Normalizing a mess of documents into usable data: AI embeddings, RAG, and semantic search
This side project started with a friend describing their small business and how their data is stored: “each customer is a folder with…
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How to Auto-Generate Django Multi-Size Thumbnails On the Fly, Save Bandwidth
I’m working on a side API and phone app built on Django Rest Framework (DRF) and React Native. The core feature involves analyzing…
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Using a Local AI Model As A Free Deploy Agent – OpenCode, NameCheap, and Django
I recently kicked off a brand new Django Rest Framework API for a project I’m hacking on. I decided to stick with my…
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Why I’m Breaking Up With Postman: How OpenCode Sub-Agents Can Be Used For Free Testing
At this point in my career, I have set up a TON of APIs, databases, and validation layers. For many years, Postman has…
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Using AI to Help Me Prepare for a Tech Job Fair (Speedrunning the Job Hunt)
March 2026 was a bit of a whirlwind. My company went through its second round of layoffs, and this time, my position was…
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Local Tool-Chaining: Using Gemma 4 with Ollama and OpenCode
I’ve been spending some time lately experimenting with running LLMs locally to see how close we are to having a truly “private” coding…
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Vibe Code For Free: How I Set Up AI Code Models Locally To Work With OpenCode
I was recently “gifted” a nice MacBook Pro and decided I want to use it to run AI models locally. I’ve become accustomed…
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Switching Webhosts for a WordPress Site – Moving jshowers.com
Summary Beginning Something long on my TODO list was to move this domain, jshowers.com, away from my old expensive webhost (HostGator) and save…
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AI Vibe Coding A Simple Website For Free – Photos of McFlurry
Result: https://mcflurry.jshowers.com/ My new rescue dog McFlurry is popular at cafes and different places around town. I wanted to make a site featuring…
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Visiting Auckland, New Zealand – February/March 2024
I stayed in Auckland (pronounced “Oakland”) for nearly 3 weeks and really enjoyed it. It was the end of summer and rained a…
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