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Chris James Jul 14, 2025

Some personal projects I've done this year, that only 2 years ago were impossible for me (or at least 10x harder):

WordPress: Getting site to cleanly work with title-less posts (POSSE).
Linux: 2 headless home servers for media, backups, and validator
Excel: Multi-currency FIFO lot tracker for taxes across 2 countries (gl finding int'l accountant)
Website: Configuring free SSL (hosting company doesn't make it easy)
Obsidian: Templates and Dataviews in seconds
Home device backup architecture
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Chris James

Yes, there are huge copyright issues latent (and blatant!) in generative AI.
But without LLMs, some of this would have been impossible. For some, I would have needed to learn beyond my specific need: it would not be worth figuring out if what I wanted is even possible!

I'm going to have to disagree with Steve Jobs - LLM chatbots are the real 'bicycle for the mind' if used well as a tool. (Anything further is beyond a bicycle, and into self-driving car territory.)