# Tyler Yip: Writing

21 articles, hosted in full on this site. Article publication dates indicate when the views and product observations were written.

- [GPT-Live is Siri on steroids](https://itstyleryip.com/writing/gpt-live-is-siri-on-steroids.md) — 2026-07-09. Tinder for humans to meet AI might actually be viable.
- [WTF is... a context window vs. a rate limit?](https://itstyleryip.com/writing/wtf-is-a-context-window-vs-a-rate-limit.md) — 2026-07-07. It's something I kind of knew, but also not really.
- [WTF is... a local model?](https://itstyleryip.com/writing/wtf-is-a-local-model.md) — 2026-06-23. If the government wants to take away my access to a powerful model capable of taking over the world, be my guest.
- [I'm a token waster (without knowing it)](https://itstyleryip.com/writing/i-m-a-token-waster-without-knowing-it.md) — 2026-06-18. No wonder I always hit my Claude limit...
- [WTF is... Skills vs Connectors vs Plugins?](https://itstyleryip.com/writing/wtf-is-skills-vs-connectors-vs-plugins.md) — 2026-06-16. Ngl, it took me an embarrassingly long time to tell the difference.
- [I might be moving to Alberta. Underground.](https://itstyleryip.com/writing/i-might-be-moving-to-alberta-underground.md) — 2026-06-11. PSA: say thank you and please to AI more so it knows you treated it right.
- [I did my first AI Hackathon (Part 2)](https://itstyleryip.com/writing/i-did-my-first-ai-hackathon-part-2.md) — 2026-06-09. A developer took photos of my prompts to show his son.
- [I did my first AI Hackathon (Part 1)](https://itstyleryip.com/writing/i-did-my-first-ai-hackathon-part-1.md) — 2026-06-04. I was one of 3 who couldn't code.
- [Wtf is... an "artifact" (learn in 1 min)](https://itstyleryip.com/writing/wtf-is-an-artifact-learn-in-1-min.md) — 2026-06-02. Maybe it's time for me to call it quits...
- [Rebuilding a website from the 90s](https://itstyleryip.com/writing/rebuilding-a-website-from-the-90s.md) — 2026-05-27. With 0 coding knowledge. Thanks Claude.
- [Wtf is... a "frontier lab" (learn in 1 min)](https://itstyleryip.com/writing/wtf-is-a-frontier-lab-learn-in-1-min.md) — 2026-05-25. I'd lick anyone's boots to work at one. Even throw in a foot massage.
- [This is like screenshot on steroids](https://itstyleryip.com/writing/this-is-like-screenshot-on-steroids.md) — 2026-05-22. For AI.
- [Reddit, arthritis, and AI](https://itstyleryip.com/writing/reddit-arthritis-and-ai.md) — 2026-05-21. What could they possibly have in common? I'll tell you.
- [Wtf is... a ".md" file? (learn in 2 mins)](https://itstyleryip.com/writing/wtf-is-a-md-file-learn-in-2-mins.md) — 2026-05-18. Markdown this, markdown that. Wtf is markdown??
- [You can now babysit AI from anywhere](https://itstyleryip.com/writing/you-can-now-babysit-ai-from-anywhere.md) — 2026-05-15. The beach. Your couch. Oh, and today is a historic day. Our very first Fresh Drop Friday!
- [Claude is eating OpenAI's lunch](https://itstyleryip.com/writing/claude-is-eating-openai-s-lunch.md) — 2026-05-13. I know, I'm supposed to be an OpenAI fan. But the data doesn't lie.
- [Wtf is... an "LLM" (learn in 2 mins)](https://itstyleryip.com/writing/wtf-is-an-llm-learn-in-2-mins.md) — 2026-05-11. Yes, I *know* what it means. But also not really.
- [Fine, I'll stop cheating on you, ChatGPT](https://itstyleryip.com/writing/fine-i-ll-stop-cheating-on-you-chatgpt.md) — 2026-05-07. OpenAI's latest Google Sheets add-on has me feeling things.
- [I turned my wife into an MS Paint drawing](https://itstyleryip.com/writing/i-turned-my-wife-into-an-ms-paint-drawing.md) — 2026-05-05. This AI prompt is genuinely too fun
- [I am now the proud dad of a goblin](https://itstyleryip.com/writing/i-am-now-the-proud-dad-of-a-goblin.md) — 2026-05-02. I'll show you how you can be a parent too.
- [An AI buddy that lives on your mac?](https://itstyleryip.com/writing/an-ai-buddy-that-lives-on-your-mac.md) — 2026-04-30. And... WTF is an MCP?