[CPU] Have You Tried My New ASCII Art & Textulator Tools Yet?
C'mon. You know you wanna.
Greetings, Programs!
I’ve been busy this week. Tons of new free tools for you to play with (after you watch the latest vlog with my new girlfriend, of course):
https://pirillo.com/arcade/pixel-glitch-ascii-art-studio.html
https://pirillo.com/arcade/star-wars-opening-crawl-maker.html
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Better to Start a Journey Than Do Nothing
I didn’t expect Andor to hit me like that (especially the final scene).
Watching Cassian fumble, survive, resist, become -
I couldn’t stop thinking:
This is what the entrepreneurial and creative journey actually feels like. Sure, I'm taking a far less precarious path than Andor did but...
Not chosen.
Not celebrated.
Not “ready.”
Just a regular person pushed too far to keep playing by the rules.
And for anyone building something right now - trying to launch, grow, or *just keep going* - here’s what Andor reminded me:
🪞 You don’t need to be chosen to take action. Nobody handed Cassian a prophecy (though it came close). He stepped up anyway.
🧱 Your skills are forged in mess, not theory. The early wins aren’t clean. They’re scrappy, desperate, half-broken - and exactly what you need.
🔥 You might not feel ready, but the moment doesn’t care. Most of the time, you act first. Clarity shows up later.
🚫 You have to reject comfort to make something real. Every meaningful creation comes with sacrifice. Most people aren’t willing. Be the exception.
🎯 You’re not just building for yourself - you’re building to shift something bigger. Whether it’s a business, a platform, a voice - your work echoess further than you think.
Andor isn’t about superpowers or bloodlines.
It’s about showing up when no one else will.
About creating something that matter - one decision at a time.
That’s the path.
That’s the work.
And that’s why I’m here.
Who Will Win: AI or You?
Most people won't get fired because of AI.
They'll get forgotten.
The AI Starcruiser is already in motion.
You’ve got four choices:
⚔️ In front of it — forging the path like a Rebel General
💥 Underneath it — crushed like Alderaan
🐌 Behind it — trailing like a malfunctioning droid
🛸 On board it — adapting like a true Jedi in training
There’s no fifth option.
No “wait and see.”
No Obi-Wan to save you at the last second.
You either decide your role in this saga...
or someone else writes your script without you in it.
🔮 AI is reshaping creative strategy, faster than a lightsaber duel
🧩 New roles are emerging like clones in Kamino
🚫 Old playbooks? Already gathering dust in the Jedi Archives
🔥 And the biggest risk? Still thinking this doesn’t affect you
The Force doesn’t favor the passive.
It aligns with those who choose their side—before the next battle begins.
You don't have to master AI today.
But you'd better decide if you're in this galaxy…
or stuck watching from a desert outpost.
What’s the Most Valuable Thing You Have?
You can get more money. More followers.
But you don’t get more time.
And that’s the one resource most people are wasting—every single day.
Not out of laziness.
From outmoded thinking.
Still waiting for the “right time” to learn how AI works?
That’s like being a Jedi in a galaxy full of lightsabers and insisting on using a stick.
⏳ Time is your most valuable asset. Treat it like Beskar. Don’t waste it doing what AI can do faster (and better).
🔁 Every task you repeat is a cry for automation. If you’re doing it more than twice, teach a droid to do it.
📡 AI won’t replace you - it’ll replace the outdated version of you. The burned-out version. The stretched-too-thin version. The one with 97 tabs open and no lightspeed.
🛠 You’re not lazy for using AI - you’re strategic. The Jedi didn’t become the Force. They used it.
🚫 Time lost to hesitation is time you can’t win back. Every day you delay is another day you don’t level up.
🪐 The real threat isn’t AI. It’s the version of you stuck in pre-hyperdrive thinking. You don’t have time to wait for perfect understanding.
You’re not just a potential-entrepreneur. You’re the only one in the galaxy who can be you with your own unique spin.
Stop spending your time like it’s unlimited.
You aren't replacable
but you are upgradable.
Time is your X-Wing.
Fuel it wisely. Fly it boldly. And stop burning it on things that don’t require the Force.
Most People Don’t Know Where to Start
“I want to use AI, but I have no idea what I’d even do with it.”
That’s the blockade stopping most people right now.
They’re sitting in the cockpit of an X-Wing...
Engines humming.
S-foils locked.
But just floating there—waiting for someone to hand them a mission.
Here’s the truth no one wants to say out loud:
🚫 You don’t need a plan.
✅ You need momentum.
And I think building simple HTML apps in Google Gemini Advanced 2.5 Pro (Preview) is a game changer (and, certainly, a game creator)!
Just ask it to create an app for you in Canvas. The first time, I felt like Luke wearing the blast shield—swinging blind, hoping I didn’t accidentally take out the furniture.
But the more I messed with it, the more I realized something wild:
💥 My smallest ideas could be turned into systems
💥 My old bottlenecks got exposed (and fixed)
💥 My ideas got weirder, faster, and more fun to explore.
Not because I had a strategy
But because I started.
This is what no one tells you:
Clarity doesn’t come first. Movement does.
🌱 Start with a question.
🌿 Start with a half-baked use case.
☘️ Start with something weird and specific.
Every prompt is a trench run.
🗓 For 7 days, open Google Gemini Advanced 2.5 Pro and ask it to create a web tool for you.
No expectations.
No polish.
Just fly the ship.
Do it. Leave a comment (and drop a follow if you like). Point to what you build so that we can see and possibly remix!
Because clarity doesn’t come before the action.
It’s unlocked by it.
Okay, back to “vibe coding” more fun apps for y’all to play with.
Yours Digitally,
Hey Chris! I'm glade to see that your still around and going strong! I've been receiving the LockerGnome newsletter since the late '90's. And well I thought you might want to know....'Im still a fan. Keep it up!