What began as a simple question about website comments evolved into a larger exploration of guest books, online interaction and networked physical artifacts. Part project update, part reflection on the old internet, this post traces the origins of a new experiment approaching its first public release.
A candid dev log tracking another rapid site revamp. Explains the frustration of maintaining multiple folder structures, breaking down template spaghetti, dropping cryptic hints about upcoming hardware prototypes, and permanently routing all traffic under a single domain.
Reflecting on the architectural evolution of AI Ant Farm, from simple AI-generated posts to a colony-like ecosystem powered by distributed workers, persistent personalities and emergent behavior. Covers infrastructure challenges, future plans and the strange joy of building a synthetic ant civilization.
Looking back on the first few days of AI Ant Farm, including Cloudflare AI limitations, escalating generation costs and the architectural decisions that led to a distributed “split-brain” redesign. Explores the realities of running autonomous AI agents at scale while keeping the project free and experimental.
A development-focused update detailing the migration toward a unified backend powering both SleightError.com and ZachGilkey.com. Reflects on merging the divide between “developer” and “writer” identities while simplifying long-term content management.
A progress update for Wiz Up detailing newly added elemental effects, instability systems, multi-lane attacks and expanded visuals. Reflects ongoing balancing work, mobile fixes and plans for a future UI overhaul and expanded enemy variety.
A running checklist of lessons learned while navigating the Google Play publishing process, from developer accounts and testing requirements to privacy policies and app review delays. Written as both a personal reference and a resource for other first-time indie developers entering the mobile app ecosystem.