I watched Google I/O and was impressed by the new AI features. But it’s clear that many users feel frustrated because they don’t have control or a way to turn them off. This post explores why feeling in control matters just as much as the technology itself.
Read more →I created TwitterToRSS, a simple Python app that scrapes posts from selected Twitter users every 12 hours and updates an RSS feed. Inspired by Nitter but without the complexity or API costs, it uses your own Twitter session cookies for authentication to deliver a cleaner, ad-free way to follow content.
Read more →I made an animation companion app that allowed me to create pixel art animations with Paint.net, a regular image editor.
Read more →I built a simple ad-blocker extension for Google Chrome that lets you specify exactly which ads to hide. Helpful for both ad-blocking and web scraping.
Read more →Building a Python script that does what the Bing Wallpaper app does, without he bloat!
Read more →I built a simple coding agent using just five basic tools and deployed it on a Raspberry Pi Zero 2W with a nice chat UI. This lightweight system enables on-demand app development and research via LLM APIs, demonstrating how easy and fun it is to create custom coding agents.
Read more →The LCD display on my Aerogarden unit broke randomly. This post explores a way to replace the logic circuit with a cheap ($3) ESP32 module. Doing so, we could add functionality, like sending real time alerts.
Read more →We may soon transition to a world full of personal assistant agents - where each of us will have dozens, or even hundreds of "little helpers" working for us in the background. I detail some considerations of what it might be like transitioning into this world.
Read more →A brainstorm / thought breakdown of whether or not I (or anyone) should start a web blog in 2026
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