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Apr 15 • 🪩 Reflecting on
Leveraging AI Assistants for Personal Growth

Leveraging AI Assistants for Personal Growth

Over the past year, I've found myself occasionally turning to AI assistants for discussions that have helped deepen my understanding of interpersonal relationships. Not long ago, the idea of discussing my emotions with a computer seemed bonkers!
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Apr 10 • 🪩 Reflecting on
Learning to Drive Stick

Learning to Drive Stick

My wife and I travel abroad frequently and when we do we always have to rent vehicles with automatic transmissions. This summer, we are cycling through the Dolomites and then driving across Italy. This seemed like the perfect excuse to finally learn how to drive a manual transmission.
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Apr 04 • 👨‍💻 Software
Installing Cloudflare Tunnel on Ubuntu Running on GCP

Installing Cloudflare Tunnel on Ubuntu Running on GCP

After configuring Cloudflare Tunnel on several Ubuntu servers in Google Cloud, I've developed a simple bash script I use to streamline the process.
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Mar 27 • 👨‍💻 Software
Auto-Summarizing Bookmarks with Gemini 1.5

Auto-Summarizing Bookmarks with Gemini 1.5

Recently, I've been using the Gemini 1.5 Pro API. Today, I was pleased to learn it's now integrated with Open Router. I'm using Gemini to auto-summarize bookmarked content I've added to Omnivore.
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Mar 12 • 🪩 Reflecting on
Performance Training

Performance Training

I recently read The Cyclists Training Bible by Joe Friel who is an endurance sports coach, elite triathlon and cycling coach. The book offers a blueprint for those pursuing extraordinary dreams which in this case is focused on optimal cycling performance.
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