When people turn data into HTML tables using JavaScript, they either use the DOM methods (createElement() and the likes), but most of the time just append a huge string and use innerHTML, which always is a security concern. However, did you know that HTML tables also have an old, forgotten API ? Using this one, […]

I’ve been interested in the idea of virtual intelligence ever since I was a teenager in Alabama. I’ve played around with everything from building rudimentary chat bots to creating snails and experimenting with open-ended simulations.

I’ve been interested in the idea of virtual intelligence ever since I was a teenager in Alabama. I’ve played around with everything from building rudimentary chat bots to creating snails and experimenting with open-ended simulations.

This is one author’s short, failed journey to file a claim in Anthropic’s copyright lawsuit. (Oops. Spoilers, sorry.)

Highlights

• I’m experimenting with low-investment, low-payoff-style blog posts.
• I’m adjusting my strategy for freelance editing to work specifically with people who have read my book.
• My intuition was way off about the odds of reaching the front page of Hacker News.

Goal grades

At the start of each month, I declare what I’d like to accomplish. Here’s how I did against those goals: