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• Post #2442654

  Home use for AI: Our user manuals, warranty cards, etc. were totally unorganized and in several locations. As I'm grouping them roughly alphabetically, I'm snapping a picture of the cover of each. Claude scans the photos and generate a spreadsheet with the category, brand, model or product, Item type, and documentation type. It pulled it all from the photos and created a spreadsheet, no typing required. You could do the same for a record collection, book collection, or anything...

• Post #2442653

  Quick Post #7: AI for Cataloging in the Home Home use for AI: Our user manuals, warranty cards, directions, etc. for electronics, appliances, etc. were totally unorganized and in several locations. As I'm getting them out and grouping them roughly alphabetically (folders for every few letters), I'm snapping a picture of the cover of each one. Claude is then able to scan the photos and generate a spreadshe https://www.mcgurrin.info/robots/8330/ #Uncategorized #AI #cataloging #Clau...

• Post #2442652

  As we celebrate the successful Artemis 2 mission, today also marks the 45th anniversary of STS-1, the first Space Shuttle mission. To-date, it's the only launch I've personally witnessed live.

• Post #2442651

  Virginia has just become the 19th state to join the National Popular Vote Interstate Compact. Can you help get your state to join? https://myemail.constantcontact.com/Virginia-becomes-19th-state-to-enact-National-Popular-Vote.html?soid=1116971938310&aid=cKiBOjnxjt0

• Post #2442650

  Pure "vibe coding" might work, or it might lead to disaster. But working with AI to develop architecture / requirements / design notes before coding? Speed and quality. #AI

• Post #2442649

  One of the benefits of AI assisted development that I'm sure many practitioners understand but I don't see talked about much, is the ease of keeping documentation up to date. After making additions and/or changes, you can just ask the AI to update the documentation to capture the changes. As a human, you can and should review and verify the proposed changes. It's an incredible time saver AND makes if far more likely you WILL keep the documentation up to date. #AI #Claud...

• Post #2442648

  I'm using Claude Code on a project. As it was thinking about how to code the next piece and giving status updates, it reported, "Consulting the rubber duck." 😂 Those who know will know! #AI #rubberduck

• Post #2442647

  Hauntomation: Automating Halloween with Python PyCon US 2026 — Lightning Talk Companion Page If you scanned a QR code from a five-minute talk and ended up here: welcome. Everything I showed and links to additional information is here. If you didn’t see the talk and just wandered in: I build automated Halloween props as a hobby, often using Python. The talk Slides (PDF): [link to be added after the talk] Recording: [link to be ad https://www.mcgurrin.info/robots/pycon2026/

• Post #947362

  Building My First RAG System (Which Sadly Failed the Tax Preparer Exam) A while back, I posted about how I gave the IRS’ volunteer tax preparer exam to ChatGPT. It scored in the 70s, but an 80% is the minimum required score to pass and be certified. A short while later, I took a Coursera short course on Retrieval Augmented Generation (RAG). I then decided to https://www.mcgurrin.info/robots/8318/ #Uncategorized #AI #chatbots #chromadB #gradio #llamaparse #LLMs #ollama #python #RAG #Taxes

• Post #305185

  A very interesting, nuanced Stanford study of the productivity effects of using AI in software development. Measured results, not self-assessments, and nuanced in looking into the factors that help determine where it is and is not most effective: https://lnkd.in/essiTP2Q Caveat: it does not appear to have yet been published in a peer-reviewed journal. #AI #softwaredevelopment

• Post #305180

  Free read: https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/01/the-neighbors-defending-minnesota-from-ice/685769/?gift=42dxIJTByrj6nojaIAIcVoabSXN6DAzqw21BzubwRtg

• Post #305179

  Building on the RAG course I took, and with some help from Claude, I've got a tax chatbot running locally on my PC with a nice, web-based interface. Granted, running on my home PC, it takes several minutes to answer a question, but it's taking far less water and electricity than ChatGPT and its like. Next up: a chat interface for our HOA covenants, bylaws, and architectural guidelines...

• Post #305178

  LLMs like Claude can greatly accelerate a coding project, but they can also take away from learning. I often find my projects involve learning multiple new skill/tools. So I make limited use of AI for what I want to learn, but use it heavily for other tasks. For example, I wanted to learn RAG, Llama Index, etc, so I didn't heavily use Claude for that, but I DID use it to wrap it in Gradio for a nice user interface. #LLM #AI