This all started as an attempt to connect an old Wendy’s receipt printer to my laptop. I’m not a coder, so when this “vibecoding” thing started up I thought I’d take a crack at it.

Not only was I able to program a local printer server, I also created an ASCII art program to print directly to my desk. Wild.

The AI experiment turned into some sort of creative thought piece for me. Much like the Dada movement removing humanity from the creative process and embracing chance. When I prompted Gemini to create art, and left with a tangible piece of art, what have *we* created?

In the end, within these simple constraints I set, Gemini to me felt more like an outsider folk artist. It created some truly wild representations of our everyday reality.

It was fun.