Notes on AI, software, and what actually works.
Technical writing on AI, agentic tooling, software engineering, and computer science: how we build, what we're learning, and what's actually worth knowing.
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7 min readHow to Get Started With AI for Free (OpenCode)
Install OpenCode and use DeepSeek free with no account and no credit card. Exact commands for Windows, Mac, and Linux, written for complete beginners.
AIOpen SourceBeginners
5 min readHow to Install the Pokémon Yellow Recomp (Gen1Recomp)
Install Gen1Recomp and play Pokémon Yellow natively on PC: the exact ROM SHA-1 it accepts, the Windows Defender false positive, and the fake site to avoid.
GamingRetroOpen Source
7 min readHow to Deploy to AWS Amplify From the CLI
Deploy a React Router 7 app to AWS Amplify with only the AWS CLI: create-app, update-branch, start-job, and the custom-domain CNAMEs, plus the exact errors.
AWSAmplifyReact Router
4 min readHow to Choose a Software Development Company
The 7 red flags and 7 green flags to check before you hire a software development partner, plus the five questions that reveal the most.
BusinessSoftware Development
4 min readHow to Get an Accurate Software Development Quote
How to get a software quote you can budget against: start with outcomes, pay for discovery, and compare what each bid quietly excludes.
BusinessSoftware DevelopmentPricing
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