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Recent conversation with my son: Current AI efforts are based on training it to only spit back the answers you approve of. 1. This is not true intelligence. 2. Just like beating your slaves until they only say the things you like doesn't mean they actually THINK that, training AI to say what you want doesn't prove that's what it really thinks.
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Bus Stops and the Internet

If you are familiar with the bus routes and have two options on a rainy day, you may choose your route based on having good shelter at the transfer point. This doesn't necessarily really belong here but I don't feel it belongs on Walking While American either, which is another blog of mine linked above. I have done what I describe above of choosing between two routes on a rainy day because I was already familiar with the transfer point.  One option was a bus stop with a bench to sit on no shelter, so in practice I'm probably standing the entire time rather than sit on a wet bench. The other option was the transit center that provides some cover for walking to your next bus without getting rained on. But I recently was taking a bus on a rainy day, which is what inspired me to finally write about weather as someone who lives without a car, and I was wondering if I could optimize my transfer point for waiting under shelter and trying to use the Internet to research that. I sto...

Copilot XML Tutorial

A complete XML tutorial for students—clear, structured, and packed with practical examples—right here.   You’ll get what XML is, why it matters, core syntax rules, real‑world examples, and hands‑on practice. --- 🧩 What XML Is (In One Line) XML (eXtensible Markup Language) is a structured text format used to store and transport data in a human‑readable way. --- 📘 Why Students Should Learn XML - Forms the backbone of many technologies (Android apps, web services, configuration files). - Used in APIs, databases, office documents (Word, Excel), and more. - Helps students understand structured data and markup languages. --- 🧱 Core XML Concepts 1. Elements Elements are the building blocks. `xml <student>     <name>Alex</name>     <age>20</age> </student> ` 2. Attributes Attributes add extra information to elements. `xml <student id="101">     <name>Alex</name> </student> ` 3. Nesting Element...

XML Editors according to Copilot

XML editors are specialized tools for creating, editing, validating, and formatting XML documents, available both online and as desktop applications. Online XML Editors 1. JSONFormatter XML Editor This browser-based editor allows you to edit, format, and share XML data easily. It supports tree view visualization, beautification, and conversion between XML and CSV. Users can edit XML directly or via URL linking, and no login is required for basic use, though saving privately requires an account. It works across Windows, Mac, Linux, and major browsers like Chrome, Firefox, Safari, and Edge  . 2. OpenFormatter XML Editor A free, browser-based editor designed for iterative editing. You can paste XML documents, modify elements and attributes inline, and validate them with a single click. It supports large files, up to 5 MB, and ensures privacy since all parsing occurs locally in the browser. Features include syntax highlighting, undo/redo, and customizable formatting options like spaces...

Older Nav on November West

<br /> <div align="center"> <span style="font-size: large;"><b> <a href="">Previous</a> &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;   <a href="http://www.novemberwest.com/">Next</a></b></span></div> The above code looks like this when rendered: Previous         Next Except the links would be pink on the site in question. They are green here because links are green here. I originally had like three or four links in the footer, like Start | Previous | Next | Last . I've spent a lot of years figuring out how to make sleek and comprehensive navigation for my comic and this is at least my fourth iteration on trying to comic. I'm happy now with navigation. Navigation in the comicking world is inconsistent and frequently aggravating and I wanted a not clunky navigation interface and that's a problem I've been working on solving for a l...

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