AI made routine client work easier to replace. Here is what to build instead.
A practical method for turning real research into small projects you own, one useful detour at a time.
By Virgil Lee Shelton Jr.
A personal blog by Virgil Lee Shelton Jr.
Backstory to the Side Story
This is a blog about the random things I find in life that are interesting—and how they usually tail off into unexpected places.
Some stories begin with the web or a tool I am trying. Others start with work, an old memory, or something I could not stop wondering about. The side story is often where the good part lives.
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How I turn one YouTube video into a real Astro project with Codex
A practical look at moving from research to a focused brief, a working build, and something published before the idea goes stale.
By Virgil Lee Shelton Jr.
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About the author
I am Virgil Lee Shelton Jr.
I have spent more than two decades building websites and solving problems. This blog gives me room to write about that experience—and all the other things that send me down an interesting path.
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