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Assistance with release notes using GitHub Issues
— I like to write the release notes for my projects by hand, but sometimes it can be useful to have some help along the way.
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Back-dating Git commits based on file modification dates
— I fell down a bit of a rabbit hole this morning. In trying to figure out [where the idea of celebrating World Wide Web Day on August 1st](https://simonwillison.net/2024/Aug/1/august-1st-world-wide-web-day/) came from I ran across Tim Berner-Lee's original code for the WorldWideWeb application for NeXT on the W3C's website:
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HTML video with subtitles
— Via [Mariatta](https://fosstodon.org/@mariatta/112883308634473940) I found my [PyVideo speaker page](https://pyvideo.org/speaker/simon-willison.html), and thanks to that page I learned that a talk I gave in 2009 had been rescued from the now-deceased [Blip.tv](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blip.tv) and is now hosted by the Internet Archive:
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Image resize, crop, and quality comparison
— Compare images at different sizes and quality levels by uploading a photo, defining a crop area, and generating multiple preview versions with varying dimensions and compression settings. The tool displays file sizes for each variant and allows interactive toggling between normal and full-width viewing modes, as well as direct downloads. Transparency detection automatically reveals a background color picker when needed for images with alpha channels.
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EXIF Data Viewer
— Extract and view EXIF metadata from image files, including GPS coordinates and other embedded image data. This tool allows you to upload an image and instantly retrieve detailed information such as geolocation data, camera settings, and timestamps stored within the file. The viewer displays GPS coordinates in decimal format when available and presents all extracted metadata in a structured, readable format.
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Trying out free-threaded Python on macOS
— Inspired by [py-free-threading.github.io](https://py-free-threading.github.io/) I decided to try out a beta of Python 3.13 with the new free-threaded mode enabled, which removes the GIL.
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Accessing 1Password items from the terminal
— I save things like API keys in [1Password](https://1password.com/). Today I figured out how to access those from macOS terminal scripts.
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Box shadow CSS generator
— Generate custom CSS box-shadow effects with interactive controls and real-time preview. Adjust horizontal and vertical offsets, blur radius, spread radius, color, and opacity using intuitive sliders and color picker to visualize shadow changes instantly. Copy the generated CSS code directly to your clipboard for immediate use in your stylesheets.
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Timezone Meeting Planner
— Plan meetings across multiple time zones by selecting two locations and viewing their local times side-by-side. The comparison table displays 48 consecutive hours of UTC times with corresponding local times for each timezone, making it easy to identify overlapping working hours. Your timezone selections are automatically saved in the URL for convenient sharing and bookmarking.
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Chrome LanguageModel Playground
— Interact with Chrome's built-in language model API through this web-based playground interface. The application allows users to check model availability, download the model if needed, and execute text prompts to generate responses directly in the browser. A persistent history feature maintains records of previous prompts and responses for easy reference.
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Compare PDFs
— Compare two PDF documents side-by-side to identify differences between them. Upload or drag and drop two PDF files to view their pages rendered as images, with a third panel highlighting any pixel-level differences in red. This tool is useful for detecting changes between document versions, comparing drafts, or verifying document modifications.
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Mocking Stripe signature checks in a pytest fixture
— I'm writing some code that accepts webhooks from Stripe. I wanted to simulate hits to this endpoint in my Django tests. Stripe uses a `Stripe-Signature` header and I wanted a way to mock my code so that I didn't need to calculate the correct signature.
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Language Model Elo Ratings
— Compare Elo ratings across different language models and dates using this interactive animated bar chart. Load your own JSON data with model names, dates, and Elo scores, then watch the rankings evolve over time with customizable animation speed. The visualization displays the top 20 models at each time point, making it easy to track performance trends and competitive dynamics in the AI landscape.
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Running Prettier against Django or Jinja templates
— I really like auto-formatting tools like Black. I've been hoping to find one that works with Django and Jinja templates for years.
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Upgrade Postgres.app on macOS
— I've been using [Postgres.app](https://postgresapp.com/) to run PostgreSQL on my Mac for years. I like that it's easy to install, gives me a task tray icon to control it and means I don't have to run a full Docker environment just to hack on projects like [my blog](https://github.com/simonw/simonwillisonblog).
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datasette-cluster-map 0.18.2
— Datasette plugin that shows a map for any data with latitude/longitude columns
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