Show Notes
Scott and Wes talk about how non-developers are actually using AI today. They also cover the stuff they don’t think holds up, like AI-staged listings and automated marketing.
Show Notes
00:00 Intro
00:38 Welcome to Syntax!
Wes’ post about using AI
01:50 Finding Parts With AI: Van Buckles and Weird Bolts
03:59 Brought to you by Sentry!
04:37 Fixing Printers, Drivers, and Annoying Home Network Stuff
Skylight Calendar
05:32 Rescuing E-Waste: Flashing a Broken Skylight Calendar
08:42 Red Tape, Permits, and Filling Out Awful PDF Forms
09:57 Self-Hosting Made Easy: Updating Your NAS and Docker Containers
11:18 Fighting Home Assistant Rot With Agents
13:20 Inbox and Calendar Management for a Family of Six
18:05 AI in Real Estate and Property Staging
Real Estate Canada subreddit
21:10 Using Agents for Video Editing and Multicam Automation
23:53 GFX.computer: Building Better Infographics
25:59 Things That Won’t Hold Up: Generated Text and Automated Marketing
30:27 Home Lab Management Over Tailscale and SSH
32:46 3D Printing Parts With Nurb: Stands, Cases, and Airflow
Nurb
34:51 MCP Servers for Software You Only Use Occasionally
36:58 Travel Planning: Great at Logistics, Terrible at Taste
39:31 Proposals and Job Applications: Everybody Sounds the Same
42:14 Sick Picks + Shameless Plugs
Sick Picks
Scott: Nomadix Backpack
Wes: Silicone chair socks
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