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CODE

Code is architecture for things that do not physically exist.

Oct 10 · 2026 15 min read

FACT: Before You Believe It, Follow the Evidence

Why I built a multilingual, evidence-first fact-checking tool — and how you can run it yourself. Category: Code / Open Source / AI Project: FACT — Public Evidence Verification Engine GitHub: https://github.com/alesmcgregor/fact Live…

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Sep 28 · 2026 8 min read

I Found a Phishing Page on My Website. Here’s What I Learned

At some point, I discovered something you never really want to find on a server you manage: a phishing-style sign-in page sitting inside one of my websites. My first thought was the obvious one: How far did they actually get? Finding a…

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Sep 26 · 2026 3 min read

Building a Human-Reviewed Audio-to-SRT Pipeline with Whisper and Gemini

A transcript is only the start of a usable subtitle file. You still need timing, readable line breaks, quality checks, and a person who can catch mistakes before delivery. I built SRT Subtitle Pipeline to make those steps part of one…

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Sep 22 · 2026 17 min read

What a Decade of Dropshipping Taught Me — and Why I Ended Up Building My Own SaaS

I started experimenting with dropshipping around 2016. By 2019, I had formed a company in Delaware and was operating it as a real U.S. business. My first year was almost comically quiet. If I add up the entire twelve months, I probably…

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Sep 19 · 2026 11 min read

How I Use ChatGPT Desktop Efficiently: Luna vs Terra vs Sol vs Astra

After spending time using ChatGPT Desktop for real development and research work, I started treating model selection less like “Which model is smartest?” and more like choosing the right tool for a job. Using the most powerful model for…

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Sep 15 · 2026 9 min read

What a Real CWP / WordPress Compromise Taught Me About Server Security

There is a big difference between reading about a security incident and dealing with one on a live server you actually manage. Recently, I had to investigate and recover from a compromise involving a Linux hosting environment running a…

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