Four Sparrows Mahjong: A Thank You to Beth Varian
A thank-you to Beth Varian of Webmaster For Hire for bringing the Four Sparrows Mahjong website to life, from platform decisions to the WordPress build.
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Case Study Archive.
Every case study, system breakdown, and field note, newest first and filterable by topic. No theory, no demos. Only systems that run in production and what it took to get them there.
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What is in the JQ AI SYSTEMS case study archive?
This is the complete archive: all 699 posts across 62 topics, newest first, filterable by category. It holds the case studies, the model and tool comparisons, and the field notes from systems I built and run. For the curated view, where the writing sits alongside the free Claude Code skills, start at the Library instead.
The archive leans in four directions: AI Search Visibility (132), AI Agent Architecture (65), AI Tools (38), and Open Source (37). Those four account for most of what I publish, because they are where most of the client questions land.
Three places to start. The AI search visibility guide is the hub for the largest cluster and links out to every spoke in it. Grok Imagine vs Midjourney is the image model comparison, rebuilt against live leaderboard data rather than left to go stale. OutreachIQ is the longest running system breakdown here, from first prototype through to a public repo.
8 Viral AI Repos Checked: What to Use, Test or Skip
Nuno Tavares checks REA, ArtCraft, HyperFrames, VoiceStudio, Jev and Laya, Buzz, Shaders, and Hindsight. Compare what each can do with license, platform, cost and five situational skips.
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Higgsfield-Style AI Studio: What Albert Built and the Full Prompt
Albert Olgaard builds a Higgsfield-style AI studio from a public template and API. See what the video proves, where the clone claim stops, and the full attached build prompt.
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Josh Pigford's First Index: A Reported $570K ARR AI SEO Agency
Josh Pigford explains First Index, his Claude-assisted SEO and AI-visibility service. Examine the reported $570K ARR, 30-client workflow, actual tool stack, quality controls and human role.
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MagicPath in ChatGPT: Five Design Workflows on One Canvas
Lukas Margerie tests MagicPath inside ChatGPT: web-to-code capture, Mobbin pricing variants, an email redesign, video-frame feedback and an editable Slides handoff.
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Nebius CTO: Engineering Skills That Matter When Agents Write Code
Nebius CTO Danila Shtan on scarce GPU and infrastructure skills, hiring, AI-assisted code review, junior engineers and the judgment that still belongs to people.
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REA Use Cases: Six Demos, Real Limits and the Copying Question
Andrew Warner reacts to six REA demos, from QuickTime and TickTick to bug testing and Loom. See the original videos, observed results, missing proof, and responsible-use limits.
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Where Should $20 Go? ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini or API Credit
Devsplainers compares $20 AI subscriptions with API credit. See the chat break-even assumptions, agent-plan value, Portugal pricing, task-by-task picks and changing limits.
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Rob Bos on AI Coding Agents: Fundamentals, Review and Cost
DevOps trainer Rob Bos explains why coding agents need sound prompts, tests, review capacity and systems thinking. Check the six-month learning claim, developer survey and token-footprint limits.
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8 GitHub Repos to Turn Into Services: Corey Ganim's Playbook
Corey Ganim turns eight open-source projects into specific service offers. Compare buyers, suggested prices, direct repos, first tests, and the costs and permissions the pitch leaves open.
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Turn a Real Project Decision Into an Expert Article
Build a useful article around a documented project decision, with alternatives, constraints, evidence, permission and an honest account of what remains unknown.
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AI Search News or Evergreen Guide: Choose Where It Belongs
Decide whether an AI-search update needs a news note, an existing-guide revision or no new page, using reader need, source dates and archive overlap.
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How to Keep AI Images On Brand: The Style System Method
AI images drift because every prompt is a fresh roll. A visual style system (references, tested prompt recipes, colour and composition rules, and a do-not list) keeps a whole campaign on brand. Here is how to build one.
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Anthropic's Public Benefit Fund: What the 5% Pledge Means
Anthropic's equity pledge raises big questions about AI wealth. Check the official terms, the $75 billion calculation, UBI speculation and worker implications.
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Does Your Blog Image Work as a Small Search Thumbnail?
Test article images at small sizes and across crops to check subject clarity, honest representation, legibility and recognisable brand choices.
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Gemini Desktop Super App: Tasks, Local Files, Skills and Limits
Paul J Lipsky tours Gemini on Mac: Tasks, connected folders, phone control, skills, Antigravity, Argon and Speak to Window. Check the EEA access limit and backup window before you try it.
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REA Tested on GNOME Calculator: What Low Level Actually Found
Low Level uses REA to reconstruct GNOME Calculator from its Linux binary. The reported 28-minute result looks familiar and does basic arithmetic, but visible bugs keep it far from a complete clone.
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GitHub for Non-Coders: 5 Repos and a Portable AI Workspace
Ryan Doser and Aaron Makelky explain GitHub for non-coders, portable AI workspaces, and five useful repos: Anthropic Skills, HyperFrames, Google Workspace CLI, Search Console MCP, and REA.
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7 GitHub Repos for Claude: Jack Roberts Tests What Helps
Jack Roberts demos VoiceStudio, HyperFrames, Matt Pocock's skills, Laya, Shaders, REA, and Diagram Design. Find the official repos, useful first tests, and limits behind the hype.
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WPVibe for WordPress: What the Live Agent Demo Shows
Andrew Warner and WPVibe founder John Turner build a WordPress landing page, popup, and sample course with Claude. See the connection steps, what was only proposed, current free limits, and a safer launch checklist.
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OpenCode Console Breach: What Is Known, What to Do
David Ondrej reacts to the OpenCode Console incident and demos Cloudroom security loops. Check the confirmed scope, the limits of the distillation claim, and provider-key response steps.
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How Denis Laflamme Sells AI Services: Assessment to Implementation
Denis Laflamme tells Corey Ganim how he moves from a free discovery call to a paid assessment and a scoped AI implementation. Separate reported revenue, projected savings, and delivered work.
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Check the Journey From Video Result to Creator Profile
Review creator names, video descriptions, profile context and enquiry destinations so people can understand whose work they found and what to explore next.
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ChatGPT Chrome, Ultrafast and Zapier: Rob's Automation Guide
Rob The AI Guy tours ChatGPT in Chrome, interactive plugins, scheduled work, Zapier MCP, Next Gen Zaps, voice, Ultrafast and the Decisions API. See the demos, access limits and a safer first workflow.
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