AI is awesome. I had some terraform code to create a proxy vm on AWS so out of curiosity I asked openAI to do the same thing for Google Cloud. I just pasted the AWS terraform code into the openAI chat interface and it magically gave me fully functional Google terraform code. The code wasn’t rocket science and I probably could have done the same thing using my brain in under 20 minutes.

I’ve been living in Korea since August. The experience has been fascinating on many levels, though not without its frustrations. One unexpected frustration is the way some websites don’t work here. Website owners block access to users from Asian countries. This is usually to filter out bots and scammers, as well as licensing rights that are geographically bounded. I was not able to log into starbucks.com to purchase a gift card because of this.

The new popular tool in town is Cursor.ai. Both Paul Graham and Andrej Karpathy tweeted about it, so I decided to see what the hype was all about. As an infrastructure engineer, I tested it by creating infrastructure using Terraform on AWS. I found Cursor to be quite impressive, though not entirely mind-blowing. It feels like a set of significant user interface improvements to GitHub Copilot. These enhancements are impactful and highly useful.

During my time in Korea, one of my main goals is to work on improving my posture. I’ve struggled with poor posture for most of my life, which has led to an unattractive hunchback and constant back pain. Now that I have some time off, I’m determined to correct it. I’ve done some research using ChatGPT and YouTube, and this is what I came up with. Let’s see if works.

I’ve successfully migrated my website to Hugo. The whole point of this move was to build a simple, no-nonsense webpage that’s free to host, scales infinitely, and will stand the test of time. With Hugo, the site is statically rendered, so all I have to do is compress my files and upload them to any web server. The content is written in Markdown, I’m confident will stick around for the long haul.

How to Use Terraform Dynamics Today, we’re focusing on a particularly powerful feature: Terraform Dynamics. This tool is essential for writing more efficient and maintainable code by helping you adhere to the DRY (Don’t Repeat Yourself) principle. Why You Should Care About Terraform Dynamics Let’s get one thing straight: if you enjoy writing the same block of code over and over again, this post isn’t for you. Terraform dynamics is for the lazy (read: efficient) engineers who believe that copy-pasting is a crime punishable by endless debugging sessions.

Introduction I’ve finally decided to retire my old Tumblr page. It’s honestly surprising that it’s still functioning after a decade of neglect, but the time has come to move on. I’m transitioning to Hugo, a static site generator. I chose Hugo for my new website because it allows me to host it for free, and a static site offers the scalability and longevity I’m looking for. More complex setups eventually break down as frameworks become obsolete.