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Why I Built My Own AI Assistant (And Why You Might Too)

Why I Built My Own AI Assistant (And Why You Might Too)

Six kids, a family business, and too many tools. Here's why I built ARIA — my own AI assistant — and what I learned along the way.

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Hello World: Building This Blog with Next.js and Markdown

A look at how I built a markdown-powered blog into my Next.js portfolio site using gray-matter, remark, and rehype.

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