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Ash Craig

Musician. Photographer. Software Designer.

Generate Joy

Photography

STUDIO WORK. LIVE EVENTS.

Photography has always been a part of me. I love capturing moments and working with people who are passionate about what they do. I am available for onsite and studio projects.

Design

SOFTWARE DESIGN. CLOUD APP DEVELOPMENT.

I've been building commercial software and web applications for more than 25 years. I specialize in mobile and web technologies with a strong focus on end user experience.

Music

PLAYING. WRITING. LISTENING.

Music is a universal language. It has the unique ability to move us. As we embrace it, we get emotional currency that connects us to something greater than ourselves.

Creative

Smooth flavor. No calories.

There are moments in the creative process where something unseen flows through you like a rushing stream. You learn to embrace these moments.

Latest Articles

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This is your day. A beautiful new canvas of possibility. 

What will you create?

May you choose joy in every moment as you discover new ways to paint your masterpiece. May you find happiness with each color you choose and take the moment to experience each layer you add.

May you find your voice with each stroke of the brush. May you gain strength as you contribute the movement and energy to your creation.

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There is something I have to get off my chest Google. 

I am a small business owner and entrepreneur that has spent a good part of my life writing a health club management application called FirmPOS. Our website has been on the Internet since 1998.

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As an introvert, this is something I have struggled with my entire life. Sitting on the sidelines evaluating the odds of failure, rejection or even someone hurting you. All the while, everyone else has "jumped in".

After a harsh break up with someone I loved dearly, I made a good many adjustments in my life. There were several things I had to do for me and lots of questions that needed answers.

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If I were asked to leave a few final words that might be found by another seeker, I would say the number one thing I have learned in this life is to be generous.

Do it big. Do it to the best of your ability. Do it quietly.

Be generous.

Be generous with your time, talents, abilities, resources, energy, forgiveness, mercy, patience and money. Don't wait to be asked for help. Focus on becoming sensitive to the needs around you and then give what you are able. Do it quietly and as anonymously as humanly possible.

Journey Notes

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When a sweet little melody won't leave you (no matter what you do) - You write a song and try to stick it in someone else's head. lol

Here's "Sunday"  

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zPnU0ro5MEo
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New Music! Here's "Proof" - ;-)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xo-Vttmu0Vc
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I thought it might be fun to release some of my remixes of Black Chair. Here's the "Groovix Remix" ;-)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oWUiNZp2x8I
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New music! "Black Chair" hit Amazon Music this morning (hooray!) - Should be streaming everywhere else soon! 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hmpUyWFlhe0
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This is how I've always wanted to share this. I give you... "New Day" 🎉

You can find it on most streaming services now. It started as my morning alarm but now I have it looping on Spotify most of the day... it provides a nice affirming counterpoint to the chaos. lol

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gOSVDO6cbYY
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Growing up in the 70s, I was an introverted kid with a huge imagination. My grandmother had an old Western Electric 354 and listening to the local party line in Morgantown West Virginia was an interesting experience.

The video just makes me laugh. It took way longer to create but these tools are mind blowing. 

Without further ado... here's "Electric 354".

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jf3nmLczWUE
Ash 17 days ago

This is pretty good starter info if you know someone on the spectrum and want to better understand what they might be going through.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fJ0oHh4-1fg
Ash 20 days ago

I'm going to put a christmas tree on my front porch and place a sign under it for amazon to put the packages there. 🌲😘

Ash 20 days ago

With the new GPT o1 preview released, I had to see it in action. I came up with a fairly easy challenge that might trip up an old generation. Here's the prompt I gave it...

"The same person resides on two timelines. Each experience the same challenge. Both attempt to solve the problem using different methods but only one action each. Of the actions they chose, one is right, one is wrong and one is correct. Please explain this."

The ChatGPT o1 preview solved it in 28 seconds. Watching it reason through the challenge was nuts. 

Here's what it concluded:

In this scenario, we have two timelines featuring the same person who encounters the same problem. Each version of the person attempts to solve the problem using a single action.

Here's the breakdown:

1. First Timeline: The person uses an action that is wrong.

2. Second Timeline: The person uses an action that is both right and correct.

GPT nailed it. OMG.

And then I got to thinking, why is the "right" answer also "correct"? The simple answer was acceptable but getting GPT a little closer to the rabbit hole might be fun. What if the answer was being defined in a more traditional context e.g. "This is how we've done it for years..."

Which could mean the person with the "wrong" answer might have had an alternate way to solve the puzzle in a non-traditional sense. Allowing for innovation that might even solve it in a more efficient way. Making it an accepted answer. Both wrong and correct.

Meaning both answers could be both correct and incorrect at the same time.

Presenting this to GPT: 

You bring up an important consideration. In my initial explanation, I treated the "wrong" action as ineffective in solving the problem, while the "right and correct" action was the successful solution. However, as you've pointed out, there can be multiple ways to solve a problem, and what is considered "wrong" might not actually be incorrect or ineffective.

But it didn't stop here...

Then GPT's reasoning thread preceded to go down a rabbit hole and watching it over-think everything was hilarious. 

Until it halted. I think there may have been smoke. lol

Ash 2 months ago

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