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Accelerate Software Development with AI: Exploring the Power of OpenAI’s GPT-4 API

By asarver / July 7, 2023

Recently, I have found myself exploring the potential of chat applications using OpenAI’s GPT-4 API. It is crucial to view AI as a tool, as it will produce incorrect responses. Therefore, always verify the information returned before accepting it as accurate. When I am searching for specific information, I appreciate a direct answer, rather than …

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Reviving a Classic: Colorizing ‘Night Nurse’ (1931) with DeOldify AI

By asarver / June 18, 2023

Recently, I’ve been on a quest to explore various AI tools. One evening, while watching my all-time favorite Barbara Stanwyck movie, Night Nurse (1931), a light bulb went off in my head: “Could there be an AI way to colorize this?” Sure, I’ve been around the block with cloud services that colorize black-and-white images, but …

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A 3rd Grader’s First Program – Part 2

By asarver / June 6, 2023

Welcome back, explorer! 👋 Today, we’re going on a treasure hunt with Scratch Cat. Let’s find the hidden gems! 💎 Step 1: Meet Scratch Cat Find Scratch Cat on the stage. He’s our main explorer for the treasure hunt. Step 2: Moving Scratch Cat We want Scratch Cat to move when we press the arrow …

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A 3rd Grader’s First Program – Part 1

By asarver / April 29, 2023

Hey there, young adventurer! 👋 Welcome to a world filled with magic, where you can create anything you can imagine. It’s called Scratch! Scratch is a super cool place where you can make your very own games, animations, and stories without even knowing how to write code! You won’t believe how much fun it can …

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Maximizing Development Efficiency: Exploring the Benefits of Containers

By asarver / April 13, 2023

In the rapidly changing landscape of software development, containers have emerged as an indispensable tool for developers and system administrators alike. Containers provide a lightweight, flexible, and efficient way to package and distribute applications, simplifying both local development and production deployments. In this article, we’ll delve into the advantages of using containers and explore how …

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Using a 1930 Teletype as a Linux Terminal

By asarver / March 12, 2023

I have had this saved for years, but this is really cool. 1920-30s communication.

What Happened When I Used ChatGPT for Code

By asarver / February 26, 2023

I struggle with writing recursive functions, it’s a weakness of mine. I’ve been trying to write a function in Ruby that returns all of the data from a Postgres table. The parent_id column references the id column. If parent_id is null then the record is a parent. I’m sure this will need some massaging but …

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