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The two tools I've been using quite a bit are Warp Terminal and Cursor. Most things about those are fantastic, but their icons are so indistinct I was starting to have real trouble finding them amongst my sea of typically about 17 icons when I would rapidly switch
I've been completely dumbfounded that voice-to-text transcription seems to have not advanced at all in 15 years. Finally, I just randomly ran across this tool, which seems to be pretty good and much better than anything else I've seen. I'm using it more and
I just created a video showing the app that I created through zero coding, working with an AI agent. It is complete science fiction and mind-boggling to me even now. I made this video with the hopes that it would convince my friends and colleagues who are both software developers
I'm finally back. Ever since the beginning of February, after Tanya and I noticed the house next door to her was available to rent, I've been either moving or traveling or fixing up my old house to sell. Well, today, June 16th, 2025, the house closed.