Carving a classic: From photo to woodblock print (part 1)

A stylised image of a 1960s Alfa Romeo Giulietta Sprint Speciale.

The first part of a trial-and-error journey to create a woodblock print from a classic car image.

How to Add a Visual Label to Web Content

Screenshot of two identical-looking 'New' visual labels. One is annotated 'Not like this', the other is annotated 'Like this'.

An efficient and maintainable way to add visual labels to your HTML pages, using data attributes and the CSS 'content' property.

ChatGPT API Function Calling: A Python Tutorial

A slide with the text 'ChatGPT API Functions Feature – It doesn't execute functions. It formats responses ready for your functions.'

How to use ChatGPT function calling to have better control of the API's response, making it easier to use the generated content in your code.

Beyond Labels: Rethinking Regulation of AI-Generated Content

Illustration of a human hand and a robot both painting a landscape picture.

I can understand the intention behind trying to enforce labels in order to identify “AI-generated content”, but such steps are futile and miss the point.

W3C Website Redesign Feedback

The W3C announced a new website redesign and received a lot of public feedback, but what was the overall sentiment? This is a perfect task for AI…

3 Easy Tips for Fast-Loading Website Images

To improve website loading times, here are three quick tips. They all involve images, which have the biggest impact on page-load speed, and they're all super easy to implement.

Baking With AI: Is It Possible?

Can AI generate the perfect recipe for a chocolate yule log? I tried baking an AI recipe to find out.

“Brand New” Mitch Hedberg Jokes (Thanks to AI)

With the incredible capabilities of ChatGPT released last week, it got me wondering what AI would struggle with, at least in the foreseeable future. Ethics? Very likely. Authentic emotion? Probably. How about humour? Let's find out… Being a Brit, I should probably choose Monty Python or the like, but if there's one comedian whose joke … Continue reading “Brand New” Mitch Hedberg Jokes (Thanks to AI) →

Guide to Privacy-first Newsletters & Transactional Emails

A guide to newsletter and transactional email services that protect reader privacy by not having open or click tracking. In other words, private alternatives to Mailchimp, etc.