Python packages with pyproject.toml and nothing else
Link: Python packages with pyproject.toml and nothing else: "I've been using setuptools and setup.py for my Python packages for a long time: I like that it works without me having to think about installing and learning any additional tools such as Flit or pip-tools or Poetry or Hatch ."
Super useful somewhat demystification of the #chaotic world of #python #packaging
Building a Creative Practice
Link: Building a Creative Practice: "Could it even be the key to longevity?"
I think generative AI tools such as DALL-E and MidJourney for images and ChatGPT for text have scrambled people’s brains a bit. What the AI is capable of, and the way it presents its output to us is genuinely amazing and it’ll mess you up when you first see it.
Collections
Link: Collections: "We curate collections of images, books, audio and film, shining a light on curiosities and wonders from a wide range of online archives. Leaning toward the surprising, the strange, and the beautiful, we hope to provide an ever-growing cabinet of curiosities for the digital age"
Very cool stuff. Inspiration for creative work.
Are Your Students Ready for AI?
Link: Are Your Students Ready for AI?: "To thrive in a world that now includes generative AI tools like ChatGPT, students need to develop five essential skills, says professor Oguz A. Acar. Use this four-step framework to empower your students and equip them for success in the digital age."
An ok article about this very timely question.
Experiential Robotics Platform (XRP) Kit - Beta
Link: Experiential Robotics Platform (XRP) Kit - Beta: "The XRP Robotics Platform is a hands-on, comprehensive robotics platform and includes everything needed to build and program a beginner to advanced robot."
This product is excellent and appropriate for many many educational scenarios. Also check out the video about it.
Experiential Robotics Platform (XRP) Kit – Beta
Experiential Robotics Platform (XRP) Kit - Beta –The XRP Robotics Platform is a hands-on, comprehensive robotics platform and includes everything needed to build and program a beginner to advanced robot.
GPT Engineer: Build an Entire App with a Single Prompt
Link: GPT Engineer: Build an Entire App with a Single Prompt: "Have an idea. Enter a prompt. Get an app."
Just learned about this. A package that helps structured interaction with chatGPT to build software. It’s still pretty new and there will be others I am sure. But this is in the right direction!
How to diagnose and control login and background items
Link: How to diagnose and control login and background items: "Login and Background Items are increasingly common, and can cause all sorts of problems. Diagnosing and fixing them is better in Ventura."
A very useful resource!
Deploying Ruby on Rails with Dokku (including Redis, Sidekiq, ARM servers and Docker).
Link: Deploying Ruby on Rails with Dokku (including Redis, Sidekiq, ARM servers and Docker).: "This is the ultimate Dokku + Ruby on Rails guide — I cover running Dokku on x86 and ARM, deploying Sidekiq and Redis, dockerizing our Ruby on Rails app, and more..."
Dokku is one of several do-it-yourself heroku replacements which started getting attention when Heroku terminated their free tier.