A few years back when I asked ChatGPT to write my bio it used 'was' instead of 'is' and in the final paragraph proclaimed that I had passed away in 2017. What was disappointing was that it gave no explanation of how I met my demise and got cagey when I inquired.
Posts by Aric Wilmunder
Breaking: Trump’s left testicle has touched down in West Palm Beach.
This reminds me of my first article in Compute! I developed a way to do batch programming using Basic on the Atari 800.
Lava Lake and 400 foot fountains from North & South Vents at Kilauea on March 4th 2025. Taken with my iPhone 15.
Snorkeling at Kahalu'u when greeted by a honu. Same iPhone I took the volcano pix with.
The early 256-color games were made for the Fujitsu FM-Towns. To avoid slowing core teams, dev was outsourced. I got one running on PC and we bundled Indy3 with Paradise's VGA card. I was likely aware of the sunset, but the art was already shipped. Hopefully, I made amends with the sunset in FoA.
Kilauea Eruption - Taken from the South Rim Trail with my iPhone 15
There’s something both terrifying and mesmerizing about walking toward an erupting volcano, like stepping into a world that exists between creation and destruction.
I bought a Six Flags pass last year that also let me into Hurricane Harbor during the summer. Worth every penny.
When this happens to me, I describe it as looking like I combed my hair with an M80.
Sunny skies today, but the streams are gushing.
I thought I would post a photo so people were sure they found me... I'm on the left.