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Moving Swiftly, to Dart

When you’ve spent years immersed in building sleek and responsive apps on iOS using Swift and Objective-C, the opportunity to delve into new territories like Dart and Flutter presents itself as an exciting adventure. I recently embarked on a journey to learn to build apps with Flutter, and this is my initial experience. I will say, that I’m primarily still focused on iOS app development, but I am…

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Using X11 with WSL2

Recently I was building a project on a windows machine that required Cypress e2e testing. I use Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL2) for most of my development work. I needed to be able to run X11 so that linux could run the browser on Windows OS. To accomplish this, I set up XLaunch, however there is a gotcha. The easist way to get that to work is to skip Authentication. This is never a great…

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Getting Started with Local Kubernetes: Developing Microservices with MicroK8s

Overview In the world of modern software development, microservices architecture has become increasingly popular for its scalability and maintainability. As developers, we often need to run and test these microservices locally before deploying them to a cloud-based Kubernetes cluster. Let’s get started setting up a local Kubernetes environment using MicroK8s, a lightweight, single-package…

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Local Chatting with Ollama

Ollama is an open-source AI model that provides a sophisticated AI chatbot. Running it locally means you don’t need to pay any additional API fees and it’s great if you want to do local development. Following these simple instructions enables you to set it up a local free-to-use AI to chat with. This is based on the instructions found on the Open WebUI GitHub Page. Installing…

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Simple Image Generation Script

When developing games, you often need to create tools that go with the games to speed development. This can be complicated tools such as level editors or simple tools such as image generation scripts. I was recently working on a project where I needed many game tiles for each letter of the alphabet, and although this is pretty simple to do using a professional tool such as PhotoShop, I decided to…

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An AI Classification Proposal

This is a proposal for a classification of AIs that would apply well to any AI application or device designed to offer a service to users. There are several examples after the proposed classification. Classification The Classification includes six levels: Interface Control Basic Data Interaction Contextual Understanding Autonomous Learning Advanced Adaptation Continuous Learning Each…

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The Power of Choice

James Paul Gee is a prominent scholar in the field of education and learning, particularly known for his work in the areas of literacy, linguistics, and digital media. His contributions to the understanding of how people learn and the role of technology in education have been influential in shaping the discourse surrounding EdTech and freedom of choice in learning. James Paul Gee’s work…

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Mathematics of Juggling

Many years ago I received a t-shirt as a gift with the formula for juggling printed on it. The formula was from Claude Shannon, the builder of the first juggling robot, who developed a juggling theorem. There is a movie about Claud, The Bit Player that is worth watching. Having juggled for many years prior to learning about the theorem, I immediately had an epiphany after receiving the shirt. I…

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AI Prompts for EdTech

In the ever-evolving landscape of education technology, artificial intelligence (AI) continues to push boundaries and change how we work. One of the latest concepts that is getting a lot of attention is the concept of AI prompts. Being called a game-changer, AI prompts deserve a closer look. What is an AI Prompt? An AI prompt is a piece of text or a set of instructions that acts as input to an…

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Using the Power of Regular Expressions for Software Development

Introduction In the realm of software development, efficiency is key. With mountains of data to process and patterns to find, it’s essential to have the right tools at your disposal. This is where Regular Expressions (regex, RE) step in. Regex is a powerful and flexible way to search, match, and manipulate text strings. Let’s explore how Regular Expressions can be used in your software…

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CSS float is sometimes pure evil :)