C3 👁

Figure 1. Creating this blog post.

Back in 2020 I had a blog post called "500k Pageviews". The wikifiction blog has now reached 1,000,000 pageviews. It is fitting that this is the 100th blog post of 2024. I tried to get help from the Gemini LLM to craft a cute title for this blog post.

Me: Gemini, let's try to invent a gramogram for some large number that is between 1,000 and 1,000,000,000. I believe I have seen "C" used to mean "100" ( as in "a C note"). Are there other letters that are commonly used to represent numbers?

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Gemini: You're absolutely right about "C" being used to represent 100. While there aren't many widely recognized letter-number substitutions beyond that, we can creatively use letters and symbols to represent numbers in a gramogram.  We could use a combination of letters and numbers to create a concise and memorable gramogram.  Here's an example:  "KᐧC" where "K" could represent 1,000 (a thousand). "C" would represent 100, as you mentioned.  So, "KᐧC" could represent 1,000,000 (a million).

{Note. Gemini is quantitatively challenged. "KᐧK" would be 1,000,000.}

Me: Gemini, imagine a gramogram in which "C3" is interpreted as "C raised to the third power" and C is interpreted as the number 100.

100 x 100 x 100 = 1,000,000

Gemini: 

 

 

 Me: Gemini, do you know what the restrictions are on characters that can be used for titles of blog posts with Google's Blogger service? 

Gemini: Blogger doesn't have strict character restrictions for blog post titles. You can use a wide range of characters, including letters, numbers, symbols, and emojis. However, there are some best practices to keep in mind: 1) Length; while there's no strict character limit, it's generally recommended to keep titles concise and under 60 characters.  2) Special Characters; while most characters are allowed, excessive use of special characters or symbols might affect readability. 3) HTML; avoid using HTML tags directly in your title. Blogger's editor will automatically format your text.  It's always a good idea to test your titles in the Blogger editor to ensure they display correctly and don't cause any unexpected formatting issues.

Figure 2. November 3rd, 2024.
Blogger uses "M" to represent 1,000,000.

 Me: what would be the best way to represent exponentiation in the title of a Google's Blogger service blog post? For example: C³   ?

Gemini: Unfortunately, Blogger doesn't have a built-in way to directly display superscript characters like the exponent in C³. However, you can use HTML. For C³, you would use: C³.

Me: Until you told me, I had not known that emojis can be included in Google's Blogger service blog post titles.

Gemini: Emojis can indeed be added to Blogger post titles. They can add a fun, visual element and help to grab readers' attention.  However, it's important to use emojis judiciously.

Me: When placed in a Blogger blog post title, C³ does not immediately be come C³ in the user interface for creating the blog post (see Figure 1, above), but when the blog post is viewed, then the title shows C³

In the Stats tab of the Blogger user interface there is a symbol that looks like a stylized human eye (similar to this: 👁) that I believe is used to represent page views.  

November 3rd, 2024 wikifiction blog stats. Google's "eye symbol".

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 Gemini: You're absolutely right! The eye symbol in Blogger's Stats tab is indeed used to represent page views. It's a visual cue to indicate the number of times a specific post or page on your blog has been viewed.  This simple yet effective symbol is a common way to represent "views" or "impressions" across various digital platforms. It's likely chosen because the eye is associated with seeing and observing, aligning perfectly with the concept of page views.

The chat session with Gemini (above) shows how the title for this blog post came into existence. As shown in Figure 2, there have been several times when page views for this blog were unusually high. I suspect that those periods of time may have been when various bots were crawling through Blogger blogs and artificially inflating the pageview counts. 

 One to Foresee the Future. The unconventional title for this blog post was inspired by the Hugo Gernsback story "Ralph 124C 41+".

Next: Part 6 of "The Fesarians".

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