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Splash Screen for Carnival Quacks, a videogame I made with Claude Code.

How Good is Claude Code?

21 July 2026

In my experience, coding LLMs are great tools, but not nearly as magical as people claim. I put my notions to the test by using Claude Code to build a video game.

Sticker designed by Alex Lyman for Provo City.

Designing a Sticker for Provo City

9 July 2026

I entered an art contest to design a sticker for Provo City.

A Deep Dive into Crayola's Mascot

28 June 2026

Who is Tip, the Crayola mascot?

Oil painting of me Djing in a club. Generated by Nano Banana.

Becoming the Worst DJ, Part 2

9 June 2026

Practice makes perfect, and if I want to be a better (worse) DJ, I needed to keep working at it.

Vaporwave album cover featuring a banjo. Generated by Nano Banana.

Project Graveyard

24 May 2026

I'm always working on projects. I review some that never came to fruition.

Vaporwave album cover featuring a banjo. Generated by Nano Banana.

Boys of Bluegrass

10 May 2026

Most years, I record a song for my mom for Mother's day. This year, I put together my first bluegrass song.

Photo of my BYU CS 270 class Winter 2026. These students were present for the final review. These students did consent to being put on my blog.

Teaching College

27 April 2026

I taught my first college class, Intro to Machine Learning (CS 270), at BYU.

Screenshot of the Unity editor open to my backrooms game.

3D Game Dev Part 2

16 April 2026

I've beeen working on my 3D videogame for the last six months (off and on). What progress have I made?

Snapshot of the cover of the journal Chinese Political Science Review

Exploring Microtargeted Messages

25 March 2026

What do LLMs do when asked to microtarget political messages? In new research, published in the journal Chinese Political Science Review, we explore how LLMs target persuasive messages.

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