Posted 07-04-2021Updated 08-06-2021Web

Person is not a known valid target type for the publisher property.

It’s not just you. If you’ve received this error the odds are pretty good this component of your schema is correct and your validator is mistaken.

Schema.org Person type

Specifically, in this case, the Google Structured Data Tester. After testing this blog, I was puzzled as to why Google was throwing an Error on this property. I checked the documentation on schema.org and as expected, Person is indeed a valid type for the Publisher property.

Specifically, “Values expected to be one of these types: Organization and Person“. Perhaps I was missing context? Nope.

Google’s validator just needs to be updated to be in parity with the official Schema.org specs.

Thank you for coming to my Ted Talk.

Posted 07-03-2021Updated 08-06-2021AI

AiGenArt, AI Generated Art - Saturn

Saturn. This is an interesting piece. The keywords I used for this creation were ‘saturn’ and ‘smoke’.

It began with a mostly blank frame / canvas. The machine learning and training model set out to discover Saturn and generate accordingly. As the piece evolved (video below), I started to notice what appear to be rigid, unnatural lines take shape. It turns out that the machine found Saturn to be not only a planet, but also a car manufacturer! The result is an interesting collision of abstraction as only a computer could reason. Here is how the piece took form.

Posted 07-02-2021Updated 08-06-2021AI

Generating Art with VQGAN+CLIP AI

I’ve been playing around with OpenGAN, TensorFlow, torch and a few other goodies lately. Adding CLIP to the mix gives me the ability to use common phrases to guide the AI to creating works. It’s fascinating to see what is generated based on the training models used. Some are surprisingly good and others, well, I’ll let you be the judge. Here are a few of the pieces along with the phrases that generated them:

Posted 06-16-2021Updated 08-16-2021Homelab

Pushover Desktop? Yes, on Apple Silicon.

Pushover on macOS

At home I run a lot of gadgets. A mix of computer servers, IoT devices and various Raspberry Pi projects that I’ve built. I always want to be aware of what’s happening with the home, so I’ve been using a notification app called Pushover. It’s a nice notification utility that can send messages to your phone or tablet, in addition to your desktop browser. The keyword here is browser.

Posted 06-13-2021Updated 04-01-2023Home

New CB Brand Logo

I created a new logo and icon of my initials for my personal brand tonight:

It’s not something that really needs a blog post, but I’m adding it here for posterity. Maybe I’ll mint it as an NFT for anyone that has the initials CB. Ehh, no.

Posted 06-06-2021Updated 08-06-2021Home

New website - launch.chrisbergeron.com

I wanted a quick, lightweight way to view rocket launches from Florida’s Space Coast - Kennedy Space Center but everything I found online was bloated. So, I create a simple website and Progressive Web App (PWA) so I could just check it on my phone.

Posted 06-05-2021Updated 08-06-2021Homelab

Creating a Magic Mirror with a Raspberry Pi

Posted 06-05-2021Updated 08-06-2021Projects

Making a Raspberry Pi Garage Door Opener

A few years back I built a neat project I found online. It was originally designed by Andrew Shillday. You can find the code here. I decided that a Raspberry Pi Zero was sufficient, so I had to modify the pins used, but otherwise it was a fairly easy project.

Posted 04-15-2021Updated 07-01-2022Crypto

Observations on buying on an NFT on the Ethereum Blockchain

NFTs have recently piqued my curiosity. If you don’t know what an NFT is, it’s a Non-Fungible Token.

Clear as mud right?

There are many articles on the subject these days, so I’ll defer you to them if you want more background.

Posted 03-17-2021Updated 06-26-2021Software

Installing Nginx, PHP and Mysql on Apple M1, MacOS 11 Big Sur

This guide will walk you through installing and configuring nginx, PHP and Mysql optimized for MacOS Big Sur on Apple Silicon - M1 Arm processors.

Note: Most of this content originated from this post. Here, I’ve pared it down and fixed the relevant content. Credit goes to the original author: Kevin Dees.