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still confused how to make any of these LLMs useful to me.

while my daughter was napping, i downloaded lm studio and got a dozen of the most popular open source LLMs running on my PC, and they work great with very low latency, but i can't come up with anything to do with them but make boring toy scripts to do stupid shit.

as a test, i fed deepseek r1, llama 3.2, and mistral-small a big spreadsheet of data we've been collecting about my newborn daughter (all of this locally, not transmitting anything off my computer, because i don't want anybody with that data except, y'know, doctors) to see how it compared with several real doctors' advice and prognoses. all of the LLMs suggestions were between generically correct and hilariously wrong. alarmingly wrong in some cases, but usually ending with the suggestion to "consult a medical professional" -- yeah, duh. pretty much no better than old school unreliable WebMD.

then i tried doing some prompt engineering to punch up some of my writing, and everything ended up sounding like it was written by an LLM. i don't get why anybody wants this. i can tell that LLM feel, and i think a lot of people can now, given the horrible sales emails i get every day that sound like they were "punched up" by an LLM. it's got a stink to it. maybe we'll all get used to it; i bet most non-tech people have no clue.

i may write a small script to try to tag some of my blogs' posts for me, because i'm really bad at doing so, but i have very little faith in the open source vision LLMs' ability to classify images. it'll probably not work how i hope. that still feels like something you gotta pay for to get good results.

all of this keeps making me think of ffmpeg. a super cool, tiny, useful program that is very extensible and great at performing a certain task: transcoding media. it used to be horribly annoying to transcode media, and then ffmpeg came along and made it all stupidly simple overnight, but nobody noticed. there was no industry bubble around it.

LLMs feel like they're competing for a space that ubiquitous and useful that we'll take for granted today like ffmpeg. they just haven't fully grasped and appreciated that smallness yet. there isn't money to be made here.

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7 Must-Have WordPress Plugins for 2025

7 Essential WordPress Plugins I Always Install (2025 Edition)

Looking to enhance your WordPress site? Here are the 7 must-have plugins I recommend for 2025:

Rank Math SEO – Effortless SEO optimization.

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10 Non-Lethal Injuries to Add Pain to Your Writing

New Part: 10 Lethal Injury Ideas

If you need a simple way to make your characters feel pain, here are some ideas: 

1. Sprained Ankle

A common injury that can severely limit mobility. This is useful because your characters will have to experience a mild struggle and adapt their plans to their new lack of mobiliy. Perfect to add tension to a chase scene.

2. Rib Contusion

A painful bruise on the ribs can make breathing difficult, helping you sneak in those ragged wheezes during a fight scene. Could also be used for something sport-related! It's impactful enough to leave a lingering pain but not enough to hinder their overall movement.

3. Concussions

This common brain injury can lead to confusion, dizziness, and mood swings, affecting a character’s judgment heavily. It can also cause mild amnesia.

I enjoy using concussions when you need another character to subtly take over the fight/scene, it's an easy way to switch POVs. You could also use it if you need a 'cute' recovery moment with A and B.

4. Fractured Finger

A broken finger can complicate tasks that require fine motor skills. This would be perfect for characters like artists, writers, etc. Or, a fighter who brushes it off as nothing till they try to throw a punch and are hit with pain.

5. Road Rash

Road rash is an abrasion caused by friction. Aka scraping skin. The raw, painful sting resulting from a fall can be a quick but effective way to add pain to your writing. Tip: it's great if you need a mild injury for a child.

6. Shoulder Dislocation

This injury can be excruciating and often leads to an inability to use one arm, forcing characters to confront their limitations while adding urgency to their situation. Good for torture scenes.

7. Deep Laceration

A deep laceration is a cut that requires stitches. As someone who got stitches as a kid, they really aren't that bad! A 2-3 inch wound (in length) provides just enough pain and blood to add that dramatic flair to your writing while not severely deterring your character.

This is also a great wound to look back on since it often scars. Note: the deeper and wider the cut the worse your character's condition. Don't give them a 5 inch deep gash and call that mild.

8. Burns

Whether from fire, chemicals, or hot surfaces, burns can cause intense suffering and lingering trauma. Like the previous injury, the lasting physical and emotional trauma of a burn is a great wound for characters to look back on.

If you want to explore writing burns, read here.

9. Pulled Muscle

This can create ongoing pain and restrict movement, offering a window to force your character to lean on another. Note: I personally use muscle related injuries when I want to focus more on the pain and sprains to focus on a lack of mobility.

10. Tendonitis

Inflammation of a tendon can cause chronic pain and limit a character's ability to perform tasks they usually take for granted. When exploring tendonitis make sure you research well as this can easily turn into a more severe injury.

This is a quick, brief list of ideas to provide writers inspiration. Since it is a shorter blog, I have not covered the injuries in detail. This is inspiration, not a thorough guide. Happy writing! :)

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Other Words for "Look" + With meanings | List for writers

Many people create lists of synonyms for the word 'said,' but what about the word 'look'? Here are some synonyms that I enjoy using in my writing, along with their meanings for your reference. While all these words relate to 'look,' they each carry distinct meanings and nuances, so I thought it would be helpful to provide meanings for each one.

Gaze - To look steadily and intently, especially in admiration or thought.

Glance - A brief or hurried look.

Peek - A quick and typically secretive look.

Peer - To look with difficulty or concentration.

Scan - To look over quickly but thoroughly.

Observe - To watch carefully and attentively.

Inspect - To look at closely in order to assess condition or quality.

Stare - To look fixedly or vacantly at someone or something.

Glimpse - To see or perceive briefly or partially.

Eye - To look or stare at intently.

Peruse - To read or examine something with great care.

Scrutinize - To examine or inspect closely and thoroughly.

Behold - To see or observe a thing or person, especially a remarkable one.

Witness - To see something happen, typically a significant event.

Spot - To see, notice, or recognize someone or something.

Contemplate - To look thoughtfully for a long time at.

Sight - To suddenly or unexpectedly see something or someone.

Ogle - To stare at in a lecherous manner.

Leer - To look or gaze in an unpleasant, malicious way.

Gawk - To stare openly and stupidly.

Gape - To stare with one's mouth open wide, in amazement.

Squint - To look with eyes partially closed.

Regard - To consider or think of in a specified way.

Admire - To regard with pleasure, wonder, and approval.

Skim - To look through quickly to gain superficial knowledge.

Reconnoiter - To make a military observation of a region.

Flick - To look or move the eyes quickly.

Rake - To look through something rapidly and unsystematically.

Glare - To look angrily or fiercely.

Peep - To look quickly and secretly through an opening.

Focus - To concentrate one's visual effort on.

Discover - To find or realize something not clear before.

Spot-check - To examine something briefly or at random.

Devour - To look over with eager enthusiasm.

Examine - To inspect in detail to determine condition.

Feast one's eyes - To look at something with great enjoyment.

Catch sight of - To suddenly or unexpectedly see.

Clap eyes on - To suddenly see someone or something.

Set eyes on - To look at, especially for the first time.

Take a dekko - Colloquial for taking a look.

Leer at - To look or gaze in a suggestive manner.

Rubberneck - To stare at something in a foolish way.

Make out - To manage to see or read with difficulty.

Lay eyes on - To see or look at.

Pore over - To look at or read something intently.

Ogle at - To look at in a lecherous or predatory way.

Pry - To look or inquire into something in a determined manner.

Dart - To look quickly or furtively.

Drink in - To look at with great enjoyment or fascination.

Bask in - To look at or enjoy something for a period of time.

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GravityWrite AI Tool: A Comprehensive Review and User Guide

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100 Dialogue Tags You Can Use Instead of “Said”

For the writers struggling to rid themselves of the classic ‘said’. Some are repeated in different categories since they fit multiple ones (but those are counted once so it adds up to 100 new words). 

1. Neutral Tags 

Straightforward and unobtrusive dialogue tags: 

Added, Replied, Stated, Remarked, Responded, Observed, Acknowledged, Commented, Noted, Voiced, Expressed, Shared, Answered, Mentioned, Declared.

2. Questioning Tags 

Curious, interrogative dialogue tags:

Asked, Queried, Wondered, Probed, Inquired, Requested, Pondered, Demanded, Challenged, Interjected, Investigated, Countered, Snapped, Pleaded, Insisted.

3. Emotive Tags 

Emotional dialogue tags:

Exclaimed, Shouted, Sobbed, Whispered, Cried, Hissed, Gasped, Laughed, Screamed, Stammered, Wailed, Murmured, Snarled, Choked, Barked.

4. Descriptive Tags 

Insightful, tonal dialogue tags: 

Muttered, Mumbled, Yelled, Uttered, Roared, Bellowed, Drawled, Spoke, Shrieked, Boomed, Snapped, Groaned, Rasped, Purred, Croaked.

5. Action-Oriented Tags 

Movement-based dialogue tags: 

Announced, Admitted, Interrupted, Joked, Suggested, Offered, Explained, Repeated, Advised, Warned, Agreed, Confirmed, Ordered, Reassured, Stated.

6. Conflict Tags 

Argumentative, defiant dialogue tags:

Argued, Snapped, Retorted, Rebuked, Disputed, Objected, Contested, Barked, Protested, Countered, Growled, Scoffed, Sneered, Challenged, Huffed.

7. Agreement Tags 

Understanding, compliant dialogue tags: 

Agreed, Assented, Nodded, Confirmed, Replied, Conceded, Acknowledged, Accepted, Affirmed, Yielded, Supported, Echoed, Consented, Promised, Concurred.

8. Disagreement Tags 

Resistant, defiant dialogue tags: 

Denied, Disagreed, Refused, Argued, Contradicted, Insisted, Protested, Objected, Rejected, Declined, Countered, Challenged, Snubbed, Dismissed, Rebuked.

9. Confused Tags 

Hesitant, uncertain dialogue tags:

Stammered, Hesitated, Fumbled, Babbled, Mumbled, Faltered, Stumbled, Wondered, Pondered, Stuttered, Blurted, Doubted, Confessed, Vacillated.

10. Surprise Tags

Shock-inducing dialogue tags:

Gasped, Stunned, Exclaimed, Blurted, Wondered, Staggered, Marvelled, Breathed, Recoiled, Jumped, Yelped, Shrieked, Stammered.

Note: everyone is entitled to their own opinion. No I am NOT telling people to abandon said and use these. Yes I understand that said is often good enough, but sometimes you WANT to draw attention to how the character is speaking. If you think adding an action/movement to your dialogue is 'good enough' hate to break it to you but that ruins immersion much more than a casual 'mumbled'. And for the last time: this is just a resource list, CALM DOWN. Hope that covers all the annoyingly redundant replies :)

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Elevate Your Blogging Game with ChatGPT

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7 Free Tools to Boost Your Blog Traffic

In the digital age, driving traffic to your blog can be a challenging task. With millions of blogs vying for attention, standing out from the crowd is crucial. Fortunately, there are several free tools available that can help you increase your blog's visibility and attract more visitors. Here are seven free tools that can boost your blog traffic:

Google Analytics: Understanding your audience is key to growing your blog. Google Analytics is a powerful tool that provides insights into your visitors' behaviour, helping you tailor your content to their interests.

Main functions

Google Analytics is a powerful tool used by website owners and digital marketers to understand their audience, gauge website performance, and enhance marketing strategies. Here's a brief overview of its main functions:

Data Collection and Management: Google Analytics collects user data from websites and apps, providing a comprehensive view of customer behaviour and interactions.

Data Consolidation: This allows the integration of various data sources, giving a unified view of the data for better analysis.

Data Analytics and Reporting: The platform offers a range of reporting features that help in understanding traffic patterns, user behaviour, and other key performance indicators.

Data Activation: Insights gained from Google Analytics can be used to optimize websites, tailor audience lists, personalize ads, and improve overall marketing efforts.

For beginners and small businesses, Google Analytics provides a step-by-step guide to set up an account, understand the interface, and start interpreting data. For those looking to delve deeper, Google Analytics 4 offers advanced techniques such as Explorations, which go beyond standard reports to uncover more profound insights into customer behaviour. Additionally, a complete guide to Google Analytics reporting can help users break down its functions into four essential categories for a more structured approach to data analysis.

Understanding and utilizing these functions can significantly contribute to the success of a business's online presence and marketing campaigns. For more detailed information, you can explore the resources provided by Google Analytics or seek guides that explain these functions in depth.

Yoast SEO: If you're using WordPress, Yoast SEO is a must-have plugin. It guides you through optimizing your blog posts for search engines, increasing your chances of ranking higher in search results.

Exploring the Core Functions of Yoast SEO

Yoast SEO is a powerful plugin for WordPress users, designed to enhance the search engine optimization (SEO) of a website. It's a comprehensive tool that assists in making web content more accessible and understandable to search engines, which can lead to improved rankings and visibility. Here are some of the main functions that make Yoast SEO an essential tool for website owners and content creators:

SEO Analysis: Yoast SEO provides an advanced analysis of your content, checking for the use of keyphrases, their synonyms, and related keywords. This ensures that your content is optimized not just for exact matches, but also for various forms of your primary keywords.

Readability Check: The plugin evaluates your content for readability, suggesting improvements to make it easier for your audience to understand. This includes checking sentence length, paragraph structure, and the use of passive voice.

Snippet Preview and Editing: Yoast SEO allows you to preview and edit how your page will appear in search results, including the title and meta description. This helps you optimize your snippets to encourage click-throughs from potential visitors.

Breadcrumbs: Breadcrumbs are navigational aids that help users understand where they are on your site. Yoast SEO helps you set up and manage breadcrumbs, which can also contribute to better SEO by providing a clear site structure.

Social Media Integration: The plugin enables you to control how your content is shared on social networks by setting images, titles, and descriptions, ensuring that your posts look appealing when shared.

XML Sitemaps: Yoast SEO automatically generates XML sitemaps, making it easier for search engines to crawl and index your site's content. This is crucial for ensuring all your pages are found by search engines.

Cornerstone Content: You can mark certain pages as 'cornerstone content', which are considered the most important articles on your site. Yoast SEO helps to give these articles more emphasis in search results.

REST API: For developers, Yoast SEO includes a REST API that returns SEO metadata for any URL on a site, facilitating the management of SEO considerations for headless WordPress sites.

These functions represent just a glimpse of what Yoast SEO can do. With continuous updates and improvements, Yoast SEO remains at the forefront of SEO plugins, helping websites stay competitive in the ever-evolving landscape of search engine algorithms and user experience demands. For a more detailed guide on how to utilize these functions effectively, consider exploring the best practice guide for Yoast SEO.

Keyword Planner: Part of Google Ads, Keyword Planner helps you find the right keywords to target. Using relevant keywords in your content, you can improve your blog's search engine visibility.

Hootsuite: Social media is a great way to drive traffic to your blog. Hootsuite allows you to schedule posts across multiple social media platforms, saving you time and ensuring a consistent online presence.

Mailchimp: Email marketing can be a powerful tool for driving repeat traffic to your blog. Mailchimp offers a free plan that lets you create and send newsletters to your subscribers.

Canva: Attractive visuals can make your blog more engaging. Canva is a graphic design tool that's easy to use and helps you create high-quality images for your blog posts.

Buffer: Similar to Hootsuite, Buffer is a social media management tool that helps you plan and publish content on various social media platforms, which can help increase your blog's reach.

By leveraging these free tools, you can enhance your blog's performance and attract more visitors. Happy blogging!

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How to Start Writing Again When the Spark Fades

Sometimes the well of creativity runs dry, leaving you staring at a blank page with nothing but frustration. But trust that the art of writing is as much about the journey as it is about the destination. Here are some ideas to help you reconnect with your writing practice when you feel like your passion has dimmed.

Redefine Your Environment Consider taking a deliberate step outside your usual writing space. The environment in which you work can drastically affect your mindset and creative flow. Even if it’s setting up in a different corner of your home, finding refuge in a local café, or enjoying the subtle distractions of a park bench, a change in scenery often signals a mental reset. This isn’t about permanent relocation, just a simple shift can break the monotony and stir new ideas that have been hiding in plain sight.

Embrace Imperfection The pressure to produce perfect prose can be paralyzing. Give yourself permission to create something imperfect yet honest. Think of every sentence you write as a rough sketch, a necessary experiment in understanding your own voice. When you allow yourself the space to write without the weight of perfection, you invite experimentation and genuine self-expression. That freedom lies at the heart of rediscovering why you fell in love with writing in the first place.

Set Incremental Goals for Continuous Momentum When the idea of diving into a full chapter feels overwhelming, scale back to manageable, bite-sized projects that feel achievable. Instead of demanding a polished page, challenge yourself to write a paragraph or even a single sentence each day. These micro-goals build a foundation of small successes, gradually restoring confidence and momentum. Over time, these consistent efforts enrich your creative reservoir, proving that every little step is indeed a victory.

Engage Deeply in the Process of Freewriting Allow yourself to spill thoughts onto the page without judgment or expectation. Freewriting is an exercise in vulnerability and self-exploration, offering you a space to unburden tangled ideas and unexpected insights. In these unfiltered moments, you might stumble upon a germ of an idea or a rediscovered passion that rekindles your creative fire. Embracing this unstructured approach can transform an intimidating blank page into an open canvas of potential you haven't tapped back into.

Rekindle Old Inspirations There is power in revisiting the work and moments that first ignited your creative spirit. Even if it’s rereading an old journal entry, rediscovering a favorite piece of literature, or reflecting on the stories that once moved you, reconnecting with your past inspirations can shed new light on your present creative journey. This reflective practice not only reminds you of your original passion but may also reveal new directions for your current writing endeavors.

Create a Consistent, Loving Writing Routine Creating a structured yet gentle routine can help reestablish your relationship with writing. Treat your writing time as a vital appointment, a moment carved out just for you. Even if inspiration seems scarce, the simple act of sitting down, opening your notebook, and letting words flow without self-censorship can be incredibly healing. Over time, this practice transforms writing from an obligation into a ritual of self-discovery and mindfulness.

Connect with a Community That Understands Engaging with fellow writers can remind you that you’re not alone in this struggle. The shared experience of creative highs and lows can be profoundly comforting. Join writing groups, participate in online forums, or simply reach out to someone whose work inspires you. These interactions foster a sense of belonging and accountability, encouraging you to keep writing even when the path isn’t clear. In the gentle exchange of ideas and feedback, there is often a spark that reignites your dedication.

Every writer’s journey is unique, filled with ebbs and flows. If you’re feeling disconnected, know that these moments are integral to growth. Embrace each phase as an opportunity to rediscover writing on its own terms, and allow your passion to guide you back into the words you love. If you need any advice from me, never be afraid to send me an ask.

Until next time, Rin T.

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How to Start Blogging

Blogging is the act of sharing knowledge by producing articles and images and publishing them on a website or blog. It is called blogging.

Choosing Your Niche

What’s the first step to starting a Blogging, and creating a profitable blog?

Before finding the right domain name or web hosting for your website, you must first identify the most profitable blogging niches for your first blog.

What’s your passion? What do you have expertise in?

You need to research popular blogs according to your niche to understand what your potential audience likes. 

Whether it’s web hosting technology, travel, lifestyle, or finances, selecting your niche is essential to creating a profitable blog.

Selecting a Suitable Blogging Platform

There are over 15 blogging platforms available, the most popular of which are listed below.

WordPress

Blogger

Wix 

Weebly

Tumbler

Medium

Drupal

Squarespace

CMS Hub 

What do we Recommend for Blogging?

CMSs are the most popular and leading platform for website making and the most suitable option for blogging.

WordPress is the best CMS platform for blogging and our first choice for starting blogging from scratch, where you can easily create a website or blog with zero knowledge of coding.

It powers more than 44% of all websites or blogs on the internet.

Choose the Blog Name and get the Domain 

A domain name is essential for setting up a unique blog or business website, as it enhances your unique online identity and brand identity, making it easy for visitors to remember your brand.

Whenever you are thinking of a blog name, the name of the blog should be memorable, and it should reflect what topic you are blogging about.

Choose a web host for your Blog

Every website or blog needs the right web host to go online. Choosing the right web host is crucial to optimizing blog performance.

Before choosing web hosting, you should consider various factors, including cost, performance, customer support, uptime, scalability, etc.

You should also keep your blog’s needs in mind when choosing a web host.

As a beginner, you should start with affordable web hosting as you are learning blogging, so later you will become an expert, and then you can invest in premium web hosting.

HostBet comes to your rescue as one of the most affordable and reliable web hosting services. Whether you are a beginner or an expert, HostBet meets all your blogging needs.

Setting Up Your Blog

Once you’ve chosen a platform, domain, or web host, now it’s time to set up your blog.

Follow a step-by-step guide to creating your blog and how to host a website.

After installing WordPress, you will have to create the necessary pages, such as Contact Us, Privacy Policy, Disclaimer, and About Us.