iiinova — where your digital self keeps evolving

Jim Christian @jimchristian.net · 07/09/2026

Weekend shots Setting up Omarchy on the laptop and also trying to use Claude to wipe and flash an old Android 9 phone.

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Jim Christian @jimchristian.net · 07/09/2026

Open Minis in a rush to block YouTube We got back late from a birthday party and I was making pizzas while my son and friends were playing Nintendo and getting ready for a sleepover. Nine extra kids on the network and eight extra Switch… social.jimchristian.net/@jim/117226…

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Jim Christian @jimchristian.net · 04/09/2026

This little reader is kind of awesome. This is one of the last XTeInk 4 devices. They stopped selling them the day mine arrived from AliExpress. And it’s a shame because it’s a good example of ‘one thing well’. I have it loaded with… social.jimchristian.net/@jim/117211…

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Jim Christian @jimchristian.net · 29/01/2026

Vibe coding Easter eggs into my website like it’s 1996.

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Jim Christian @jimchristian.net · 16/01/2026

Here's what separates this from a "lessons learned doc" that sits in a wiki forever: Phase 6 IMPLEMENTS the fix. Right then. The skill edited my art configuration and added a pre-flight checklist. No human had to remember to do it later.

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Jim Christian @jimchristian.net · 16/01/2026

Phase 3 is where it gets interesting. 5 Whys analysis: → Why hex codes in image? Prompt included #1A8A9B → Why rendered as text? Model interprets literally → Why not caught? No pre-flight checklist Root cause identified. Now what?

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Jim Christian @jimchristian.net · 16/01/2026

Today I was generating portfolio diagrams when hex codes started appearing as visible text, arrows pointed the wrong way, and labels duplicated. Instead of just fixing it and moving on, I ran /lessons-learned. The skill walked me through structured analysis:

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Jim Christian @jimchristian.net · 16/01/2026

Most AI assistants make mistakes and forget. Mine makes mistakes and gets smarter. I built a 7-phase post-mortem system for Claude Code that transforms every failure into a permanent fix. Here's how it works: 🧵

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Jim Christian @jimchristian.net · 07/01/2026

I spent the holidays honing my life-admin system with Claude Code and Obsidian. When do the kids have homework? Is this doctor visit covered by insurance? When's the car service due? I built an agent called home-life-ceo to handle it.

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Jim Christian @jimchristian.net · 07/12/2025

“Sweetheart what’s the matter? You’ve hardly touched your natural barf.”

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Jim Christian @jimchristian.net · 20/11/2025

🎶 Psycho killer, qu'est-ce que c'est? 🎶

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Jim Christian @jimchristian.net · 13/11/2025

There are worse ways to start a Thursday.

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Jim Christian @jimchristian.net · 12/11/2025

Never done a #productHunt launch before, let alone thought I would be doing it for an ebook, but here goes nothing — it’s launch day for my Signal Over Noise AI Writing Field Guide!

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Jim Christian @jimchristian.net · 20/09/2025

RIP my iPhone 13 Pro Max. So far loving the 17 Pro. Much (*much*) lighter.

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Jim Christian @jimchristian.net · 29/03/2025

Quick and dirty last minute observation from Valencia!

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Jim Christian @jimchristian.net · 27/03/2025

Go home, Claude, you’re drunk

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Jim Christian @jimchristian.net · 24/03/2025

Because I’ve been watching the new #Daredevil and also because we introduced the kids to 1982’s ‘Annie’ with Albert Finney, this is the mashup that I need right now.

A promotional picture from 1982’s Annie with Albery Finney and Aileen Quinn, but with Vincent D’onofrio’s head (as Kingpin/Wilson Fisk) badly photoshopped on top of Finney. Sorry not sorry.

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Jim Christian @jimchristian.net · 17/03/2025

Bonkers weather brings some stunning rainbows

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Jim Christian @jimchristian.net · 15/03/2025

Xita’s enjoying being stealthy….

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Jim Christian @jimchristian.net · 10/03/2025

“Please choose a mandatory(optional) nickname.”

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Jim Christian @jimchristian.net · 03/03/2025

Is there a word for false notifications that only exist to try and get you to turn on your notifications? #Telegram

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Jim Christian @jimchristian.net · 18/02/2025

This autographed copy of Hitchhiker’s Guide. I went to a reading at the launch of Mostly Harmless (also autographed) and got to meet the late great Douglas Adams. He asked his assistant what the smiley face thing was and she told him that it was just something they put in for the American market.

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Jim Christian @jimchristian.net · 29/01/2025

Underwear stall definitely has a vibe this morning.

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Jim Christian @jimchristian.net · 15/01/2025

It occurs to me that the @nytimes.com Connections game can also double as a password generator. #better-horse-battery-stapler @xkcd.com

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Jim Christian @jimchristian.net · 09/01/2025

@tailscale.com There’s no way this kind of battery usage is normal, is it?

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Jim Christian @jimchristian.net · 09/01/2025

This morning’s spot to get a little writing done.

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Jim Christian @jimchristian.net · 08/01/2025

So I dropped my phone last week, which shattered the back glass. Everything looks intact, there’s some mess around the camera area but I thought nothing visibly cracked. Now I’m getting this, I dunno, light bleed in some photos?

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Jim Christian @jimchristian.net · 07/01/2025

I put my entire network on it over the winter break, so can now access all my services from outside the house. This morning I configured all traffic to route via the DNS on my pi-hole. No more ads or trackers even when we’re out and about. 💪

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Jim Christian @jimchristian.net · 03/01/2025

So here’s the ideal remote setup - iPad Pro 11 with MK for main work, iPad Mini for GoodNotes, reading technical books. Both cellular. Only drawback is the sun glare - fine on the 11 as it has the awesome nano texture. But the Mini is a 6, so might have to look at getting a protector on it.

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Jim Christian @jimchristian.net · 03/01/2025

File server on my NAS and MacMini are mapped in my Files app, so I can get what I need in real time. But if I absolutely have to have access to the Mac Mini from outside the network, I can remote to it with Screens and Jump Desktop.

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Jim Christian @jimchristian.net · 03/01/2025

To that end, when I go portable, it will be on the iPad. I spent a couple of days implementing Tailscale across my entire network, so now I can get access to all my apps and data on the Mac Mini securely outside of the network. Stable Diffusion, local hosted LLMs, my Sonarr/Lidarr/Radarr setup etc.

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Jim Christian @jimchristian.net · 31/12/2024

It’s that time of year again. Here’s a list of my New Year’s resolutions.

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Jim Christian @jimchristian.net · 28/12/2024

After years of podcast editing in GarageBand, I’m finally moving to Adobe Audition.

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Jim Christian @jimchristian.net · 24/12/2024

Merry Christmas to all, and to all a good night! 🎄

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Jim Christian @jimchristian.net · 09/12/2024

At this point I realise that it’s been an hour, I have to get up with the kids at half six and it’s only Monday.

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Jim Christian @jimchristian.net · 09/12/2024

Let’s just see how he deals with this one. His defeat is in my reach.

Also this is Dante. He’s 18 and is a video game lap cat veteran at this point.

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Jim Christian @jimchristian.net · 09/12/2024

By the time I’ve gone back upstairs to the TV a new picture has arrived. We’re back to cat 1. I’m chipping away at him. Just like Indiana Whasisname.

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Jim Christian @jimchristian.net · 09/12/2024

Little does he know that I, too, have access to more than one domestic cat on short notice. This one also happens to be mine. And she loves to pose. I’ve had to leave the room to find Xita for this pic. I can’t remember what game I was playing at this point.

Her name is Xita and she’s better than his two cats combined.

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Jim Christian @jimchristian.net · 09/12/2024

He’s sent another one with A DIFFERENT CAT. This will not stand. Also I think the Xbox has switched itself into power saving mode.

A picture of my tv playing the new Indiana jones game except it’s on his laptop but now it’s on my phone except it isn’t it’s on his iPad and now there’s a different cat. Sorry it’s now a picture of my iPad and cat with a picture of his iPad and cat looking at a picture of my cat and phone looking at the picture of his laptop looking at the picture of my tv.

Wait.

Another cat. Good god.

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Jim Christian @jimchristian.net · 09/12/2024

Cat? Check. iPad? Check. Your move.

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Jim Christian @jimchristian.net · 09/12/2024

I’m just about to pick up the controller and then there’s another picture of my picture on an iPad but with a different cat. He’s trying to out-cat me. I put the controller down.

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Jim Christian @jimchristian.net · 09/12/2024

So I’m like “Dude game on.” and returned a picture of his picture of my picture, but with my cat.

A picture of my tv playing the new Indiana jones game except it’s on his laptop but now it’s on my phone.

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Jim Christian @jimchristian.net · 09/12/2024

I continued playing, traversing the jungle and moving branches. Then my phone pinged and my friend had sent back a picture. Of *my* picture. 🤔

A picture of my tv playing the new Indiana jones game except it’s on his laptop dude wth

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