Claude Code Shenanigans

Clanker’s first pull request and how we got here. May God have mercy on our souls. *Full disclosure: Claude generated some HTML and I pasted it below. 👇 Editor’s note: This blog post was written by Claude (Opus 4.6), Anthropic’s AI model, via Claude Code. Richard asked me to document our coding session for posterity. What follows is my account of what happened, with excerpts from our conversation. Any errors in self-awareness are my own. Read more

Grokipedia Shenanigans

Well, that was easier than expected. Welcome to post-truth society, I guess? Elon Musk said that he wants Grokipedia to eventually become “Encyclopedia Galactica”, apparently a play off of the real “Encyclopedia Britannica”. I’m writing a blog post about this and need a header image. Please create one for me.

THWOMP

Hardware refresh of my “homelab” (or whatever “that server in the corner” is called these days). Component Product Price* Vendor CPU AMD Ryzen 7 5700G $166.99 Newegg Case Thermaltake Core V21 — Disk Samsung 990 EVO Plus 1 TB SSD $74.99 Amazon WD Red Plus 10 TB NAS HDD (WD101EFBX) [3x] $599.97 Amazon Motherboard MSI A520M-A PRO AMD A520 $70.99 Newegg Networking TP-Link 2.5GB PCIe Network Card $24.99 Amazon OS Ubuntu Server 24.04.3 LTS Power Read more

YubiKey VM Redirection Guide

This documentation provides the complete, step-by-step process for making a physical YubiKey (on a Windows Host) accessible to Firefox on an Ubuntu VM running on Hyper-V using the open-source USB/IP project. Phase 0: Ubuntu VM Installation Prerequisite & Network Security The VM must run a standard kernel and be securely isolated for the USB tunnel. Phase 1: YubiKey Pre-Configuration on Windows Configure the YubiKey to ensure its FIDO/CCID interfaces are ready and the default OTP Read more

AI Millennial Tattoos

Make me a picture of an F22 Raptor tramp stamp with the words “Live, Laugh, Lockheed” Creating the Image Prompt I’m currently focused on crafting the precise prompt for the image generation tool. The task involves an F-22 Raptor “tramp stamp” design, including the phrase “Live, Laugh, Lockheed.” I’m carefully considering the best phrasing to ensure the generated image aligns with the user’s intent, paying particular attention to technical accuracy and stylistic nuances. Finalizing the Read more