The AI Had a Plan for the Mansion
I asked AI to check whether attractions would allow my electric scooter. It sent a formal mobility-aid request to a 136-year-old mansion—and the museum had receipts.
Automation
Apparently, My Job Is Talking to My Phone Now
I run an IT business. Lately, getting things fixed feels suspiciously like having a conversation.
Wispr Flow's Android Bubble Was There—It Was Just Invisible
September 5 update: Wispr failed again, Android restarted, and my recovery helper also failed. I paid for Letterly despite preferring Wispr. Here is what the logs prove—and what they do not.
Wispr Flow Is Great Dictation, Not a Transcript
I wired Wispr Flow to a four-button controller, used it across Windows and Android, and learned exactly where its AI cleanup helps—and where it quietly changes the record.
The Alert That Went to Nobody
A critical event fired a perfectly good alert into a receiver wired to absolutely no one — and everybody slept fine because of it.
The API Loop That Ran Up the Bill Overnight
An unattended automation found a paid LLM endpoint, lost its mind, and hammered it thousands of times while everyone slept.
Making a Python Script a Real Service
The script worked perfectly — right up until I closed the terminal and watched it die.
The Settings API That Corrupted Every Setting at Once
I changed one backup-retention field, ran it twice, and every client’s settings ate themselves like a snake swallowing its own tail.