Live tool · AI helper
Ask Darlene
You know what you want AI to do, you just don't know how to ask. Darlene helps you shape the words so the robot gets it the first time. Free, no signup.
My AI Lab
I learn AI by making things with it, in public. These are live tools and projects I designed, built, and shipped myself. Poke around. They all work. More arrive as I build them.
Live tool · AI helper
You know what you want AI to do, you just don't know how to ask. Darlene helps you shape the words so the robot gets it the first time. Free, no signup.
Live tool · The decoder ring
ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, and the strangely named engines inside them, translated into plain English. Prices, free tiers, and which ones you could actually own. Tap a row, pop the hood.
Browser game · Built with my teen
The game every GenX kid played on an Apple II, rebuilt in one AI summer afternoon with my son. Weather, pricing, supply runs. Try to survive the rainy days.
Printable kit · For parents
A printable deck of AI activities for your high schooler's summer, from the First AI Summer essay. Print it, stick it on the fridge, done. The summer menu is included.
Interactive map · Civic project
An illustrated, interactive map of eleven beloved Tahoe spots, each paired with the nonprofit that keeps it wild. Find the place you love. Meet its people.
Guest Builds · Built by a 13-year-old
My nephew Finn had a blast working with Claude to build this one. He designed the whole revenge story and picked the racecar theme himself. Go easy on Duke Sterling.