Constantin Gonzalez

@glez_de
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🌐 https://constantin.glez.de

Expert Generalist, tech advisor, mentor, based in Munich, Germany.
Worked at AWS, Oracle, and Sun
LinkedIn: @constantingonzalez | Bluesky: @glez.de | Twitter: @zalez (inactive)
Dad&husband | synth programmer | barefoot runner

Bloghttps://constantin.glez.de
LinkedInhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/constantingonzalez/
YouTubehttps://www.youtube.com/@Constant.Thinking
Blueskyhttps://bsky.app/profile/glez.de

I accidentally turned Claude into my Chief of Staff.

Not a chatbot, someone who tracks my projects, briefs me every morning, and tells me when I’m overcommitting.

Full story + unedited interview: https://constantin.glez.de/posts/2026-03-22-welcome-claude-my-chief-of-staff/

Over the weekend, I put together a video with 7 examples of how I use AI on a daily basis (plus one bonus example). From the mundane to the surprisingly useful: https://constantin.glez.de/posts/2026-03-01-video-what-i-actually-do-with-ai-every-day/

Yes, that's a point-of-sale thermal printer!

Turns out you can stop "prompt engineering" and start delegating instead.

Just tell AI what success looks like and why it matters. Like you'd brief a colleague.

You already have this skill. You've used it with humans for years.

Full framework: https://constantin.glez.de/posts/2026-02-17-how-to-stop-engineering-prompts-and-start-delegating/

Solitude. Wetland. Echo.

IMHO, the current software panic is a transformation, not an apocalypse, or "SaaSpocalypse" as some say.

Think de-centralization of software development.

Abundance, not scarcity.

https://constantin.glez.de/posts/2026-02-06-from-scarce-code-to-abundant-builders/

TIL: Whisper has a word repetition bug that almost made me give up on local transcription for my YouTube videos.

The fix? One flag:

--condition-on-previous-text False

Complete write-up including mlx-whisper setup, flags, model, etc. (Mac) 👇
https://constantin.glez.de/notes/2026-01-30-local-audio-transcription-with-mlx-whisper-what-actually-works/

#whisper #cli #ai

I failed at guitar twice due to goals, pressure, homework.

Then I became a musician in 20 min. with a ukulele, thanks to intention, daily play, and fun.

Then again, using synths.

Same dream. Different approach.

Why SMART goals are broken & what works instead:
https://constantin.glez.de/posts/2026-01-08-smart-goals-are-failed-taylorism-and-why-you-should-ignore-them/

♻️ ladiesgamers.bsky.social: These are the kinds of games you can slip into a stocking, gift to a friend, or enjoy yourself during the season's quiet moments.
#Christmas2025 #Gaming #Steam #NintendoSwitch #indiegames
https://wp.me/p70tPw-r0r
"playful-microcosmos-dissolution"

Weekend experiment: what if I automated my news habit with AI?

Turns out there’s a pattern here that works for way more than just news.

Collect → Filter → Synthesize.

Made me realize: we’re still living in the cat pictures era of AI.

https://constantin.glez.de/posts/2025-12-17-we-re-still-living-in-the-cat-pictures-era-of-ai/

#AI #Automation #Learning