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You should be using Local LLMs for real

Local LLMs are great and you should be using them One of the benefits of being laid off is getting an extra laptop to play around with. One of the thi...

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My Job Search Is a System Now

My Job Search Is a System Now Over the course of 2025, I helped lead AI initiatives across the Nomad Health organization. As I begin my search for wha...

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Is AI The Silver Bullet

Is AI The Silver Bullet? In 1986, Frederick Brooks, Jr proposed the following hypothesis: "There is no single development, in either technology or man...

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The Mythical Man-Month - 51 years later

Introduction During my Software Engineering program in college, one of the first books, that has continued to stick with me throughout my career, is T...

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parallel-claude-agent-kid-project

(Human note: this article was written entirely by AI, particularly Claude Code, as a parallel agent while other agents were developing features) Build...

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Why AI Will Never Understand Why

Why AI Will Never Understand Why On Context, Connection, and the Irreducibly Human Nature of Engineering Introduction At my core, I am a technologist...

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getting-started-with-web-development

Getting Started With Web Development The best way to get started with web development is to build a geocities website with animated gifs and tables an...

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official-instagram-api-information

Official Instagram API Information If you need to get the latest posts from a user, the official way to do it is as follows: https://www.instagram.com...

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