OpenAI (who owns ChatGPT) released a new model today. It is called o1. The main difference between models like 4o is it inherently performs chain of thought reasoning when producing an answer. What is chain of thought reasoning? Well, it… Read More »My current test for each new ChatGPT Model
In mid July 2024, OpenAI released a new model – named GPT-4o Mini. GPT-4o Mini was touted as a cheaper, faster model that was just as good, and probably better than the previous model GPT-3.5 Turbo. So I thought I’d… Read More »Cost Reduction by switching to GPT-4o Mini
Write Ahead Logging (WAL) mode is a mode that enables more concurrent writes in SQLite. I implemented this as I have a local Django app that uses SQLite, and sometimes I would get database locks when to many processes were… Read More »Enabling WAL in SQLite in Django
Sometimes Dall-e says it wont generate an image due to its content policy, particularly if you name copyrighted works. A common example is superhero names. In this case my prompt was: a montage of lord of the rings images within… Read More »When Dall-e acts like The Man and tries to bring you down.
Trying to create a unique code for a voucher or a gift card? If you need a roughly random string of letters or numbers my suggestions are: This leaves us with this list: Python code to create a random code… Read More »Tips for creating random codes for Gift Card or Vouchers
One of the most useful technique I use to help my mental health is the practice of guilt free “doing nothing”. For me, the perfect time is when the kettle is boiling. At this time I lean against the benchtop,… Read More »A little trick for your Mental Health you can do daily that takes minimal time
Ok it’s been just over a year since Dall-E launched. Dall-E is OpenAI’s image generation tool that is now available within the paid version of ChatGPT. Back in the beginning on 2023 it was a bit of a joke about… Read More »TEXT is what Dall-E is not good at (Dec 2023)
Prompt “Engineers” hate this one! Ok so you have a prompt: Prompt: Please generate an image of an unicorn riding a bike I got these two images: The trick is: Ask ChatGPT how you can improve the prompt It seems… Read More »A simple trick to improve your ChatGPT Prompts
When you are rendering images in ChatGPT (using Dall-E) you can ask for the seed of the image to work with. Ask for the seed! The seed allows you to you get roughly the same scene to use as a base. You… Read More »Keeping a consistent scene in ChatGPT & Dall-E when rendering images
We all remember our maths teachers in school telling us that we needed to “know this stuff because you won’t have a calculator with you all the time” – well, the arrival of the mobile phone fixed that. But what… Read More »How to Have an English Teacher in your pocket with ChatGPT