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ChatGPT: The Future, Like It Or Not
A discussion on LLMs, their potential, limitations, and real-world applications in fields like medicine, law, and design, and a personal story about AI’s diagnostic capabilities.
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Some Changes
I’m making, and have made, some changes.
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Image: Calculating Ideal Font Size
A few years ago, I posted an idea on how to decide ideal font sizes for a screen. I’ve since simplified the method in a way that can be implemented into a website adaptively, and explained it in this image. See my Typography Script on Github
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Carfree 1.1
Hi Everyone. I feel like I owe everyone a thank you, and an apology. A thank you because the Carfree webapp started seeing steady use earlier than I expected. This resulted in one of the APIs I was using, specifically one to do an approximate geolocation based on IP address, to reach a request limit. This in turn, caused the Carfree webapp to fail. So, I thank you, and apologize for that. I’ve switched to a new IP geolocate provider, and the webapp *should* see more stability for a while. At least, where geolocation is concerned. So, please do continue…
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Carfree
It’s taken me a few months, but I finally have a Carfree app that I’m ready to share with everyone. What is Carfree? Whether you’re trying to go “car light”, or remove your dependency on a car altogether, this app should help you decide the best way to get to where you want to go, without using a car. It has a few features that I hope you’ll find neat. The Blue Circle When the map first loads, you’ll see a blue circle located where you are, as best the app can tell. Any place in the circle is within…
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Typeset. A JQuery Plug-In
In July 2012, I wrote a blog post on calculating the ideal font size for any viewing device. I’ve since written a JQuery plugin that typesets elements on a page automatically. I call it TypeSet. All settings are applied inline, for now, using relative em units. I still consider it a work in progress, it will probably have bugs, but I encourage you to check it out and give feedback! Check out TypeSet The plug-in queries your monitor resolution and uses it to calculate what your ideal font size should be, and is designed to be future-friendly.…
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Be Strong With Emphasis: Semantics
There are advantages of using <strong> over <b>, and <em> (as in emphasis) over <i>. I’ll try to explain the differences of these semantics as simply as possible. In HTML, <b> tells the browser to display type as bold, and <i> tells the browser to display type in italics. The problem with this is that these terms are only applicable to visual display, and become problematic when you are trying to make your site compatible for accessibility devices. Enter <strong> and <em>. While in a browser display they might look no different to their <b> and <i> counterparts, they can…