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Too much of a good thing.

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I made Claude Code worse by giving it too much freedom, and here's how to keep it laser focused

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Forget hunting for working CRTs, this is how I nailed the retro look for my emulation catalog

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I built a local voice assistant that doesn't need the internet, and it actually understands me

And it cost a whole lot less than an Amazon Echo.

I've started sharing NotebookLM notebooks with friends instead of just my notes

Effort of one for the benefits of many.

Windows XP wasn't better, it was just simpler — and Windows 11 forgot that lesson

While making Windows more modern, Microsoft lost track of what users really wanted.

Your motherboard's fancy specs don't matter nearly as much as you think

I stopped paying for premium motherboard features like PCIe Gen5, extra USB ports, Wi-Fi and audio after realizing they rarely matter in real use.

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These Pixel apps never survive my first-day cleanup.

I never use my Pixel phone without these powerful open-source apps

Powering my Pixel.