Bemused ramblings some dude says on the internet
Some Dude
RSS stands for Really Simple Syndication. Simply put, RSS is a standardized format using a computer (and human) readable format that shows what’s changed for a website. Atom is a similar (but slightly different) competing format. RSS and Atom help with tracking the updates to constantly changing sites such as blogs, podcasts, news sites, etc.
Most WordPress (WP) blogs have a link for RSS or Atom (usually at /feed or similar for newer WP installs).… Read the rest
Pho and ramen are both common soup noodle dishes popular in different parts of Asia (as well as around the world). I’m personally a huge fan of both but I’ve met people who didn’t know what pho was or that ramen isn’t just instant noodles in a bag or cup. I also didn’t know they had a shared historical connection.
I wouldn’t have even suspected a shared origin if I hadn’t been exploring Google trends blowing off some steam.… Read the rest
A few days ago thunderstorms rolled in unannounced. A crash of thunder hit as my lights went out and the blackened sky lit up for a moment. A few minutes, before the power had come back on, sirens blared as firetrucks headed down my street, a few houses down. I expected my file server to be down, but I hadn’t expected it to have fried.… Read the rest
REST API’s are powerful tools for automation and data analysis among other tasks, but they are also one of the most frustrating parts of building a new application. It’s cool I can theoretically combine so much data, but sometimes it’s extremely hard due to limitations, other times it makes no sense.
This transcends knowing about an API or experience. Some API’s suck compared to their applications, others lack in other ways.… Read the rest
Big data is cool. Being able to use it right and make it all actually make sense is even cooler. The problem is, there are a lot of pitfalls to working with large data sets and each minor misstep can make the next step in the process slightly off or even wreck the whole thing. People lose sight of the art in the science.… Read the rest
OpenAI’s GPT (Generative Pre-trained Transformer) platform has made waves in the realm of natural language processing (NLP) and AI. The original was impressive, GPT-2 was deemed too dangerous to release (originally), and GPT-3 is invite only at present, and locked behind an API at that. I’ve been fascinated by these developments but never really thought much about them until more recently.… Read the rest