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Notes on AI adoption, tooling experiments, implementation workflows, and the systems behind modern publishing.

April 14, 2025

CURSOR REVIEW: Debugging with AI Precision

Cursor rightfully leads the AI-assisted coding space. I use it daily, particularly when debugging active web apps built with frameworks like Next.js. Cursor's strength lies in terminal interactions, drastically reducing debugging time. A notable project was a…

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April 13, 2025

BEST PRACTICES: Key Understandings for AI-Assisted Coding

This article is part two in my AI coding series ahead of this week's anticipated pre-o4 model announcement. In the first article I looked at the overall AI coding landscape and why it's exciting. I also have specific app reviews for Cursor and Repo Prompt with…

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April 10, 2025

The Apps for Coding before o3 (April 2025)

In anticipation of OpenAI's release of the full o3 model later this week. I thought I'd take a few minutes to reflect on the current state of coding with AI and mention a few of the practical solutions I've been testing (and had success with) over the past ~6…

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April 6, 2025

Baby Dev's First Commit

After a year's break, I'm writing again. The reason? I successfully made my first commit to fix a bug in a cool community repo I've used for years. This isn't so exceptional at first glance, but I'm not a coder. I don't write javascript or python or php. Last…

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4 Free & Local Tools for AI chatbots (no command line)

May 3, 2024

4 Free & Local Tools for AI chatbots (no command line)

If you've been following along you know that making the latest technology available to everyone is one of my primary drivers. Giving everyone equal opportunity helps all of us. Accordingly, the progression in accessibility for the latest LLMs and associated…

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The Vision Pro is Apple's First PC

February 23, 2024

The Vision Pro is Apple's First PC

Since its debut on February 2nd, the Vision Pro has dominated discussions across my Twitter feed, podcasts, and YouTube channels. Despite the flood of reviews and analyses highlighting its pros and cons, a consensus emerges: For many, the first version may not…

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Msty - an LLM for everyone

February 21, 2024

Msty - an LLM for everyone

If you've ever been intrigued by the idea of running an AI model right from your laptop, whether for privacy concerns, open-source exploration, or just plain curiosity, Msty might just be the perfect starting point for you.

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2/18/2024 Generative AI In Review

February 19, 2024

2/18/2024 Generative AI In Review

This past week there were so many advancements and announcements I decided to put together a video summary walking through everything in brief detail. Check it out and let me know if you'd like to see more of this type of content! Links mentioned in this…

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I jailbroke my mac

February 15, 2024

I jailbroke my mac

Pinokio creates a self-contained virtual computer via an app that uses the cpu, ram, hard drive, etc of your real computer. Once installed, it provides a Discovery tab of available repos from github - in other words, an AI Browser.

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2-12 Weekly Update

February 13, 2024

2-12 Weekly Update

Greetings and welcome to this week's roundup of major developments in AI. In today’s issue (Issue #1): AI Pulse: Weekly News & Insights at a Glance AI Toolbox: Product Picks of the Week AI Skillset: Learn & Build

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Does  ❤️ OSS?

February 9, 2024

Does  ❤️ OSS?

Apple's Open Secret: Venturing Into Open-Source Software Here's something fun that I haven't seen reported elsewhere: In a move that should be raising eyebrows across the tech world, Apple, a titan of industry known for its closely guarded ecosystem, is…

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Publishing the AgentSearch-V1 Torrent

February 7, 2024

Publishing the AgentSearch-V1 Torrent

A while back I mentioned my interest in the status of the open web and specifically, marking the year 2023 as the last year of majority-human written data. With the launch of generative AI, the web is now increasingly being populated by machine-written…

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what's neuralink?

January 31, 2024

what's neuralink?

Recently, Elon Musk, announced on X: ‘The first human received an implant from Neuralink yesterday and is recovering well. Initial results show promising neuron spike detection.’ He continued: ‘The first Neuralink product is called Telepathy… Enables control…

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Revisiting the Web Browser

January 30, 2024

Revisiting the Web Browser

I've often found myself at odds with mainstream web browsers. As a long-time Mac user, I've always had Safari available by default, but have never really taken to their UI. In the mid 2000s, I became enamored with Firefox due to extensions like firebug…

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Apple Vision Pro v1: as usual, wait a bit

January 30, 2024

Apple Vision Pro v1: as usual, wait a bit

I'm an avid user of Apple products, regularly using my Apple Watch, AirPods, MacBook, iPad, Apple TV, and HomePod Mini. Despite my enthusiasm for these products, I have reservations about Apple's approach towards developers and some App Store policies (worth…

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facebook and open-sourcing artificial intelligence

January 26, 2024

facebook and open-sourcing artificial intelligence

A lot of folks are wondering why it is that Meta (formerly Facebook) is releasing open-source Large Language Models (LLMs) for free. In reality, Meta's decision to release these LLMs aligns well with their history and business strategy. Here are three key…

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Step 2: dogfood everything

January 24, 2024

Step 2: dogfood everything

Dogfooding something is a well-known concept in the software space. It's similar to "practice what you preach." I believe solidly in open-source, so finding a solution that matches was critical. This website is built using open-source software called Ghost. I…

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getting started in open source (or anything else)

January 23, 2024

getting started in open source (or anything else)

Figuring out where to begin always feels like a daunting task. It takes extra energy to move an object at rest, after all, and it's insult to injury to make the effort and find out you've headed in exactly the wrong direction. One way to find and take that…

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