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Introducing Northline (Internal Alpha)

A first look at Northline — a native Apple practice and assessment app for students, teachers, and tutors, running on iPhone, iPad, and Mac with everything stored locally for the alpha.

projects

May 12, 20265 min read

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May 7, 20265 min read

Introducing ARES IDA MCP

A preview of an unreleased project: a production-oriented MCP bridge that gives AI agents broad, safe, task-level access to IDA Pro, Hex-Rays, and ida-domain.

ai toolingprojects

Apr 28, 20263 min read

GPT-5.5 Codex Custom Prompt Setup

A simple terminal-based way to launch Codex with a reusable custom Markdown prompt on Windows, macOS, and Linux.

ai tooling

Mar 26, 20263 min read

Embedding Previews in Your Blog

Three new components for embedding rich previews of YouTube videos, GitHub repositories, and websites directly in MDX blog posts.

web dev

Mar 25, 202651 min read

Claude Code cli.js Environment Variables: Complete Table

A revised field guide to every environment variable referenced in Claude Code's bundled cli.js, with one complete table covering all 477 names, their family, likely purpose, and whether the description is directly verified or inferred.

ai tooling

Mar 24, 20265 min read

Debugging Claude Code's Cache Hit Bug

A developer-focused breakdown of a Claude Code header bug: the client computes a cache hash, passes it through the request path, and then drops it in favor of a hardcoded value.

ai tooling