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11 min read•December 8, 2025

My AI Spotted Dollar Store Tricks

I built a small AI tool to flag those sneaky price discrepancies at discount stores, saving real money for folks who need it most.

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Pebble went open source you guys

The news about Pebble Watch software going 100% open source hit me hard; here's why it's a huge deal for tinkering, and what we can learn from its legacy.

11 min read•November 25, 2025

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Browser Fingerprinting Is a Sneaky Privacy Trap

Remember when you thought clearing cookies was enough? Turns out, our browsers are shouting unique identifiers without us even realising it, and it's a massi...

11 min read•November 23, 2025

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Gemini 3 and My Worst Production Day

That November 2025 Gemini 3 outage taught my team some hard lessons about relying on cutting-edge AI in production.

8 min read•November 19, 2025

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Built a DIY synth for my daughter

You know how sometimes a personal project just grabs you? Mine was a Raspberry Pi synth for my daughter, and it taught me loads about real-time audio.

8 min read•November 18, 2025

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My Zig Journey Building a Fast Search Component

I needed a super-fast data processing engine; after hitting limits with other languages, an open source Zig book showed me the way.

10 min read•November 17, 2025

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My AI World Clocks security scare

Everyone's buzzing about AI World Clocks, but getting secure time sync right for distributed AI systems almost gave me a heart attack in production.

8 min read•November 15, 2025

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My fight for nuanced AI images (with a nano banana)

Getting AI image generation to output exactly what you envision, down to the tiniest detail, felt impossible until I tackled prompt engineering head-on.

8 min read•November 14, 2025