I started this blog to share my thoughts on boardgaming and to practice some of my software development skills. It has since evolved into much more, enjoy!

While Gaming

Samurai August 3, 2025 My first every hobby boardgame, I bought it over a two decade ago. A tight Renie Knizia where you fight for control of Japanese factions by taking turns playing tiles till the board fills

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While Reading

Some Desperate Glory August 6, 2025 A pacey tale of a indoctrinated teenage soldier coming to realize her situation, and dealing with Sci Fi Maguffins at the same time. I can't decide if this was too overt in its messaging and I'm not a huge fan of how it resolves but it was an enjoyable read all the same 3/5

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While Coding

Email Blog August 4, 2025 Finally I have my email to blog pipeline built! Multiple years in the making. Claude Code greatly reduced the effort and complexity of building and hosting it on Digital Ocean. I only see a future with more custom software now that AI can assist with development.

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While Blogging

LLM experiences August 10, 2025 my journey with AI tools read more

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