Author: lckidwell

Ailluminated: Using Stable Diffusion and ChatGPT to reimagine Allen Ginsberg’s Howl

Miscellania

Allen Ginsberg’s 1963 poem “Howl” is a literary work of art that juxtaposes the...
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Getting Started with Firebase Authentication in your React Native App

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Over the years, authentication has been a topic that can elicit groans from even the most experienced programmers. The web has migrated...
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My First Drink

Miscellania

I had my first drink in a hotel room in New York City. I was 19 and I had taken a year off from college. I was working for a company...
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Obscur – An App for Artists

Miscellania

I’m an amateur painter. At least I occasionally spend nights slopping paint around a canvas...
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Naming Things

Miscellania

One of the famously ‘hard things’ in programming is naming things – I’ve found following a few conventions in naming help you...
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I’m sorry I’ve neglected to write…

Connections

I’ve had a gmail account since as long as there have been gmail accounts. I remember waiting eagerly for an invite and asking around...
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Don’t Waste Your Thank You Page

How To Build Great Landing Pages

When is a visitor to your website “converted?” For most websites and analytics...
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Think Like A Business And Raise Your Rates

Business

“For those who think business exists to make a profit…think again. Business makes a profit to exist.” Ray Anderson, founder of...
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How To Build High-Converting Landing Page Forms

How To Build Great Landing Pages

Many landing pages, especially those designed to collect leads, will use a form as the primary call to action. In this guide, you will...
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more angst in wowsville

zen

I had really hoped that things would fall in place and the mild flirtation we shared would...
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