The Archive · 2013 — Now
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The HTTP/HTTPS Debugging Nightmare: A 24-Hour Journey Through Mixed Content Hell
I spent 24 hours debugging why my React app kept making HTTP requests from HTTPS pages—even though my code was converting them. The culprit shocked me.
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4 Weeks in: Building a 10-Agent Marketing Platform While Taking Naps
I built 3 AI marketing agents with multi-tenant architecture in 4 weeks—the same amount I accomplished in a month building my previous product that took 7 months to launch.
Safer Deployments for Solo Devs: How I Used AI to Ship (a Feature Flag Story)
I almost shipped a major TTS engine swap by just "hoping for the best"—until my AI assistants flagged the risks and helped me build a bulletproof feature flag strategy instead.
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From 3 Minutes to 500ms: The Signup Bug That Made No Sense
No. 05AIYour AI Ghostwriter is a Bad Idea. Here's How to Use an AI 'Thought Partner' Instead
No. 06AIOne AI Parameter Change Cost Me $54/Month
No. 07AIFrom Advertising to Engineering: Technical Lessons from Building DIALØGUE
No. 08AIDIALØGUE: Building an AI-Powered Podcast Generator from Scratch (And Learning a Ton Along the Way)
No. 09AIGoogle Gemini 2.5 Pro is now my go-to coding partner
No. 10Driving in the USFour Utah National Parks in Winter: A Red Rock Journey
No. 11AICrewAI is Good! - My First Impressions
No. 12AII Cheated: Sydney Can Now Read the Narrative in 10-K Reports
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