Coding with LLMs in the summer of 2025 an update

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http://antirez.com/news/154 · July 20, 2025

Vibe scraping and vibe coding a schedule app for Open Sauce 2025 entirely on my phone

Vibe scraping and vibe coding a schedule app for Open Sauce 2025 entirely on my phone

https://simonwillison.net/2025/Jul/17/vibe-scraping/#atom-entries · July 17, 2025

Adding GPS and off-grid maps to my Meshtastic T-Deck

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https://www.jeffgeerling.com/blog/2025/adding-gps-and-grid-maps-my-meshtastic-t-deck · July 16, 2025

Happy 20th birthday Django Heres my talk on Django Origins from Djangos 10th

Happy 20th birthday Django Heres my talk on Django Origins from Djangos 10th

https://simonwillison.net/2025/Jul/13/django-birthday/#atom-entries · July 13, 2025

Upgrading an M4 Pro Mac minis storage for half the price

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https://www.jeffgeerling.com/blog/2025/upgrading-m4-pro-mac-minis-storage-half-price · July 11, 2025

Grok searching X for fromelonmusk Israel OR Palestine OR Hamas OR Gaza

Grok searching X for fromelonmusk Israel OR Palestine OR Hamas OR Gaza

https://simonwillison.net/2025/Jul/11/grok-musk/#atom-entries · July 11, 2025

Socratic dialectics with AI

Socratic dialectics with AI How would Socrates use ChatGPT? In Plato’s Phaedrus, Socrates recounts an ancient myth about the Egyptian gods, Thamus and Theuth. In this story, the Egyptian inventor god, Theuth, visits another god, Thamus, to demonstrate a number of his new inventions, including his greatest new invention, that of letters and writing. Upon

https://seanvoisen.com/blog/socratic-dialectics-with-ai/ · July 9, 2025

Habit experiment 1 Analog evenings

Habit experiment 1 Analog evenings The old adage about the best time to plant a tree applies equally as well to starting positive life habits: The best time to start a good habit was 20 years ago. The next best time is now. In the art of living intentionally, good habits act as guardrails that help

https://seanvoisen.com/blog/habit-experiment-1-analog-evenings/ · July 6, 2025

Mini NASes marry NVMe to Intels efficient chip

Mini NASes marry NVMe to Intels efficient chip Mini NASes marry NVMe to Intel’s efficient chip I’m in the process of rebuilding my homelab from the ground up, moving from a 24U full-size 4-post rack to a mini rack. One of the most difficult devices to downsize (especially

https://www.jeffgeerling.com/blog/2025/mini-nases-marry-nvme-intels-efficient-chip · July 4, 2025

Notes on even and odd functions

Notes on even and odd functions

https://eli.thegreenplace.net/2025/notes-on-even-and-odd-functions/ · July 4, 2025