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Day 1441 : Promises

HIPHOP and CODE — Sat, 03 Oct 2026 01:28:34 +0000

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Professional : Another pretty chill day. Had a catch up session with my team members. It was good to see what everyone is up to. Spent the rest of the day working on a new demo starter application using a new model that was released just yesterday. I refactored another project to use the new model and use case. The new model is multimodal so I'm passing it images from a video call. I got it to the point of the application starting up, running the setup script and serving the pages. I got to the point of fixing some CSS issues to make sure things look okay. I have not actually tested the model yet.
Personal : Last night, I got distracted by the release of the new model and doing a bunch of research on it. I even thought of a new application I could offer with my side business. I did get to put together the playlist and started working on the social media posts.

Got distracted again. haha Learned about a way I could add some functionality I've been looking into for a while for an application I made for my business. I'm off next week so I'll try and integrate it along with a bunch of things on my to-do list. Going to finish up the prep work for the radio show and maybe jump back into this application I was working on earlier so I can quickly post it so that my coworkers can test it out for me while I'm out. My goal for next week is to get a bunch of stuff done for my side business and set up things for the rest of the year going into 2027 and rest a little. So yeah, no posts next week. Radio show on Saturday at https://kNOwBETTERHIPHOP.com not sure about doing the study sessions over at https://untilit.works on Sunday. No promises.

Have a great night and weekend!

peace piece
Dwane / conshus
https://dwane.io / https://HIPHOPandCODE.com

Day 1440 : Signed Sealed and Delivered

HIPHOP and CODE — Thu, 01 Oct 2026 22:55:39 +0000

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Professional : Normal Thursday with a few meetings. Spent the rest of the time working on this demo application. Made a good amount of progress and got the refactor working but adding some more niceties and functionalities.
Personal : Last night, I got a bunch of stuff done for the radio show. I added a lot of tracks to the playlist for upcoming shows in the future. Created the social media posts for the projects I'll be buying on Bandcamp (It's Bandcamp Friday, so artists see more money from each sale) and posting tomorrow. Did a little work on some upcoming projects.

Going to finish putting together the radio show so I'm ahead for future shows. Once that's done, going to continue working on this demo application. I want to have it signed sealed and delivered to a point that others can try out while I'm on vacation next week and give me feedback when I get back. Going to eat dinner and get to work.

Have a great night!

peace piece
Dwane / conshus
https://dwane.io / https://HIPHOPandCODE.com

Day 1439 : Something More

HIPHOP and CODE — Wed, 30 Sep 2026 23:23:53 +0000

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Professional : Pretty productive day even though I had a bunch of meetings that made me start and stop a few times. There's a demo application that I'm refactoring to use a new Model that was recently released. It's a different way of thinking when working with AI. I was hitting some issues getting it up and running, but after that, I made a lot of progress. It's almost working like before the refactor. The back-end stuff is pretty much working, just need to get the front-end to update with the new info. After that, I have an idea for an extra feature that could really showcase the speed of this new Model. I lost all track of time.
Personal : Last night, I selected the projects I'll pick up on Bandcamp this week. I also put together more tracks for the radio show's playlist. Did a little more work on the models for some products I want to release.

I've decided that I'm going to take next week off. I did a lot of work trips and have taken any vacation time. Next week is probably the best time because I have a few more trips coming up. I cleared it with my manager. I put it in the system and sure enough, I haven't taken any time off all year. All that to say, after working on the radio show, I'm going to go back to working on this application to see if I can get something more so I can demo it tomorrow in a team meeting. I'll have all of next week to work on my side projects and get dedicated time to finish up some stuff I've been meaning to work on. Going to eat dinner and get to work.

Have a great night!

peace piece
Dwane / conshus
https://dwane.io / https://HIPHOPandCODE.com

Day 1438 : Right To Left

HIPHOP and CODE — Tue, 29 Sep 2026 23:24:17 +0000

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Professional : Pretty good day. I booked the hotel and flights for a conference happening in December. There were a few choices of hotels and I probably did way too much research into which one would be the best for me. haha I figured out the area where I'll most likely be spending my time and got the hotel that was closest and quickest to get to. I also looked into the available flights and booked the right ones for me. Also started up a new project where I'll refactor a previous demo to use a new technology.
Personal : Worked on some models for future products that I want to create for my side business. I also worked on the playlist for the upcoming radio show by going through tracks and organizing them.

Going to work some more on the radio show's playlist so I can stay ahead with future shows. I may start roughing out some model designs in TinkerCAD to get an idea of how parts will fit together. I also need to give some thought on how I want to rearrange the layout of my shed to hold some new equipment. I'm thinking I may buy some more shelves or some other way to building up and down instead of horizontally right to left. Going to eat dinner and get to work.

Have a great night!

peace piece
Dwane / conshus
https://dwane.io / https://HIPHOPandCODE.com

Day 1437 : Joys

HIPHOP and CODE — Tue, 29 Sep 2026 00:24:12 +0000

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Saturday : Did the radio show from the station's studio this week. Feels like a lot longer than almost 3 weeks since I've been back. Had a great time as usual. The recording of this week's show is at https://kNOwBETTERHIPHOP.com

Sunday : I meant to do the study sessions but I was too tired and just worked on some projects, did my laundry from my trip and got an early start on putting together the radio show. I also started putting together a list of businesses to contact about my company. Still getting over getting sick from my trips.
Professional : Today went pretty well. Had a meeting to start the day to plan for the next quarter and month worth's of tasks. Mine is mostly give workshops and talks and build demos. Speaking of demos, my next meeting was with a person that will be writing a blog post around the latest demo I created using a new AI model to help get the company in the mix of the conversation. We went over the code and some concepts that will help with explaining things in the post. Followed that up with a meeting with my manager and we tested out my demo, talked about upcoming projects and I proposed some new demos and got the okay to work on them. I also submitted my expense report for Barcelona. Pretty good way to start the week.
Personal : I got my equipment back. Need to set it up so I can get these orders out this week. I also need to rearrange my shop's layout to try and hold everything better. The joys of having a small business. haha That's going to be my main focus.

Going to work on the radio show so I can get ahead for upcoming shows. I'm also working on some models for future products for my business. Got some sketches, but I'm still working on the fine details. Going to eat dinner and get to work.

Have a great night!

peace piece
Dwane / conshus
https://dwane.io / https://HIPHOPandCODE.com

Day 1436 : All Said and Done

HIPHOP and CODE — Sat, 26 Sep 2026 01:46:59 +0000

Professional : First day back from Barcelona. Had a catch up meeting with some teammates. Submitted my expense report for a past event. I started another one for Barcelona but I'm waiting for some charges to show up. Cleaned up the code for a demo application I made and added it to our community GitHub repository so that others can use it.
Personal : Got back Thursday night after traveling like 18 hours from Barcelona. My bid to get an upgrade went through and I made sure to take full advantage of the reclining seat. haha. I watched a few movies and actually got some promo work for the radio show done. I laid the seat flat and caught a quick nap. They fed us a lot of food. I took some pictures and will eventually update my travel site https://dwane.in. I'm going to redesign my site because yet again, something changed with the map tiles I use for the map and now they say I need to have an API key. It's probably time for me to change up the design anyway. I've been wanting to add a search to the site so that I can find similar photos. With new Web Technologies with WebMCP and the Prompt API, I think they could be super helpful to bring my ideas to life. Also been thinking of some products that I can create for my business now that some more machines have come in.

My main focus is to put together the radio show for tomorrow. My brain is still fried from all the travel but I did get some good sleep since coming back. The trip was a very successful one. All said and done, we exceeded all the goals we had and for the second year in a row, a team that used my company's tech won the overall hackathon. I got see a different side of town and did some more exploring since I was in Barcelona longer. Really good time. Enough reminiscing, going to get to work. Radio show on Saturday at https://kNOwBETTERHIPHOP.com and I may do the Sunday study sessions at https://untilit.works but it depends on how I feel.

Have a great night and weekend!

peace piece
Dwane / conshus
https://dwane.io / https://HIPHOPandCODE.com

Day 1435 : The List

HIPHOP and CODE — Tue, 15 Sep 2026 22:11:06 +0000

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Professional : Pretty productive day. Started putting together the workshop that I'll be giving later this week in Barcelona. The framework I put together is still holding up and I was able to get the workshop up and running pretty quickly. I started adding the example applications and making sure they work. My next step is to work backwards and put together the steps. I made an outline of the things I want to include in the workshop. Had a meeting with the team that will be in Barcelona with me to talk about the event. Spent the rest of the day working on the workshop. I think I might be able to add a couple of more example apps.
Personal : Last night, I ironed and packed the clothes for this trip and went through some tracks for the radio show this week and put together the playlist. Added some finishing touches to the 2nd starter application for this hackathon and tested it to make sure it worked.

I made some of the items for the order that came into https://HIPHOP.family and packed it up to ship later this week. When I get back, I'm hoping my laser is here so I can send the rest of the items. My co-host just emailed me his segment for this week's show so I'm going to finish putting that together. I want to at least get the tracks on my tablet and add the playlist to the document I use. I can always do the social media stuff while at the airport or on the flight. I also want to pack my backpack with my laptops, cameras and other tech items. After that, going to work on my workshop and get a first draft ready so that the other folks on the team can test it out and get me some feedback. Cool thing is that since I basically code online, I can pack up the laptops I'm taking with me and still work on my projects on another computer that is staying here. I'm out. Going to eat dinner and get to work. I'll be travelling for the next week so I won't be posting here. I'm so behind on posting at https://Dwane.in but I'm going to try and get some shots and videos of Barcelona added. Sidenote: Looks like the at one-point-in-time free tiles I used in the map on my site must have been purchased by a company or something because now the tiles say I need an API Key. May be time to redesign the site because this is like the second time it happened if I remember correctly. Now that AI is a thing, I may ask it ideas and alternatives so I don't have to go through this again. I was also thinking about adding a search and maybe WebMCP and Prompt API integration so you can chat with the avatar version of me to get details on trips or something. We'll see. I'll add it to the list of projects that's always growing! haha Have a great rest of the week and check out the radio show on Saturday at https://kNOwBETTERHIPHOP.com .

Have a great night and week!

peace piece
Dwane / conshus
https://dwane.io / https://HIPHOPandCODE.com

Day 1434 : Precipice

HIPHOP and CODE — Mon, 14 Sep 2026 22:40:55 +0000

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Saturday : Did the show from a hotel room in NY! The hackathon that I went to cover went really well and folks liked my quick presentation. After the event, I headed back to do the radio show. I was tired and rambled quite a bit, haha but had a great time. The recording of this week's show is at https://kNOwBETTERHIPHOP.com

Sunday : I stayed up late getting the radio show ready to be uploaded and other post show tasks. Took a quick nap for a few hours and got up to get ready to check out of the hotel and head to the airport to fly home. Got home and did some laundry and passed out.
Professional : Today went pretty well. Didn't have any meetings in the morning so I made a bunch of progress on this starter application I'm creating to help participants of this hackathon I'll be attending this week in Barcelona to use my company's product with another sponsor. I had to pivot from my original idea because of a concurrency issue I was running into. Then I had to pivot again because one of the features I was implementing is not able to render properly because of the platform I'm using shows an interstitial page instead of the page I want. Had a meeting with my manager and after a couple of ideas, it was decided to just drop the features. I already have like 3 features to showcase already. Spent the rest of the day working on the application and the user experience. I'm basically on the precipice of getting it done and recording a video demo as a promo. The video I created of the first starter application did pretty well on social media. I'm hoping to get a majority of the hackathon participants to use our product in their projects.
Personal : We got an order of the project we just released on https://HIPHOP.family Been so busy with work that I haven't had a chance to really promote it. I need to send out an email to the folks that purchased item in the past. I may work on that during the flight to Barcelona. Going to see if I can put together part of the order and get it ready to be shipped before my work trip.

Tonight, my plan is to put together this week's radio show and pack my suitcases. Once that's done, going to put the finishing touches on this starter project so I can record a demo video tomorrow morning. I also want to get a first draft of the workshop I'll be doing at the hackathon and try to get some coworkers to test it out and give me feedback. Going to eat dinner and get started.

Have a great night!

peace piece
Dwane / conshus
https://dwane.io / https://HIPHOPandCODE.com

Day 1433 : Rolled Up

HIPHOP and CODE — Thu, 10 Sep 2026 23:43:16 +0000

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Professional : Had a couple of meetings and worked on a new starter application. I also recorded a demo video of the other starter application I made and posted it to social media.
Personal : I got the Bandcamp posts created and went through a bunch of tracks for the radio show.

The plan for tonight is to get the tracks for the radio show rolled up and pack for my trip tomorrow. I still haven't uploaded the pictures from my last work trip. Looking to do that so I can free up some space on my phone. Going to eat dinner and get to work.

Have a great night!

peace piece
Dwane / conshus
https://dwane.io / https://HIPHOPandCODE.com

Day 1432 : The Return

HIPHOP and CODE — Wed, 09 Sep 2026 23:02:15 +0000

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Professional : Only had one meeting today and spent the rest of it finishing up this starter project for a hackathon next week that I will be doing a workshop at. Had a couple of hiccups, but I was able to finish it and even add a couple of features I wasn't even planning on. I saw that some more data was available when I implemented a feature and repurposed it for a whole new feature I wasn't planning for. I think it's a pretty good project that a participant at the hackathon will be able to build on top of. Ended the day clean up the files, writing some instructions to get the app running and then did some research to see which starter application I'll build next. Going to do a demo of it tomorrow in the team meeting.
Personal : Last night did not go the way I planned. A package that I ordered was delivered, but the thing that I ordered was not in the box so I had to spend time contacting the company to let them know and get a return label, which then I need to print and then put the item back in the box with a slip, tape back up and put on the return label. At least I got all the project I'll be picking up on Bandcamp this week selected. Since I'll be traveling on Friday, I'll be doing my posts a day early. I also did a little work on the starter application that I finished today.

Going to work on the Bandcamp posts and start putting together the radio show for this week. My timeline has been pushed up a day since I'll be traveling. Going to eat dinner and get started on my tasks.

Have a great night!

peace piece
Dwane / conshus
https://dwane.io / https://HIPHOPandCODE.com

Day 1431 : Family

HIPHOP and CODE — Wed, 09 Sep 2026 00:08:21 +0000

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Saturday : Went to the station to do the radio show. A great time was had! haha The recording of this week's show is at https://kNOwBETTERHIPHOP.com

Sunday : I worked on building this website for an upcoming project running into all types of obstacles. haha
Monday : It was Labor Day and I labored! haha I didn't sleep from Sunday to Monday working on this project. Great news is that I was able to get it launched! You can check it out at https://HIPHOP.family
Professional : Basically spent the day working on a starter application for participants of an upcoming hackathon that I'll be attending. I really leaned on AI to help explain this new (to me) framework that has A LOT of different features. I was able to get an example working on my local machine. Had a meeting with my manager and we spoke about what I'll be working on this week and the upcoming event. After that meeting, I went back to working on this project and made some pretty good head way.
Personal : I'm so happy that I got this project up and running on https://HIPHOP.family I let the artists know I updated the website and had a question. Waiting to hear back and I'll send out an email to folks that purchased past projects to let them know there's new stuff available to check out.

I think I'll go through some tracks for the radio show and Bandcamp. After that, I may get back to working on that starter project for work. It's pretty interesting. There's other projects I want create for this hackathon so the sooner I get this completed, the better. Plus, my brain is too tired to do anything else. haha AI is pointing me in a good direction and I don't have to struggle like I did with getting HIPHOP.family updated (hopefully). Going to eat dinner and get to work.

Have a great night!

peace piece
Dwane / conshus
https://dwane.io / https://HIPHOPandCODE.com

Day 1430 : Until

HIPHOP and CODE — Fri, 04 Sep 2026 21:51:56 +0000

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Professional : Today went by in a blink. Started the day off with a catch up meeting with some team members. Got to meet with the newest person on the team. Then I spent some time finishing up a task that was taking me forever to do. I did nothing until I got it done. Had lunch. Worked on a new starter application with a framework. Went through a bunch of documentation and sample. Then the day was over.
Personal : Last night, I got the social media posts ready for the projects that I will pick up on Bandcamp Friday. Did some stuff for my business. Worked on the radio show. Did some work on this upcoming project.

Going to work on the radio show for tomorrow. Also I would like to work on the website for my upcoming project. Pretty much it. I need to get this website done and launched by Monday. Speaking of Monday, it's Labor day and I have the day off so no blog post. Radio show is on Saturday at https://kNOwBETTERHIPHOP.com and the study session on Sunday happens at https://untilit.works

Have a great night and weekend!

peace piece
Dwane / conshus
https://dwane.io / https://HIPHOPandCODE.com