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Slips Is Moving Beyond One Browser
Outline - Planning login and cross-device persistence for Slips without losing the small, local-first study workflow that made it useful.
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Thinking out loud.
Thoughts, tutorials, and technical insights from the experiments behind the work.
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theclickybricky - Launch Night at Northern Lights
A first look at theclickybricky, a collaborative brick-building event platform I have been working on ahead of its first social event at Northern Lights.
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Interesting discussion about the future
AI - The good, the bad and the Netflix documentary you should watch
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A few weeks with AI
My first few weeks properly using AI. Pairing Claude CLI with Luna and earnestly starting my blog/devlog/portfolio/ramble.
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I Wasn't Actually Using Luna Everywhere
Devlog - Discovering that Claude Code was still using Sonnet in part of my workflow, tightening the model configuration, and learning to verify the model rather than assume it.
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Creating Rugby Runner with Claude Code, Godot MCP and Luna
Devlog - Turning a small rugby arcade-runner idea into a playable Godot prototype with Claude Code, a Godot MCP server, and Luna in the development loop.
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Token Usage Experiment: Value, Speed & the Cost of Subagents
Devlog - Comparing AI models for Godot work, learning where token usage becomes expensive, and finding a better balance between speed, delegation, and value.
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Working with Godot MCP and OpenRouter: Why I Landed on Luna
Devlog - Getting a Godot MCP server working through OpenRouter, testing several models, and finally finding a useful development rhythm with Luna.
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Planning a Godot Game: Scope, Systems & a One-Page Design Doc
Devlog - Planning a Godot Game: How I scope a new project before writing code — a one-page design doc, tight scope rules, folder conventions, and milestones.
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Tweaking My Astro Site: Content, Images & Home
Devlog - Tweaking My Site Part 1: Exploring every tweak made to this site, including content restructure, Astro 7 image gotchas, Markdoc tags, and a new logo.
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webdev
Why I Built My Site with Astro (And What I Learned)
A dive into why Astro became the perfect zero-JavaScript-by-default foundation for a multi-disciplinary site spanning web dev, LEGO, games, and DIY builds.
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components
Creating a Button Shine Effect
A zero-JavaScript button hover effect with a sweeping shine, built purely in CSS — perfect for game menus and call-to-action buttons.
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components
Parallax Columns: A No-JS Background Effect for the Hero
How I built a column-parallax component without JavaScript, tuned it, and now use it as the animated backdrop behind my Hero section.
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Building a Reusable Progress Bar
A flexible, accessible progress bar component you can reuse across web and game projects — health bars, XP bars, loading indicators, and more.
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Why You Should Choose Markdoc Over MDX for Your Astro Site
Markdoc is an open-source authoring framework created by Stripe to solve the exact pain points that make MDX frustrating.
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Building This Site with Astro: A Smooth Start
In this first post, I explain why I chose Astro for my portfolio, what made the setup painless, and what you can expect from this devlog.
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My First Blog Post: Exploring Astro
Welcome to my first blog post. I've decided to build this portfolio using Astro, and so far the experience has been incredibly smooth.
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