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Software for LLM Effectiveness

Large Language Models (LLMs) are great when their needs are met: Need 1. Can consistently get relevant, well-formatted context for their inference Need 2. Can consistently output text w.r.t. an input schema Need 3. Are offered a sandboxed code execution environment Need 4. Are subject to human review;

thornewolf.dev charter

I've finally solidified on a purpose for my *.dev domain https://www.thornewolf.dev/. It is to provide an experience similar to Simon Willison's til.* domain. I found myself looking for a way of publication that is more formal than Twitter, but less formal than publishing

A Proposed Design for an LLM-Powered Text-Based MMORPG

In this writeup I will specify a few high level components that I think would be crucial for implementing an LLM-powered Text-Based MMORPG. I will identify what I consider to be the key architectural components for building a system that can support an arbitrary number of players interacting within this

Personal Dictionary Webapp

I was talking with my friend, Adam Bignell a few days ago about his reading habits. He likes to keep tracks of words that he learns while reading using an Evernote document. Hearing this, I thought to myself that it would be great if there was a dedicated tool to

Generated UI Library & Website

LLM-enabled workflows are here and they will only become more relevant in the years to come. To explore the power behind GPT-powered software development, I gave myself a challenge. How quickly can I build a website with content entirely generated by GPT? Meet getbrutalui.com HTML+Tailwind component libraries are

Python make altinstall fails

Follow: https://askubuntu.com/questions/1047445/altinstall-error

How to Configure Prettier + TailwindCSS + Jinja in VSCode

Create .prettierrc.json { "overrides": [ { "files": "**/*.jinja", "options": { "parser": "jinja-template" } } ], "plugins": ["prettier-plugin-jinja-template", "prettier-plugin-tailwindcss"] } Run following command npm install -D prettier prettier-plugin-tailwindcss prettier-plugin-jinja-template Ensure VSCode Prettier plugin is installed: Test formatting works with: npx

A Few Ideas for Projects

I don't want to lose track of the project ideas I've been having recently, because I think many of them are really good! I also know that there isn't enough time to work on them all myself. I hope you can find inspiration from

Database Options with Python APIs

This writeup is to provide an up-to-date list of database options for use in any Python application. I find that it's hard to know exactly what the landscape is out there. I will address database options (like SQLite) and database interface options (like SQLAlchemy). Data is sourced from

New Game! Find The AI Impostor - TuringJest

TuringJest is a social deception game with a twist. You want to act like an NPC! I've been working on TuringJest for a few weeks now with the help of a couple friends and the project is coming along brilliantly. I posted the game on the orange site