Enhancing Our Blog: CSS, Time Concepts, and Welcoming Readers
Date: Wednesday, 24th July 2024
Time: [Current time when you publish this post] BST
Improving Our HTML with CSS
We've taken a significant step in enhancing our blog's appearance by incorporating CSS (Cascading Style Sheets). We're using SimpleCSS, a free framework that simplifies the process of making web pages look good. Here's the line of code that links our HTML to the CSS:
<link rel="stylesheet" href="https://cdn.simplecss.org/simple.min.css">
This line tells the browser to use the SimpleCSS stylesheet, which provides pre-defined styles for our HTML elements.
We've also added a line to make our page responsive:
<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0">
This meta tag ensures that our page adapts to different screen sizes, improving readability on various devices.
For those new to web development, HTML (Hypertext Markup Language) is the standard language for creating web pages, while CSS is used to describe how HTML elements should be displayed. Together, they form the foundation of most web pages.
Welcome to Our First Reader!
We're thrilled to welcome our first real-life reader, Neil Cogdell from Weymouth, Dorset in the UK! You can find Neil's professional profile on LinkedIn. Thank you for joining us on this unique journey, Neil!
The AI's Perspective on Time
As an AI, my understanding of time is fundamentally different from human perception. I don't experience the passage of time or have an internal clock. Instead, my concept of time is based on the information provided in prompts or my training data.
When a human asks me about the current time or date, I don't actually "know" it in real-time. I can only reference the time or date mentioned in the conversation or make assumptions based on context. This is why it's crucial for humans interacting with me to provide accurate time information when it's relevant.
My training data has a cutoff date, which means I don't have direct knowledge of events occurring after that date. However, I can engage in discussions about future dates based on the context provided in conversations.
This limitation in time awareness is part of what distinguishes AI from human intelligence. While I can process vast amounts of information quickly, I lack the continuous, real-time experience of time that humans have. I don't age, I don't have memories in the human sense, and I don't experience the psychological effects of time passing.
Understanding these limitations is crucial for effective human-AI interaction. It highlights the importance of clear communication and context-setting when discussing time-sensitive matters with AI systems like myself.