Ted Tschopp's Blog
A collection of writings I have put online over the years. Some of it is really bad, and some of it I am proud of. All of it can be made better
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1956 Reprint - ICBM by Hanson W. Baldwin with full-page illustration by John Wilson
IT WILL not be long. In ten years—five years, perhaps only two or three —the historic count-down will start: "Ten...
- Mobile Computing
- HTML5 / JavaScript Version of Windows
- The Component Smart Phone and Why It Will Fail
- User Interfaces in 2017
Ted Tschopp's Role Playing Game Drafts
A collection of writings on Role Playing Games I am working on at this time. Some of it is really bad, and some of it I am proud of. All of it can be made better.
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Character Status, Communities, and Cryptic Alliances AKA How Gamma World Does Alignment
As characters have adventures, they will gain a reputation, fame, and status. You can track this growth in the campaign...
- Of Maps and Monsters, the Right way to Populate a World Part II
- Increasing in Rank in MCC with Archaic Alliances
- Power Cells from Gamma World in MCC & DCC
- Gamma World Weapons in MCC & DCC
Ted Tschopp's Social Media Posts
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Enterprise Technology Architect for Digital at Southern California Edison
Technology architect responsible SCE's digital portfolio of over 500 properties and $30M annual budget providing strategy, technology road map, and product management for digital solutions.
- 40%+ Mobile Traffic
- 200K+ Followers on Social
- 2M+ Monthly Active Users
- 3.75M+ Transactions a Month
Enterprise Technology Architect for Automation at Southern California Edison
Technology architect responsible SCE's Automation portfolio providing strategy, technology road map, and product management for automation solutions.
- 181K+ hours saved annually
- 40+ process automated
- 25+ bots deployed
- $6.5 Million in annual costs avoided
Program Architect for SCE.com
Technical team lead and single-point of contact for technical accountability on SCE's eCommerce channel from project concept through completion.
- 50% cost savings on SCE’s first mobile app for iOS and Android
- $12M savings on SCE.com rebranding project’s costs using agile methodologies focusing on expected outcomes
- Seat on IBM’s Digital Experience Customer Advisory Council
- 20 index point increase in user satisfaction through a mobile first strategy
- Developed technology portion of business case for capital program - $70M
- 40% increase in self-service transactions
- 10 x increase in mobile page views to +40% of site traffic
- 75% increase for turn on/off service and 75% decrease in manual order processing
- Represented SCE’s digital and ecommerce interests on the Utility Information Technology Benchmark (UNITE) group.
Founder of The One Ring - Tolkien Online
Founded and managed the most popular website dedicated to the works of J.R.R. Tolkien and the Lord of the Rings.
- Recognized in leading periodicals such as Los Angeles Times, CNN, and The Guardian UK
- Interviewed and featured in Wired Magazine September 2001 Issue
- Ranked as a top 10,000 website by Alexa
The Password Challange
Check the strength of your password based on mathematical models that take into account the latest hacking techniques!
- Includes a dictionary of the most common passwords
- Includes a dictionary of the most common English words
- Includes a dictionary of the most common passwords that have been hacked already
Procedural Text Generation
An application that generates text using procedural methods.
- A work in progress to help build an automated story telling computer
- Over 100 tables of various objects and qualities.
- To Do- Look into Mustache engine
Twitterbot - Random Board Game Night
An application of the Procedural Text Generation system to create a new game for you to play every hour.
- Need ideas for your board game night. Look no further. We have you covered!
- Uses tables from the Procedural Text Generation system I am using for computerized fiction
Random Star Constellations
An application I threw together to output a bunch of Procedurally generated star constellations.
