The Twelve (Generative) Days of Christmas – 2024 Edition / / No Comments Last year I did a fun little experiment where I asked a few different generative models to generateimages based on the classic Twelve Days of Christmas song. For those unfamiliar, the song is about a series of gifts given over twelve days: partridge in a pear treetwo turtle dovesthree French hensfour calling birdsfive golden ringssix geese a-layingseven swans a-swimmingeight maids a-milkingnine ladies dancingten lords a-leapingeleven pipers pipingtwelve drummers drumming To be clear, this was done for fun, nothing more. Also, the prompts were literally just the lyrics, nothing more (with some exceptions, see the details below). In a ‘real world’ example if you wanted to generate images... more → Posted in: JavaScript Tagged with: 2024, Christmas, Days, Edition, Generative, Twelve
The 2024 GeoGuessr World Cup / / No Comments Do you think you’ve got what it takes to be the next GeoGuessr World Champion?This year’s GeoGuessr World Cup was won by Blinky, who defeated the U.S.’s mk, to become the 2024 GeoGuessr World Champion. The dramatic final was a tense affair. Blinky took an early 2-0 lead, but mk made a stunning comeback winning the next two games, to take the competition into the fifth and final game. Maps Mania… more → Posted in: Interactive Maps Tagged with: 2024, GeoGuessr, World
Earth Nose Game Champion 2024 / / No Comments Welcome to the 2024 Earth Nose Game World Championship! This year’s event promises to be the most exciting and innovative yet, as players from around the globe gather to showcase their unique skills and compete for the coveted title of World Earth Nose Champion. Players in this year’s competition will have to be at the very top of their nasal game as the 2024 Nose Game World Championship Maps Mania… more → Posted in: Interactive Maps Tagged with: 2024, Champion, Earth, Game, Nose
The 2024 Cicadapocalypse / / No Comments 2024 is set to see the emergence of two large periodical cicada broods. Both Brood XIX (13-year cicada) and Brood XIII (17-year cicada), are expected to emerge together in 2024 for the first time since 1803. This double emergence has been nicknamed a “cicada-geddon” by some.Periodical cicadas are native to eastern North America. They spend most of their lives underground as nymphs, feeding Maps Mania… more → Posted in: Interactive Maps Tagged with: 2024, Cicadapocalypse
Spam APIs in 2024 / / No Comments I enjoy building API demos so I generally keep an eye out for interesting APIs to play with. A few weeks ago it occurred to me that I had not seen anyone talking about or sharing information about Spam APIs. I may be showing my age a bit, but it feels like spam was a much larger issue back in the early days. It was something you always heard about and worried about but not so much anymore. Much like nuclear war. I did a bit of digging and it turns out Chris Coyler had similar thoughts 4 years ago: "Spam Detection APIs". I thought I’d check out a few myself and share the results. Here, in no particular order, are the APIs I tried. Test Data # Before I looked into any APIs, I gathered... more → Posted in: JavaScript Tagged with: 2024, APIs, spam
You Should Attend theJam.dev 2024! / / No Comments Next week, a very cool, and very free, online event is being held by the fine folks at Certified Fresh Events, theJam.dev 2024. This is a two-day online conference covering web development, AI, serverless, frameworks, and certainly more than just the Jamstack. Speakers include Cassidy Williams, Alex Russel, Zach Leatherman (creator of Eleventy!), Rizèl Scarlett, and more. I’ll be giving a quick lightning talk on generative AI and writing, and you can see the full schedule on the website. Did I mention it was free? Did I mention it was online? You’ve got no reason to miss this, so check it out! Raymond Camden… more → Posted in: JavaScript Tagged with: 2024, Attend, should, theJam.dev
Thoughts on Streaming Services: 2024 Edition / / No Comments Streaming services have revolutionized content delivery, sending linear media companies into a panic as they watch traditional cable services decay. “Cutting the cord” is a common practice these days, but the streaming landscape isn’t perfect. We’re a decade into streaming so I wanted to share my thoughts on the state of new media: first impressions, second thoughts, and the third degree! Netflix is king thanks to having first mover advantage, and making smart financial moves over the past six months, but Netflix’s content is unremarkable. Their recent wins are USA’s Suits and content licensed from Max…they need to do better… The biggest loser... more → Posted in: JavaScript Tagged with: 2024, Edition, Services, Streaming, thoughts