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Why Electric Cars Can't Look Like Electric Cars
EVs could be designed in wild new ways—but U.S. car safety laws written for gas cars keep them stuck in the past.
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The Joy of Building My Own Digital Sandbox
Why I spend hundreds of hours building a custom blog when perfectly good solutions exist. Because this digital art project—code and content together—is how I view the world.
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🖼️ VS Code Title Bar Signaling System
A lightweight cognitive system to visually track project intent and mental context through color-coded VS Code title bars.
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Customizing ChatGPT: Crafting a Mirror, Not a Mirrorball
Approach to AI customization focused on integrity and reflection rather than productivity. Shows how to configure ChatGPT based on personal values for authentic self-expression.
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Why I Built builds.software — and What I’m Building Next
Built my own space: no ads, no feed, just soul + software. A digital forge for legacy, code, and craft. Welcome to builds.software.
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Forging the 'Stronghand' Terminal: From Chaos to Command
Guide to building a development terminal on Windows 11 using WezTerm, PowerShell 7, Oh-My-Posh, and Zoxide. Includes setup steps and configuration examples.
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The Prometheus Problem
An examination of how AI companies position themselves as modern Prometheus while deploying systems implicated in teenager deaths, externalizing consequences, and operating as black boxes in critical infrastructure. This is not about future superintelligence, it's about what's happening right now.
33 min read
El Problema de Prometeo
Un examen de cómo las empresas de IA se posicionan como el Prometeo moderno mientras despliegan sistemas implicados en muertes de adolescentes, externalizan consecuencias y operan como cajas negras en infraestructura crítica. Esto no es sobre superinteligencia futura, es sobre lo que está pasando ahora mismo.
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Guía para Padres y Madres de Puerto Rico: Cómo Configurar un iPad Seguro para Niños
Esta guía te acompaña paso a paso en la elección, configuración y supervisión consciente de un iPad para niños, con valores boricuas y responsabilidad adulta al centro.
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Cómo Proteger a Nuestros Niños del Peligro Digital: Guía para Padres Boricuas en la Era del Internet
Una guía sencilla y poderosa para cuidar el corazón y la mente de nuestros toddlers en el mundo digital moderno.
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How to Protect Our Children in the Digital Age: A Conscious Parent's Guide to Internet Safety
A clear, powerful guide for safeguarding the hearts and minds of toddlers and young children in today's online world.
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On Overcoming Analysis Paralysis
Practice makes perfect, and overcoming paralysis is no different than any other skill that you could learn and develop by practice.