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Goose's Advent of AI - What I Learnt

What I learnt from the 2025 Advent of AI engineering challenges - hosted by Goose / Block.

jack|January 05, 2026

Anna’s Archive Just Backed Up All of Spotify

300TB, 256 million tracks, and a "digital safety net" for our musical heritage.

jack|December 21, 2025

How To Grow on Bluesky & Why It's Worth A Shot!

Your Twitter strategy won't work on Bluesky. Here's what will.

jack|November 01, 2025

Using Tailscale to Get Around Network Restrictions

Setting up a self-hosted VPN that actually works on restrictive networks

jack|October 24, 2025

Building Beyond Bluesky's Backend

how atproto's biggest champion could also be its biggest risk

jack|September 29, 2025

Awe Dropping, or.. Dropping? - Apple Event September 9, 2025

The Good, the Weird, and the Thin - my thoughts on the 2025 Apple Event - "Awe Dropping"

jack|September 11, 2025

My submission for the nano-banana Hackathon!

My submission for the Gemini Nano banana Hackathon.

jack|September 06, 2025