Here are some of the things I have used ChatGPT for:
# Writing
- I've had it rewrite some of my blog posts to give them more style
- I've asked it to help me with some business letters
- Rewriting my letters to city counselors state / state legislatures
# Admin
- Explaining some parameters for NetworkManager
- Helping me figure out why my rewrite rules in an .htaccess file weren't working as expected
- Asking questions about different versions of PEM certificates and using openssl to convert them
- Restoring some software RAID arrays with lvm
- Journalctl filter options
- ffmpeg commands
# Coding
- I was working on a side project in a new language (to me) using Vala and Gtk4. ChatGPT was mostly wrong on everything, but sometimes lead me in a useful direction.
- Generally I haven't found ChatGPT useful for my work coding
# Other
- Explanations on Double Entry Accounting
- Guidelines on helping my sister talk to her 3 year old out expressing empathy for their dog
- Writing Haikus for my wife. This was an interesting back and forth where ChatGPT starting asking me more questions about my spouse, our relationship, hobbies, and so on.
- Help writing personalized Dad jokes for a father's day card
- An examination looking at the imperialism/militarism in Star Trek from the point of view of the Federation and from the point of view of the other society
- Questions about recipes (replacing items, using fresh items instead of canned/jarred)
Overall, I've found coding to be the least successful aspect of ChatGTP (granted I'm still using 3.5). Possibly, this is because I tend to use less popular languages (work is all elixir/erlang). But even trying to do some python/pytorch work, I found it constantly gave answers that didn't actually work.
However, I have found it really great for explaining topics. It can give pretty good metaphors and you can have it explain its answers. I've also found it being really helpful in writing. I think I am usually able to express my idea clearly and organize my thoughts, but my writing style is very pedestrian. ChatGPT is able to take my outlines and fill them in with my desired style quite well.
# Writing
- I've had it rewrite some of my blog posts to give them more style
- I've asked it to help me with some business letters
- Rewriting my letters to city counselors state / state legislatures
# Admin
- Explaining some parameters for NetworkManager
- Helping me figure out why my rewrite rules in an .htaccess file weren't working as expected
- Asking questions about different versions of PEM certificates and using openssl to convert them
- Restoring some software RAID arrays with lvm
- Journalctl filter options
- ffmpeg commands
# Coding
- I was working on a side project in a new language (to me) using Vala and Gtk4. ChatGPT was mostly wrong on everything, but sometimes lead me in a useful direction.
- Generally I haven't found ChatGPT useful for my work coding
# Other
- Explanations on Double Entry Accounting
- Guidelines on helping my sister talk to her 3 year old out expressing empathy for their dog
- Writing Haikus for my wife. This was an interesting back and forth where ChatGPT starting asking me more questions about my spouse, our relationship, hobbies, and so on.
- Help writing personalized Dad jokes for a father's day card
- An examination looking at the imperialism/militarism in Star Trek from the point of view of the Federation and from the point of view of the other society
- Questions about recipes (replacing items, using fresh items instead of canned/jarred)
Overall, I've found coding to be the least successful aspect of ChatGTP (granted I'm still using 3.5). Possibly, this is because I tend to use less popular languages (work is all elixir/erlang). But even trying to do some python/pytorch work, I found it constantly gave answers that didn't actually work.
However, I have found it really great for explaining topics. It can give pretty good metaphors and you can have it explain its answers. I've also found it being really helpful in writing. I think I am usually able to express my idea clearly and organize my thoughts, but my writing style is very pedestrian. ChatGPT is able to take my outlines and fill them in with my desired style quite well.