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Remodeling My Home Proved One Thing: We Need Robots to Build Houses

How a 2,000-square-foot remodel showed me just how broken, wasteful, and middleman-heavy the construction industry has become—and why I’m rooting for robots to take over.

How I Learned to Spot Inflated Bids (and What You Can Do Too)

After two decades as a hobbyist builder, I've learned to spot when contractors are pricing the job—or pricing the lifestyle. Here's how to protect your budget and get fair quotes.

The AI Side Hustle Revolution: Turning Niche Ideas into Income

How AI tools like Claude and GitHub Copilot enabled me to build OregonPastDueRent.com in under 80 hours and $1000, proving that niche software ideas are now profitable side hustles for developers.

Reimagining Real Estate: A Call for Excellence Over Exclusivity

Exploring the need for excellence over barriers in real estate, advocating for innovation and fairness in the industry.

Streamlining Code Reviews: Maximize Efficiency and Effectiveness

Rethinking code reviews: balance efficiency & impact, encourage developer discretion, prioritize robust QA workflow, and consider AI-driven solutions.

Nitpicking Code Quality: A Necessary Evil or a Harmful Habit?

While Frank and I would agree on almost every software development principle in a perfect world, for me, the perfect world comes at a cost that I don't believe is worth it for most projects.

Prioritizing TDD Friendly Languages and Frameworks

The Stock Market Is a Drunken Idiot -- You Should Profit From It

Am Over Vendors That Are Not Transparent in Pricing

The days of secret per customer pricing should be over. Vendors should be transparent with pricing and treat all customers the same.

Spicer's Rules on How and When To Test Your Code

Unit Testing is just one area where synchronization is important. Software development should proceed in conjunction with business objectives. Often, software developer ideologies and business goals run in conflict with each other, and I believe they should be in sync.