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New blog post: I wanted to see what an AI podcast co-host would be like. This was my first time trying it out using LiveKit and OpenAI. I had some technical difficulties with using the playground, so the real chat starts at around 4:50. <iframe...
https://nikema.dev/post/67

New blog post: I just spent a lot of credits adding livestreaming to this site using Mux. I might write a blog post about how I would approach this differently with what I know now.
https://nikema.dev/post/65

I don’t think so. I’ll check it out

Yes, thank you! Good luck with your interviews too

New blog post: I have three recruiter screens this week for developer advocate roles. Wish me luck!
https://nikema.dev/post/64

been thinking about this for a day and a half

would anyone be interested in a video tutorial on how to setup your own paid or unpaid newsletter via wordpress, a free and open source program thats not substack or patreon?

creating community is hard bc not everyone wants to use a discord but community is found in so many other places

-responding to things on social media
-live stream comments
-in person events
-sharing of content with your thoughts

Three people smiling at the camera

Two people smiling at the camera

Woman behind podium speaking on stage

Two women smiling at camera

All the expo hall selfies! Plus Ebony’s intro - I was def honored. Very cool and hilarious person!
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New blog post: Posing on the rooftop at Ponce City Market
https://nikema.dev/post/63

New blog post: I’m going to take any chance I get to hear Kelsey Hightower speak. He really has a way of connecting with the audience
https://nikema.dev/post/61

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Replit is down and it took my site down with it

I just realized that the posts coming from pipe dream had incorrect links. I had to fix my RSS feed and it made a bunch of new posts here.

New blog post: Just finished a LinkedIn Learning course
https://nikema.dev/post/49

New blog post: I built a blog that will let me make short and long form posts. This is my first post from the deployed app.
https://nikema.dev/post/23

New blog post: Coding with an agent really is a game-changer. There's no way I would have been able to figure out all of that IndieWeb stuff on my own.
https://nikema.dev/post/33

New blog post: Testing 1-2-3!
https://nikema.dev/post/21

New blog post: I have comments and webmentions set up on this site! It took several hours to do it but I think it's working now.
https://nikema.dev/post/32

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New blog post: Great talk by Francesco Ciulla about AI for developers
https://nikema.dev/posts/60

New blog post: I really enjoyed Anand Chowdhary‘s session today where he created an AI agent in 25 minutes. I didn’t realize how straightforward it is to build
https://nikema.dev/posts/59

"Learn to Code" Backfires Spectacularly as Comp-Sci Majors Suddenly Have Sky-High Unemployment It looks like the "learn to code" push is backfiring spectacularly for those who majored in computer science in college.

Learn to Code. Still.

Do it with the minimum student loan debt possible.

* Yes, it is extremely hard to get an entry level CompSci job these days
* Yes, there is oversupply of CompSci grads
* Yes, companies love layoffs these days. Job security is not what it was
* Yes, the anti-DEI bros are here

New blog post: The site now has RSS feeds. I created a pipedream workflow that should post automatically to Bluesky when there is a new post.
https://nikema.dev/posts/58

This is a duplicate post because I'm setting up pipedream to post automatically using my site's rss feed.

New blog post: I cartoonified my profile picture
https://nikema.dev/posts/57

I cartoonified my profile picture nikema.dev/post/57

Today I learned about Replicate. I'm going to use it to create a video with the Google veo model. I have to think about what I want to create first because it's pretty expensive.

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