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Passkeys Are Here

Passkeys Are Here Nobody likes passwords. They are a pain for users and a pain for companies with websites. Many people take the easy route by using almost trivial passwords. A study found the most popular passwords are 123456, 123456789, qwerty, password, 1234567, 12345678, 12345, iloveyou, 111111, 123123, abc123, and qwerty123. Many users have a […]

What is a Large Language Model?

What is a Large Language Model? A large language model (LLM) is a type of artificial intelligence (AI) model which is fed with a massive dataset of information from the Internet. A set of complex computer algorithms analyzes the information and learns the statistical relationships between words and phrases. This process is called training. After […]

Is Falling a Problem? by John R. Patrick

Is Falling a Problem? According to the CDC, about 700,000 to 1 million people fall in hospitals in the United States each year. Falls in hospitals can be caused by a variety of factors including medication side effects, dementia, weakness, impaired vision, unsteady gait, and environmental hazards such as slippery floors or clutter. Even more […]

Can We Cope With Packaging? (Redux) by John R. Patrick

I wrote this story originally in July, 1999. Blogging was not yet ubiquitous. I edited the story in May, 2008, in July, 2021, and now in August, 2023. Packaging is one of those things that most of us may not think about a lot. Packaging can be plastic, glass, paper, Styrofoam, cardboard, or poly-whatever, and […]

Generative AI by John R. Patrick

Generative AI Generative AI is a type of artificial intelligence that is designed to generate new content, such as text, images, videos, or audio, based on patterns it has learned from existing data. It is a subset of AI that focuses on creating rather than just recognizing patterns. In this blog post, I will show […]