Jnoathan Hrafod https://blog.illegalodors.com/ Jonathan has opinions about software, AI, and other things Wed, 15 Apr 2026 00:21:09 +0000 AI Gaslighter is a toy I made that lets you edit a chatbot's memories as you... https://blog.illegalodors.com/ai-gaslighter-illegalodors-com-gaslighter-is-a-toy-i-made-that-lets-you-edit <![CDATA[AI Gaslighter is a toy I made that lets you edit a chatbot's memories as you chat with it. AI Gaslighter]]> AI Gaslighter is a toy I made that lets you edit a chatbot's memories as you chat with it. AI Gaslighter

]]> https://blog.illegalodors.com/ai-gaslighter-illegalodors-com-gaslighter-is-a-toy-i-made-that-lets-you-edit Fri, 20 Mar 2026 19:31:06 +0000 "I can't help but wonder if the US economy backs itself so hard into a corner... https://blog.illegalodors.com/i-cant-help-but-wonder-if-the-us-economy-backs-itself-so-hard-into-a-corner <![CDATA["I can't help but wonder if the US economy backs itself so hard into a corner funding these research labs, and if these research labs receive a bailout, what does that mean for China? Why is China releasing these models for free?" Wild to think about. https://ghuntley.com/warfare/]]> “I can't help but wonder if the US economy backs itself so hard into a corner funding these research labs, and if these research labs receive a bailout, what does that mean for China? Why is China releasing these models for free?” Wild to think about. https://ghuntley.com/warfare/

]]> https://blog.illegalodors.com/i-cant-help-but-wonder-if-the-us-economy-backs-itself-so-hard-into-a-corner Fri, 20 Mar 2026 18:44:20 +0000 Eyyyy Exquisite.Monster is featured in the HN Arcade newsletter! https://blog.illegalodors.com/eyyyy-exquisite-monster-is-featured-in-the-hn-arcade-newsletter <![CDATA[Eyyyy Exquisite.Monster is featured in the HN Arcade newsletter! yes im the one that submitted it]]> Eyyyy Exquisite.Monster is featured in the HN Arcade newsletter!

yes im the one that submitted it

]]> https://blog.illegalodors.com/eyyyy-exquisite-monster-is-featured-in-the-hn-arcade-newsletter Fri, 06 Mar 2026 18:28:54 +0000 Hell yeah. https://blog.illegalodors.com/hell-yeah <![CDATA[Hell yeah. Personally, I used Cash App Taxes to do my taxes for free this year (after a nightmare experience with April, via Origin) with plenty of support from Claude. taxes]]> Hell yeah.

Personally, I used Cash App Taxes to do my taxes for free this year (after a nightmare experience with April, via Origin) with plenty of support from Claude.

#taxes

]]> https://blog.illegalodors.com/hell-yeah Tue, 03 Mar 2026 16:47:43 +0000 I applied to work through Turing. https://blog.illegalodors.com/i-applied-to-work-through-turing-developers-turing-com <![CDATA[I applied to work through Turing. This involved being video interviewed by an AI (which was fine, I guess), and then doing a coding challenge while sharing my screen. Not only no AI allowed, but also no docs allowed! Who remembers every language's syntax? Even before AI coding was a thing, I always had a docs tab open! So, that didn't go great. Hopefully I'll get points for my logic, even if the code is far from runnable. I have also learned that -- while I don't feel jittery -- I get nerves in live coding that just straight-up blanks my brain. This is not helping me get hired.]]> I applied to work through Turing. This involved being video interviewed by an AI (which was fine, I guess), and then doing a coding challenge while sharing my screen. Not only no AI allowed, but also no docs allowed! Who remembers every language's syntax? Even before AI coding was a thing, I always had a docs tab open!

So, that didn't go great. Hopefully I'll get points for my logic, even if the code is far from runnable.

I have also learned that — while I don't feel jittery — I get nerves in live coding that just straight-up blanks my brain. This is not helping me get hired.

]]> https://blog.illegalodors.com/i-applied-to-work-through-turing-developers-turing-com Wed, 25 Feb 2026 20:25:54 +0000 First of all, it's a travesty that job sites don't accept JSON Resume. https://blog.illegalodors.com/first-of-all-its-a-travesty-that-job-sites-dont-accept-json <![CDATA[First of all, it's a travesty that job sites don't accept JSON Resume. Imagine uploading it to a Gist and telling all the sites to use it. Simple! Instead, you've got to painstakingly copy and paste every piece of info into LinkedIn, Indeed, Monster (is that still a thing?), etc. But what you can do is keep your resume in JSON as your Single Source of Truth and generate HTML/PDF from that. Nowhere near as good, but better than nothing. For a while I was using JSON Resume Registry to generate, but more recently I realized that creating a custom parser is something AIs are really good at.]]> First of all, it's a travesty that job sites don't accept JSON Resume. Imagine uploading it to a Gist and telling all the sites to use it. Simple!

Instead, you've got to painstakingly copy and paste every piece of info into LinkedIn, Indeed, Monster (is that still a thing?), etc.

But what you can do is keep your resume in JSON as your Single Source of Truth and generate HTML/PDF from that. Nowhere near as good, but better than nothing. For a while I was using JSON Resume Registry to generate, but more recently I realized that creating a custom parser is something AIs are really good at.

]]> https://blog.illegalodors.com/first-of-all-its-a-travesty-that-job-sites-dont-accept-json Sat, 14 Feb 2026 16:52:46 +0000 Oh this is a good idea. Does it make sense to use commas for aliases, as well? https://blog.illegalodors.com/oh-this-is-a-good-idea <![CDATA[Oh this is a good idea. Does it make sense to use commas for aliases, as well? https://rhodesmill.org/brandon/2009/commands-with-comma/]]> Oh this is a good idea. Does it make sense to use commas for aliases, as well?

https://rhodesmill.org/brandon/2009/commands-with-comma/

]]> https://blog.illegalodors.com/oh-this-is-a-good-idea Sun, 08 Feb 2026 15:31:34 +0000 I really like Linux but occasionally I'll need to do what would be a simple... https://blog.illegalodors.com/i-really-like-linux-but-occasionally-ill-need-to-do-what-would-be-a-simple <![CDATA[I really like Linux but occasionally I'll need to do what would be a simple task on a Windows or Mac machine and hit an impenetrable wall. Today it's screen recording (on Wayland, naturally). The only solution that seems like it might work is OBS, but oof that learning curve. #linux #wayland #obs]]> I really like Linux but occasionally I'll need to do what would be a simple task on a Windows or Mac machine and hit an impenetrable wall. Today it's screen recording (on Wayland, naturally). The only solution that seems like it might work is OBS, but oof that learning curve.

#linux #wayland #obs

]]> https://blog.illegalodors.com/i-really-like-linux-but-occasionally-ill-need-to-do-what-would-be-a-simple Tue, 03 Feb 2026 17:26:41 +0000 Resisting the impulse to open-source my in-progress AI assistant that is... https://blog.illegalodors.com/resisting-the-impulse-to-open-source-my-in-progress-ai-assistant-that-is <![CDATA[Resisting the impulse to open-source my in-progress AI assistant that is clearly inferior to Clawd.bot, which I discovered this morning. When software is so cheap to make, there's not much point in sharing hobby projects (unless people are using them). I had fun, at least.]]> Resisting the impulse to open-source my in-progress AI assistant that is clearly inferior to Clawd.bot, which I discovered this morning. When software is so cheap to make, there's not much point in sharing hobby projects (unless people are using them).

I had fun, at least.

]]> https://blog.illegalodors.com/resisting-the-impulse-to-open-source-my-in-progress-ai-assistant-that-is Sun, 25 Jan 2026 16:20:15 +0000 I have a fondness for Jules. https://blog.illegalodors.com/i-have-a-fondness-for-jules <![CDATA[I have a fondness for Jules. The $20/mo account gets you 100(!) sessions a day, and it does the work on its own servers, so you can check on it through out the day on your phone. And it's Gemini 3, which is pretty good! I found myself doing the same "Keep working, Jules" loop, so I made vernedurand. Give it a checklist, and it will chug-chug-chug its way through it, doing its best to work around Jules' flakiness. #googlejules #gemini #ai]]> I have a fondness for Jules. The $20/mo account gets you 100(!) sessions a day, and it does the work on its own servers, so you can check on it through out the day on your phone. And it's Gemini 3, which is pretty good!

I found myself doing the same “Keep working, Jules” loop, so I made verne_durand. Give it a checklist, and it will chug-chug-chug its way through it, doing its best to work around Jules' flakiness.

#googlejules #gemini #ai

]]> https://blog.illegalodors.com/i-have-a-fondness-for-jules Wed, 21 Jan 2026 21:41:43 +0000