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Starting off 2024 with more energy
2024 might be the year I become an early bird.
The Potential and Limitations of OpenAI's Custom GPTs.
I share my first impressions of building a custom GPT chatbot, delving into its limitations and questioning the longevity of GPTs reliant on file uploads. I wonder if custom GPTs are primarily intended as chat interfaces for APIs.
Don't forget to deploy your CloudKit-backed SwiftData entities to production.
I thought SwiftData model changes would just work ✨. Make sure you press this button after updating your CloudKit-backed SwiftData models.
Proposing to Nicole in Ortigia, Sicily
Last month I proposed to Nicole in a small town called Ortigia in Sicily, Italy. She said yes; my best friend of nearly eight years is now my fiancé. Nicole was completely surprised. She couldn't believe that I planned everything under her nose. I'm happy everything
Doing great work
Paul Graham wrote an insightful essay about doing great work that I really enjoyed. He gives advice about finding what you’re interested in to doing the actual work.
31 years old
By the time I realized I should document my 30 year milestone, I had become almost 31 already 🤭. Since graduating college ten years ago, I prioritized career first. Strengh conditioning, software development, solopreneurship in SuperFit... I always ran headfirst towards something. This past year though- that something was family, friends
Coding bootcamps lie, but join one anyway.
The coding bootcamp I attended in 2015 lied to me. These nontraditional three-month bootcamps used to advertise something along the lines of, "Earn 80k after graduating!". The lies caught up with the Flatiron School and the program got hit with a lawsuit in 2017. Many bootcamps adjusted to
Visiting Los Angeles again
Nicole and I are having a lil’ getaway to LA this spring 2022. Well- Nicole is working remote most of the week so it’s pretty much me doing most of the vacationing.
7 months at Square.
Working at Square is awesome.
The Top 10 Fitness Searches on YouTube [2021]
The top ten searches on YouTube that have any of the following keywords: "workout, exercise, fitness, stretch, weight loss".