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How I Built an Anti-Cheat System for a CSS Game
Three versions of anti-cheat for a CSS centering game with 3,000+ attempts. HMAC tokens, pattern analysis, and HTTP 418 teapots.
What Happens When 0.0001 Pixels Decide Your Score
Inside the CSS centering game with a 0.0001px threshold, anti-cheat that returns HTTP 418, and why free open source products outperform paid launches.
Ollama Changed How I Think About AI Infrastructure
Local AI models through Ollama handle 80 percent of coding tasks at zero cost. Setup guide, model comparison, and the hybrid workflow that cut my...
Anthropic Just Locked Third-Party Claude Access
Anthropic ended subscription access for third-party Claude tools. What this means for developers, why the economics forced the change, and how to build a resilient...
Can You Center This Div? My First Game is Live.
We built an impossible CSS centering game with a JARVIS HUD. 0.0001px threshold. 0 global successes. Ever. Play it free.
Building a Global Leaderboard with Neon Postgres and Zero Infrastructure Cost
Serverless Postgres for side projects. One npm install, one env var, global leaderboard running for free.
Pure CSS Animations That Replace JavaScript Libraries
Radar sweeps, HUD effects, floating labels. All pure CSS, zero dependencies, 60fps.
AI Agents Just Got a Real Browser
dev-browser gives AI agents full Playwright control inside a sandboxed QuickJS runtime Architecture uses three layers: WASM sandbox, persistent browser tabs, and zero host access...
Claude Code Just Fixed Terminal Flickering (How to Enable NO_FLICKER Mode)
Claude Code's NO_FLICKER mode eliminates terminal flickering with a virtual viewport renderer. Here is how to enable it in 30 seconds.
Claude Code /buddy: The Terminal Tamagotchi That Broke the Internet
A leaked .npmignore exposed Claude Code's hidden /buddy: a terminal Tamagotchi with 18 species, 5 rarity tiers, and anti-cheat architecture.
AI Workflow Automation Beyond Content Creation
The biggest AI automation wins aren't in content. They're in operations: deploys, quality checks, data syncing, and admin tasks.
How AI Changed My Design Process After 20 Years
AI didn't replace design skills. It automated production work and freed up time for creative direction and better decisions.