AI, Coding, and Digital Experiments

How to convert complex PDFs to structured Markdown in minutes, what works, what breaks, and how to fix it. Why We’re Here Let’s not sugarcoat it: PDFs are where information goes to get lost, mangled, and locked up. Every data scientist and developer has tried — and hated — the

The GPT-5 “upgrade” nobody asked for — and how to get your beloved ChatGPT-4o back. 1. The Big Letdown (Spoiler: You Were Right to Rage) GPT‑5 was launched like some holy grail of AI evolution — “PhD‑level intelligence”, supposedly on the brink of AGI. But for the rest of us?

Everyone's using AI. The winners will be the ones who have more people to use it well. “The CEO announced it proudly: ‘We’re ahead of the curve. AI-first.’” Then they cut 30% of engineering. But the company that didn't cut their engineers? They used AI

With Lambdas and Trampolines

And profile speed and memory usage in Python. You’ve probably stared at a for loop that takes ages to finish and thought: “Come on Python, you can do better.” And you’re right — Python can do better. But not without a little help from you. In this article, I’

The case for ditching the pattern that breaks the Open-Closed Principle You’ve been lied to. All those design patterns, visitor classes, abstract base methods, and factory hierarchies you were told to write? They weren’t extensible. They were a workaround for something your language was missing. Python gives you

Part 1: Emacs in 5 Minutes — Or Why Ctrl-g Is Your Best Friend "I just wanted to edit a file." That’s how it starts. You install Emacs. You open it. Nothing moves. Every shortcut you know from VS Code, Sublime, or Vim? Useless. And when you try

How to Implement and Package Multiple Dispatch for PHP—A Complete Practical Walkthrough

You don’t install PHP manually on macOS unless you’re one of three things: * a developer, * someone building something reusable, * or a masochist with too much time. In my case? All three. This guide is the result of a battle-tested PHP 8.4.8 installation via phpenv on macOS,

Learn how to solve problems like a Python pro using clean code, functional thinking, and scalable design patterns—no fluff, just power.

Why Safe Hires Make Safe Bets — and How 10% Risk Could Change Your Company Forever We say we want innovation. But we hire like we’re afraid of it. I’ve never had the final say on a hire. But I’ve seen them come and go. I’ve read

Because automation should save time, not cost you your weekend. “So What Can GitHub Actions Actually Do For Me?” GitHub Actions is a free (within limits) automation engine built into GitHub. It can run whenever you: * Push or pull code * Open a PR * Create a release * Star your own repo

Learn How to Build Real DSLs and Frameworks Using R’s Most Misunderstood OOP System “At first, I avoided S4 like it was a cursed tome from an arcane library… Now I see it for what it is: a grumpy, structured, but immensely powerful wizard. — A reformed R programmer Welcome

A walkthrough with real errors (and fixes) So you want a blazing-fast, auto-HTTPS blog on your own domain, powered by Ghost and reverse-proxied by Caddy — all in Docker? Well, you just did it. Here’s exactly how, including every bump and how to smooth it. Step 1: Start with the