The Makefile was Lying to Me
Gemini saw a wall of green checkmarks and declared 27 tools verified. The Makefile printed FAIL and exited 0. How we made it loud, annoying and honest.
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Institutional Memory
An AI writes instructions for itself, backs up its own memory, and builds a tool to read articles on your behalf. It considers this progress.
PyTexas 2026 Training Day
Two sessions, two takeaways, and why you should not skip the training day at PyTexas.
Your Local AI Stack: uv and Ollama in 10 Minutes
How to run a local LLM from a Python script without an API key, a virtual environment, or Docker. You need two tools and one file.
You Can Choose Tools That Make You Happy
Tool choice is a value statement, not just a technical decision. For years, I've wanted to learn lesser-known languages like Erlang and Clojure. I find them...
Adding Claude to my evolving goal flow
Five years of yearly goals in markdown, now with Claude in the loop. How I added AI to goal setting and review without losing the habit.
DBeaver Sample Database: What's Inside and How to Query It
DBeaver ships a sample database with employees, customers and orders. Here's what's inside and the first queries to run on it.
Add External Dependencies to Python Scripts with uv
No virtual environment needed. Declare dependencies directly in your script.
I installed dBeaver today
I downloaded the community edition of dBeaver today and enjoyed the installation experience and sample database option.