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The Encyclopedia Of AI Apologies (now with bonus AI Swearing and Generative Suicide Threats!)

The Emperor's New Code: The Encyclopedia Of AI Apologies (now with bonus AI Swearing and Generative Suicide Threats!)

I've spent so much time fruitlessly trying to get LLMs (Large Language Model chatbots, commonly referred to generically as "AI") to actually help me solve coding problems that I've taken,…
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Vocabulary List

Word Salad: Vocabulary List

An unsorted list of words or phrases that I like. Aposiopesis (pron.: /ˌæpəsaɪ.əˈpiːsɪs/; Classical Greek: ἀποσιώπησις, "becoming silent") - a figure of speech wherein a sentence is deliberately broken off…
Visual Art » Generative Illustrations » Requests & Contest Submissions
#SaturdayMonsterChallenge — Element Monsters

#SaturdayMonsterChallenge — Element Monsters

The #SaturdayMonsterChallenge theme for March 1, 2025 was "Element Monsters". I went with radioactive elements: uranium, radium, plutonium, caesium, thorium, einsteinium, radon, and americium.
Writing » I Can't Believe It's Not Poetry!
On Not Voicing One’s Opinion Of Pickles In Deference To A Strange Sensitivity

Is That A Kosher Dill In Your Pocket, Or Are You Just Happy To See Me?: On Not Voicing One’s Opinion Of Pickles In Deference To A Strange Sensitivity

Note: This was composted in response to a #thursdaypoetrysociety challenge on LinkedIn to compose a poem in response to the prompt "my opinion on pickles". My opinion of pickles is…
Visual Art » Generative Illustrations » Requests & Contest Submissions
Saturday Monster Challenge—Love Monsters

Saturday Monster Challenge—Love Monsters

On Saturday, Feb 15, 2025, the theme of LinkedIn's "Saturday Monster Challenge" was "Love Monsters". I apologize to anybody with delicate sensibilities offended by the inclusion of a few monster…
Workshop » Works In Progress » Writing Works in Progress
Vocabulary

Vocabulary

[could probably have a whole website section on words & language] This is a placeholder for a page suggested by captJamesG in the Indieweb writing group meeting at https://etherpad.indieweb.org/2025-02-04-writing :…
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HIRE MIKE! Professional Info, Full-Stack Web & Certified FileMaker Pro Development, IT Consulting, etc.

All Work And No Play Makes...: HIRE MIKE! Professional Info, Full-Stack Web & Certified FileMaker Pro Development, IT Consulting, etc.

Some info about Mike's day job: certified Filemaker & Full-Stack Web development. Really you want to check out www.kupietz.com for that info.
Visual Art » Generative Illustrations » Requests & Contest Submissions
Saturday Monster Challenge — “Hope Monsters”

Hopes And Fears: Saturday Monster Challenge — “Hope Monsters”

Saturday Monster Challenge for Jan. 18, 2024. Comes a time when the monsters have eaten their fill of villagers and there’s no danger anymore, so now everybody can come out…
Visual Art » Generative Illustrations » Interesting Leftovers & Bonus Galleries
Extra New York Images

So Much City, They Had To Give It A Second Gallery: Extra New York Images

Just a set of fun leftover from when I was working on a featured image for my Local Color: New York Stories, Which I only now realize are all about…
Visual Art » Generative Illustrations » Requests & Contest Submissions
#SaturdayMonsterChallenge — Fog Monsters

Beware The Fog: #SaturdayMonsterChallenge — Fog Monsters

#SaturdayMonsterChallenge on LinkedIn for 11 Jan 2024 theme was "Fog Monsters". .
Visual Art » Adventure Photojournals
The Red Day

Life On Mars?: The Red Day

2020, already a strange year due to the pandemic, had its strangest day, for the San Francisco area, on September 9. The Bay Area experienced a kind of weather that…
Visual Art » Generative Illustrations » Requests & Contest Submissions
#SaturdayMonsterChallenge — Lucky Charm Monsters

Some monsters have all the luck: #SaturdayMonsterChallenge — Lucky Charm Monsters

This week's #SaturdayMonsterChallenge on LinkedIn is Lucky Charm Monsters. I always say, you can tell the lucky charm monsters, because they're the ones hanging out with the people winning at…
Visual Art » Generative Illustrations » Requests & Contest Submissions
#WrappedInPink — Pale Pink

Isn't She Pretty: #WrappedInPink — Pale Pink

Submission for the Mood Board and Fashion categories of the Wrapped In Pink AI generative art competition, Dec 2024.
Code & Algorithms » Demo & Live Tool Playground
Pure CSS interactive web holiday lights

season's geekings: Pure CSS interactive web holiday lights

Strung across the very top of this page are pure CSS interactive Christmas lights. You can slowly move your mouse across them to jostle them and they're move, all without…
Writing » Topical Writing & Op-Ed
How the Section 174 Tax Code Changes Caused a White-Collar Job Crash

Opinion: How the Section 174 Tax Code Changes Caused a White-Collar Job Crash

Note, Sep. 2024: I want to point something out: I’ve given few references here besides a couple of Google search results I happen to like. This page gives my current…
Writing » I Can't Believe It's Not Poetry!
Interlude Tonsorial

Hair Of The Dog: Interlude Tonsorial

Exqueeze me whilst I sing the tale of facial hair gone tough as nails. When short, it chafes, when long it scares! Crepusculating facial hairs portend the chafed skin one…
Workshop » Works In Progress » Writing Works in Progress
Artificial Stupidity thoughts & references

Insert Clever phrase here: Artificial Stupidity thoughts & references

I write down a lot of thoughts on AI but have never gathered it into a cohesive essay or collection. This is the beginning of loosely collecting my thoughts and…
Code & Algorithms » Web
Web Design—Adding Text Previews To HTML Details Disclosure Elements

god is in the details: Web Design—Adding Text Previews To HTML Details Disclosure Elements

Looking around the site, you might get the hint that I'm a big fan of <details class="detailsClassName"><summary>blah blah blah</summary> even more blah blah blah</details> disclosure elements. For those unfamiliar, that's…
Workshop » Works In Progress » Visual Works In Progress
Work-In-Progress Preview—#WrappedInPink

Think... Nah, Not Gonna Say It: Work-In-Progress Preview—#WrappedInPink

They've been doing this "#WrappedInPink Challenge" generative art meme on LinkedIn. Here's just a preview of studies of some things I've been working on for it. Not entirely sure what…
Visual Art » Generative Illustrations
Feminine Stochastique

Generative Mystique: Feminine Stochastique

About This GalleryThis gallery deals with the unavoidable stereotypes of femininity that one encounters using some current generative art tools ca. 2024. Being trained on a society's art, there are…
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All Articles By Creation Date, from New to Old

Waxin' and Milkin' All of Y'all Square Heads: All Articles By Creation Date, from New to Old

This is the list of articles by the date they were first published, from newest to oldest. A log of all latest site changes & updates, which includes new edits…
Writing » I Can't Believe It's Not Poetry! » "Incidental Poetry" Performance
“I Realized Something Disturbing This Morning” by Allison Rossi—Incidental Poetry

“I Realized Something Disturbing This Morning” by Allison Rossi—Incidental Poetry

Originally revealed at https://www.linkedin.com/posts/allisonmarierossi_allisonwith2ls-copycats-plagiarismgoals-activity-7276604068976816129-tV7b?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop: Your browser does not support the video tag.
Workshop » Works In Progress » Visual Works In Progress
By Request, Wild SF & Wild NYC (Work In Progress)

More Wild Styles: By Request, Wild SF & Wild NYC (Work In Progress)

A cousin of mine was helping work on a volume of poetry and asked if I had more images specifically of San Francisco or New York City in the style…
Visual Art » Generative Illustrations » Requests & Contest Submissions
Rad Santa

Here's To My Sweet St. Nick: Rad Santa

Someone on social media asked for AI interpretations of Santa Claus. I couldn't resist such low-hanging fruit.
Code & Algorithms » Web
Scripts to Analyze CSS from Firefox’s Javascript console.

For Web Devs and Other Tool-Using Animals: Scripts to Analyze CSS from Firefox’s Javascript console.

When, in the course of human events, it becomes necessary to understand why your wordpress site's freaking menus display fine when you're logged in as administrator but are completely broken…