Jekyll2026-04-10T09:06:44-04:00https://simpsong00.com/feed.xmlThe Quotient SeriesFast-paced techno-thrillers by Gregory R. Simpson — espionage, quantum computing, and global stakes.Gregory R. SimpsonMore details on a Claude Code Website2026-04-01T00:00:00-04:002026-04-01T00:00:00-04:00https://simpsong00.com/blog/2026/04/01/more-details-on-a-claude-code-websiteOne of the nice features of Claude Code is that your work on different projects shows up as different “chats”. You can return to a prior chat and pick up right where you left off on any of your projects. I can drop back into the specific chat about my website and add new features anytime I think of one.

Code reuse in this space is amazing. A few of the features I’ve added include small indicators of how long it takes to read an individual blog post. This was a one-liner add. It is a built-in feature of Jekyll, the site generator tool Claude uses to create my site. I’ve also added the ability to search all of the blogs using Lunr.js. It’s a small javascript search utility. I’d never heard of Lunr.js, but Claude did. I asked for the ability to search the blog, and it laid out three different approaches. I just chose one.

If you implement a change and don’t like it, just back it out. If you want to edit the files yourself to change something but aren’t sure where to start, just ask. It can help you learn coding by explaining its approach.

It is still helpful, if not essential, to have a technical/coding background. Without it, a novice can get lost in the intricacies of git, and other classic coding tools. You can watch Claude work, using grep to search a file for a line you want to change, editing files and doing the pulls and pushes to GitHub.

If you have a technical bent, you owe it to yourself to try Claude Code. It is revolutionary. The way coding is done has changed for good.

My next blog post will be about my third book! Promise!

Enjoy! Greg

Here is claude implementing blog search.

]]>Gregory R. SimpsonThe Third Book2026-04-01T00:00:00-04:002026-04-01T00:00:00-04:00https://simpsong00.com/blog/2026/04/01/the-third-bookI was happy to hear that some people are excited about a third quotient book! Thanks for indulging my hobby by reading along with Jack and Sarah and the gang at Quotient.

The third book is a prequel. It tells the story of how Quotient became Quotient, and provides some background on how the team became who they are in 2028-2029. One interesting aspect of being a prequel is that it is the first novel that is set in the past instead of the future. The working title is Quantum Launch, emphasizing the launch of Quotient as an agency, and foreshadowing the launch of TARDIS.

This book will dive into some of the more philosophical questions around AI. I’m not ready to give away any details yet, but suffice it to say, there are many thorny questions to be dealt with. I’ve had to learn some philosophy to get started!

Of course, it features places I’ve been, so look for a few new places in the world to be featured. (sorry, no Poland yet, Piotr!)

Can anyone name this location, which is featured in the third book? Post your guess on LinkedIn, or drop me an email.

Have a great week, Greg

]]>Gregory R. SimpsonA new app to write blog posts2026-03-25T00:00:00-04:002026-03-25T00:00:00-04:00https://simpsong00.com/blog/2026/03/25/a-new-app-to-write-blog-postsI rebuilt my author website using Claude Code so I could just host it on GitHub for free, rather than paying for a templated web hosting site. It worked great. However, I wanted to make blog posts easier than creating a markdown file with a specific header and filename, and pushing photos to a specific folder on GitHub, and referencing them as such… So, of course, why not just use Claude Code to build my blog writer. Ok… here it is… Done! I coded this with Claude Code while emptying the dishwasher. Here’s a screenshot of the UI, and posting this post will be the first real test as to if this works!

Have a great week!

Greg

]]>Gregory R. SimpsonWelcome to my new website2026-03-24T00:00:00-04:002026-03-24T00:00:00-04:00https://simpsong00.com/blog/2026/03/24/Welcome-to-my-new-websiteWelcome to my new website! I migrated my old site over to github using Claude code. It was a fun way to see how capable the model was at handling a small project. It did a fabulous job, and explained the code it generated in detail. In addition to writing the code, it performed actions like installing new tools since the site was written in Jekyll. One of the nice things about using Claude code for a project like this is you can ask it questions as you go and learn more about coding as a result. It is still very helpful to have coding skills so that you understand what is happening. I could see a non-coding user getting lost. Vibe coding takes some technical knowledge to do any thing other than a very basic program. You need to integrate different tools, and understand the concept of pushes and pulls from github, but for a programmer, WOW. Great stuff. Here’s a screen shot of some of my interactio with claude as I migrated the site over.

AI is revolutionizing coding, but I’m still writing my books by hand. The third one is coming… more on that later.

Greg

]]>Gregory R. SimpsonThe Quantum Time Photo Collection2025-11-17T00:00:00-05:002025-11-17T00:00:00-05:00https://simpsong00.com/blog/2025/11/17/the-quantum-time-photo-collectionHere are a collection of my photos that were from places in Quantum Time, or were inspiration for Quantum Time. Can you tell where these places occur in the book?

]]>Gregory R. SimpsonQuotient, The Game2025-08-30T00:00:00-04:002025-08-30T00:00:00-04:00https://simpsong00.com/blog/2025/08/30/quotient-the-gameI’m really enjoying the narration of my game by @jwalrus over on intfiction.org. Here are the photos that he’s uncovered so far. I’ll add more photos to this post as they come up in the “Let’s Play” adventure.

If you’d like to follow along as @jwalrus plays, here’s a link: 

https://intfiction.org/t/lets-play-quotient-the-game-by-gregory-simpson/75735/1

Enjoy the photos, and check back for more as they come up in the game.

Greg

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Cincinnati Museum Center

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The Rotunda inside the Cincinnati Museum Center

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The Roebling Bridge in Cincinnati

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The caldera at Nogorongoro Crater.

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The rock church St. Georges.

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The Radcliffe Camera at Oxford University.

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The Cleveland Sign

]]>Gregory R. SimpsonAnother Quantum Time Location2025-08-25T00:00:00-04:002025-08-25T00:00:00-04:00https://simpsong00.com/blog/2025/08/25/another-quantum-time-locationOne of the other prominent location in Quantum Time is Scotland! Here are some of my pictures from Scotland, as well as a picture of my cousin’s Scottish Highland Cattle. Come along with Jack and Sarah in their new adventure, Quantum Time!

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]]>Gregory R. SimpsonThe Del and Key West2025-07-15T00:00:00-04:002025-07-15T00:00:00-04:00https://simpsong00.com/blog/2025/07/15/the-del-and-key-westTwo U.S. locations featured in Quantum Time are The Hotel Del Coronado (The Del) and Key West.  The legendary Del has been a resort enjoyed by celebrities and the powerful, as well as beach-loving tourists, since it was built in 1888. It is one of the largest wooden buildings in the US and its white wooden structure shows off its classic, timeless design. It is located on Coronado Island, across San Diego Bay from downtown San Diego.

Key West, only ninety miles from Cuba, was known for its laid-back island vibe with Jimmy Buffett music, Ernest Hemingway ramblings, and beautiful sunsets. Tourists come from around the world to sample the Caribbean cuisine and enjoy the easygoing island vibes of the Conch Republic.  However, it wasn’t only an island paradise. The US Navy put a base has at the same time Key West was settled in the 1820s. In 1917, the Key West Naval Air Station was born.  If you read Quantum Time, you’ll hear a little about what Key West is like in 2049.

Of course, then there are the roosters… 

Enjoy! 

Greg

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]]>Gregory R. SimpsonOne place I haven’t been, and one I have2025-07-09T00:00:00-04:002025-07-09T00:00:00-04:00https://simpsong00.com/blog/2025/07/09/one-place-i-havent-been-and-one-i-haveOne place I haven’t been that Jack and Sarah went to in Quantum Time is northern Sweden.

In the mountains of Sarek National Park in Sweden, icy cliffs soar over the horizon like something out of the animated film character Elsa’s nightmares. Sarek is the oldest national park in Europe. It was established in 1909 and is known for having six of Sweden’s peaks over two thousand meters. A climber’s paradise. Just outside the park is Áhkká. This massif includes twelve individual peaks and ten glaciers. The highest peak features a vertical drop of almost a mile to a lake in the valley below.  

My inspiration for this location was actually  Jungfraujoch in Switzerland. It is a stunning view, near where more than one James Bond scene was filmed. See my photo below. Although I never made it to Sarek National Park, I did make it to Jungfraujock, and I did visit a Chocolate Factory in Oslo, Sweden,  another key location in Quantum Time.

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]]>Gregory R. SimpsonMasada2025-07-01T00:00:00-04:002025-07-01T00:00:00-04:00https://simpsong00.com/blog/2025/07/01/masadaIn Quantum Time, Jack and Sarah also end up in Israel, both in Jerusalem and at Masada. Masada is an imposing site, a rocky plateau, with thirteen-hundred-foot cliffs to the East, and three-hundred-foot cliffs to the West. It made an outstanding fortification for a palace. The ruins of King Herod’s palaces stretch across three different terraces of the sprawling plateau. A hundred years after King Herod built his palaces here, a group of Jews took refuge from the Romans at the top of Masada. Here are some of my pictures to help set the scene for the chapter called, The Promise.

Enjoy! 

​Greg

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