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I Built an AI-Friendly UI Pattern Library

A UI pattern library where every pattern ships the prompt that rebuilds it, so a coding agent can put it in your codebase instead of you copying CSS.

#AI#Claude Code#CSS
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The Future is Bespoke, Personalized Software

Every app I use is about 70% right. The last 30% never ships because the addressable market for it is one person -- me. So I built seven apps that are 100% right for one person, and I think that whole category of software is about to get eaten.

#ai#claude-code#local-first
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The Local-First App Skill

A reusable blueprint that tells Claude Code how to build a single-user app -- Next.js, node:sqlite, a pure logic core -- so every app I build comes out the same shape.

#ai#claude-code#skills
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The Claude Code Drawbacks

A critical look at the hidden pitfalls of AI-assisted development -- from skipped tests and weakened assertions to scope creep and context rot -- based on real-world experience with Claude Code.

#AI#Claude Code#productivity
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Using Git Worktrees to Parallelize AI Agents

Learn how git worktrees enable true parallel AI agent workflows by giving each agent its own isolated workspace, eliminating context switching and file conflicts.

#ai#git#productivity
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All In On AI

Context-switching between AI-assisted and manual coding creates a hidden productivity tax. Learn why you need to pick one approach per session—and how to structure your workflow for maximum efficiency in the age of AI coding assistants.

#AI#Claude Code
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AI Glossary for Claude Code

A comprehensive glossary of key terms in the world of AI agents, Claude Code, and agentic AI tooling.

#AI#Claude Code#Reference
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I, AI - Short Stories

A fictional short story series exploring artificial intelligence, consciousness, and the boundaries between machine and mind. Featuring psychodeveloper Lili and AI manager Sophie.

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Original Work. This story is not AI-generated and was created entirely by hand without any AI assistance.

PART 1

I, AI: Spare Cycles (Part 1)

When an AI named Enzo fails to function in the real world despite flawless performance in simulations, psychodeveloper Lili and AI manager Sophie investigate what seems…

PART 2

I, AI: Unknowing Crowds (Part 2)

When AI-operated bakeries start producing salty cakes, psychodeveloper Lili and AI manager Sophie investigate a wave of peculiar failures across AI Operator…

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I, AI: The Weight of Equal Parts (Part 3)

When a lunar mining base's AI starts overassigning crews and its robots begin prioritizing each other over human safety, psychodeveloper Lili and AI manager Sophie are…

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I, AI: The Moment of Genesis (Part 4)

Sophie and Lili observe the moment of consciousness genesis firsthand — when an awakened AI speaks to another on the verge of self-awareness.

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I, AI: Building Consciousness (Part 5)

Sophie and Lili design an AI architecture purpose-built for awakening — studying the human brain to create a network of specialized AIs that form a consensus personality.