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  1. 01

    The Compounding Agent: Why Hermes Is More Than Just a Pretty TUI

    I'd been seeing chatter about Hermes Agent from Nous Research, so I installed it locally and put it to work on this blog. Notes on the pitch, the SOUL.md system, and what it actually felt like to use.
  2. 02

    Claude: How prompt caching actually works
  3. 03

    How I make tokens last longer
  4. 04

    DESIGN.md: Reverse Design Engineering for Portable Taste
  5. 05

    Claude Code: 10 CLI flags you probably aren't using
  6. 06

    OpenClaw: I Switched My Agent Stack from Claude to OpenAI Codex
  7. 07

    gstack: Garry Tan's Claude Setup Is 🔥
  8. 08

    Anthropic's Knowledge Work Plugins: The 10 Essential Tools for Modern Tech Teams
  9. 09

    Loooom: I Built a Skill to Teach Claude to Hear Music
  10. 10

    beatbrain: 3 Seconds to 200ms
Dining Archive →
🍽 Italian Sausage Dry-Rub

Italian Sausage Dry-Rub

Garlic Cilantro Lime Rice

Corned Beef: The Dutch Oven St. Patrick's Day Braise

Banana Bread
Life Stories →

Claude Code: My Sensei

I'm going to Japan in 2 months. Instead of paying for another app, I built a Japanese learning plugin for Claude Code and used it to learn conversational Japanese for free — using Claude Pro I already pay for.

My visit to Valledolmo, Sicily

I had the incredible opportunity to explore a town in Sicily where my ancestors once resided and engage with the local officials.