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The Larger ChangesSep 6, 2026, 12:47 pm
A modern replacement to the gallery, Piwigo, is live. AI assisted in fully integrating the look and authentication from day one. This had been on my "to do" list for years, but I did not have the time to implement. Go live took less than a day. Within a week, the minor bugs were killed.
The new radar functionality was overloading the web server. When zooming and panning, the radar would hesitate and could take up to a minute to load. Working with AI, I improved efficiency in how the radar images load, what was cached, and web server configuration optimization. Radar panning and zooming activity now completes in 9 seconds. The order of loading makes it visually ready within 3 seconds.
The previous news feed changes added more articles, slowing page load. AI assisted by configuring the news articles to be edge cached (closest to the visitors) and properly staged. The staging is what hits the most. It limits initial page load to visible news and backfills for "search" after the page is displayed. Initial load is faster (95% less initial data) and backfill completes within a second. An improved experience with no observable cost.
The site UI has had enhancements: the header unlock option is gone after 20 years. Site logon is now in a dialog, more consistent and less congested. These changes provided space to reduce the header height, especially on mobile.
The new radar functionality was overloading the web server. When zooming and panning, the radar would hesitate and could take up to a minute to load. Working with AI, I improved efficiency in how the radar images load, what was cached, and web server configuration optimization. Radar panning and zooming activity now completes in 9 seconds. The order of loading makes it visually ready within 3 seconds.
The previous news feed changes added more articles, slowing page load. AI assisted by configuring the news articles to be edge cached (closest to the visitors) and properly staged. The staging is what hits the most. It limits initial page load to visible news and backfills for "search" after the page is displayed. Initial load is faster (95% less initial data) and backfill completes within a second. An improved experience with no observable cost.
The site UI has had enhancements: the header unlock option is gone after 20 years. Site logon is now in a dialog, more consistent and less congested. These changes provided space to reduce the header height, especially on mobile.
Ideas to RealitiesAug 9, 2026, 3:32 pm
Weather has had another overhaul, though less significant. Everything below the big graph can be moved. Positions are remembered per browser. A location header stays on top with the most important details. Have a large display? Up to 3 columns for viewing the data. A Hazards card added to show the most concerning weather conditions in one place…
When the Limitation ChangesJul 18, 2026, 2:02 pm
As my comfort with AI grows, so do the projects I assign it. In the last week, AI has been adding features far faster than I ever had time to do in the past. The limitation is no longer my coding free time... it is now the ideas I have for enhancing the site. Every feature added required investigation and follow-ups before functioning as intended. I believe skill and know-how are required to validate that AI has not made a mistake. As AI often tells me: "You are right for saying that."…