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A Zalgo TextExpander Snippet

Whilst diligently counting the sparse blessings offered by LLMs in 2024… I’m thrilled and proud to offer you - thanks to Google Gemini - a Zalgoing TextExpander Snippet! …which you can access by joining my Text Fuck Snippet Group or by inputting the source yourself (embedded below.)

Chatgpt Helps Me Publish my First Pypi Package

Please feel free to rebuke the fuck outta me, but no… I’m 30 years old and still have yet to make it through a single one of those awesome list tutorials for Python that are so easy peasy for you digital lourds. In what I imagine to be the manifestation of many a folk’s worst nightmare LLM scenario, I asked regular olĂ© free Gee Pee Tee to help me do something I’ve aspired to do (though invested little effort in, obviously:) creating my first command line application, and found it to be immediately effective!

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Google Teeth

“Design a logo for a fictional Google denture product called Google Teeth.”

ChatGPT Responds to My Old Apple Dev Forums Question

Back in July, 2021, I posted a thread on the Apple Developer forums asking for clarification on the differences between hardware keyboard support on iPad and iPhone. The response… blew my mind, suffice it to say, but I would like to take a moment to champion ChatGPT, of all fucking things, for its reply when given the same request and asked to respond: Hi David, Thank you for your detailed question and the context provided.

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Craft Assistant on Commercialized Religion

I was reminded yesterday - as I am very, very occasionally - about a thing I blasted out on The Psalms in early August 2019 about my early childhood mobility from the traditional to the trendy, contemporary side of protestant Christianity. It’s still one of my favorites, but I’ve long since conceded that it’s only of any interest/entertainment to a relatively narrow range of my peers, so please don’t force yourself…

I did, however, find the ability of whatever LLM is powering Craft’s “AI Assistant” to comprehend (pretty much uniquely lol) and … proceed to falsify (when asked with its “Continue Writing” feature) an intriguing, if entirely reiterative, continuation:

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Gas Price Sign Update

A manual (non-digital) Break Time primary fuel price sign. Gas Price Sign Update To date, the most utile function I’ve yet found for ChatGPT: helping me streamline the process of changing the non-digital price signs at my gas station job. Gas Price Sign Update Shared by David Blue via ChatGPTchat.openai.com You: I need to change the (physical, non-digital) price signs of my gas station. If I tell you the current values on the sign for each of the 3 displayed grades and the new values they need to be, can you tell me which individual numbers I need to bring out with me and in which order to slide them in?

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Creating a one-liner for Secure ShellFish widgets

Creating a one-liner for Secure ShellFish widgets Attempting to use ChatGPT to help me craft a one-liner command for Secure ShellFish’s widgets. You: I am looking for a method to output current performance values (like current % cpu, for instance) of a macos machine to the command line standard output. ChatGPT: To monitor and output current performance values, including CPU usage, of a macOS machine to the command line standard output, you can use various commands and utilities.

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Approaching Catcalling with Care

“This conversation explores non-confrontational approaches to deter catcalling, offering insights on supporting victims and engaging with authorities, while emphasizing empathy, understanding, and safety.” You: What is the best way to dissuade a repeat offender from catcalling without involving law enforcement? ChatGPT: Addressing catcalling without involving law enforcement can be challenging but here are some non-legal approaches you can consider: Stay assertive and confident: If you feel safe doing so, respond firmly and confidently to the catcaller, making it clear that their behavior is unacceptable.

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