Karina Chow
@karinachowtime.com
Screw the rules, I have green hair | 🇨🇳 +🇩🇪 SF Bay native | tech × design × art × psych | ex-engineer at Patreon, Microsoft, Honor | NYU ITP, CMU HCI educated
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Karina Chow
@karinachowtime.com
· Jan 10
Hello world! 👋
I'm Karina and I'm a creative technologist, software developer, and designer. I currently work as a new media exhibit technician for the Exploratorium in SF and I also freelance for startups under my own small agency (appropriately called KACHOW! LLC 🗯️) (1/7)
I'm Karina and I'm a creative technologist, software developer, and designer. I currently work as a new media exhibit technician for the Exploratorium in SF and I also freelance for startups under my own small agency (appropriately called KACHOW! LLC 🗯️) (1/7)
"Wife material. She cleans my weapon, if you know what I mean."
Comment made while I prepare my naginata for the tournament 🤣
Comment made while I prepare my naginata for the tournament 🤣
July 22, 2025 at 10:24 AM
"Wife material. She cleans my weapon, if you know what I mean."
Comment made while I prepare my naginata for the tournament 🤣
Comment made while I prepare my naginata for the tournament 🤣
Get hyped.
The AI Exhibit at the Exploratorium opens this Thursday!
We're almost there!
The AI Exhibit at the Exploratorium opens this Thursday!
We're almost there!
June 10, 2025 at 4:53 PM
Get hyped.
The AI Exhibit at the Exploratorium opens this Thursday!
We're almost there!
The AI Exhibit at the Exploratorium opens this Thursday!
We're almost there!
Had a great time at the TCA seminar at my home dojo in SF! I feel so lucky to be able to learn from such a globally well known and amazing Aikidoka.
OK. One seminar down this year, two more to go (each a different martial art 😱)
OK. One seminar down this year, two more to go (each a different martial art 😱)
June 2, 2025 at 2:54 PM
Had a great time at the TCA seminar at my home dojo in SF! I feel so lucky to be able to learn from such a globally well known and amazing Aikidoka.
OK. One seminar down this year, two more to go (each a different martial art 😱)
OK. One seminar down this year, two more to go (each a different martial art 😱)
Nearing the end of my trip along the Mediterranean from Barcelona through the French Riviera, around the boot of Italy, to the Balkans. Finishing up writing postcards while drinking Aperol Spritzes with my mom in Venice.
Always love sending my friends little hellos from afar 😁
Always love sending my friends little hellos from afar 😁
May 4, 2025 at 3:26 PM
Nearing the end of my trip along the Mediterranean from Barcelona through the French Riviera, around the boot of Italy, to the Balkans. Finishing up writing postcards while drinking Aperol Spritzes with my mom in Venice.
Always love sending my friends little hellos from afar 😁
Always love sending my friends little hellos from afar 😁
Used Cursor for the first time this week (as opposed to Copilot).
Wow. It's miles ahead of Copilot in terms of it's debugging process and ability to show the steps it's taking.
Hasn't been able to solve anything yet for me, but it's a great pair programming buddy, for sure.
Wow. It's miles ahead of Copilot in terms of it's debugging process and ability to show the steps it's taking.
Hasn't been able to solve anything yet for me, but it's a great pair programming buddy, for sure.
April 10, 2025 at 9:27 AM
Used Cursor for the first time this week (as opposed to Copilot).
Wow. It's miles ahead of Copilot in terms of it's debugging process and ability to show the steps it's taking.
Hasn't been able to solve anything yet for me, but it's a great pair programming buddy, for sure.
Wow. It's miles ahead of Copilot in terms of it's debugging process and ability to show the steps it's taking.
Hasn't been able to solve anything yet for me, but it's a great pair programming buddy, for sure.
Monday: Filipino Martial Arts
Tuesday: Aikido
Wednesday: Rest
Thursday: Aikido
Friday: Naginata
Guys its only Wednesday and I'm already dead 💀
Tuesday: Aikido
Wednesday: Rest
Thursday: Aikido
Friday: Naginata
Guys its only Wednesday and I'm already dead 💀
April 10, 2025 at 9:27 AM
Monday: Filipino Martial Arts
Tuesday: Aikido
Wednesday: Rest
Thursday: Aikido
Friday: Naginata
Guys its only Wednesday and I'm already dead 💀
Tuesday: Aikido
Wednesday: Rest
Thursday: Aikido
Friday: Naginata
Guys its only Wednesday and I'm already dead 💀
Introducing: The RETARD stack
April 10, 2025 at 9:27 AM
Introducing: The RETARD stack
Researchers find that some people are becoming too emotionally dependent on AI chatbots and losing self confidence and sense of self.
Really curious what big proponents of AI chatbots think. Any thoughts y'all?
www.businessinsider.com/openai-chatg...
Really curious what big proponents of AI chatbots think. Any thoughts y'all?
www.businessinsider.com/openai-chatg...
The hidden cost of brainstorming with ChatGPT
New research from MIT Media Lab and OpenAI poses a question: If we rely too much on ChatGPT will we lose our sense of self?
www.businessinsider.com
April 4, 2025 at 6:07 AM
Researchers find that some people are becoming too emotionally dependent on AI chatbots and losing self confidence and sense of self.
Really curious what big proponents of AI chatbots think. Any thoughts y'all?
www.businessinsider.com/openai-chatg...
Really curious what big proponents of AI chatbots think. Any thoughts y'all?
www.businessinsider.com/openai-chatg...
Walk around SF, see silly tech billboards.
No matter how hard I try, I can't escape tech 🤣
No matter how hard I try, I can't escape tech 🤣
April 4, 2025 at 6:02 AM
Walk around SF, see silly tech billboards.
No matter how hard I try, I can't escape tech 🤣
No matter how hard I try, I can't escape tech 🤣
Nerd Flirting 101 by Karina:
When a guy you like sends you unsolicited sword pics, send back unsolicited sheath pics days later without context when he least expects it.
When a guy you like sends you unsolicited sword pics, send back unsolicited sheath pics days later without context when he least expects it.
March 14, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Nerd Flirting 101 by Karina:
When a guy you like sends you unsolicited sword pics, send back unsolicited sheath pics days later without context when he least expects it.
When a guy you like sends you unsolicited sword pics, send back unsolicited sheath pics days later without context when he least expects it.
Taking E-Girl concepts 1 and 2 and trying to make a riggable puppet.
No idea if T-Pose works for 2D rigging...I guess I'll find out the hard way!
Also lol did I actually just make myself an E-Girl V-Tuber persona? 🤣
#art
No idea if T-Pose works for 2D rigging...I guess I'll find out the hard way!
Also lol did I actually just make myself an E-Girl V-Tuber persona? 🤣
#art
March 6, 2025 at 9:44 AM
Taking E-Girl concepts 1 and 2 and trying to make a riggable puppet.
No idea if T-Pose works for 2D rigging...I guess I'll find out the hard way!
Also lol did I actually just make myself an E-Girl V-Tuber persona? 🤣
#art
No idea if T-Pose works for 2D rigging...I guess I'll find out the hard way!
Also lol did I actually just make myself an E-Girl V-Tuber persona? 🤣
#art
Are you on a Mac right now?
Stop everything you're doing, open your Keyboard settings, and set Key repeat rate to "Fast" and Delay until repeat to "Short".
Enjoy feeling like you're a typing champion.
You're welcome.
Stop everything you're doing, open your Keyboard settings, and set Key repeat rate to "Fast" and Delay until repeat to "Short".
Enjoy feeling like you're a typing champion.
You're welcome.
March 5, 2025 at 9:09 PM
Are you on a Mac right now?
Stop everything you're doing, open your Keyboard settings, and set Key repeat rate to "Fast" and Delay until repeat to "Short".
Enjoy feeling like you're a typing champion.
You're welcome.
Stop everything you're doing, open your Keyboard settings, and set Key repeat rate to "Fast" and Delay until repeat to "Short".
Enjoy feeling like you're a typing champion.
You're welcome.
Belle Delphine makes over $1M a month on OF and lesser known female influencers are making millions off of AI girlfriends modeled after themselves and their own persona.
Sometimes I wonder why I even make art or try to make useful or educational content 🤣😭
What a world.
Sometimes I wonder why I even make art or try to make useful or educational content 🤣😭
What a world.
March 3, 2025 at 8:04 AM
Belle Delphine makes over $1M a month on OF and lesser known female influencers are making millions off of AI girlfriends modeled after themselves and their own persona.
Sometimes I wonder why I even make art or try to make useful or educational content 🤣😭
What a world.
Sometimes I wonder why I even make art or try to make useful or educational content 🤣😭
What a world.
Working on the e-girl aesthetic for a game character.
Which hair do we like best? Or is there a canonical e-girl hair style I should be doing not pictured here? 🤔
Also how do we feel about outfit?
Which hair do we like best? Or is there a canonical e-girl hair style I should be doing not pictured here? 🤔
Also how do we feel about outfit?
March 2, 2025 at 2:16 AM
Working on the e-girl aesthetic for a game character.
Which hair do we like best? Or is there a canonical e-girl hair style I should be doing not pictured here? 🤔
Also how do we feel about outfit?
Which hair do we like best? Or is there a canonical e-girl hair style I should be doing not pictured here? 🤔
Also how do we feel about outfit?
Growing up in the Silicon Valley, I honestly believed I wasn't smart.
My friends always had higher grades and test scores, and most of them went to even fancier universities.
I got laughed at for going to CMU by a classmate's parent since he got into Harvard. (1/7)
My friends always had higher grades and test scores, and most of them went to even fancier universities.
I got laughed at for going to CMU by a classmate's parent since he got into Harvard. (1/7)
March 1, 2025 at 9:23 AM
Growing up in the Silicon Valley, I honestly believed I wasn't smart.
My friends always had higher grades and test scores, and most of them went to even fancier universities.
I got laughed at for going to CMU by a classmate's parent since he got into Harvard. (1/7)
My friends always had higher grades and test scores, and most of them went to even fancier universities.
I got laughed at for going to CMU by a classmate's parent since he got into Harvard. (1/7)
My friend and I used to fantasize opening a bar/tavern that hosts DnD campaigns and is fully decorated to get players immersed.
Years later one is actually opening in SF! I'm still excited
digitaloasisarcade.com
Years later one is actually opening in SF! I'm still excited
digitaloasisarcade.com
Digital Oasis
digitaloasisarcade.com
March 1, 2025 at 8:38 AM
My friend and I used to fantasize opening a bar/tavern that hosts DnD campaigns and is fully decorated to get players immersed.
Years later one is actually opening in SF! I'm still excited
digitaloasisarcade.com
Years later one is actually opening in SF! I'm still excited
digitaloasisarcade.com
Most of the time things go out of business here in SF, I grieve a little.
But man, I'm so here for Madame Tussaud's closing in favor for a Museum of Failure, including Microsoft Zune, Google Glass, spray on condoms, and even Juicero 🤣
sfstandard.com/2025/02/24/m...
But man, I'm so here for Madame Tussaud's closing in favor for a Museum of Failure, including Microsoft Zune, Google Glass, spray on condoms, and even Juicero 🤣
sfstandard.com/2025/02/24/m...
SF’s former Madame Tussauds will become a Museum of Failure
From spray-on condoms to the Fyre Festival, this compendium of blunders will highlight the role of failure in the creative process. Some of the weirder products will be paired with their late-night co...
sfstandard.com
March 1, 2025 at 8:37 AM
Most of the time things go out of business here in SF, I grieve a little.
But man, I'm so here for Madame Tussaud's closing in favor for a Museum of Failure, including Microsoft Zune, Google Glass, spray on condoms, and even Juicero 🤣
sfstandard.com/2025/02/24/m...
But man, I'm so here for Madame Tussaud's closing in favor for a Museum of Failure, including Microsoft Zune, Google Glass, spray on condoms, and even Juicero 🤣
sfstandard.com/2025/02/24/m...
I made a new friend.
At some point he looked at me with fascination and said "I don't know what to make of you. You just seem to exist on a totally different plane of existence than anyone else I know".
I asked my friend of 15+ years and she agreed.
Glad I still got it. 🤣
At some point he looked at me with fascination and said "I don't know what to make of you. You just seem to exist on a totally different plane of existence than anyone else I know".
I asked my friend of 15+ years and she agreed.
Glad I still got it. 🤣
March 1, 2025 at 7:32 AM
I made a new friend.
At some point he looked at me with fascination and said "I don't know what to make of you. You just seem to exist on a totally different plane of existence than anyone else I know".
I asked my friend of 15+ years and she agreed.
Glad I still got it. 🤣
At some point he looked at me with fascination and said "I don't know what to make of you. You just seem to exist on a totally different plane of existence than anyone else I know".
I asked my friend of 15+ years and she agreed.
Glad I still got it. 🤣
I couldn't agree more!
February 28, 2025 at 11:27 PM
I couldn't agree more!
Reposted by Karina Chow
has anyone written about AI-assisted vibe coding? the loss of the flow state, the move away from mental modeling of computational processes, managerialization of the developer class, etc? it feels like a bellweather, but i’ve had trouble explaining to non-programmers.
February 22, 2025 at 12:17 AM
has anyone written about AI-assisted vibe coding? the loss of the flow state, the move away from mental modeling of computational processes, managerialization of the developer class, etc? it feels like a bellweather, but i’ve had trouble explaining to non-programmers.
Damn, is it a design trend right now for marketing pages to flip between multiple images quickly with scrolljacking?
I got asked to implement it and thought it was silly, but now I'm seeing it on a bunch of websites.
Ex 1: patreon.com/creators/pod...
Ex 2: scoutmotors.com
I got asked to implement it and thought it was silly, but now I'm seeing it on a bunch of websites.
Ex 1: patreon.com/creators/pod...
Ex 2: scoutmotors.com
February 20, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Damn, is it a design trend right now for marketing pages to flip between multiple images quickly with scrolljacking?
I got asked to implement it and thought it was silly, but now I'm seeing it on a bunch of websites.
Ex 1: patreon.com/creators/pod...
Ex 2: scoutmotors.com
I got asked to implement it and thought it was silly, but now I'm seeing it on a bunch of websites.
Ex 1: patreon.com/creators/pod...
Ex 2: scoutmotors.com
OK! Been spending the year thus far working on a refreshed marketing site for my client and it's finally live!
So you know, if you're in the market for an sweet new EV boat, or in the mood to see some questionable CSS/JS practices I made, check it out!
arcboats.com
So you know, if you're in the market for an sweet new EV boat, or in the mood to see some questionable CSS/JS practices I made, check it out!
arcboats.com
Arc - 100% Electric Boats
Arc is electrifying the marine industry, starting with recreational boating.
arcboats.com
February 20, 2025 at 2:13 AM
OK! Been spending the year thus far working on a refreshed marketing site for my client and it's finally live!
So you know, if you're in the market for an sweet new EV boat, or in the mood to see some questionable CSS/JS practices I made, check it out!
arcboats.com
So you know, if you're in the market for an sweet new EV boat, or in the mood to see some questionable CSS/JS practices I made, check it out!
arcboats.com
For all my WordPress web dev freelancer buddies, Magnum Foundation has an open call for designer/developers for their marketing site.
Proposals are due March 2!
www.magnumfoundation.org/news/hiring-...
Proposals are due March 2!
www.magnumfoundation.org/news/hiring-...
We're Hiring: Web Designer and Developer — Magnum Foundation
Magnum Foundation seeks an experienced web designer and developer to build a new organizational website to effectively communicate MF’s public profile to our international community of artists, organi...
www.magnumfoundation.org
February 14, 2025 at 9:05 PM
For all my WordPress web dev freelancer buddies, Magnum Foundation has an open call for designer/developers for their marketing site.
Proposals are due March 2!
www.magnumfoundation.org/news/hiring-...
Proposals are due March 2!
www.magnumfoundation.org/news/hiring-...
@newgrounds.com was an extremely formative force in my life. I learned to code to make Flash games and I worked for Patreon be to support animators and voice actors.
If you have some money to spare, consider backing this Newgrounds documentary Kickstarter!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/con...
If you have some money to spare, consider backing this Newgrounds documentary Kickstarter!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/con...
February 13, 2025 at 2:53 AM
@newgrounds.com was an extremely formative force in my life. I learned to code to make Flash games and I worked for Patreon be to support animators and voice actors.
If you have some money to spare, consider backing this Newgrounds documentary Kickstarter!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/con...
If you have some money to spare, consider backing this Newgrounds documentary Kickstarter!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/con...