Retype a Column in YugabyteDB (And PostgreSQL)
You inherit a data model that does not use the best datatypes, like using int instead of bigint for a value that can be larger? Don't wait until the tables grow larger. Here is an example to show how to retype it efficiently. Usually, those operations are done two...
Daily Crunch: Bing allows users to generate images using ‘very latest DALL-E models’
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Incrementally Applying Hotwire To An Existing ColdFusion Application
Over the past few months, I've been exploring the Hotwire framework from Basecamp. Hotwire includes the use of Turbo for enhanced performance and Stimulus for dynamic interactions. There is something very enticing about the Hotwire philosophy and the way it drives...
AI Gets Smarter, Safer, More Visual With GPT-4 Release, OpenAI Says
The hottest AI technology foundation, OpenAI's GPT, got a big upgrade Tuesday that's now available in the premium version of the ChatGPT chatbot.The new GPT-4 can generate much longer strings of text and respond when people feed it images, and it's designed to...
Using Nested Stimulus Controllers With Hotwire And Lucee CFML
The other day, on the Hotwire Dev Forum, I was having a discussion about communicating across Stimulus controllers. Most of my explorations so far have revolved around Turbo and progressively enhancing a ColdFusion application. As such, I didn't have much to offer in...
Twitch says deepfake porn is now grounds for instaban — here’s why
Even a brief unintentional glimpse at those sorts of images “will be removed and will result in an enforcement,” the company writes. And if you intentionally promote, create, or share deepfake porn, that’s grounds for an instaban: doing that “can result in an...
Styling Submit Buttons During Form Submission With Hotwire And Lucee CFML
When you submit a form in a Hotwire enhanced ColdFusion application, several things happen: The progress bar may be rendered if the request takes a while; the targeted submit button will be disabled (in order to prevent double-submissions); and, as of the Turbo v7.3.0...
Detect the Content Type in the Clipboard
A user's clipboard is a "catch all" between the operating system and the apps employed on it. When you use a web browser, you can highlight text or right-click an image and select "Copy Image". That made me think about how developers can detect what is in the...
Making Bitcoin greener, and Elon Musk’s chatbot plans
Last year, Ethereum went green. The second-most popular crypto platform transitioned to proof of stake, an energy-efficient framework for adding new blocks of transactions, NFTs, and other information to the blockchain. When Ethereum completed the upgrade,...
