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Rethinking Build vs. Rent in the Era of Coding Agents

Software AI Infrastructure Libraries Testing

Back in 2014, I wrote a little thought experiment called Not Invented Here Mechanic.

Two industrial robots work on a partially assembled silver car body inside an automotive factory.
  • 28 Aug 2026

A Coding Agent on Every Desk: Running Qwen on Bazzite

Software AI Home Lab DIY

I recently decided to see how useful a coding model I could run on my own hardware. There is now a second graphics card in the mail, so you can probably guess how the experiment went.

An open black desktop computer case with an RTX graphics card and three blue-lit intake fans, sitting on a workbench.
  • 26 Aug 2026

Some Assembly Required: Using Doc Comments as Agent Instructions

Software .NET AI Libraries

Anybody who has assembled IKEA furniture knows the story: a wordless booklet, a bag of cam locks, a stamped-metal hex key, and a cartoon person who seems inexplicably delighted about their situation. The booklet does a pretty good job of telling you that dowel A goes in hole B.

Two panels of wordless IKEA-style assembly instructions. In the first, a figure holding the instruction booklet stands over an unassembled panel and board with a question mark above their head. In the second, the same figure phones the IKEA store for help.
  • 06 Aug 2026
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