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Examining the MIT Iceberg Index's claim that AI could replace 11.7% of U.S. wages, and why the real-world execution of mass replacement is unlikely to succeed.

Slash your LaTeX Docker build times by 85% and reduce image sizes by 95%! Learn how switching from TeX Live to Tectonic transformed my containerized LaTeX workflow with faster builds and leaner images.

Tech giants are investing $400 billion in AI infrastructure while cutting thousands of jobs. This analysis explores the economic contradiction at the heart of automation: why replacing workers with machines may undermine the very source of profit, threatening both value creation and consumer demand in capitalism's latest transformation.

Amazon blamed AI for cutting 30,000 jobs while posting record profits and raising CEO pay 37%. We break down the Marxist economics behind tech layoffs: how automation intensifies worker exploitation, why the "AI made us do it" narrative hides class warfare, and what the Luddites can teach us about who really benefits from technology. This is surplus value extraction with algorithmic cover.

Discover how Abstract Syntax Trees (ASTs) solve the format chaos of traditional resumes, turning unstructured documents into reliable, structured data for programmatic generation and analysis.

Discover how rubber duck debugging can transform your coding experience. Learn why explaining your code to a simple rubber duck is one of the most effective troubleshooting techniques that experienced developers swear by. This practical guide shows how verbalizing your code helps identify bugs faster than traditional debugging methods.

Learn how to build a word count command line utility in Rust from scratch. This step-by-step guide shows you how to create a functional wc tool that counts lines, words, and bytes in files. Perfect for Rust beginners and those interested in command line tools, this tutorial covers argument parsing with clap, file handling, and test-driven development to create reliable utilities for text processing.

A step-by-step guide to building modern web applications with FastAPI and React in 2025, featuring Vite for faster development and UV for improved Python package management.

Reposting a paper I did for my UMGC AI Ethics class. It was an interesting exploration into inherent biases in AI models. I reviewed both ChatGPT and Gemini and wrote about the results.

I noticed while checking my copyright date that I have been blogging for 15 years now. I thought it would be an interesting time to write a bit of a retrospective.