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Loooom: I Built a Skill to Teach Claude to Hear Music
I used Gemini to write a Loooom skill, installed it in Claude Code, and got a full audio analysis report on a 37-second piano recording of Espresso. Turns out AIs teaching AIs new senses is a surprisingly powerful pattern.
Read →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.
Read →Corned Beef: The Dutch Oven St. Patrick's Day Braise
4lb corned beef, mini carrots, cabbage, potatoes — braised low and slow in a covered Dutch oven. The St. Patrick's Day comfort food move.
Read →Code
Loooom: I Built a Skill to Teach Claude to Hear Music
I used Gemini to write a Loooom skill, installed it in Claude Code, and got a full audio analysis report on a 37-second piano recording of Espresso. Turns out AIs teaching AIs new senses is a surprisingly powerful pattern.
beatbrain: 3 Seconds to 200ms
I rebuilt the beatbrain backend in an afternoon. Parallel fetching, Firestore caching, and a podcast discovery engine that indexes 100+ categories. Here's the whole story.
Kotsu: The Knack of Japanese
I built a Japanese learning site in a morning because I wanted something I could pull up on my phone and just look at characters. Here's how Gemini wrote the prompt and magerbot built the whole thing.
Life
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.
Gardening: Year 1
Our first foray into outdoor plants, flowers, and herbs in Chicago.
Recipes
Corned Beef: The Dutch Oven St. Patrick's Day Braise
4lb corned beef, mini carrots, cabbage, potatoes — braised low and slow in a covered Dutch oven. The St. Patrick's Day comfort food move.
Banana Bread
3 ripe bananas, brown sugar, walnuts, and a scoop of plain yogurt — baked at 325° convection for the moistest loaf you'll make.
Cauliflower Garlic Soup
Three ingredients, one sheet pan, and a blender. Roasted cauliflower and a whole head of garlic blended into a velvety, dairy-free soup that somehow tastes indulgent.