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An 11M-param text-to-parameter system that generates retro game sound effects from prompts, outputting sfxr parameter strings rendered to playable WAV audio.

Three from-scratch text generators that create ASCII maps, cat monologues, and pseudo-assembly. Same architecture, wildly different outputs.

A pure-QML to-do list plasmoid with priorities, due dates, drag-and-drop, Markdown export, and live file sync. Zero build steps required.

How I fixed blurry, thin fonts on KDE CachyOS with a 1080p monitor using lucidglyph stem-darkening instead of ClearType-style subpixel hacks.

How I put a private, single-user SearXNG metasearch engine behind a Caddy reverse proxy with Docker Compose, so my searches never leave my own machine.

A KWin window switcher that arranges windows as pie slices around the cursor - live thumbnails, multi-ring layout, and full theme integration in pure QML.

A deterministic double-entry bookkeeping engine where the LLM only proposes; every number and every write is computed and gated by Python.

A security audit of a legacy PHP and CodeIgniter mobile backend: nine real flaws, a frozen API contract, and how to patch it without locking out old apps.

We debugged a WordPress slot spam infection and found attackers hiding rogue admin accounts and backdoor plugins using a simple CSS override in functions.php.

A café, a library, and a gym - three management systems built in plain PHP and MySQL with no framework, where the real lessons were all about transactions.