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From Remote Access to Agentic OS: Two Weeks with Claude Code

Posted on December 3, 2025December 3, 2025 by Jim

Two weeks ago I set up remote Claude Code access. What I didn’t expect was how quickly it would evolve from ‘remote terminal access’ into something that functions more like an operating system for my work.

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This Apple Ad Genuinely Makes Me Smile

Posted on December 1, 2025December 1, 2025 by Jim

But I’m a sucker for puppets. Really enjoyed this making of as well. Nice to see so much dedication to the craft of analog in a turbulent time of digital creation.

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EOS Webcam Utility Pro is a joke

Posted on July 30, 2025July 30, 2025 by Jim

I was all set to film courses with my Canon M200 and new Elgato Prompter when Canon’s webcam software decided to completely crap out on me. Nothing like paying for a subscription service that doesn’t actually work.

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Remote Resilience Hub Wins at Hack the Future 2025

Posted on May 29, 2025July 26, 2025 by Jim

We’re thrilled to announce that the Remote Resilience Hub was selected as a winning project at the Hack the Future 2025 climate resilience hackathon, held in Tallinn, Estonia.

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Using ChatGPT to Untangle My Web Hosting Costs

Posted on May 1, 2025July 25, 2025 by Jim

After years of running different websites and experimenting with domains, my hosting provider invoices had become confusing. Each month and year, I’d get billed, but I wasn’t sure what I was actually paying for.

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I Let OpenAI’s New Terminal Agent Fix My Media Server 

Posted on April 17, 2025July 25, 2025 by Jim

TL;DR: OpenAI’s Codex CLI is a lightweight, open-source coding agent that runs directly in your terminal. I used it to analyze and fix my local media server configuration with simple natural language commands. It saved me hours of manual debugging and editing.

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BBC: What’s Happened Since You Were Born?

Posted on November 10, 2014 by Jim

This should be in every classroom. Enter in your date of birth, gender and height and see what has been happening on Earth since you’ve been born.

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Live Polar Bear Cam

Posted on November 4, 2014 by Jim

Explore.com has set up a really cool polar bear livestream.

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Make Your Own OS X Yosemite USB Installer

Posted on October 20, 2014 by Jim

Learn how to create your own USB installer disk for OS X Yosemite.

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NYT: How Apple’s Siri Became One Autistic Boy’s B.F.F.

Posted on October 18, 2014 by Jim

Judith Newman writes in the New York Times on how Siri is able to help her 13-year-old autistic son Gus indulge himself in all his information-rich queries.

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