
I co-authored this bilingual cultural guide to Thai-Western romantic relationships.
CopyrightAll text and images copyright 1999-2023 Chris Pirazzi unless otherwise indicated.
techdiversionsmapsthailandchinaeclipsenature

techtech
medical ai is going just great
Medical AI, the promised silver bullet, isn't all it's cracked up to be.
hire me
I am a contract software engineer with 25+ years experience.
mez video screen
MEZ is an interactive, live, real-time video art installation.
the joe frank index
Explore the full catalog of amazing Joe Frank shows.
DIY pool maintenance in district 12
How to keep a pool safe with limited equipment.
3-D axidraw plotting hack
Moving AxiDraw plotter pen in 3-D for artistic brush effects.
axidraw server: share your plotter
Simple Python server to share your AxiDraw over the net.
gmail subject line emoji roach motel
Exterminate irritating spam emoji in gmail subject lines.
programmer's guide to video systems
What every programmer must know about 480i, 576i, 1080i, and 720p.
all about video fields
What is interlaced video and why do I care?
square and non-square pixels
I can't believe we still have to deal with non-square pixels!
timecode
Understand the different flavors of timecode used for video.
lurker's guide to video
Trove of technical video knowledge, not just for SGI any more.
quicktime: uncompressed
I wrote Apple's spec for storing uncompressed video in QuickTime files.
linux video I/O
Article I wrote to help linux video developers avoid the mistakes SGI made.
diversionsdiversions
homeland security threat chart
Ever wonder what Homeland Security conditions green to red really mean?
buzzword bingo: now with Web 2.0!
Discover the answer to meetings—Tom Davis's buzzword bingo.
corpspeak
Out-BS your boss: generate endless corporate bullshit with corpspeak.
webspeak
Get VC funding: generate spews of meaningless web techno jargon.
bill the borg
Resistance is futile—you will be assimilated. Check out my 1994 image.
free music from MusicWithoutEnd™
IRS, United Airlines, Bank of America launch free online music service.
mapsmaps
mapfling.com: free custom maps with your own labels
Party? Meeting? Request a map, label it yourself, and easily fling it to your friends!
thailandthailand
slice-of-thai.com
Tasty morsels of information on Thai food, language, culture, and general silliness.
allaboutpai.com
A site about Pai, my peaceful home in the mountains of Northern Thailand.
thailand fever
I co-authored this bilingual cultural guide to Thai-Western romantic relationships.
thai dictionary and phrasebook apps
Check out my Thai-English talking dictionary/phrasebook apps for iOS/Android/Windows.
chinese-english phrasebook app
Check out my Chinese-English talking phrasebook app for iOS.
thailand your way
Travel with my friend Nang, who is a great nature, birding, and cultural guide.
jeed illustration
My English-fluent Thai friend Jeed is a freelance illustrator who is available for hire.
art in thai
See, sponsor and purchase the amazing paintings of Sa-ard Nilkong.
chinachina
china journals
Some journal entries for a trip to Yunnan in China, including Dali.
eclipseeclipse
argentina and chile journals
Journal for a 1-month trip to Argentina and Chile for a total solar eclipse.
naturenature
water-powered water pumps
Cool articles about devices which can pump water without gas or electricity.
john muir trail
Stats and pictures from a 9 day, 61 mile hiking trip along the John Muir trail.
Submit This Site

Like what you see?
Help spread the word on social media:
Support This Site

I work on this site in my off hours. Please help me to push aside my day job and work on it more by supporting the site in one of these ways:
donate now   Donate Now
Use your credit card or PayPal to donate in support of the site.
get anything from amazon.com
Use this link to Amazon—you pay the same, I get 4%.
get my thai dictionary app
Learn Thai with my Talking Thai-English-Thai Dictionary app: iOS, Android, Windows.
get my thai phrasebook app
Experience Thailand richly with my Talking Thai-English-Thai Phrasebook app.
get my chinese phrasebook app
Visit China easily with my Talking Chinese-English-Chinese Phrasebook app.
get thailand fever
I co-authored this bilingual cultural guide to Thai-Western romantic relationships.
Copyright

All text and images copyright 1999-2023 Chris Pirazzi unless otherwise indicated.