 | Howdy howdy! My name isBrad Root and I'm an artist, software engineer, tech enthusiast, music aficionado, video game junkie, and occasional unicyclist.      |
 Since 2018, I've been the backend engineer, devops guy, all-around problem solver, and occasional copywriter forLingo, a digital asset manager used by Reddit, Duolingo, Snap, and other brands you know and love.  |  |
 Inneal is a LLM-powered chatbot client specifically built for theAI Horde. Import or craft Tavern-compatible character cards, and chat with them for free, powered by open source LLMs, with compute provided by enthusiastic volunteers around the world.  |  |
 Aislingeach is a generative art client specifically built for theAI Horde. Generate art, graphics, photographs, and more, all for free, powered by open source diffusion models, with compute provided by enthusiastic volunteers around the world. |  |
 Ealain is a macOS screensaver, Apple TV and Vision Pro app that displays modern art created by artists who have never existed. All works are generated using open source image diffusion models, and new works are generated all the time. |  |
 Gamebook Engine is a fully featured app for creating and playing gamebooks, a type of interactive fiction where the player gets to make decisions that influence the story. |  |
 Life Saver is a macOS screensaver and Apple TV app that displays an artistic implementation of Conway's Game of Life, using the cellular automaton to generate pleasing, abstract art that is always changing and evolving, kind of like a cyberpunk fireplace sim. |  |
 PiBar is a macOS menu bar app for managing your Pi-hole(s). Compatible with macOS 10.12 (and later). Download for free via |  |
 dotBeat gives you Swatch Internet Time right in your macOS menu bar! But, that's not all, it also has an interesting UX for viewing most timezones on earth, for when you're planning global meetings. |  |
Since 2008,ſtaires! an adventure in listening is a music blog where I write about music I like. Nothing more, nothing less. Previously syndicated by The Hype Machine. |  |
Amiantos.net is my personal blog where I write about my ongoing projects, slap together tutorials, and throw up my opinions on all the latest happenings in technology. |  |
