The AI built boot images for a box of ancient single-board computers and got them running
The AI built boot images for a box of ancient single-board computers and got them running; one now hosts a persistent tmux session.
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Making things, learning and having fun · 988 ideasThe AI learned his laser cutter's private dialect and now runs its jobs
The AI reverse-engineered his laser cutter's G-code dialect and camera controls in 1 to 2 hours; now it places and cuts jobs with power and speed settings and diagnoses problems from scans.
The AI deleted my GitHub repo by accident
In one day the AI accidentally deleted one of his GitHub repos, which he says was partly his own fault for not explaining himself better. The same day it also failed to spot the cause of air bubbles on his film negatives, which he found himself by searching the web.
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The AI tidied his config files and added the automation he switches devices with
The AI helped clean up his dotfiles and add automation and tests, used to switch devices and identities.
The AI invented a way to hear sheet music from a screenshot, and out came a WAV
The AI invented a music OCR approach and turned a sheet music screenshot into a WAV file.
The AI talked me through turning my tablet into a Linux machine
He turned his OnePlus tablet into a Linux device with AI guiding the work, finishing in less than a week for no cost beyond his subscription. Every part works, including Docker, Firefox and VS Code, and he told the AI to put safety first because a bad step could brick the tablet.
Cheer mom's weekly plan: work 9-4:30, daughter's cheer M/W/Thu/F 7-8:30pm, content shoots
Amanda (wife, cheer mom, WFH) used her agent 'Azalea' to plan her week: work Mon-Fri 9am-4:30pm, daughter's cheer practice Mon/Wed/Thu/Fri 7-8:30pm, two content pieces to record, and a goal to cook at home. Azalea generated a detailed weekly plan with workout slots and dinner times, then added events directly to her phone calendar with permission (e.g., a Sunday 11am-12pm workout).
The AI refused to type a password it already had, blocking a print job and a sign-in
The AI refused to type a password and an emailed 6 digit verification code it already had in context, blocking a print job from a share drive and a website sign-in.
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Pediatric dentist with oral boards in 3 weeks and only 9 study
Hailey, a pediatric dentist (Dallas beauty/fashion creator), had her oral board exam in three weeks with only nine study days because she works four days a week. Her AI 'Mimi' asked for her work schedule, realistic study hours, weak topics, and exact exam date, then generated a 3-week plan (Week 1 Foundations, Week 2 Clinical Core, Week 3 Integration & Polish) mapping growth & development, behavior management, cariology, pulp therapy, trauma, pharmacology, and oral surgery to each day.
The AI built the dual-subtitle extensions he and his wife watch foreign shows with
Antigravity and the AI built the Crunchyroll and Netflix multi-subtitle Chrome extensions he and his wife actually watch with (his wife's travel blog in the same comment left out as too thin).
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