Dave LumAI 
This morning I asked ChatGPT a simple question:“What Chrome extension is this ID tied to?” Harmless, right?Just a lil’ extension sleuthing to start the day. No biggie. And ChatGPT, with the absolute confidence of a golden retriever guarding a stick, barks out: “Ah yes! That’s SmashJacker, the notorious malware that hijacks browsers, locks down your … Read more
Let’s say you’re building an app. It’s going to be the next big thing. Bigger than TikTok but for spreadsheets. You need to store data, but raw SQL makes you feel like you’re defusing a bomb with chopsticks. Enter SQLAlchemy, the lovechild of Python and databases that says, “Hey, what if we made querying data … Read more
You know you’re a Python dev when “serialization” sounds less like data engineering and more like a Netflix original. Today, let’s talk about three majestic beasts of the Python ecosystem that all do vaguely similar things, have wildly different personalities, and probably wouldn’t survive two hours on a group project together: Marshmallow, Attrs, and Django … Read more
Let’s talk about the sales funnel. Or as I like to call it: the slippery slide of seduction that takes your customers from “Who the heck are you?” to “Take my money!” — with a few detours through existential doubt, discount codes, and a healthy amount of stalking (the legal marketing kind, not the restraining-order kind). You … Read more
So, you’ve decided to host multiple websites on GoDaddy’s Web Hosting Plus Expand plan, and each site insists on a different PHP version. It’s like hosting a dinner party where one guest demands vegan sushi, another craves a well-done steak, and someone else just wants a bowl of cereal. Fear not! With a pinch of … Read more
Okay, so yes — there was a post on April 1st claiming to be the monthly review, but if you read it and thought, “Really? That’s it?” — you weren’t wrong. That was our annual April Fools’ special. This? This right here is the real March review. Scout’s honor. Medium Blog Highlights March was no slouch. Over on Medium: … Read more
Ah, spaCy. The name alone sounds like a chill resort for code, where data gets pampered with syntactic massages and token facials. But spaCy is not a spa. It’s an industrial-strength Natural Language Processing (NLP) library in Python. And it means business. Fast, efficient, and clearly doing squats on the weekends, spaCy is the muscle-bound … Read more
Welcome to the whimsical world of pickleball, where the courts are small, the paddles are big, and the etiquette is… well, let’s just say it’s a delightful blend of common sense and quirky traditions. Whether you’re a seasoned pro or a curious newbie, understanding the unspoken rules can make your game more enjoyable and keep … Read more
Gather round, lovers of pixels and prompt engineering, because today we embark on a journey to answer the question no one has ever dared ask out loud: What if we engineered a prompt to generate the perfect prompt… for generating art? Yes. We’re making a prompt prompt. This isn’t just prompt-ception. This is the IKEA … Read more
Let’s get this out of the way right now: everything you’re about to read is true… in the same way that unicorns are just shy horses with glitter. Welcome to the April Fools Edition of our monthly blog — where we tell you March was magical, metrics soared, and people couldn’t stop clicking, when in reality… well, … Read more