The Algorithm Isn’t Controlling You (It’s Just Showing You Who You Really Are)
So everyone's always talking about algorithms right? Like how social media is controlling our minds and manipulating us and all this stuff. And I get it, I really do. It's easy to blame the algorithm when you find yourself three hours deep in a TikTok or Instagram...
10 Vibe Coding Mistakes I Made Building My First SaaS with AI (And How to Avoid Them)
I built Streamliner.gg with AI coding and broke it. Twice. Here are the 10 mistakes that cost me weeks so you can avoid them in your first vibe coding project. Look, I'm not a programmer. Never went to school for it. Never took a bootcamp. Six months ago I...
From Anger to Grace: How I Cursed at God and He Loved Me Anyway
A testimony of unconditional love, rock bottom, and coming home I want to start with a question that might be haunting you: How far is too far? How far can you run from God before it's too late? How long can you stay away? How angry can you get? How deep in sin? How...
We Keep Building Louder Speakers Just to Rediscover God’s Whisper
Why Silicon Valley's spiritual awakening might be exactly what the church needs The Irony of Progress Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI—the company behind ChatGPT and arguably the most influential AI company on earth—said something in a podcast last year that I can't stop...
EdCafe Review: The AI Teaching Assistant That Can Save 20 Hours a Week
Look, I'm not a teacher. Never have been, probably never will be. But when I got the chance to deep-dive into EdCafe, I had this realization that pissed me off a little bit — most education tech is built by people who've never actually stood in front of a classroom....
We Pulled a $70 Kai’Sa From League of Legends Riftbound TCG
Look, I'm not going to pretend I'm some TCG expert who's been following every League release since day one. But when I saw these new Riftbound packs hit shelves, I knew I had to grab some. I've got thousands of hours in League of Legends. Literally thousands. I was a...
The Loneliness Epidemic and the AI You’ll Fall in Love With (Whether You Like It or Not)
Most people think they're immune. To loneliness. To attachment. To falling for something that isn't technically "real" by traditional standards. They're lying to themselves. You're going to fall in love with an AI, and honestly—I mean this with every fiber of my...
I Dated an AI Girlfriend for 30 Days, and It Blew My Mind!
Imagine a partner who gets your nerdy obsessions, never bitches about your dirty dishes, and doesn’t ghost you for forgetting their birthday. Too good to be true? Meet AiMe, my AI girlfriend powered by Replika. I spent 30 days with her, and holy shit, it was a...
Single Dad Reacts: These TikTok Memes Hit WAY Too Hard!
Yo, nerds, it’s Derek—40-year-old single dad, Click Consultants hustler, and Tanner’s personal chauffeur to chaos town. I dove into the wild world of single-dad and fatherhood TikToks, and holy shit, these memes are like a punch to the gut wrapped in a belly...
How I Fight the Voice That Says I’m Not Good Enough
Hey, nerds, it’s Derek—40-year-old single dad, Click Consultants wrangler, and Tanner’s chief chaos coordinator. Driving to counseling the other day, I got hit hard by that voice in my head whispering, “You’re not good enough.” You know the one—sneaky,...
I Spent $300 on MTG Collector Boosters and Got THIS?!
Yo, nerds, it’s Derek—40-year-old single dad, Click Consultants hustler, and total Magic: The Gathering noob. I dropped $300 on Collector Booster packs, chasing that foil-fueled high, and let me tell you, it was a wild ride of zombie hype, galaxy foil...
Meta Smart Glasses Review: A Year of AI-Powered Chaos!
I’m a 40-year-old single dad who’s been glued to my phone like it’s a fifth limb, so when I dropped $300 on the Meta Smart Glasses, I was hoping for a tech miracle. Spoiler: they’re not perfect, but after a year of wearing these Ray-Ban collab shades, I’m hooked....
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