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Ahmad
Article · ai
The quiet cost of AI search
Answer engines are fast. They are also opaque about where the answer came from — and that changes who gets read.
Ahmad · May 29, 2026 · 5 min read
Tutorial · ai
Run a local LLM on your laptop
No API key, no data leaving the machine. A plain walkthrough for a small model on consumer hardware.
Ahmad · May 23, 2026 · 6 min read
Article · software
The case for boring software
The tools that last are rarely the exciting ones. A short argument for choosing the dull option on purpose.
Ahmad · May 19, 2026 · 4 min read
Article · software
RSS is still the best way to read
An old format quietly solves a modern problem: reading on your terms, without an algorithm in the middle.
Ahmad · May 17, 2026 · 3 min read
Tutorial · software
Self-host a newsletter signup with Resend
Own your list from day one. A minimal signup flow that keeps subscribers in your database, not a platform's.
Ahmad · May 15, 2026 · 5 min read