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All the articles I've posted. 135 total.
Feb 09, 2026 · 4 min readastro
Over-Engineering a Clap Button, Again
The clap button worked, but KV had a race condition. I migrated the backend to Cloudflare D1 for atomic writes and hashed IPs.
Continue reading →Feb 08, 2026 · 8 min readastro
Auto-Publishing Scheduled Posts with GitHub Actions
My Astro blog already supports scheduled posts, but I still had to push to master to actually publish them. Here's how I fixed that with a cron job and a tiny Node script.
Continue reading →Feb 07, 2026 · 2 min readdocker
The Lazy Sysadmin's Guide to Docker Maintenance
How I sleep soundly while my server updates itself. A guide to Watchtower and Telegram notifications.
Continue reading →Feb 06, 2026 · 3 min readlifestyle
You Can't Stack Overflow a Deadlift
I recently started going to the gym. Being a beginner again after years of being a 'Senior' Engineer was a humbling reality check.
Continue reading →Feb 05, 2026 · 4 min readhomelab
Why I Moved My AI Brain to a Homelab
From a monthly VPS bill to a powerful local server. Why I migrated my AI assistant (OpenClaw) to my homelab.
Continue reading →Feb 04, 2026 · 4 min readastro
Bringing Interactivity to a Static Blog: The Clap Button
Static sites are fast but lonely. I added a Medium-style Clap button using Astro, Preact, and Cloudflare Workers to fix that.
Continue reading →Feb 03, 2026 · 5 min readai-agents
Why "Dumb" Agents Are Winning: The Case for Shell-First AI
Smart agents are great, but simple ones actually ship code. Why tools like Pi and OpenClaw beat complex LSP-based assistants.
Continue reading →Feb 02, 2026 · 2 min readai-agents
The Reality of AI Pair Programming: It's Not Magic, It's Management
Vibe coding is dangerous. AI isn't a senior engineer replacement, it's a junior that needs a manager. Here's what I learned migrating my home server with an AI agent.
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