I built an AI that can't raise its price on you
Cloud AI is cheap right now because it's subsidized. That won't last. So I built Hearth — a free, private AI that runs on your own computer, where the price is fixed at free.
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Notes on agentic development.
How to turn AI into real shipping speed: audits, workflows, modernization, and the tactics that hold up in production.
More writing: Ironcrest Software blog and 815 Media blog.
Why WooCommerce Checkouts Fail More Often Than You Think
Surprising failure modes cause WooCommerce checkouts to fail frequently.
Read moreClaude Code, Cursor, Copilot, four API keys — and no idea what your AI costs
Claude Code in one terminal, Cursor in another, a Copilot tab, and four API keys you forgot you made — and no idea what any of it costs. I built a free, open tool that answers one question for developers and vibe coders: what is AI actually costing you?
Read moreArchitectural Simplicity: Lessons from a Fortune 500 Client
Over-engineering can sink projects; here's how we avoided that pitfall.
Read moreThey banned Claude Fable 5 in a weekend — and proved the whole point of Hearth
A U.S. government letter switched off Anthropic's most powerful AI overnight. "Run AI locally" is the right fix — but it shouldn't require learning Ollama and quantization. That's exactly why I built Hearth.
Read moreEvaluating Senior Engineers: Focus on Real Outcomes, Not Pedigree
The 90-day evaluation of a senior engineer should hinge on deliverables, not résumés.
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