Distributed Thinking Systems Blog
A structured writing hub for local-first AI, secure automation, developer tooling, family-law analysis, and project updates.
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Notes, updates, and things that don't fit neatly anywhere else.
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Writing on parental alienation, research, and the real-world impact around it.
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Practical work on AI systems, local LLMs, Python tooling, debugging, and the infrastructure behind it.
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Adapting and Advancing: Progress Across Projects
The past few months have been a whirlwind of progress, setbacks, and unexpected developments. From debugging web frameworks to crafting advanced tools for Python environments, I’ve been deeply immersed in a variety of projects. Today, I want to reflect on some key milestones and share insights from my journey.
Recent from Parental Alienation
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Harnessing AI for Change: The Next Chapter for Distributed Thinking Systems
Parental alienation is a slow, insidious process, often unfolding in subtle shifts of language, repeated patterns of exclusion, and emotional manipulation hidden within everyday communication. The words that once carried love and trust become barriers, severing bonds between parents and children. For those affected, the experience is devastating. The pain lingers, compounded by the fact that so often, the signs go unnoticed until it is too late.
Recent from Technology
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Remote Debugger With VSCode and Its Derivatives
How to Debug Remotely with VSCode:
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Building This Site With AI
Initially I wanted to use a web builder which would produce my HTML, CSS, and SCSS files, in a nice WISIWIG format and even tried out a couple of the web builder products. I mostly wanted something I could move to any hosting service available and did not want to get locked into a proprietary platform. I tried Mobirise, but didn’t like their pricing model, you could buy lots of nice modules, but had to pay a recurring fee to use them, then I tried Sparkle, but there was a high learning curve for someone who is a s non-creative as me. I liked Sparkle, and might give it another ho sometime, but learning it was going to take a lot of effort.
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AI Coding Assistants
I’ve been working for the past three weeks to make this site public. Although it’s still under construction, I’m happy to announce that it is now online. There was a lot to do to get it working - researching hosting options, web frameworks, and more. Throughout this process, I’ve relied on several AI assistants to help me get the site up and running. I primarily use macOS as my development platform with VS Code, and up until about a week ago, I was using GitHub Copilot along with GPT-4o. However, I recently discovered Codeium and have decided to switch over to it as my in-IDE coding assistant.