Nuclear Plant Operator, turned Freelancer, turned Developer Advocate. Head of Developer Relations @ Appsmith, Inc Founder/ Freelancer @ GreenFlux, LLC https://blog.greenflux.us/ https://app.daily.dev/squads/lowcodedevshttps://bsky.app/profile/greenflux.ushttps://bsky.app/profile/greenflux.us/post/3mkat6obvwc2uThis is so awesome! Multiplayer real time spreadsheet with just two libraries (Liveblocks and @handsontable.bsky.social ) and only a few lines of code. Amazing work LiveBlocks team! [contains quote post or other embedded content]24 Apr 2026 15:19 +0000at://did:plc:amw2i7mi36uvkpnybkd3roxu/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkat6obvwc2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/greenflux.us/post/3mcu35tlnmk2kMultiple bot accounts have been boosting the #UIbakery name on reddit for the last month, and mentioning competitors to try and damage their name. https://blog.greenflux.us/agentic-astroturfing-on-reddit/20 Jan 2026 11:40 +0000at://did:plc:amw2i7mi36uvkpnybkd3roxu/app.bsky.feed.post/3mcu35tlnmk2khttps://bsky.app/profile/greenflux.us/post/3lwopyay4ek2rWhich vibe-coding tool or model is best at replicating a UI from an image? I tested 7 different ones with the same image and prompt. The surprising part wasn't the winner. I learned something else new about prompting, that I wasn't even testing for. #vibecoding https://blog.greenflux.us/replicating-uis-from-an-image-with-vibe-coding-tools/18 Aug 2025 15:35 +0000at://did:plc:amw2i7mi36uvkpnybkd3roxu/app.bsky.feed.post/3lwopyay4ek2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/greenflux.us/post/3lw4uejk52s2fI got tired of copy/pasting websites into #ChatGPT just to ask a quick question, so this weekend I built a Chrome extension to chat with webpages directly, using a #Pinecone Assistant! https://blog.greenflux.us/open-source-chrome-extension-chat-with-web-page/11 Aug 2025 13:05 +0000at://did:plc:amw2i7mi36uvkpnybkd3roxu/app.bsky.feed.post/3lw4uejk52s2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/greenflux.us/post/3lse5sxkcwc26Integrated with the #SEC API recently, and nearly every step of the way had some sort of difference from most #REST APIs. Researched each diff, and it turns out there are some very valid reasons for these choices that seem hell-bent on ruining your weekend project https://blog.greenflux.us/so-you-want-to-integrate-with-the-sec-api24 Jun 2025 13:02 +0000at://did:plc:amw2i7mi36uvkpnybkd3roxu/app.bsky.feed.post/3lse5sxkcwc26https://bsky.app/profile/greenflux.us/post/3lr6eosrvw22vTested out @neo4j.com 's MCP server this weekend with #Claude Desktop. Here's a quick guide on generating knowledge graphs from unstructured text using the Neo4j #MCP. https://blog.greenflux.us/knowledge-graph-generator-with-claude-desktop-and-neo4j-mcp09 Jun 2025 12:24 +0000at://did:plc:amw2i7mi36uvkpnybkd3roxu/app.bsky.feed.post/3lr6eosrvw22vhttps://bsky.app/profile/greenflux.us/post/3lqllaoy7nk2qThis weekend I tested out Railway for hosting Python scripts, and built a Discord bot using a Pinecone assistant to add AI chat with RAG. Railway was easy to set up and deploy from GitHub, and the bot was only about 60 lines of code. https://blog.greenflux.us/building-an-ai-powered-discord-bot-with-railway-and-pinecone02 Jun 2025 01:01 +0000at://did:plc:amw2i7mi36uvkpnybkd3roxu/app.bsky.feed.post/3lqllaoy7nk2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/greenflux.us/post/3lowm7aerqs26Fun weekend project, building a local API to create #Markdown files from #LLM responses. I used a #Python script to call #Ollama, and then #FastAPI for Markdown CRUD. Everything is done from the Mac terminal. https://blog.greenflux.us/ollama-and-fastapi-for-local-markdown-automations11 May 2025 23:27 +0000at://did:plc:amw2i7mi36uvkpnybkd3roxu/app.bsky.feed.post/3lowm7aerqs26https://bsky.app/profile/greenflux.us/post/3looyo47bu22qFor #StarWars Day last weekend, I used the Star Wars API and #Neo4j to generate a knowledge graph showing all the planets and species related to the first 3 films. I wrote a quick guide on how to convert the API JSON to a cypher query, here: blog.greenflux.us08 May 2025 22:49 +0000at://did:plc:amw2i7mi36uvkpnybkd3roxu/app.bsky.feed.post/3looyo47bu22qhttps://bsky.app/profile/greenflux.us/post/3lngsth4aec26I love this #guitar so much I bought it TWICE (accidentally). Played one at a guitar store in MO while traveling, didn't have room to get it so I tried ordering on ebay later. Lost 2 bids, then bid on 2 more and won both! Had to cancel one order. Still my favorite guitar. 6 str baritone #LTD22 Apr 2025 23:18 +0000at://did:plc:amw2i7mi36uvkpnybkd3roxu/app.bsky.feed.post/3lngsth4aec26https://bsky.app/profile/greenflux.us/post/3lnd2nb2lkk26Spent the weekend learning how to use models from Hugging Face in Ollama, and generate a knowledge graph in Neo4j. https://blog.greenflux.us/building-a-knowledge-graph-locally-with-neo4j-and-ollama21 Apr 2025 11:27 +0000at://did:plc:amw2i7mi36uvkpnybkd3roxu/app.bsky.feed.post/3lnd2nb2lkk26https://bsky.app/profile/greenflux.us/post/3lmqdsrhqnk2cI spent almost a week in #vegas and didn’t gamble once, except for that chili dog at the airport. Had a blast at #googlecloudnext, demoing @appsmith.com agents, and at @meowwolf.com Area15!14 Apr 2025 00:50 +0000at://did:plc:amw2i7mi36uvkpnybkd3roxu/app.bsky.feed.post/3lmqdsrhqnk2chttps://bsky.app/profile/greenflux.us/post/3lke5otjskk2n𝑯𝒂𝒑𝒑𝒚 𝑷𝒊 𝑫𝒂𝒚! Here's a few pie charts generated in Appsmith using Zendesk data and an OpenAI Assistant to create visualizations using ECharts. This makes it easy to generate data visualizations from natural language!14 Mar 2025 17:38 +0000at://did:plc:amw2i7mi36uvkpnybkd3roxu/app.bsky.feed.post/3lke5otjskk2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/greenflux.us/post/3lk2odiybai2nIt feels like it too... 🥁10 Mar 2025 23:10 +0000at://did:plc:amw2i7mi36uvkpnybkd3roxu/app.bsky.feed.post/3lk2odiybai2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/greenflux.us/post/3lfbnom67cc2pTrying to get back into #guitar. I've been playing drums so much that I hardly pick up the guitar anymore. https://youtube.com/shorts/Lecd1uqWGNI?feature=share09 Jan 2025 02:41 +0000at://did:plc:amw2i7mi36uvkpnybkd3roxu/app.bsky.feed.post/3lfbnom67cc2phttps://bsky.app/profile/greenflux.us/post/3lev3aowxgk2pHaving fun with the FLUX.1 model using @replicate.com! It took about 20 minutes to fine-tune the model on 10 photos of me, and now I can consistently generate images with my face from a prompt in just over a minute! Here's a sample using the source_image property and a few images from #biglebowski04 Jan 2025 02:39 +0000at://did:plc:amw2i7mi36uvkpnybkd3roxu/app.bsky.feed.post/3lev3aowxgk2phttps://bsky.app/profile/greenflux.us/post/3lecdlxa3hk2s12 days of hot sauces from Torchbearer. Pretty sure it’s gonna take me for than 12 days to finish! Number one was excellent! Son of Zombie wing sauce. Plenty of heat and a nice Smokey flavor.27 Dec 2024 15:48 +0000at://did:plc:amw2i7mi36uvkpnybkd3roxu/app.bsky.feed.post/3lecdlxa3hk2shttps://bsky.app/profile/greenflux.us/post/3le3qv7okpk2hThis cat has serious meme potential.25 Dec 2024 00:57 +0000at://did:plc:amw2i7mi36uvkpnybkd3roxu/app.bsky.feed.post/3le3qv7okpk2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/greenflux.us/post/3ldtadef6wk2fProductive morning upgrading the lightboard with wheels, video lighting, monitor mount, and a power strip. Now I can see the recording from my side of the glass without causing a glare. Also blocked out the window so I can record during the day.21 Dec 2024 15:39 +0000at://did:plc:amw2i7mi36uvkpnybkd3roxu/app.bsky.feed.post/3ldtadef6wk2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/greenflux.us/post/3ldqnjspplk25Just cancelled a 16 y/o Verizon account and switched to @t-moblie.bsky.social. Verizon wanted $35/5Gb for data over the imaginary limit on an UNLIMITED plan, during a hurricane, when our power and internet was out for a full week. Feels good to stop giving my money to Verizon.20 Dec 2024 14:58 +0000at://did:plc:amw2i7mi36uvkpnybkd3roxu/app.bsky.feed.post/3ldqnjspplk25https://bsky.app/profile/greenflux.us/post/3ldbivuzcjk2iWhenever you hit the limits of the native #FileMakerPro, chances are there's a workaround using a web viewer and the right #JavaScript library. I needed a way to extract JSON without hosting the file. Hacked together a web viewer with Papa Parse. https://blog.greenflux.us/sql-to-json-in-filemaker-using-papa-parse14 Dec 2024 14:25 +0000at://did:plc:amw2i7mi36uvkpnybkd3roxu/app.bsky.feed.post/3ldbivuzcjk2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/greenflux.us/post/3ld45ddpaps2mOur #LowCodeDevs squad on @dailydotdev.bsky.social just passed 150 members! If you're looking for a place to find or share #lowcode content, come check it out! dly.to/SGjNAKXF8ru https://dly.to/SGjNAKXF8ru12 Dec 2024 11:14 +0000at://did:plc:amw2i7mi36uvkpnybkd3roxu/app.bsky.feed.post/3ld45ddpaps2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/greenflux.us/post/3lcyhxwjqpj2rCatching up on #startrek #lowerdecks is better with #cats11 Dec 2024 00:14 +0000at://did:plc:amw2i7mi36uvkpnybkd3roxu/app.bsky.feed.post/3lcyhxwjqpj2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/greenflux.us/post/3lcusdunxkk2mStarting my morning reading @dailydotdev.bsky.social and enjoying a cup of coffee with this awesome Daily.dev enamel mug. Thanks for the swag @nimrod.bsky.social !09 Dec 2024 13:09 +0000at://did:plc:amw2i7mi36uvkpnybkd3roxu/app.bsky.feed.post/3lcusdunxkk2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/greenflux.us/post/3lco7pzmw5s2bBought this purely for the geek factor and I’m not even much of a lager fan. Third Eye Brewing did not disappoint though. #startrek #craftbeer #boldygo06 Dec 2024 22:20 +0000at://did:plc:amw2i7mi36uvkpnybkd3roxu/app.bsky.feed.post/3lco7pzmw5s2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/greenflux.us/post/3lcdicg64pk2sMost weekends I work on a side-project, which is usually more coding or writing on my personal blog. This weekend I worked on a different kind of side-project and built a lightboard! The same size one pre-made costs about $1400. I was able to build it for just over $100!02 Dec 2024 15:54 +0000at://did:plc:amw2i7mi36uvkpnybkd3roxu/app.bsky.feed.post/3lcdicg64pk2s