I Do Run AI Agents Overnight. Here's What Actually Matters.
Boundaries, supervision, evidence, and why unattended execution is not the same thing as unbounded autonomy.
Petie Clark — Applied AI Systems
Applied AI systems that survive contact with the business.
Field notes on agent orchestration, evaluation, authority boundaries, enterprise integration, deployment, and production operations.
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I Do Run AI Agents Overnight. Here's What Actually Matters.
A post about autonomous AI agents hit the top of HN this morning. I actually run them. Here's what I've learned about where they work, where they fail, and the 6 rules I've settled on.
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Every Few Months a New Model "Beats Whisper." This One Is Different.
Moonshine AI posted their open-weights speech-to-text toolkit on Hacker News this morning. 252 points in 13 hours. The top-line claim: higher accuracy than Whisper Large V3,
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The Vibe Code Backlash Is Real, And I'm Somewhere in the Middle
r/selfhosted just banned AI-vibe-coded projects except on Fridays. After running 100+ containers in production and building two SaaS products with AI assistance, here's where I actually land.
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Fine-Tuning LLMs on Apple Silicon: Lessons from Production
Three crashes, two NaN catastrophes, and one breakthrough: fine-tuning a 33B model on Mac Studio to learn my coding patterns. Real configs, real mistakes, real lessons.
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Replacing VPNs with Tailscale: My 7-Node Mesh Network
I replaced my OpenVPN server with a 7-node Tailscale mesh. Zero config, sub-50ms latency, and actual zero-trust security. Here's why mesh networking beats traditional VPNs.
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Hiring Your First Employee When You're a One-Person Consultancy
I've been running a tech consultancy solo for a while. Recently I started bringing on my first team member. It's been equal parts exciting and terrifying,
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Why I Built a $100/Month Planning Center Alternative
Small churches deserve real management software without the $200/month price tag. So I built one.
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Church Management Software in 2026: An Honest Comparison
An honest look at Planning Center, Breeze, Tithely, and the newer options. Which church management platform actually fits your church?
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Running 63 Docker Containers on a 16GB AWS Instance: A Post-Mortem
I run 63 Docker containers on a 16GB AWS instance serving 100+ users across 48 services. Here's how I keep it running for $87/month when SaaS would cost $1,200.
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What Most Church Management Software Gets Wrong
Churches run on free tools until the hidden costs catch up. Here's what actually matters in church management software.
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