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3D Layered Text: Interactivity and Dynamicism | CSS-Tricks
In the previous two chapters, we built a layered 3D text effect, added depth and color, and then brought it to life with motion. We explored static structure, animated variations, and even some clever decoration tricks. But everything so far has been hard-coded. This time, we’re going dynamic. In this final chapter, we’re stepping into…
3D Layered Text: The Basics | CSS-Tricks
Recently, a client asked me to create a bulging text effect. These are exactly the kinds of creative challenges I live for. I explored several directions, JavaScript solutions, SVG filters, but then I remembered the concept of 3D layered text. With a bit of cleverness and some advanced CSS, I managed to get a result…
A new way to test how well AI systems classify text
Is this movie review a rave or a pan? Is this news story about business or technology? Is this online chatbot conversation veering off into giving financial advice? Is this online medical information site giving out misinformation? These kinds of automated conversations, whether they involve seeking a movie or restaurant review or getting information about…
How Formatting Text in Web Design Increases Conversions
When it comes to web design, most of us know that first impressions are critical. But what about the subtle, often overlooked details—things like the way text is formatted? Does how you present text on a website truly have an impact on your conversion rates? Spoiler alert: it absolutely does. Let’s break down how effective text formatting,…
DMV text scams are on the rise again in these states
Over the past few months, we’ve covered the rise of phishing scams across the US. Now, a popular new variant on E-ZPass toll scams is making the rounds again: scammy SMS messages targeting drivers under the guise of official DMV notices. These DMV text scams seem to be all over the country. Initially, Departments of…
This “smart coach” helps LLMs switch between text and code
Large language models (LLMs) excel at using textual reasoning to understand the context of a document and provide a logical answer about its contents. But these same LLMs often struggle to correctly answer even the simplest math problems. Textual reasoning is usually a less-than-ideal way to deliberate over computational or algorithmic tasks. While some LLMs…
Getting Started with Microsoft’s Presidio: A Step-by-Step Guide to Detecting and Anonymizing Personally Identifiable Information PII in Text
In this tutorial, we will explore how to use Microsoft’s Presidio, an open-source framework designed for detecting, analyzing, and anonymizing personally identifiable information (PII) in free-form text. Built on top of the efficient spaCy NLP library, Presidio is both lightweight and modular, making it easy to integrate into real-time applications and pipelines. We will cover…
Toll road text scams are in overdrive: Here’s what to look out for
Have you received a text message about an unpaid road toll? Make sure you’re not the next victim of a smishing scam. 06 May 2025 • , 4 min. read Driving is a way of life in the US. The country’s sprawling suburbs and nationwide network of highways and toll roads is testament to this….
Ming-Lite-Uni: An Open-Source AI Framework Designed to Unify Text and Vision through an Autoregressive Multimodal Structure
Multimodal AI rapidly evolves to create systems that can understand, generate, and respond using multiple data types within a single conversation or task, such as text, images, and even video or audio. These systems are expected to function across diverse interaction formats, enabling more seamless human-AI communication. With users increasingly engaging AI for tasks like…
Google On Diluting SEO Impact Through Anchor Text Overuse
Google’s John Mueller answered a question about internal site navigation where an SEO was concerned about diluting the ability to rank for a keyword phrase by using the same anchor text in four sitewide sections across an entire website. Link In Four Navigational Areas The person asking the question had a client that had four…
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