What made Linux stick
Gaming kept sending me back to Windows. After almost twenty years of trying Linux, Bazzite finally removed the reason to leave.
AI did not teach me to cook. It removed the friction
How I use AI to adapt recipes, build weekly shopping lists, and remove enough planning friction to cook for my family three times a week.
If the context is clear, the prompt can be simple
I thought better prompts were the answer. The real problem was that my AI assistant could not see enough of the system.
When VS Code belongs in the Distrobox
A broken Codex extension sent me through VS Code, Distrobox, and Flatpak before I realised the editor belonged inside the container.
I thought I needed to build a content application
I expected to build a TypeScript content factory. One AI interview later, I had a file-based system and a real Rooibos Italia post without writing an application.
I only wanted to sync a few recipes
I spent three days avoiding a $5 app before realising my existing homelab could sync Obsidian between Bazzite and iPhone.