I built an AI bot to read our kids' school email. Here's what I'd tell you before you build one.

Oct 26, 2026 · 14 min read

I spent 21 months building a trading system, then had AI models tell me not to start the company

Oct 20, 2026 · 15 min read

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Changing only the random seed made my trading model look twice as good

Oct 12, 2026 · 18 min read

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My first trading models knew which companies would survive

Oct 5, 2026 · 22 min read

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I let AI agents write most of a live-trading codebase. Here's the gate that made it safe.

Sep 28, 2026 · 16 min read

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Turnkey Data Analysis Using DuckDB and Metabase for PostgreSQL & CloudWatch

Mar 1, 2024 · 11 min read

How we used DuckDB and Metabase to streamline our data analysis workflow, enabling us to build an email list to contact our frequent users.

Running MosaicML's MPT-7B, a ChatGPT Competitor, on AWS SageMaker

Jul 18, 2023 · 8 min read

In this blog post, I’m going to take you step-by-step through the process of running MosaicML’s ChatGPT competitor, MPT-7B, on your own AWS SageMaker instance.

My Journey with ChatGPT for Business: Unleashing the Power of AI for Software Engineers

Jul 8, 2023 · 5 min read

Introduction

As a software engineer, I’m constantly searching for tools and technologies that can revolutionize the way I work. Today, I want to share a prototype app: ChatGPT for Business. I believe if we follow through on building this, it has the potential to transform our industry. Join me as I take you through my experiences, challenges, and the immense possibilities that lie ahead.

Run a Free VPN Server on AWS (2022 Edition)

Nov 15, 2022 · 6 min read

This tutorial will take you through the steps of setting up an EC2 instance running OpenVPN server. It will then cover how to grant and revoke access to your VPN server.

Grocery Hacking: Automate Your Grocery Shopping Using the Robot Framework

Mar 9, 2022 · 27 min read

I used Robotic Process Automation (RPA) to automate my grocery shopping so that I can spend less time shopping.