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CubeSnap (1) — A 40-Something Dad Convinced His Son Was a Cube Prodigy… Except Dad Doesn’t Code

2026.05.12 by Toaster

Young boy holding and concentrating on solving a colorful Rubik's Cube indoors.

Two unsolvable cubes, a 7-year-old’s meltdown, and a 40-something dad’s brief delusion that his son might be a cube prodigy… except dad can’t code. How a non-developer built his own Android Rubik’s cube solver. Part 1.

Even a Code-Illiterate Built It! Home Server Journey (9) — Trying to Automate Meeting Notes, and Failing in Every Single Way

2026.04.212026.04.20 by Toaster

회의록 자동화 봇 - Google Meet, Microsoft Teams, Webex 셀프호스팅 시도 / Self-hosted meeting notes bot

Tried to replace my Notta subscription by building a meeting-notes bot. Got wrecked at all 4 stages — joining the room, 0KB recordings, no attendee-name step, mediocre Gemini Flash output. Still leaning on Notta while patching.

A Non-Developer’s Guide to the Claude Code Source Leak — 512,000 Lines of Secrets

2026.04.212026.04.07 by Toaster

Vibrant green numbers on a computer screen, showcasing binary code and data streams.

I can’t write a single line of code, but I use Claude Code every day. Here’s what I understood from the massive source code leak — 512,000 lines, 44 hidden features, and one capybara.

Even a Code-Illiterate Built It! Home Server Journey (8) — Zero Visitors — Fixing Search Visibility with Custom Domain and Cloudflare Tunnel

2026.03.22 by Toaster

홈서버에서 .ts.net을 prsm-studio.com 커스텀 도메인으로 변경하는 과정

My blog had zero visitors because of the .ts.net subdomain. Here’s how a non-coder bought a custom domain on Cloudflare, set up a Tunnel, migrated 636 WordPress URLs, and registered with 4 search engines — all done by AI (Claude Code).

Even a Code-Illiterate Built It! Home Server Journey (7) — Making the Server Work on Its Own with n8n

2026.04.022026.03.15 by Toaster

Installing n8n on a home server and building 4 real automation workflows: dev log Notion sync, blog Google indexing monitor, server health check, and morning briefing. Free Zapier alternative.

Even a Code-Illiterate Built It! Home Server Journey (6) — WordPress Blog Setup: AI Did Everything

2026.03.222026.03.10 by Toaster

A non-developer’s journey of installing WordPress on a home server, exposing it to the world with Tailscale Funnel, and building an AI-powered auto-publishing pipeline. From Docker setup to bilingual blogging and SEO.

Even a Code-Illiterate Built It! Home Server Journey (5) — OpenClaw: One Week Honest Review

2026.03.09 by Toaster

선명한 노란색 배경에 골드 인증을 받은 고효율 850W 전원 공급 장치입니다.

OpenClaw is trending. I installed it on my home server and used it for a week. Revolutionary? No. But morning briefings, voice transcription, and weekend plans are genuinely useful.

Even a Code-Illiterate Built It! Home Server Journey (4) — Running AI Locally with Ollama

2026.03.092026.03.09 by Toaster

I installed Ollama and Open WebUI on my home server to run free local AI. Real benchmarks from my SER9 MAX mini PC, RAM-based model guide, and honest conclusions.

Even a Code-Illiterate Built It\! Home Server Journey (3) — Replacing Google Photos with Immich 📸🏠

2026.03.092026.03.08 by Toaster

How I cancelled Google Photos and iCloud, set up Immich on my home server, and backed up 35,000+ photos for free. From installation to mobile auto-backup and AI search.

[Computer Play] Even a Code-Illiterate Built It! Home Server Journey (2) — Access Your Server From Anywhere with Tailscale

2026.03.092026.03.06 by Toaster

In Part 1, I set up a Beelink SER9 MAX with WSL2 and Docker, building the backbone of my home server. With a mini PC running a server environment, I was ready to host anything. But there was one problem. “If I can only access it at home… isn’t it just an external hard drive?” … Read more