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Ludvig Larsendahl

Tinkering with code using AI

There's no need to introduce AI or how it's taking over software development. Opinions differ on how much it will replace humans, but it's cemented itself as a programmer's primary source of information, the way Stack Overflow did in the pre-AI era. As a seasoned programmer and homelabber, one thing I love about AI is how easy it makes getting a small personal project going, and how it keeps things fun. A recent example: I wanted to hook up Apple Health to Claude for yet another attempt at getting a solid workout plan out of AI. I'd tried various "agents," "projects," "prompts," and so on before, with disappointing results. This time I had hope. Combining access to Apple Health, Calendars,…

Ludvig Larsendahl

From Outlook to ProtonMail 🟪

Recently, our family made the switch from using Microsoft Outlook to ProtonMail for our email needs, and so far, it’s been a positive experience. Here’s a look at why we made the change, how the transition went, and what we think of ProtonMail compared to Outlook. For years, Microsoft allowed custom domain names with Outlook if you had an Office 365 Family subscription. Since everyone in our family uses Office, it was a natural choice to unify our email under Outlook and take advantage of the Office suite. It worked well for a long time, even though integrating custom domains with some third party email clients could be a bit tricky at first. Over time, those issues smoothed out, and…