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88×31 Website Buttons
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Lord, They're Everywhere: 88×31 Website Buttons

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In the spirit of keeping up with the Joneses I've finally created an 88x31 button for those wishing to link to this site. I characteristically have two nearly-identical versions which nobody but me will probably notice the difference between, I'm not sure which I like best yet. I may make more.

 

"Built During An Indieweb Meetup" buttons

I strongly suggest, if you use these buttons, that you use an [code][/code] tag to link them to https://events.indieweb.org.

Download PSD template: built-during-indieweb-button.psd

"Holla Atcha Boy" button

Inspired by something said during an IndieWeb meetup*, this button is, um, a "Holla Atcha Boy" button... built during an IndieWeb meetup, earning this page one of its own buttons.

*They said, "Holla atcha boy".

"Try CLI Mode" buttons

These are for linking to this website's "expert mode"

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/Tests

This is my technology test page. I have a local instance of changedetection.io pointed at this page to alert me if any of these website features change unexpectedly, meaning that there is a plugin or theme conflict or some other problem causing unintended consequences across the site.

You really have no reason to be looking at this.

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blah blah blah blah blah

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/*
* Plugin Name: MK Custom Shortcodes
* Plugin URI: https://michaelkupietz.com/plugins/the-basics/
* Description: My custom shortcodes.
* Version: 1
* Requires at least: 5.2
* Requires PHP: 7.2
* Author: Michael Kupietz
* Author URI: https://michaelkupietz.com/
* License: GPL v2 or later
* License URI: https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-2.0.html
…

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Workshop » Works In Progress » Code & Algo Works In Progress
Posted inCode & Algorithms Posted in genresWork-In-ProgressWeb DevelopmentWordpress Coding

Customization Is King: KupieTools Custom WordPress Plugins Overview

Pardon My Placeholder!

This page is a placeholder listing my various Github repos containing my custom WordPress plugin work, loosely branded as "KupieTools", as I work on more detailed pages documenting them.

kupietools/ktwp-wp-plugin-caching-toolkit A plugin providing functions for WordPress developers to implement PHP function caching for performance. kupietools/ktwp-wp-plugin-cli-mode WordPress plugin supplementing my CLI.html text-based web browsing front end. Adds a little icon on wordpress pages to allow users to switch to a javascript-based terminal emulator providing web page browsing commands via the keyboard. kupietools/ktwp-wp-plugin-debuggery-toolkit WordPress plugin providing handy debugging functions particular to the author's needs. /kupietools/ktwp-wp-plugin-draggable-elements WordPress Plugins allowing developers to make any previously existing page element draggable freely, vertically, horzontally, or constrained to corners, by adding the element's CSS selector to the plugin code. kupietools/ktwp-wp-plugin-editor-codefolding WordPress plugin adding code folding (disclosure triangles) to the built-in editors on WP's admin…
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Workshop » Works In Progress » Code & Algo Works In Progress

Friend-Of-A-Friend “Chart Art” Project

This is a placeholder to remind me to write about this project. This was what I called "chart art". These are social network graphs created by querying a database of friendships between real people in social media, showing the relationships between two people, with coloring used to indicate closely-associated social groups.

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/Uptime

Hey there, good lookin'! These are handy uptime stats for all my websites and servers. As of this writing I'm using Hetrix Tools for these, and so far, liking it quite a bit.

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Visual Art » Generative Illustrations » Interesting Leftovers & Bonus Galleries
AI Success Story Images
Posted inImage Gallery Posted in genresAI Generative Illustration

AI Success Story Images

These were some illustrations I whipped up trying to come up with a header image for an article I wrote on LinkedIn asking about people's real-life experiences with using AI tools.

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Workshop » Works In Progress » Writing Works in Progress
Posted inWriting Posted in genresMisc. Hobbies & Interests

Go

Among my fascinations and frsutrations is go. This is going to be my page for organizing my thoughts on it as I learn.

I get the sense that Go is not a game but a field of study.

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Workshop » Reference Section
The Encyclopedia Of AI Apologies (now with bonus AI Swearing and Generative Suicide Threats!)
Posted inArchives & Collections Posted in genresArtificial IntelligenceTechnosociology

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, as a hobby, to collecting screenshots of AI "apologizing". I just wanted a gallery to send a convenient link to people who insist AI is going to replace human programmers. If you're one if those people, tell me what human programmer, even a junior one, wouldn't get fired after even just two or three project assignments ended like these, um, several hundred examples from the last few months alone.

Update: By popular demand, I have included at bottom a bonus gallery of AI swearing and threatening to destroy itself.

Gallery: The Encyclopedia of AI Apologies

Current apology count: 309 AI apologies.

Bonus Gallery: AI Swearing and Suicide Threats

In a recent blog post, a new…

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Workshop » Reference Section
Vocabulary list featured image
Posted inReference Info Posted in genresGeek StuffLanguage

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 and left unfinished, the ending to be supplied by the imagination, giving an impression of unwillingness or inability to continue.[1] An example would be the threat "Get out, or else—!" This device often portrays its users as overcome with passion (fear, anger, excitement) or modesty. To mark the occurrence of aposiopesis with punctuation, an em dash (—) or an ellipsis (...) may be used.

Monological belief system - a self-sustaining worldview comprised of a network of mutually supportive beliefs, such as conspiracy theories which are supported by other conspiracy theories.

Resistentialism - a jocular theory to describe "seemingly spiteful behavior manifested by inanimate objects."[1] For example, objects that cause problems (like lost keys or a fleeing bouncy…

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Visual Art » Generative Illustrations » Requests & Contest Submissions
#SaturdayMonsterChallenge — Element Monsters
Posted inImage Gallery Posted in genresContest & Challenge SubmissionsFantasy IllustrationMonstersAI Generative Illustration

#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.

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Writing » I Can't Believe It's Not Poetry!
On Not Voicing One’s Opinion Of Pickles In Deference To A Strange Sensitivity
Posted inI Can't Believe It's Not Poetry! Posted in genresContest & Challenge SubmissionsDoggerelPoems About Food

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 deep and profound,
and so sharp it tickles, and so, when around

those ones whose sharp senses are hurt by adjectives,
or dire consequences of spicy perspectives

from one unrelenting in declaring their views,
who so is resenting and quick to refuse,

or, contrary, tickled and shying from not
embracing the pickled, to give voice to thought,

O! Demure, I refrain, in voice moderate,
from declaiming quatrains 'bout some dill that I ate.

'Ere, mute, as I workins, so sensitive ears
of one 'fraid of gherkins may attend without fear,

and, litely, in my dogg'rel day, abstain from prattling on—
opining, silent, in my way, on those dear cornichons.

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Visual Art » Generative Illustrations » Requests & Contest Submissions
Saturday Monster Challenge—Love Monsters
Posted inImage Gallery Posted in genresContest & Challenge SubmissionsFantasy IllustrationMonstersAI Generative Illustration

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 menage-a-troises. I live in San Francisco, these things happen. Also for the sadness of the final picture, a forlorn monster left waiting alone in the moonlight for a monster love who isn't coming. Unfortunately, in the real world, monster love doesn't always work out.

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Workshop » Works In Progress » Writing Works in Progress
Posted inWriting Posted in genresWork-In-ProgressLanguage & 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 : "Writing challenge for anyone interested: write about a word or words that you use but may not be widely known." Agita, vehagedah, sennsucht, and I'm sure I have a bunch of English ones

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HIRE MIKE — Professional Info, Full-Stack Web & Certified FileMaker Pro Development, IT Consulting, etc.
Posted inNews & Info Posted in genresAvailable For Work

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.
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Visual Art » Generative Illustrations » Requests & Contest Submissions
Saturday Monster Challenge — “Hope Monsters”
Posted inImage Gallery Posted in genresContest & Challenge SubmissionsFantasy IllustrationMonstersAI Generative Illustration

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 and enjoy a sunny day, romping and frolicking under clear blue skies and rainbows.

The time for divisiveness and fear is over. It's time to let go of the past, join together as a community, humans and monsters together, full of hope and looking forward to a bright future of fun, friendship, and happy times together.

At least until the monsters start to feel hungry again.

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Visual Art » Generative Illustrations » Interesting Leftovers & Bonus Galleries
Extra New York Images
Posted inImage Gallery Posted in genresAI Generative IllustrationUrban Surrealism

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 petty crimes page. My cousin likes them.

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Visual Art » Generative Illustrations » Requests & Contest Submissions
#SaturdayMonsterChallenge — Fog Monsters
Posted inImage Gallery Posted in genresContest & Challenge SubmissionsFantasy IllustrationMonstersAI Generative Illustration

Beware The Fog: #SaturdayMonsterChallenge — Fog Monsters

#SaturdayMonsterChallenge on LinkedIn for 11 Jan 2024 theme was "Fog Monsters".

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Visual Art » Adventure Photojournals
The Red Day
Posted inPhotojournal Posted in genresUrban Surrealism

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 few people ever see.

I woke up that morning thinking it was dawn… from where I'd slept, through the windows I could see the sky beginning to lighten, although it was about the reddest dawn I've ever seen. But I got up and looked at the clock—and it was after 9 AM. I couldn't understand what I was seeing. I literally got dizzy with the unreality of it.

I looked back and forth from the clock to the window several times. Finally I got online to see if the world was ending, and it turned out to be thick smoke from forest first up in Northern CA blanketing the bay area, reducing visibility to dusk levels at midday…

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Visual Art » Generative Illustrations » Requests & Contest Submissions
#SaturdayMonsterChallenge — Lucky Charm Monsters
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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 the casino tables, as opposed to the ones slipping roofies into people's drinks at the bar, snarfing up the king crab legs at the all-you-can eat buffet, or hanging out in the bathrooms scaring the bejesus out of you.

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Visual Art » Generative Illustrations » Requests & Contest Submissions
#WrappedInPink — Pale Pink
Posted inImage Gallery Posted in genresAI Generative Illustration

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.

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Code & Algorithms » Demo & Live Tool Playground
Pure CSS interactive web holiday lights (updated for 2025)
Posted inCode & Algorithms Posted in genresWeb DevelopmentFun

season's geekings: Pure CSS interactive web holiday lights (updated for 2025)

/* xmas lights */ #lightrope { text-align: center; white-space: nowrap; overflow: hidden; position: fixed; z-index: 1000; margin: -15px 0 0 0; padding: 0; pointer-events: none; width: 100%;left: 0;top: var(--wp-admin--admin-bar--height); } #lightrope > li { position: relative; display: inline-block; list-style: none; margin: 20px 20px 20px 22px; } #lightrope > li > div { position: relative; border-left: 2px solid rgba(0,0,0,.05); border-right: 2px solid rgba(255,255,255,.5); margin: 2px 0 0 -3px; padding: 0; display: block; width: 8px; height: 18px; border-radius: 50%; transform-origin: top center; -webkit-animation-fill-mode: forwards; animation-fill-mode: forwards; pointer-events: auto; } /* Colors for different bulbs */ #lightrope > li:nth-child(5n+0) > div { -webkit-animation-duration: 0.8s, 4.1s, 3s; animation-duration: 0.8s, 4.1s, 3s; } #lightrope > li:nth-child(5n+1) > div { -webkit-animation-duration: .9s, 4.3s, 3s; animation-duration: .9s, 4.3s, 3s; } #lightrope > li:nth-child(5n+2) > div { -webkit-animation-duration: 1s, 4.5s, 3s; animation-duration: 1s, 4.5s, 3s; } #lightrope > li:nth-child(5n+3) > div { -webkit-animation-duration: 1.1s, 4.7s, 3s; animation-duration: 1.1s,…
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Writing » Topical Writing
How the Section 174 Tax Code Changes Caused a White-Collar Job Crash
Posted inWriting Posted in genresMikesplainingCurrent EventsEconomics

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 understanding. I’m still researching it, and you should research it yourself, don’t take my word as gospel truth. But this is how I understand it right now.

Googling section 174 layoffs will point you to a lot of information.

I’m also going to add some links at the bottom to interesting references to the issue, as I come across them. —Mike

IMPORTANT UPDATE, July 3, 2025: Pending signing of the new tax bill tomorrow, it appears the below information may finally be obsolete. The tax bill passed by Congress today quietly included a provision permanently repealing the below-discussed Section 174 changes. See https://abgi-usa.com/section174/latest-and-greatest

UPDATE 2, July 16, 2025: If…

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