https://api.github.com/users/davep
The main information about my GitHub account, via the API.
An AI Agent Just Destroyed Our Production Data. It Confessed in Writing. by @lifeof_jer(JER) | Twitter Thread Reader
No, it didn't, not really. What seems to have happened is someone didn't run their own setup correctly. Or do proper backups.
Automate your outgoing webmentions
I feel like this is something I'd like to do with my blog, and so will need to do with BlogMore, possibly.
Markdown, llms.txt and AI crawlers
I'm seeing the rise of a "serve Markdown when asked" and "you need llms.txt" movement, driven by the idea that LLMs/AI is the new source of visits. While there might be some merit to this idea, what does seem to be interesting is that the facts of what's happening when you provide those things don't seem to match the claims.
Google API Keys Weren't Secrets. But then Gemini Changed the Rules
Today on "AI is going great"...
Lorem RSS
Very handy if you're testing RSS-based things.
web2py/pydal: A pure Python Database Abstraction Layer
A fairly neat-looking DAL/ORM for Python.
Everything I know about good API design
Interesting article to consider when thinking about what is and isn't a good API design.
theoldreader/api: The Old Reader API
The API for TheOldReader.
News API to Search & Collect Worldwide News - NewsData.io
A news API with a (not great but possibly useful) free tier. Could be handy as the backend for a fun application build.
Artifacts - The MMORPG game for code lovers
This looks like something that I should work with at some point in the future. I'm not sure how or why yet, but it looks like it could be a ton of fun.
The AT Protocol SDK
Python SDK for working with the protocol that underpins Bluesky.
Boto3 1.34.129 documentation
"You use the AWS SDK for Python (Boto3) to create, configure, and manage AWS services, such as Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (Amazon EC2) and Amazon Simple Storage Service (Amazon S3). The SDK provides an object-oriented API as well as low-level access to AWS services."
HN Search API
An alternative API for HackerNews; one that looks way easier to work with and way more efficient.
HackerNews/API: Documentation and Samples for the Official HN API
The official documentation for the v0 version of the HackerNews API.
Using the Hacker News API
Blog post going over the main details of the Hacker News API (possibly one of the worst APIs I've ever seen).
Free Open-Source Weather API | Open-Meteo.com
A very comprehensive-looking free weather API; looks like the perfect sort of thing to build on top of. No API keys needed too!
PyPi - API reference - Warehouse documentation
PyPi API reference.
A collective list of free APIs
Pretty epic list of all sorts of free public APIs. Handy when you're looking for inspiration for a project to mess with.
ipify - A Simple Public IP Address API
Handy little public API for getting your IP address.
The Pitfalls of Boolean Trap
Good little article about the pitfalls of using boolean values as parameters for a function. Not the first time I've seen this sort of thing (I'm sure I read a similar article years before, and a similar thing in a coding book even earlier).
Still good advice.
At least it's a little better in languages with keyword arguments.
Rate Limiting
The API rate limits for Benchling.
Benchling API
Documentation for the Benchling API.