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Have an idea
For owners who want something built and do not write code.
If you have an idea.
How to Get Custom Software Built When You Are Not Technical Guide The whole path from a rough idea to software you own, with what you decide and what you get in writing at each stage. How to Write a Software Brief a Developer Can Quote From Guide A fill-in template for a two-page brief, covering the eight things a developer needs before they can give you a real price. How to Tell if a Software Idea Is Feasible Before You Pay for It Guide Six checks that decide whether an idea can be built, the ones you can run yourself, and what to do when the answer is no.
Building with AI
For people making their own software with AI tools.
If you are building with AI.
AI Master Guide Guide Stop starting from scratch in every chat. Folders, files and prompts that turn one-off answers into a workflow you own. Comes with a PDF. MCP field card Field card What the Model Context Protocol is, how to connect your first tool in three steps, and the gotchas to watch for. Comes with a PDF. Stuck on something I haven't covered? Ask Tell me what it is. If other people are stuck on it too, I'll write the guide.
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The Model Didn't Escape. The Sandbox Had a Door. 2026.08.01 OpenAI called its test environment highly isolated and described the way out in the same sentence. That is a containment story, not a capability one. The Guardrails Blocked the Defender, Not the Attacker 2026.07.29 Hugging Face got breached, then found its own forensic requests blocked by commercial models' safety guardrails. The attacker had no such limits. Sakana's Fugu: An AI That Conducts Other AIs 2026.07.26 A Tokyo lab shipped an AI trained to direct a pool of other AIs. I sat on this post for a month to see if anyone would check its numbers. Nobody did.
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