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Using AI to Plan a Dog-Friendly Road Trip Without Creating a Spreadsheet Prison
I planned a dog-friendly road trip with AI and no spreadsheet prison. What helped, what failed, and the dog ru...
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Life Tests
AI for travel, home projects, gardening, food, repairs, and daily decisions. Field-tested ideas showing what helped, what failed, and what needed a human.
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Can AI Help Me Renovate a 1920s Bungalow? A Reality Check
I tested AI on a real 1920s Denver bungalow renovation. Where it helped, where it failed, and what only shows ...
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I Asked AI to Help With My Garden, Then Let the Plants Vote
I tested AI on a real Denver vegetable garden for a season. What the plan got right, what the plants overruled...
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What Repairing The Debugger Taught Me About Debugging AI Workflows
Repairing a 1974 Shasta trailer taught me how to debug AI workflows: one change at a time, trust the symptom, ...
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The Marisol Ramirez Field Guide to Useful AI: Keep It, Fix It, or Delete It
A closing field guide for deciding whether an AI tool is worth keeping, needs fixing with guardrails, or shoul...