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ITS RAG Bot</title><link>https://dev.ericspencer.us/projects/2024/its-rag-bot/</link><pubDate>Sat, 24 Jan 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://dev.ericspencer.us/projects/2024/its-rag-bot/</guid><description>A voice-first RAG chatbot for Loyola ITS support, using local LLMs and vector search.</description></item><item><title>Sneaker Run</title><link>https://dev.ericspencer.us/miscellaneous/sneaker-run/</link><pubDate>Wed, 14 Jan 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://dev.ericspencer.us/miscellaneous/sneaker-run/</guid><description>An endless runner game with a sneaker theme, built with vanilla JavaScript and HTML5 Canvas.</description></item><item><title>Yeat Large Language Model</title><link>https://dev.ericspencer.us/projects/2026/yeat-llm/</link><pubDate>Wed, 14 Jan 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://dev.ericspencer.us/projects/2026/yeat-llm/</guid><description>Fine tuning GPT-2 to talk like Yeat</description></item><item><title>RVC Artist Model</title><link>https://dev.ericspencer.us/projects/2023/rvc-artist/</link><pubDate>Fri, 09 Jan 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://dev.ericspencer.us/projects/2023/rvc-artist/</guid><description>Voice conversion models for different artists using Retrieval-based Voice Conversion (RVC).</description></item><item><title>Fortnite OneShot</title><link>https://dev.ericspencer.us/miscellaneous/fortnite-oneshot/</link><pubDate>Sun, 28 Dec 2025 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://dev.ericspencer.us/miscellaneous/fortnite-oneshot/</guid><description>A playable browser-based Fortnite game generated by Claude Opus 4.5.</description></item><item><title>Cubed Pack Solver</title><link>https://dev.ericspencer.us/projects/2023/cubed-pack-solve/</link><pubDate>Fri, 26 Dec 2025 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://dev.ericspencer.us/projects/2023/cubed-pack-solve/</guid><description>A solver for packing 54 T-tetracubes into a 6x6x6 cube using Knuth&amp;#39;s Dancing Links algorithm.</description></item><item><title>OneShot HM2016</title><link>https://dev.ericspencer.us/miscellaneous/oneshot-hm2016/</link><pubDate>Fri, 26 Dec 2025 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://dev.ericspencer.us/miscellaneous/oneshot-hm2016/</guid><description>A browser-based HITMAN-style first-person shooter built with HTML5 Canvas.</description></item><item><title>Reverse Engineering Xoroshiro128++</title><link>https://dev.ericspencer.us/projects/2023/reverse-xoroshiro128plusplus/</link><pubDate>Tue, 16 Dec 2025 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://dev.ericspencer.us/projects/2023/reverse-xoroshiro128plusplus/</guid><description>Reverse engineering the xoroshiro128++ PRNG to recover internal state and predict outputs.</description></item><item><title>TLA+ Model of a Walk-In Oven</title><link>https://dev.ericspencer.us/projects/2024/tla-walk-in-oven/</link><pubDate>Fri, 12 Dec 2025 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://dev.ericspencer.us/projects/2024/tla-walk-in-oven/</guid><description>A formal TLA+ specification of a walk-in industrial oven with a focus on safety interlocks.</description></item><item><title>Founder</title><link>https://dev.ericspencer.us/resume/instxnt-xyz-founder/</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Dec 2025 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://dev.ericspencer.us/resume/instxnt-xyz-founder/</guid><description>No-code eCommerce storefronts that aren&amp;#39;t hidden behind a monthly subscription.</description></item><item><title>Goldbach Conjecture</title><link>https://dev.ericspencer.us/projects/2021/goldbach-conj/</link><pubDate>Fri, 28 Nov 2025 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://dev.ericspencer.us/projects/2021/goldbach-conj/</guid><description>A Rust implementation verifying the Goldbach Conjecture for even numbers up to 1 billion.</description></item><item><title>TLA+ Model of a Laptop</title><link>https://dev.ericspencer.us/projects/2024/tla-laptop/</link><pubDate>Thu, 27 Nov 2025 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://dev.ericspencer.us/projects/2024/tla-laptop/</guid><description>A formal TLA+ specification modeling a laptop&amp;#39;s power states and transitions.</description></item><item><title>BioOps Web</title><link>https://dev.ericspencer.us/miscellaneous/bio-ops-web/</link><pubDate>Sun, 16 Nov 2025 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://dev.ericspencer.us/miscellaneous/bio-ops-web/</guid><description>A React + Tailwind starter site for BioOps, an environmental awareness initiative.</description></item><item><title>Great Chicago Fire Digital Exhibit</title><link>https://dev.ericspencer.us/miscellaneous/gcf-de/</link><pubDate>Fri, 14 Nov 2025 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://dev.ericspencer.us/miscellaneous/gcf-de/</guid><description>An interactive digital exhibit about the Great Chicago Fire, built with SvelteKit and D3.js.</description></item><item><title>TLA+ Model of Dexcom G7</title><link>https://dev.ericspencer.us/projects/2024/tla-dexcom-g7/</link><pubDate>Wed, 12 Nov 2025 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://dev.ericspencer.us/projects/2024/tla-dexcom-g7/</guid><description>A formal TLA+ specification of the Dexcom G7 continuous glucose monitor&amp;#39;s behavior and safety properties.</description></item><item><title>Auto Decode</title><link>https://dev.ericspencer.us/miscellaneous/auto-decode/</link><pubDate>Thu, 06 Nov 2025 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://dev.ericspencer.us/miscellaneous/auto-decode/</guid><description>Browser-based tool that automatically detects and decodes strings across multiple encoding formats.</description></item><item><title>UDP server (binary)</title><link>https://dev.ericspencer.us/projects/2025/udp-server-binary/</link><pubDate>Thu, 06 Nov 2025 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://dev.ericspencer.us/projects/2025/udp-server-binary/</guid><description>UDP send/receive utilities for binary payloads.</description></item><item><title>Founder</title><link>https://dev.ericspencer.us/resume/stockgenie-founder/</link><pubDate>Fri, 24 Oct 2025 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://dev.ericspencer.us/resume/stockgenie-founder/</guid><description>Lightweight AI-assisted stock analysis and portfolio helper for hobby traders.</description></item><item><title>ITCH Protocol Parser</title><link>https://dev.ericspencer.us/projects/2023/itch-parser/</link><pubDate>Fri, 10 Oct 2025 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://dev.ericspencer.us/projects/2023/itch-parser/</guid><description>A parser for the NASDAQ ITCH protocol with a UDP server for binary data streams.</description></item><item><title>Founder</title><link>https://dev.ericspencer.us/resume/from-america-llc-founder/</link><pubDate>Mon, 06 Oct 2025 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://dev.ericspencer.us/resume/from-america-llc-founder/</guid><description>Independent software studio shipping small, subscription-free tools built entirely in the United States.</description></item><item><title>Conway's Game of Life</title><link>https://dev.ericspencer.us/miscellaneous/gameoflife/</link><pubDate>Wed, 01 Oct 2025 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://dev.ericspencer.us/miscellaneous/gameoflife/</guid><description>Interactive implementation of Conway&amp;#39;s Game of Life with preset patterns</description></item><item><title>Git Key Guardian</title><link>https://dev.ericspencer.us/projects/2025/gitkey/</link><pubDate>Sun, 14 Sep 2025 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://dev.ericspencer.us/projects/2025/gitkey/</guid><description>Protect sensitive keys from accidentally being uploaded to your git history at any point.</description></item><item><title>GluCoPilot</title><link>https://dev.ericspencer.us/projects/2025/glucopilot/</link><pubDate>Thu, 11 Sep 2025 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://dev.ericspencer.us/projects/2025/glucopilot/</guid><description>AI Glucose Insights App</description></item><item><title>Facebook Clone</title><link>https://dev.ericspencer.us/projects/2023/fb-clone/</link><pubDate>Fri, 05 Sep 2025 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://dev.ericspencer.us/projects/2023/fb-clone/</guid><description>A clone of the Facebook UI built as a web development class project.</description></item><item><title>Windows Design Website</title><link>https://dev.ericspencer.us/miscellaneous/windows/</link><pubDate>Mon, 11 Aug 2025 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://dev.ericspencer.us/miscellaneous/windows/</guid><description>&lt;p>Homepage of the website as imagined it would look like as a Windows 7 homepage.&lt;/p>
&lt;p>Website loading&amp;hellip;&lt;/p>
&lt;meta http-equiv="refresh" content="0; url=https://dev.ericspencer.us/miscellaneous/windows.html"></description></item><item><title>ITS Service Desk Technician</title><link>https://dev.ericspencer.us/resume/loyola-its-service-desk-2025/</link><pubDate>Fri, 01 Aug 2025 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://dev.ericspencer.us/resume/loyola-its-service-desk-2025/</guid><description>Provide frontline technical support and access management.</description></item><item><title>Researcher</title><link>https://dev.ericspencer.us/resume/ai4fm-researcher/</link><pubDate>Fri, 01 Aug 2025 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://dev.ericspencer.us/resume/ai4fm-researcher/</guid><description>Research on TLA+ and fine-tuning open-source LLMs for formal methods.</description></item><item><title>How to tell if written work is AI</title><link>https://dev.ericspencer.us/miscellaneous/tell-ai/</link><pubDate>Thu, 31 Jul 2025 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://dev.ericspencer.us/miscellaneous/tell-ai/</guid><description>Easily tell if something is AI using these obvious giveaways</description></item><item><title>llmjammer</title><link>https://dev.ericspencer.us/projects/2025/llmjammer/</link><pubDate>Mon, 28 Jul 2025 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://dev.ericspencer.us/projects/2025/llmjammer/</guid><description>Obfuscator for public Python code to confuse LLMs</description></item><item><title>AI OS</title><link>https://dev.ericspencer.us/projects/2024/ai-os/</link><pubDate>Wed, 02 Jul 2025 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://dev.ericspencer.us/projects/2024/ai-os/</guid><description>An experimental AI-centric operating system exploring tight integration between AI and system-level operations.</description></item><item><title>Connect 4 Game Engine</title><link>https://dev.ericspencer.us/projects/2025/connect-4/</link><pubDate>Sun, 29 Jun 2025 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://dev.ericspencer.us/projects/2025/connect-4/</guid><description>A Chess engine-esque Connect 4 analyzer</description></item><item><title>Chess Game</title><link>https://dev.ericspencer.us/miscellaneous/chess/</link><pubDate>Fri, 20 Jun 2025 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://dev.ericspencer.us/miscellaneous/chess/</guid><description>Interactive chess game with AI opponent</description></item><item><title>BlackJack Game</title><link>https://dev.ericspencer.us/miscellaneous/blackjack/</link><pubDate>Fri, 13 Jun 2025 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://dev.ericspencer.us/miscellaneous/blackjack/</guid><description>Play BlackJack with fake money</description></item><item><title>GitHub pfp Generator</title><link>https://dev.ericspencer.us/miscellaneous/pixel-profile/</link><pubDate>Wed, 04 Jun 2025 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://dev.ericspencer.us/miscellaneous/pixel-profile/</guid><description>&lt;p>Generate a default GitHub profile picture below, Generate a new profile as much as you please.&lt;/p>
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&lt;head>
&lt;meta charset="UTF-8">
&lt;meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0">
&lt;title>Generate a Default GitHub Profile Picture&lt;/title>
&lt;!-- Tailwind CSS CDN -->
&lt;script src="https://cdn.tailwindcss.com">&lt;/script>
&lt;style>
/* Custom font for better aesthetics */
@import url('https://fonts.googleapis.com/css2?family=Inter:wght@400;600;700&amp;display=swap');
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border: 2px solid #e5e7eb; /* Light border for the canvas */
background-color: #ffffff; /* White background for pixels */
image-rendering: pixelated; /* Ensures crisp pixel rendering */
image-rendering: -moz-crisp-edges;
image-rendering: crisp-edges;
border-radius: 0.75rem; /* Rounded corners for the canvas */
box-shadow: 0 4px 6px -1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1), 0 2px 4px -1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.06); /* Subtle shadow */
}
&lt;/style>
&lt;/head>
&lt;body>
&lt;div class="bg-white p-8 rounded-xl shadow-lg w-full max-w-2xl mx-auto text-center">
&lt;h1 class="text-3xl font-bold text-gray-800 mb-6">Generate a Default GitHub Profile Picture&lt;/h1>
&lt;!-- Canvas for drawing the pixel art -->
&lt;canvas id="pixelCanvas" class="w-64 h-64 mx-auto mb-6">&lt;/canvas>
&lt;div class="flex flex-col sm:flex-row justify-center space-y-4 sm:space-y-0 sm:space-x-4">
&lt;!-- Generate New Button -->
&lt;button id="generateBtn" class="bg-blue-600 hover:bg-blue-700 text-white font-semibold py-3 px-6 rounded-lg shadow-md transition duration-300 ease-in-out transform hover:scale-105 focus:outline-none focus:ring-2 focus:ring-blue-500 focus:ring-opacity-75">
Generate New
&lt;/button>
&lt;!-- Download Button -->
&lt;button id="downloadBtn" class="bg-green-600 hover:bg-green-700 text-white font-semibold py-3 px-6 rounded-lg shadow-md transition duration-300 ease-in-out transform hover:scale-105 focus:outline-none focus:ring-2 focus:ring-green-500 focus:ring-opacity-75">
Download Image
&lt;/button>
&lt;/div>
&lt;/div>
&lt;script>
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const canvas = document.getElementById('pixelCanvas');
const ctx = canvas.getContext('2d');
const generateBtn = document.getElementById('generateBtn');
const downloadBtn = document.getElementById('downloadBtn');
// Configuration for the pixel art
const PIXEL_GRID_SIZE = 7;
const TARGET_CANVAS_DIMENSION = 280;
const PIXEL_BLOCK_SIZE = TARGET_CANVAS_DIMENSION / PIXEL_GRID_SIZE;
// Set canvas dimensions
canvas.width = TARGET_CANVAS_DIMENSION;
canvas.height = TARGET_CANVAS_DIMENSION;
// Global variable to store the density map
let densityMap;
function getRandomColor() {
const letters = '0123456789ABCDEF';
let color = '#';
for (let i = 0; i &lt; 6; i++) {
color += letters[Math.floor(Math.random() * 16)];
}
return color;
}
function createDensityMap() {
const map = Array(PIXEL_GRID_SIZE).fill(0).map(() => Array(PIXEL_GRID_SIZE).fill(0));
const centerX = (PIXEL_GRID_SIZE - 1) / 2;
const centerY = (PIXEL_GRID_SIZE - 1) / 2;
const maxDistance = Math.sqrt(Math.pow(0 - centerX, 2) + Math.pow(0 - centerY, 2));
const halfGridSize = Math.ceil(PIXEL_GRID_SIZE / 2);
for (let y = 0; y &lt; PIXEL_GRID_SIZE; y++) {
for (let x = 0; x &lt; halfGridSize; x++) {
const distance = Math.sqrt(Math.pow(x - centerX, 2) + Math.pow(y - centerY, 2));
const normalizedDistance = distance / maxDistance;
let probability = 1 - Math.pow(normalizedDistance, 1.5);
probability = Math.max(0, Math.min(1, probability));
map[y][x] = probability;
const mirroredX = PIXEL_GRID_SIZE - 1 - x;
map[y][mirroredX] = probability;
}
}
return map;
}
function generatePixelArt() {
ctx.clearRect(0, 0, canvas.width, canvas.height);
const halfGridSize = Math.ceil(PIXEL_GRID_SIZE / 2);
const mainColor = getRandomColor();
const pixelData = Array(PIXEL_GRID_SIZE).fill(0).map(() => Array(PIXEL_GRID_SIZE).fill('#FFFFFF')); // Initialize all pixels as white
for (let y = 0; y &lt; PIXEL_GRID_SIZE; y++) {
for (let x = 0; x &lt; halfGridSize; x++) {
if (Math.random() &lt; densityMap[y][x]) {
pixelData[y][x] = mainColor;
const mirroredX = PIXEL_GRID_SIZE - 1 - x;
pixelData[y][mirroredX] = mainColor;
}
}
}
for (let y = 0; y &lt; PIXEL_GRID_SIZE; y++) {
for (let x = 0; x &lt; PIXEL_GRID_SIZE; x++) {
ctx.fillStyle = pixelData[y][x];
ctx.fillRect(x * PIXEL_BLOCK_SIZE, y * PIXEL_BLOCK_SIZE, PIXEL_BLOCK_SIZE, PIXEL_BLOCK_SIZE);
}
}
}
function downloadImage() {
const image = canvas.toDataURL('image/png');
const link = document.createElement('a');
link.href = image;
link.download = 'pixel-profile.png';
link.click();
}
// Initialize
densityMap = createDensityMap();
generateBtn.addEventListener('click', generatePixelArt);
downloadBtn.addEventListener('click', downloadImage);
window.onload = generatePixelArt;
&lt;/script>
&lt;/body>
&lt;/html></description></item><item><title>Software Engineering Intern</title><link>https://dev.ericspencer.us/resume/ccc-intern-2025/</link><pubDate>Mon, 19 May 2025 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://dev.ericspencer.us/resume/ccc-intern-2025/</guid><description>Full-stack implementations and interactive claims dashboard for B2B SaaS portal.</description></item><item><title>Web Based TLA+ Microwave</title><link>https://dev.ericspencer.us/projects/2025/interactive-microwave-tla/</link><pubDate>Sat, 10 May 2025 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://dev.ericspencer.us/projects/2025/interactive-microwave-tla/</guid><description>An interactive microwave in the browser to learn TLA+</description></item><item><title>coq Presentation</title><link>https://dev.ericspencer.us/projects/2025/coq/</link><pubDate>Thu, 01 May 2025 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://dev.ericspencer.us/projects/2025/coq/</guid><description>The formal methods language</description></item><item><title>Software Engineer</title><link>https://dev.ericspencer.us/resume/loyola-cs-software-engineer-2025/</link><pubDate>Thu, 01 May 2025 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://dev.ericspencer.us/resume/loyola-cs-software-engineer-2025/</guid><description>Implemented a web-based visualization and demo application for TLA+ using Spring Boot and Vaadin.</description></item><item><title>Search Engine</title><link>https://dev.ericspencer.us/miscellaneous/search-engine/</link><pubDate>Sun, 27 Apr 2025 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate><guid>https://dev.ericspencer.us/miscellaneous/search-engine/</guid><description>A barebones Google search experience</description></item><item><title>YouTube Downloader</title><link>https://dev.ericspencer.us/projects/2025/youtube-dl/</link><pubDate>Mon, 14 Apr 2025 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://dev.ericspencer.us/projects/2025/youtube-dl/</guid><description>Locally hosted youtube downloader for mp3 and mp4s</description></item><item><title>AI Sign Language Interpreter</title><link>https://dev.ericspencer.us/projects/2025/sign-language/</link><pubDate>Mon, 07 Apr 2025 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://dev.ericspencer.us/projects/2025/sign-language/</guid><description>A Simple Sign Language Recognition App using OpenCV</description></item><item><title>flatten-repo VSC Extension</title><link>https://dev.ericspencer.us/projects/2025/flatten-repo/</link><pubDate>Fri, 28 Mar 2025 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://dev.ericspencer.us/projects/2025/flatten-repo/</guid><description>Flatten your entire codebase into clean, readable .txt files — optimized for LLMs like ChatGPT, Claude, and Gemini</description></item><item><title>Dexcom Navbar Icon Mac OS</title><link>https://dev.ericspencer.us/projects/2025/dexcom-navbar-macos/</link><pubDate>Thu, 20 Mar 2025 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://dev.ericspencer.us/projects/2025/dexcom-navbar-macos/</guid><description>View your Dexcom number in your Mac OS Navigation Bar</description></item><item><title>My ~/.zshrc file</title><link>https://dev.ericspencer.us/miscellaneous/my-zshrc/</link><pubDate>Thu, 20 Mar 2025 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://dev.ericspencer.us/miscellaneous/my-zshrc/</guid><description>Ran every time I open a terminal</description></item><item><title>Old Website</title><link>https://dev.ericspencer.us/miscellaneous/old-website/</link><pubDate>Tue, 18 Mar 2025 16:13:32 -0600</pubDate><guid>https://dev.ericspencer.us/miscellaneous/old-website/</guid><description>My older website</description></item><item><title>TDX Window Blocker</title><link>https://dev.ericspencer.us/projects/2025/tdx-window-blocker/</link><pubDate>Sat, 08 Mar 2025 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://dev.ericspencer.us/projects/2025/tdx-window-blocker/</guid><description>Custom Safari Script for TDX Popups</description></item><item><title>CTA Transit Tracker</title><link>https://dev.ericspencer.us/projects/2025/loyolahack/</link><pubDate>Sun, 16 Feb 2025 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://dev.ericspencer.us/projects/2025/loyolahack/</guid><description>A real-time bus and train tracking system built during Loyola&amp;#39;s Hackathon.</description></item><item><title>Terminal GPT</title><link>https://dev.ericspencer.us/projects/2025/terminalgpt/</link><pubDate>Fri, 10 Jan 2025 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://dev.ericspencer.us/projects/2025/terminalgpt/</guid><description>Your AI assistant in the terminal</description></item><item><title>Software Engineering Intern</title><link>https://dev.ericspencer.us/resume/epifinder-intern-2025/</link><pubDate>Wed, 01 Jan 2025 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://dev.ericspencer.us/resume/epifinder-intern-2025/</guid><description>Backend automation and workflow optimization using Google Apps Script.</description></item><item><title>COMP322 Final Project Reflection</title><link>https://dev.ericspencer.us/projects/2024/healthup/</link><pubDate>Sat, 14 Dec 2024 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://dev.ericspencer.us/projects/2024/healthup/</guid><description>&lt;p>&lt;em>Eric Spencer + Matthew Caballero&lt;/em>&lt;br>
&lt;em>December 14, 2024&lt;/em>&lt;br>
&lt;em>COMP 322/422 Reflection&lt;/em>&lt;/p>
&lt;h1 id="reflections-on-healthup">Reflections on HealthUp!&lt;/h1>
&lt;h2 id="abstract">Abstract&lt;/h2>
&lt;p>HealthUp! is an application focused on bettering a user’s information about their health. Users can log nutritional information of foods and track their workouts. We wanted to develop this app to support our passion for healthy living.&lt;/p>
&lt;h2 id="repository-without-keys">Repository (without keys)&lt;/h2>
&lt;p>&lt;a href="https://github.com/EricSpencer00/HealthUp-">GitHub Repository&lt;/a>&lt;/p>
&lt;p>&lt;em>If you attempt to download and run the app, see the bolded text in “Testing &amp;amp; Iterative Design.” The iOS version of the app does not work.&lt;/em>&lt;/p></description></item><item><title>Movie Recommendation Website</title><link>https://dev.ericspencer.us/projects/2024/movierec/</link><pubDate>Sat, 14 Dec 2024 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://dev.ericspencer.us/projects/2024/movierec/</guid><description>A movie recommendation website developed as part of the Loyola AI Club&amp;#39;s Fall 2024 project.</description></item><item><title>Islamic Influences in Timbuktu</title><link>https://dev.ericspencer.us/miscellaneous/timbuktu/</link><pubDate>Wed, 30 Oct 2024 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://dev.ericspencer.us/miscellaneous/timbuktu/</guid><description>LITR 238 Fall 2024</description></item><item><title>Vice President of Technology</title><link>https://dev.ericspencer.us/resume/loyola-ai-club-vp-technology/</link><pubDate>Thu, 01 Aug 2024 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://dev.ericspencer.us/resume/loyola-ai-club-vp-technology/</guid><description>Managed and coordinated semester-long technical projects for the club.</description></item><item><title>ITS Service Desk Technician</title><link>https://dev.ericspencer.us/resume/loyola-its-service-desk-2024/</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jul 2024 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://dev.ericspencer.us/resume/loyola-its-service-desk-2024/</guid><description>Provided frontline technical support and access management.</description></item><item><title>Daily Task - Wellness Tracker</title><link>https://dev.ericspencer.us/projects/2024/dailytask/</link><pubDate>Mon, 17 Jun 2024 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://dev.ericspencer.us/projects/2024/dailytask/</guid><description>A habit manager for daily consistency.</description></item><item><title>IT Chair</title><link>https://dev.ericspencer.us/resume/alpha-kappa-psi-it-chair/</link><pubDate>Wed, 01 May 2024 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://dev.ericspencer.us/resume/alpha-kappa-psi-it-chair/</guid><description>Managed the organization&amp;#39;s online presence</description></item><item><title>One Rep Max Calculator</title><link>https://dev.ericspencer.us/projects/2024/one-rep-max/</link><pubDate>Mon, 15 Apr 2024 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://dev.ericspencer.us/projects/2024/one-rep-max/</guid><description>Calculate your One Rep Max</description></item><item><title>Serenity</title><link>https://dev.ericspencer.us/projects/2024/serenity/</link><pubDate>Sun, 07 Apr 2024 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://dev.ericspencer.us/projects/2024/serenity/</guid><description>A mental wellness application developed at Northwestern&amp;#39;s Wildhacks Hackathon.</description></item><item><title>Oldest Website</title><link>https://dev.ericspencer.us/miscellaneous/oldest-site/</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Apr 2024 16:13:32 -0600</pubDate><guid>https://dev.ericspencer.us/miscellaneous/oldest-site/</guid><description>My oldest website</description></item><item><title>AI Chatbot Experiment</title><link>https://dev.ericspencer.us/miscellaneous/ai/chatbot-experiment/</link><pubDate>Sun, 31 Mar 2024 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://dev.ericspencer.us/miscellaneous/ai/chatbot-experiment/</guid><description>Building and testing a conversational AI system</description></item><item><title>Neural Network Image Recognition Project</title><link>https://dev.ericspencer.us/miscellaneous/ai/neural-network-project/</link><pubDate>Sun, 31 Mar 2024 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://dev.ericspencer.us/miscellaneous/ai/neural-network-project/</guid><description>Exploring computer vision with custom neural networks</description></item><item><title>Jr. AI Prompt Engineer</title><link>https://dev.ericspencer.us/resume/unchained-ai-jr-prompt-engineer-2024/</link><pubDate>Fri, 01 Mar 2024 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://dev.ericspencer.us/resume/unchained-ai-jr-prompt-engineer-2024/</guid><description>Created and refined prompts for ChatGPT-4 to meet specific criteria and improve output quality.</description></item><item><title>Anagram Solver V2</title><link>https://dev.ericspencer.us/projects/2023/anagram_v2/</link><pubDate>Fri, 02 Feb 2024 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://dev.ericspencer.us/projects/2023/anagram_v2/</guid><description>Scrabble Inspired Anagram Solver</description></item><item><title>Anagram Solver</title><link>https://dev.ericspencer.us/projects/2023/anagram/</link><pubDate>Fri, 01 Dec 2023 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://dev.ericspencer.us/projects/2023/anagram/</guid><description>Scrabble Inspired Anagram Solver</description></item><item><title>Binary Bomb Puzzle</title><link>https://dev.ericspencer.us/projects/2023/bbomb/</link><pubDate>Wed, 01 Nov 2023 00:00:00 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Caddie</title><link>https://dev.ericspencer.us/resume/oak-park-country-club-caddie-2017-2024/</link><pubDate>Sat, 01 Apr 2017 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://dev.ericspencer.us/resume/oak-park-country-club-caddie-2017-2024/</guid><description>Seasonal hospitality and customer service role.</description></item><item><title>Eric Spencer - AI &amp; Technology</title><link>https://dev.ericspencer.us/eric-spencer/</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://dev.ericspencer.us/eric-spencer/</guid><description>Eric Spencer - Building AI projects and open source tools. Computer Science student at Loyola University Chicago focused on machine learning, web development, and innovation.</description></item><item><title>Eric Spencer - Developer | AI Builder | Open Source</title><link>https://dev.ericspencer.us/eric-spencer-developer/</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://dev.ericspencer.us/eric-spencer-developer/</guid><description>Eric Spencer is a full-stack developer and AI builder creating innovative software solutions. Explore his tech stack, projects, and work.</description></item><item><title>Who is Eric Spencer? - AI Builder &amp; Developer</title><link>https://dev.ericspencer.us/who-is-eric-spencer/</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://dev.ericspencer.us/who-is-eric-spencer/</guid><description>Learn about Eric Spencer - an AI builder and developer based in Chicago creating AI projects, open source tools, and innovative software solutions.</description></item></channel></rss>