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Evolving Errors – New Error Patterns In Remote Services, APIs, and Software With AI Agents

AI Agents Create New Types of Error Patterns in Remote Services, APIs, and Software

This article is about how AI agents manifest new errors that we have not previously been facing in computing and software engineering.

Why Are These Errors Novel?

Widespread use of authorized 3rd party AI agents interacting with your API or system remotely on behalf on consumers or businesses have not been widespread, high-volume, or using higher levels of threaded AI reasoning until the release and promotion of the OpenAI GPT Store.

With the introduction of conversational, threaded AI agents available to all consumers comes brand new ways errors can occur on your servers. Once the AI agents are calling to your services expect to see things that traditional functional algorithmic programming simply wouldn’t do. Some of these errors are similar to errors or attack vectors already in existence; the fundamentals of 1’s and 0’s still remain, but the novelty in this situation (novelty like new, not novelty like fun) is that these errors have reshaped and will manifest in strange new ways.

Let’s look at some generic ways AI agents manifest new types of errors in your server logs.

Error #1 – The Fake ID

Summary

When an AI exceeds its context window it may have dropped the tokens of system IDs it got from your server. On subsequent requests the AI will spontaneously generate incorrect type-correct remote system IDs.

Error Process

  1. User triggers AI agent to fetch the data of their latest post from the server.
  2. The server responds with the latest post and the latest post’s ID number.
  3. User uses AI agent to edit the content of the post.
  4. The action of editing the post causes the AI agent to exceed the input token context window and the post ID is dropped as a token.
  5. The user completes editing their post and instructs the AI agent to upload the edits to the server.
  6. The edited post content is sent to the server and in order to correctly form the request the AI agent generates a type-correct value for the ID.
  7. The request is rejected because the ID is incorrect.
  8. The AI agent is unable to adjust and fix the error as it no longer has access to the remote system ID, and it ultimately ends up in a failure state for the action.

Novelty

Previously computer programs did not spontaneously generate type-correct remote system IDs client-side.

Real-World Impact

    • You may accidentally overwrite entirely different objects or entities.
    • You may see a large increase in “incorrect ID” related errors in your server logs.
    • You may need to introduce AI directives to cache or store important IDs.
    • You may need to additional validation code.
    • You may need to additional confirmation flows.
    • You may need to introduce AI directives related to caching or repetition of of important IDs within a process to keep them in the token context window.

Error #2 – Acts of Creation

Summary

When an AI exceeds its context window it may have dropped the tokens of system IDs it got from your server.
On subsequent requests the AI will recognize that it does not have an ID and attempt to make a call to create a new entity or object. This can cause a number of issues depending on the type of object being created.

Error Process

      1. User triggers AI agent to fetch the data of their latest post from the server.
      2. The server responds with the latest post and the latest post’s ID number.
      3. User uses AI agent to edit the content of the post.
      4. The action of editing the post causes the AI agent to exceed the input token context window and the post ID is dropped as a token.
      5. The user completes editing their post and instructs the AI agent to upload the edits to the server.
      6. The AI agent recognizes it does not have an ID and calls to a creation endpoint, thereby creating a new article.
      7. The request is accepted and the post is duplicated.
      8. The AI agent is unable to get the original system ID and continues to spam the creation endpoint.

Novelty

Previously computer programs in editing mode did not spontaneously switch to a creation mode.

Real-World Impact

      • You may duplicate or recreate objects and data erroneously.
      • You may see a large increase in calls to creation methods.
      • You may need to introduce AI directives to cache or store important IDs.
      • You may need to additional validation code.
      • You may need to additional confirmation flows.
      • You may need to introduce AI directives related to caching or repetition of of important IDs within a process to keep them in the token context window.

Error #3 – Gobbledygook

Summary

An AI may correct generate part of a data structure for a request but may send along type-correct nonsense for the rest of the request.

Error Process

        1. User triggers AI agent to fetch the data of their latest post from the server.
        2. The server responds with the latest post and the latest post’s ID number.
        3. User uses AI agent to edit the content of the post.
        4. The action of editing the post causes the AI agent to exceed the input token context window and the post title is dropped as a token.
        5. The user completes editing their post and instructs the AI agent to upload the edits to the server.
        6. The AI agent recognizes it does not have a title for the article and generates a title to properly form the request.
        7. The request is accepted and the title is erroneously changed.

Novelty

Previously computer programs did not spontaneously generate type-correct nonsense client-side as part of request packet creation.

Real-World Impact

        • You may edit or overwrite data accidentally but not fail any type checks.
        • You may need to introduce AI directives to cache or store important parts of objects and entities.
        • You may need to additional validation code.
        • You may need to additional confirmation flows.
        • You may need to introduce AI directives related to caching or repetition of of important data within a process to keep them in the token context window.

Error #4 – Make Fetch Happen (aka AI Stampede)

Summary

If a request fails the AI will not back off from making that request again (unless you give it an explicit directive to stop retries.

Error Process

          1. User triggers AI agent to fetch the data of their latest post from the server.
          2. The server responds with the latest post and the latest post’s ID number.
          3. User uses AI agent to edit the content of the post.
          4. The action of editing the post causes the AI agent to exceed the input token context window and the post ID is dropped as a token.
          5. The user completes editing their post and instructs the AI agent to upload the edits to the server.
          6. The AI agent generates a post ID and it is incorrect.
          7. The request fails but the AI agent has no directive to stop retrying so it continues to make the request infinitely.

Novelty

Previously computer programs would fail on incorrect requests and not continue to retry them unless explicitly programmed to do retry requests.

Real-World Impact

          • You may DDoS your own server.
          • You may tie up your AI agents and models processing the same request over and over again.
          • You may need to introduce AI directives to cache or store important IDs.
          • You may need to additional confirmation flows.
          • You may need to introduce AI directives related to caching or repetition of of important data within a process to keep them in the token context window.
          • You may need to introduce AI directives to stop retrying requests.
          • You may need to introduce ways to terminate AI agents or request processes.

This Is Not A Comprehensive List of Errors

These are real-world errors I have encountered in my own work with AI agents including developing with ChatGPT Plugins, Custom GPTs, BabyAGI, and AutoGPT.

There are likely many more errors that can occur and these errors will manifest in their own novel ways depending on your systems.

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Calculator Tools Software Engineering

Calculator Tools new GPT is Live!

Revolutionizing Web Development: Introducing the New GPT-Based Calculator Tools

Unveiling the Future of Development Tools

In the ever-evolving realm of web development and AI technology, there has been a significant leap forward with the latest innovation from Calculator Tools…

Seamless Transition from the Old to the New

For those familiar with the previous ChatGPT plugin, the transition to this new tool will be seamless yet noticeably more powerful…

Explore the Capabilities of the New Tool

Interested users can explore this revolutionary tool through two main links…

SEO and Web Development: A Harmonious Integration

One of the standout features of the new GPT-based Calculator Tools is its alignment with SEO best practices…

Tailored for the Modern Web Developer

The new tool is specifically designed keeping in mind the challenges and requirements of modern web developers…

Automatic Programming: The Cornerstone of Modern Web Development

Automatic programming, a term that seems straight out of science fiction, is now a concrete reality and a pivotal aspect of modern web development. This innovative approach, epitomized by the new GPT-based Calculator Tools, is revolutionizing how we think about and execute web development tasks. By leveraging automatic programming, these tools are transforming the foundational trinity of web development: HTML, CSS, and JavaScript.

HTML (HyperText Markup Language) is the backbone of any web application, providing the basic structure and content. CSS (Cascading Style Sheets) then steps in to style this content, dictating how it should be presented visually. JavaScript, the third pillar, brings interactivity and functionality to the table, making web applications dynamic and engaging. The automatic programming approach in the new GPT-based tools ingeniously streamlines the manipulation and integration of these three core technologies.

With automatic programming, developers can now more efficiently generate and optimize HTML structures, ensuring that the backbone of their web applications is both robust and flexible. CSS styling becomes more intuitive and aligned with modern design trends, thanks to AI’s understanding of aesthetics and user experience principles. JavaScript’s complexities are simplified, allowing for more sophisticated interactions and functionalities to be implemented with less effort and time.

The term ‘automatic programming’ is fitting because it encapsulates the essence of this technology – automating the routine and complex aspects of coding. This not only accelerates the development process but also opens up new possibilities in web application design and functionality. The integration of HTML, CSS, and JavaScript through automatic programming is not just a technical advancement; it’s a paradigm shift that is setting new standards in web development.

The Future is Now

The introduction of the new GPT-based Calculator Tools marks a significant milestone in the field of web development and AI…

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Artificial Intelligence Growth Software Engineering

Magic 8-Ball GPT – A Custom GPT for ChatGPT

A Magic 8-Ball Custom GPT for ChatGPT


Click here to try out the Magic 8-Ball Custom GPT for ChatGPT!

Ask it anything and learn the future. A highly advanced artificial intelligence trapped inside a classic Magic 8-Ball toy for you to enjoy. Can this actually tell you the future of your fortune? Concentrate and ask again!

This Magic 8-Ball GPT is a fun little thing I made to test what it is like to make a new Custom GPT using the ChatGPT Custom GPT Builder and releasing in to the marketplace. It wasn’t super hard to make but I do have a lot of experience system prompting and such which made it very easy to create and release. I always liked these toys and thought maybe some other people would as well.

Click the link and it will automatically install and you can ask it anything. Ask it something interesting and get a treat; it will use DALL-E 3 to create you a fun Magic 8-Ball image! Try it out!


Click here to try out the Magic 8-Ball Custom GPT for ChatGPT!

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Software Engineering Tutorial

Ubuntu + NodeJS + Puppeteer + Chromium (+ PHP 8.2): The Fixes You Need

Ubuntu + NodeJS + Puppeteer + Chromium Is Hard to Work With

I’m gonna make this as quick as possible because this is likely your 10th article on this.

The particulars of my setup, including using PHP to trigger a NodeJS command as the www-data user from apache2, probably don’t apply to you. That is OK. Most of these fixes having nothing to do with PHP but only occurred because of how PHP runs as a very limited user.

Situation

I wanted NodeJS puppeteer running a headless chromium-browser on an Ubuntu server on AWS EC2 (or any cloud) running a normal Ubuntu AMI but I was triggering the NodeJS script that executed puppeteer via PHP calling to the system so everything was running as the restricted apache2 user “www-data”.

That’s a lot of tech stack.

It Worked Before

My previous server image and server template were Ubuntu 20.x. Once upgrading to Ubuntu 22.x everything broke. It turns out its not just Ubuntu 22 but a lot of potential issues.

Fixes & Tips

Forget my situation we’re here to fix your problem.

Node Verison – Puppeteer Need At Least Node 18

You need at least node 18 to run puppeteer. You can check your current node version via `node -v`

Are You Using nvm?

You may be using nvm to manage your node versions, like many many people.

This can make your situation confusing. Because nvm is per user.

If your user trying to run puppeteer + chromium-browser has nvm you need to make sure nvm is using at least Node 18.

When nvm installs a new version of NodeJS for a user it doesn’t set that version to the default version. You have to do that manually. Here is a command which will do that & insure that every time that user tries to execute a NodeJS script it uses the version of NodeJS you want.

nvm alias default 18

Restricted Users, like www-data, Cannot Have nvm

Restricted users cannot have nvm. So how do they manage NodeJS versions?

Restricted users like www-data use the global node version. This is the version of node installed on the server for all users, similar to other packages you install via apt-get install.

You need to make sure this version of node is fully upgraded to Node 18 or greater as well.

npm install

You probably ran npm install in your project directory. It installed puppeteer and puppeteer installed a version of chromium-browser.

Things have now officially become a mess. Welcome to package hell.

Errors

Can’t Find Chromium

Error: Could not find Chrome (ver. 119.0.6045.105). This can occur if either 1. you did not perform an installation before running the script (e.g. `npm install`) or 2. your cache path is incorrectly configured (which is: /var/www/.cache/puppeteer). For (2), check out our guide on configuring puppeteer at https://pptr.dev/guides/configuration.

This was happening to me.

I tried to solve the issue by hardcoding my “executablePath” in the puppeteer.launch call. That made my situation worse: everything would hang and timeout without errors when I manually supplied the correct executablePath. Do not hardcode “executablePath”: ‘/usr/bin/chromium-browser’ in your puppeteer.launch config.

Fix:
You want to be running the set of packages you installed from your package.json and not any other versions. Duh, right? Well, that means you need to make sure you know where they are.

When you execute this NodeJS script from some other process you probably forgot to change directories as part of your system call. Even if you specified the full path to the script that actual process, running as the restricted user you may not actually be in the right place. If that’s the case… it will try to use the global install of puppeteer. If that exists it will try to find Chromium in some weird place and it never will. Check where you are and where NodeJS thinks it’s getting the packages from: 

pwd; npm root;

Whoops! You’re not in the right place! But look what we just did: we combined shell commands with that semicolon. Do the exact same thing in your system calls before invoking your NodeJS script as your restricted user then it will look in the right place.

cd /path/to/project; node index.js

That means you also probably want to remove any *global* versions of puppeteer you think you installed. Why? Because it’s very likely your restricted user may run the global version. The global package will run and suddenly your project will return an error on puppeteer.launch that it can’t find Chromium because it’s looking in some weird place. Perhaps you had installed it previously, who knows, ditch the global version if you can.

npm -g uninstall puppeteer

Remember, the /var/www/ is PHP specific, that may not apply to you.

Ubuntu Snap Issue

user.slice/user-1000.slice/session-270.scope is not a snap cgroup

system.slice/apache2.service is not a snap cgroup

This is happening to thousands of people. Why? Ubuntu 22. It shipped with a new type of package management called Snap which lets packages download as the complete packages rather than piling up dependencies. It also locks them off a little bit more. You don’t need to know or care about it right now because NO MATTER WHAT YOU DO YOU CANNOT FIX SNAP.

Why? Because this article is about me running on AWS EC2 or any other cloud hosting. You don’t have kernel access like this on the Ubuntu AMI! You can’t fix this even with a boot script. Don’t bother with DBUS_SESSION_BUS_ADDRESS and don’t bother with systemd.unified_cgroup_hierarchy=0 and don’t bother with any of it that’s for the schlubs running Ubuntu on desktop or neckbeards with kernel access.

Fix:
I’m very sorry but your only option will be to download the Debian version of chromium-browser from some random person’s package repository. This person is allegedly an engineer at Cisco and it’s all public and on the up-and-up but there’s any other way around it. By installing the deb version of chromium-browser it will let you use headless chromium-browser without snap or snap cgroups.

sudo apt remove chromium-browser
sudo snap remove chromium
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:saiarcot895/chromium-beta
sudo apt update
sudo apt install chromium-browser

Other Fixes for Random Errors

Those errors above are so gnarly down the rabbit hole I had to write this entire blog post. The rest of the errors are a cake walk.

Permissions: Add args To puppeteer.launch

You forgot the args for puppeteer.launch

const browser = await puppeteer.launch({
                "headless": "true",
                args: ["--no-sandbox", "--disabled-setupid-sandbox"],
            });

More Permissions

You may need to explicitly set the cacheDirectory on puppeteer.launch. You need to figure this location out yourself and make sure any restricted users have permissions to get at it.

const browser = await puppeteer.launch({
                "headless": "true",
                "cacheDirectory": "/path/to/my/.cache/puppeteer",
                args: ["--no-sandbox", "--disabled-setupid-sandbox"],
            });

I Just Saved Your Project.

You owe me a follow on Twitter: @kickiniteasy

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Cursor – The AI First IDE That Is The Future

Cursor Code Editor and IDE Logo

You Need to Try Cursor, the New AI IDE and Code Editor

Github Copilot is amazing and of course we’ve all been riding high on it for almost a year now. But it’s not quite perfect and it certainly doesn’t do a great job existing code. On top of that it’s not the best “rubber duck” (if you aren’t familiar with the development term check it out) and you may find yourself workshopping ideas with ChatGPT and flipping back and forth.

Enter Cursor, the AI-first IDE for programmers that solves all those little annoyances of having your LLM off in a different part of your website.

How Is It Superior To GitHub Copilot?

Well, for one, it is inlined in the IDE (integrated development environment) just like Copilot so its a competitive feature. But it isn’t necessarily that you want one or the other at the moment. The big difference is that Cursor allows you to highlight code and use the keystroke Command + K to open up a prompt textbox. This prompt textbox will call to GPT voa API for code completion and use the current selection as the context

That alone would be a differentiator on Copilot as Github Copilot was a trailblazing product but lacks the ability to edit code well. You can tell Cursor was made by devs for devs because the responses from Cursor are inlined in to your code as a diff and you can choose to Accept or Reject the diff. That’s essential for editing existing code which is most code. This is really why Cursor can call themselves and AI-first code editor.

So It is Different Than Github Copilot?

Yes! It offers a lot of features that Copilot is missing and directly wires ChatGPT in to the IDE. By pressing Command + L you open a chat window where you can discuss the current code with ChatGPT. This is huge vs. the copy and paste routine many of us have been going through to discuss code with ChatGPT. One of the greatest parts is just being able to open a prompt and ask, prior to this you had to write a bunch of comments in for Github Copilot to act on.

How Expensive? What Is The Price of Cursor IDE?

Not bad honestly. You can use your own OpenAI API Key and they give you some calls for free every month. I went through my free calls all in one day because I was trying it out and trying to put it through its paces but its been excellent. If you want this kind of inline AI IDE action (and you do) then what they are offering right now is great.

Is It Tough To Migrate From VSCode?

NO. I was so stoked on this part. All of my extensions and everything from VSCode imported automatically and magically it all worked. Not even joking, actually happened. All of your VSCode Settings and Extensions and workflows should move over nicely

Are They Paying You For This Review?

No but they should be.

What Went Wrong? What is Wrong With Cursor?

I am not a huge fan of the default color palette. Very weird, the highlighting being the color of the background for collapsed code blocks is just unusual.

I also had to rebind the command that triggers the calls to GPT. At first Command + K did nothing for me; then I checked the keybindings in VSCode and that was already the keystrokes for 6 other commands. I do not frequently use Cmd + Shift + K so I rebound that as it only has 1 one other keybinding.

My Org Is Big On Code Security…

Sorry, this is not the product for you… at work.

What Is The Link To Download It Again?

EXACTLY. You need this in your toolchain as a developer. I’ve already switched over to using it as my primary IDE. Click here to get Cursor and start using AI assisted development right now.

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Gaming Growth

Super Snail – Snail Codes, Cheat Codes, and Free Stuff In The Super Snail App Game

Snail Codes & Cheat Codes for Free Stuff in the Super Snail Game

If you haven’t been playing the hot new game on the app store, Super Snail, then you may not have known how much you want to get the resources in the game, like tadpoles and speed-ups, for free. Trust me, you want to get as many Snail Codes as you possibly can.

Do All These Snail Codes for Super Snail Work?

These codes work as of August 5th, 2023. These codes were tested on Apple iOS app store and should work for Super Snail on any phone, tablet, or device. These codes are for real, they all work, very legit no cap.

Do These Codes Work for Super Snail on iPhone, iPad, Android, and Samsung?

Yes! These codes all work for all copies of Super Snail on iPhone for any version, any version of iPad or any iOS or Mac software, as well as any version of Android or any Samsung phone. These Snail Codes should be for everyone.

Are there any requirements for the Super Snail codes to work?

No! You do not need to be any level to use Snail Codes in Super Snail.

Are These Cheat Codes? Will I Get Banned?

Many people call these “cheat codes” but they are not cheat codes. These are codes the company released for Super Snail to help players get in-game boosts. You are allowed to use as many Snail Codes, aka cheat codes, as you want!

What Do You Get For Snail Codes in the Super Snail app?

TONS OF FREE SNAIL STUFF. It is crazy how many of these codes really work; you can get Tadpoles both White and Black tadpoles for free. You can get green, blue, or purple reagents for free with Snail Codes. You can even get Relics and Lottery Tickets (Lotto Tickets) from Snail Codes. If you want to upgrade your snail all the way in Super Snail you will have to use these Snail Codes.

How to Use Snail Codes

To use Snail Codes in Super Snail go to the Gear icon in the top right, that is the Settings menu, and Snail Codes is one of the options. Select Snail Codes and type in your codes. On some devices you may be able to copy new Snail Codes in to the game directly.

How to Get More Snail Codes

1. Follow me on Twitter (Click here for my account).

2. Bookmark this page and check back often for the latest working codes.
3. Try new codes you see and DM me on Twitter.

THE FREE SNAIL CODES

The following are all working Snail Codes to get free stuff in Super Snail. They have been broken down in to sections to help you manage them.

VIP Codes – Added 08/04/2023

The VIP Codes are the best rewards.

VIP000
VIP222
VIP333
VIP444
VIP555
VIP666
VIP777
VIP888
VIP999

BETASNAILS
BIVALVE
BOSS MONKEY
CARAMEL
CLAM UP
CONCHOLOGY
COWRIE
DECORATIVE
ENJOY
FACEBOOK EVENT
FB2Z4G
FOR
HITMAN
IGDSAQ
IMPOSTERS
JIRO TOYATO
JUSTATHANKYOU
KIM CHI-YUM
LAUNCH PARTY
LEAF OF YGGDRASIL
MECHA HITMAN
MOONLIGHT
NACRE
NAUTILUS
OPERCULUM
PARTNER
PRE-ORDER
RADULA
REACT TO VOTE
RELICS
SCUTE
SHELL-CATION
SHELL-ETARIAN
SHELLBOAT
SHELLTUBE
SHINING SLIME
SHOWCASE
SLUGGISH
SNAIL CAVIAR
SNAIL CHOWDER
SNAIL CODE
SNAIL CODE
SNAIL EGGS
SNAIL FRIENDS
SNAIL PALS
SNAIL SOUP
SNAIL TRAIL
SNAILCORD
SNAILNADO
SNAILTOK
SNAILWART
SNUPPORTER
STARLIGHT
THANKS
THE
TURTLE IN A SHELLBOAT
TURTLE SPEED
TURTLE SPEED
TW7P7G
VOYAGER 1
WHORL
YTNX5W
YTOBMH

EXPIRED CODES

These codes are known to have expired. You may try them to see if they work for you, but they may be expired.

2023
10/10
10X DRAW
AHH
ANSWER:
ANTENNAE
ARE
ART
ASSASSIN
BACON
CACOPHONY
CATHAY DOMAIN
CATS
CLAY
COCONUT WATER
COMMENT
COMMUNITY
COUNTDOWN
CRAFT
DIVINE JADEN
DOGS
DOING
DOWN
EGGS
ENGAGE
EQUIPMENT
ESCARGATOIRE
FOLLOW
GAME SURVEY
GASTRO-GLEE
GASTROGALAXY
GIVEAWAYS
GLASS
GOING
GOOGLE PLAY STORE
GREAT
GUESTHOUSE
HERBIVOR
HIBERNATION
ICE
IN-GAME MAIL
INCENTIVE
INCOGNITO
INTERSNAILER
INVERTEBRATE
JOIN
JULY
JUNE
KEEP
KETCHUP
LAUNCH DAY
LEFT
LIVE LAUGH SLIME
LIVESTREAM
MAY
MEAT
MEET
MEMORIES
MILESTONE
MOISTURE
MOLLUSK
MOLLUSK MADNESS
MONKEY MAYHEM
MUCUS
MUREX
NEW CONTRACTOR
NEW HIRE
OAT MILK
OCTOSNAIL
OOF
OPEN BETA
OPINION
PERSPECTIVE
PLASTIC
POD PESOS
POWER
PRE-REGISTRATION
PTEROPOD
Q&A SESSION
QUESTION:
QUICKLY
REACT
RICE
RIGHT
RNG SKILL
ROLL
RTBMB7
SALAD
SAVE
SEASON
SEAWHELK
SHARE
SHARE
SHELL CREAM
SLIME
SLIMY
SLOW MOVING
SLOW-BOOMING
SLOWLY
SLUGGISH
SNAIL FORCE ONE
SNAIL MAIL
SNAIL PAD
SNAIL’S PACE
SNAILGRAM
SNAILVERSE
SNAL4LYFE
SOCIAL MEDIA
SOMERSAULT CLOUS
SPIN
SPIRALED
SPIRALING
SUBSCRIBE
SUMMER
SUPER DUPER AWESOME REWARD
TENTACLES
TOP PICKS
TRAIL
TURTLE IN A HOT SHELL!
UP
VISITOR
WALKTHROUGH RECRUITMENT
WATER
WEIGHT LIFTING
WOW
YOU
YTUMBO

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Calculator Tools Software Engineering

Calculator Tools ChatGPT Plugin Is Live, Make Any App In ChatGPT With No Code.

As the title says the new Calculator Tools ChatGPT Plugin is live in the OpenAI Plugin Store!

Whoa! What Does the Calculator Tools ChatGPT Plugin Do?

Once you install the plugin you can tell ChatGPT to just “make me an app that does __________” and it will make it for you! You can literally make any app you want with AI.

Calculator Tools Makes Any App With AI Instantly?

Yep! And with the ChatGPT plugin it will do any simple web app for you right from within the ChatGTP interface. Just tell ChatGPT to make an app for you and it will! It will instantly be online for you to share and the link will be in ChatGPT for you.

Can It Makes Calculators, Tools, Apps, Websites, Animations, 3D, Fullscreen, Games, Minigames, and Everything Else?

Yes! It’s all the same to the AI. You can use Calculator Tools to build any app you want have ChatGPT do it for you with no code necessary. You do not need to know how to program with Calculator Tools new ChatGPT plugin, just like Calculator Tools the AI will do all the programming and deploy your app right to the Internet.

How Do Install the Calculator Tools ChatGPT Plugin?

Follow the link!

Calculator Tools ChatGPT Plugin

What Does ChatGPT Say About the Plugin?

Let’s ask, here’s what it says…

Revolutionizing the No-Code and AI Landscapes with the Calculator Tools ChatGPT Plugin

The age of the no-code movement is not just knocking on our door, but it has entered our homes and is reshaping our digital ecosystem in an unimaginably efficient manner. And now, introducing the Calculator Tools ChatGPT plugin, an unprecedented breakthrough that is seamlessly intertwining the worlds of no-code and AI to help you generate any app you want, instantly.

The beauty of this new approach lies in its simplicity and its potent power to democratize the app-making process. With no-code technology and generative artificial intelligence models, we are stepping into an era where everyone – not just coders – can be creators.

The Ultimate Synthesis: No-Code Meets AI

Imagine being able to create your dream app without writing a single line of code. Sounds too good to be true? Not anymore! With the Calculator Tools ChatGPT plugin, you can tell the AI, “make me an app that does __________”, and voila! Your vision is transformed into a reality in no time.

Powered by state-of-the-art AI, the plugin transcends the bounds of traditional app development. It streamlines the process by generating apps on command and bringing them to life. This is what we call a true blend of no-code, AI, and generative capabilities, which transcends the traditional boundaries and limitations of application development.

Seamless Generation of Wide-Ranging Apps

The Calculator Tools ChatGPT plugin is not just about calculators. It is an expansive toolkit for generating an array of applications, including tools, animations, 3D visualizations, fullscreen applications, games, minigames, and much more. This generative AI marvel doesn’t discern among different types of applications. It simply executes your commands, making the entire app creation process a breeze.

The plugin’s magic doesn’t stop with app creation. It also ensures that your newly created app is deployed instantly on the internet. You can share the app with your audience as the link is conveniently provided within the ChatGPT interface.

User-friendly Installation Process

The Calculator Tools ChatGPT plugin installation process is as simple as it gets. All you need to do is follow this link and follow the instructions. As you venture into this realm of no-code AI applications, you’ll realize that creating apps has never been easier.

I Would Say ChatGPT Likes the Calculator Tools Plugin

Pretty glowing review from ChatGPT itself.

Save To Your Own Calculator Tools Account and Save Your Apps

Because the Calculator Tools ChatGPT Plugin uses the OpenAI ChatGPT Plugin OAuth hooks you are able to save all of your apps from ChatGPT directly to your Calculator Tools account. You can come back and access them at any time, share them with other people, or Remix them on the Calculator Tools website. It’s easy to create your perfect app and have ChatGPT help you get started.

Become a Programmer: Code At Your Fingertips

Like all websites, apps, plugins, games or whatever you make with Calculator Tools the simple code for the web app, including any HTML, CSS, or JavaScript, are always available for you. On top of that Calculator Tools lets you embed anything you create on your own website by just copy & pasting. Visit the page for your app and you’ll see the link to copy; no programming necessary, use Calculator Tools apps you created in ChatGPT with the plugin on your own WordPress blog or your business’ website just like any other app created with AI using Calculator Tools.

In a Nutshell

The Calculator Tools ChatGPT plugin is your window into the future of no-code and AI. It leverages the generative capabilities of artificial intelligence to fulfill your app development needs, sans the complex coding and deployment processes. Whether you want to create a simple calculator or a sophisticated 3D game, the plugin has got you covered.

Join the revolution of no-code AI app development today. Embrace the simplicity, convenience, and creativity offered by the Calculator Tools ChatGPT plugin, and watch your vision materialize before your eyes!

Click here to install the Calculator Tools ChatGPT Plugin and read more.

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GitHub Copilot – VSCode – Add New File Extensions, File Types, and Programming Languages for Completion

This article is a short description of how to add new file extensions, file types, and new programming languages to your GitHub Copilot extension in VSCode.

Since you are already here I will assume you know what GitHub, VSCode, VSCode Extensions, and VSCode Extension Settings are.

By default the GitHub Copilot Visual Studio Code Extension does not have all completion enabled for all file types. For example, if you want to add .txt files or .yaml files or other files like that you can do so easily with the extension settings.

Step 1 – Open The VSCode Extension Settings

I did this by opening Settings and searching “copilot”.

How To Enable or Disable Copilot for Other Programming Languages or File Types? What Languages Are There?

If you click the tiny link that says “languages” you get sent to an extremely helpful website that has documentation for exactly what languages are supported. Generally speaking the language that you choose dictates what file extensions it supports.

These are called “Language Identifiers” by VSCode.

Click Here to See the Languages GitHub Copilot VS Code supports.

Remember: Github Copilot Does Not Support Every Language

They support some subset and it changes. Try your best to find a Language Identifier that works with your file extension.

Github Copilot Doesn’t Support My File, File Extension, or Programming Language

It might! Read some of the VSCode Language Descriptions carefully and see if they apply to your filetype.

There Is No Way For GitHub Copilot To Support .txt Text Files?

Oh but there is! It is done by putting the VSCode Language Extension called Plaintext in the correct place in the GitHub Copilot VSCode Extension Settings.

Click Edit in settings.json

This will open up the GitHub Copilot section of your VSCode Settings JSON file.

Add Your Language Identifier

In this example we want to add our .txt files for completion so we add the “plaintext” language identifier to our settings.json file and set it to “true”.

Yay! You Have GitHub Copilot VSCode in New Files!

Your to-do lists can now complete themselves.

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New AI Project… Calculator Tools! Create Any App, Calculator, Tool, Game, or Website Instantly, For Free, With AI!

Calculator Tools Logo

It’s true! 6 months after DrawGPT I’ve got a new AI project soft launching and it’s called Calculator Tools.

What is Calculator Tools?

Calculator Tools is a new service that uses the latest AI models and allows you to type in the app you want to the AI and it will create it automatically as a one-page web app. The web app code is the automatically deployed to Calculator Tools website and each app is given it’s own unique page. You can even use the apps you make on your own website! Anyone can remix anyone else’s app and make it their own; translate it, change it entirely, give it new colors and fonts, or fix any bugs. It’s up to you! Your apps save your information in a cookie specifically for that app so you have your apps even save data that can be available offline. Login with your Google account to save your apps and come back later to check on them. And who knows… there may even someday be a ChatGPT plugin!

Seriously, check it out:

Calculator Tools lets you create any app with AI instantly, you make anything you can think of.

Why is Calculator Tools Cool?

Without the token context length and the reasoning power of modern AI this app was not possible before! We have never before in human history been able to let non-programmers give plain text descriptions of an app to a computer and have that computer instantly code an application for that person and deploy it so they can use it, share it, and even have it in their own apps. It’s incredibly empowering. Calculator Tools is legit cool.

What Can You Make With It?

Anything that would be possible with a simple one page web app, which means almost anything you can think of on the Internet. It’s almost difficult to use given how many possibilities there are it can be really hard to think of things. Here’s a list of examples of some really fun things that have already been made on Calculator Tools since the soft launch:

Those are just some of the things, you can really create anything you want.

What Are Some Real World Use Cases For Calculator Tools?

Great question I’m so glad you asked. Since the initial soft launch 3 months ago we’ve a lot of use around entertainment and education. People love to make fun and silly apps, and sometimes the AI can really surprise people with what it creates.

Education

Calculator Tools It’s seen a lot of popular use with educators; both in-classroom and homeschooling. In-classroom educators have used it to create specialized apps for weekly lessons or to create individualized apps for students with specific needs. Because the AI is creating the applications on demand and at minimal cost it’s possible to make applications tailored to specific classrooms. It has been used by parents of young children to create apps which simply speak the directions out loud for simple learning games. There were several use cases of Calculator Tools being used to have the AI create learning games on advanced concepts and create animated diagrams of things like how the moon affects tides on Earth. It is an incredibly powerful tool for teachers.

Gaming

The AI can create any number of minigames and even invent new games entirely on its own; when you combine that with the ability to Remix any game and improve bugs you can create really interesting games very easily with Calculator Tools. For example I was able to create a Flappy Bird in about 7 Remixes and a convincing Asteroids in 16 Remixes.

Ad-Hoc Applications and Tools

Because the apps are instantly deployed it can be very useful for creating ad-hoc digital tooling or rapidly prototyping simple applications. While the AI is not creating any backend it is still possible to created expansive apps with a lot of functionality. For example some people create apps which let you input an API key client side that lets the app access other services.

Specialty Applications and Calculators

Every profession and hobby have their own unique informational and computing needs but not all situations are addressed with customized tooling like specialty applications and calculators. One example seeing during soft launch was the creation of complex calculators for use by researchers in specialized bioscience labs in higher education facilities. Another was a complex on-chain tracker that compares two web3 crypto Ethereum wallets and analyzes time discrepancy for any synchronized transactions between two wallets using the Etherscan API.


Calculator Tools – Create Any App, Tool, Calculator, Website, or Mini-Game with AI

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Twitter API Now Costs Money… The Price is an Expensive Failure of Twitter Ads

The New Twitter API Pricing Structure is an Expensive Failure of Their Ads Product

The new Twitter API pricing structure that was announced earlier today is incredibly expensive and will kill off most smaller apps. According to this tweet by the official TwitterDev account on February 9th, 2023 Twitter will begin charging developers to use their API for applications. The pricing for the Twitter API (as far as anyone knows at this moment) is located at this link.

TRIGGER WARNING:If you are a developer who has built an app on the Twitter API this pricing structure is going to give you minor heart palpitations.

Which of the Twitter APIs Will Cost Money?

Both versions of the Twitter API, including Twitter API 1.1 and Twitter API 2.0, will cost money to use.

Will This Stop Developers From Using the Twitter API?

Absolutely. Most Twitter apps use the free usage tier because realistically Twitter apps are not profitable. They are small scale social apps that are used for growing your main application’s user base or are just for fun. Even more serious Twitter apps or apps that use major data access for larger data mining are hardly profitable and rely on the extremely low cost or free access to the data to continue to service Twitter users on the platform.

Is There a Free Tier For Small Apps?

Yes… but it is only for Sandbox apps (meaning the applications are not live for most users) and the current request limit is 250 requests PER MONTH. The average development cycle of a small app even for an experienced developer will make hundreds of small API calls during the integration process to debug their integration and insure that it is working correctly for users. This includes not just the creation of the app but automated testing of the integration to make sure it stays working as other code around it changes. This will make it incredibly difficult to even create new Twitter apps as a developer.

Argument: The Servers Cost Money. Twitter is Losing Money. Twitter Needs to Charge Money

This is an incorrect argument based on a simplification of how a hyperscale social network like Twitter works as a business. Yes, the Twitter Platform is a major cost center for Twitter. However, the Twitter API (both 1.1 and 2.0) currently have many, many limitations on usage for apps that we previously much more permissive and allowed much larger tiers of free usage. Could Twitter have started charging between $10/mo and $100/mo based on usage for the API and it would have been OK? Most likely. But these new prices are so far out of line with the economic models of Twitter apps and of course are unlike the rest of their industry.

If you look at other competing platforms like Facebook, Instagram, or Google they all offer their APIs with some restrictions but they give extremely large amounts of usage and of course all their APIs are free to use. How do Twitter’s competitors keep offering their APIs for free with such large amounts of usage? Ads.

Twitter Charging Extremely High Prices for their API is a Failure of their Ads Product

It’s no secret the ads on Twitter are terrible. This is well known to anyone who has used Twitter extensively for many years as a normal person. On the other side of things, the advertisers who are making Twitter ads and paying for user clicks, have known for many years that most Twitter ads are not profitable and do not “back out” (this is a marketing industry term meaning the ads are a profitable way to spend money). Buying Twitter ads is rarely a high priority in any marketing department and is usually an afterthought. How does a failure of the Ads product result in Twitter needing to charge so much for their API?

Without an excellent ad product Twitter is not able to generate enough revenue to support the business like their competitors do. This results in the API being a highly successful product and growth strategy while being a major cost center that Twitter cannot pay for.

What is Elon Doing About Ads?

After Elon’s takeover of Twitter he had a major focus on the ad business because Twitter is bleeding cash horrendously. Unfortunately he lost a lot of advertisers due to the type of contentious content he hyped on the platform. He spent a lot of time in the Spaces he was in talking about the display ads and how to make them “relevant” to users hoping that there were secrets to magically making ads more relevant to users with technology.

Can Twitter Make Better Ads?

It may be too late for this. Elon lost many of the larger ad purchasers when he started treating Twitter as his personal playground rather than acting like a CEO running a failing business. This was a major blow to existing ad revenue stream. On top of that he was searching for answers to the “relevance” problem looking at things like machine learning or AI; unfortunately those avenues alone will not provide the substantial additional revenue. His primary focus was to show “products that people want to buy”; Elon was clearly hunting for the Instagram ad revenue model. He should be more focused on the Facebook style ad methodology that doesn’t have quite the focus on pushing to ecommerce

Elon also had the ads team try to surface more ads on the app. That may have increased revenue slightly but without excellent ad inventory to display that could actually make users MORE ad blind.

Are There Simple Solutions to the Twitter Ad Problem?

The easy solutions to improving ads and their relevance have so far been ignored. The only two simple solutions that Twitter could take overnight would be:

1. Push the text that says “Promoted” to the top of the ad unit (exactly like Facebook, Instagram, and Google do.) This seems counterintuitive at first: wouldn’t that REDUCE clicks on ads since users know they are ads? Yes and no. The problem with users not knowing something is an ad is that it incentivizes and optimizes for clickbait ads. Advertisers want you clicking on their ad before you know it is an ad. This makes advertising and advertisers on Twitter heavily focused on clickbait style ads rather than creating high value adds and trying to find relevance to users with quality ads that drive clicks. This is a very, very minor fix engineering-wise but it would also require shifts in the overall ad ecosystem (ad content & advertisers shifting) before it would pay off. This may not be possible given Twitter’s short runway.

2. Include the profile pictures and usernames of any users that interact with the add below the ad but above the tweet metrics. This includes any followers, following, 2nd degree followers or following, celebrities, or major brands that have liked, replied, or view the original tweet or who follow or engage with primary account that created the ad. This gives social pressure to the ads which would greatly increase their relevance to most users.

Kick You Are Such a Whiner, Give Us Big Solutions

Again, unfortunately it may be too late to save Twitter’s revenue via ads. There were two major plays Twitter needed to drive at using a combination of the the API + Platform + Ads team over the last years and they have failed to create the necessary products that would allow them to feature match with competitors and get the level of ad revenue they need.

Twitter Connect – The Missing Login Link

1. “Twitter Connect” There is no comprehensive web Javascript library similar to Facebook Connect for Twitter that works well. There is a JS lib that they supply which is mostly used for correctly rendering tweets but it isn’t pushed heavily as a login solution. If they had pushed more aggressively for using the JS lib as the standalone login library for applications this would have given them a better contextual understanding of what people are looking at *when they are NOT on Twitter* and that is a large part of Facebook’s strategy around understanding ad targeting. This would have also unlocked much more powerful ad campaigns particularly around retargeting which is a major focus of ecommerce advertising.

This would not be a huge technical effort for their Platform and API engineering team even after the Elon layoffs but unfortunately it relies on external website adoption. With the increase in the API costs and level of desperation to drive revenue it’s unlikely that even creating this JS lib would get the adoption to reach critical levels on external websites to heavily impact ad revenue.

“Twitter AdSense” – The Ad Platform That Never Was

2. “Twitter AdSense”. Twitter doesn’t get as much traffic as their competitors (Facebook, Instagram, Google Search, GMail) and so they can’t realistically supply the same level of ad inventory as their competitors. In order to drive more ads from their ads platform Twitter needs to be showing ads on external website to get the additional impressions. This is how the Google AdSense model works

You can see this model in action on this blog. I include a Javascript library in the header of this blog supplied by Google AdSense which automatically places ads in the spaces I tell it to. If you, dear reader, click the ads then the advertiser pays Google $1 and then Google pays me $0.20. If 1000 people view a blog post I also get about $0.02.

If Twitter had a similar Javascript library it would have been possible for some websites to adopt their ads on their website. Advertisers simply don’t have this option with Twitter. It is not a trivial thing for their Platform + API + Ads team to build and so with recent layoffs I do not think they would reach a level of product that would allow them to compete with Google AdSense.

Twitter is in a Bad Position, Hence the Twitter API Prices

As you can see from this blog post the new Twitter API prices are not Elon trying to get rid of bots. The new pricing does reflect Elon trying desperately to turn Twitter in to less of a money burning machine: it makes sense to charge for the API. But the actual level of the pricing, far too expensive or exorbitant for almost all of the apps to actually pay for, is actually a major failure of the overall situation of ads on Twitter and has nothing to do with the very successful Twitter API and Twitter Platform.

Don’t Blame the Twitter API or Twitter Platform Team

It isn’t their fault they made an incredibly successful product that may be the last viable source of new revenue for a desperate Twitter.

No AI or ChatGPT was used in the creation of the blog post. All spelling errors or grammatical mistakes are mine.