I am moving on from Microsoft. I actually was planning on doing this in Febuary of next year, since I would have met the requirements for the ‘55/15’ program that allows anyone over the age of 55 a...

Introduction The problem: AI credit burn is real, especially with frontier models. Since the change in pricing models from a ‘all you can eat buffet’ to a per token or per ‘AI Credit’ plan, there ...

Access the commandline from the Out-of-the-box Windows Setup When you first install Windows, or start a Windows machine for the first time there is a setup sequence called “OOBE” short for Out-Of-...

I am starting an investigation of how to use local models to substitute for cloud based AI coding agents such as Claude and Copilot CLIs. I am only at the start of this investigation but will repor...

AI: The ROI of Hiring Seniors vs CS Grads Has Changed With this title, you would be forgiven if you thought this post was going to be about elders getting scammed by AI bots. However, I’ve wanted...

The Itch I Had to Scratch So there I was, watching a video from Brandon Powers’ CLT Options methodology — price and volume analysis for timing options spreads — and thinking: “This is great… but w...

Overview Title: The Dutch House Author: Ann Patchett Published: 2019 Genre: Literary fiction Pages: ~337 Date Read: 2026-04-16 Rating: 8 / 10 Description The Dutch House is a novel by Ann Patc...

Note: Since this feature was created using GitHub Copilot, I decided to have it assist in writing this blog post explaining the journey of creating that feature as well! It did so in what it percei...

The 7 Stages of Vibe Coding Every developer’s AI enhancement journey follows a predictable path. We start as copy-paste warriors and (hopefully) evolve into sophisticated AI collaborators. Sound f...

AI Task Flow Demonstration with GitHub Copilot AKA: AI Prompt-inception Introduction Brief overview of the AI task flow concept Importance of improved AI-assisted coding workflows Key Fea...