4 unique ways I use Claude that has nothing to do with coding
…Instead of opening Google Docs and copy-pasting each product description to Claude, I used the prompt below to get the job done (without leaving the chat interface). Get me my necklaces…
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After a year of self-hosting LLMs, I realized the real bottleneck isn’t the GPU
…Prompting is not a strategy Stop building a chatbot and start building a system The biggest mistake I made in my first few months of self-hosting was treating my local AI…
Instead of Claude and Anthropic models, I use my local LLMs for coding (and not vibe-coding, mind you)
…I still use local models in my coding tasks, but rather than banking on Anthropic’s formidable models, I’ve got a hybrid VS Code + Continue setup that has improved my programming…
4 Claude Code slash commands I use daily that make me more productive
…Most people treat Claude as a smart terminal and focus only on prompts. In a few instances, treating it like a chatbot means missing built-in controls like slash commands. The slash…
I vibe-coded a fully functional game with Claude Code, and it doesn't look vibe-coded at all
…As expected, the prompt yielded a skeletal structure of a game, with a little more than blobs for characters. Only some of the minor details from the prompt seemed to reflect, but…
I put Claude, ChatGPT, and Gemini through the same tasks — only one is worth the subscription
…I fully expected this prompt to trip up at least one of the three, whether that was inventing technical details that don't exist or straight up lying about the prompt. It…
I gave Claude Code my dotfiles, and it rewrote my whole shell
…In Bash, it moved important directories higher in PATH so locally installed tools worked properly. In Zsh, it replaced the prompt, adjusted plugins, and improved autocomplete behavior. In Fish, it added startup…
I used my local LLM to sort hundreds of gaming clips, and it was the laziest solution that worked
…I wrote a Python script that uses Gemma 4 31b, running locally on my PC, to identify the game in each clip and sort the files automatically. It actually works, and it…
I don't need Claude, this is the local LLM I run on my NAS that powers my smart home
…stay local, run without breaking, and handle the kind of tasks you actually need, such as turning language into structured actions, reading automation rules, and working with short repeated prompts. You don…
Warp isn't really a terminal anymore, and I tried its new agentic coding mode
…The tool splits execution between local and cloud environments. Local agents run directly inside the Warp app and can interact with your shell and workspace, with permissions and review gates in place…