LLMs are amazing, the circus is optional ~ just build

The problem is not the models. The problem is the circus that comes bundled with them. Scratching the itch(es) # In my MeTube fork, I have a gh action (oof) that periodically checks upstream releases, generates a diff and sends it to an LLM for analysis. The model then creates an issue explaining whether I should care about the changes. This is not AGI. It is artificial “please read this diff because I ain’t got time for that”. Perfect. On iOS, I use Safari to visit YouTube (cough ads cough) and I started getting annoyed by shorts and creator posts in the feed. I just wanted to watch some videos, crazy stuff. I didn’t even thought about starting my usual research into existing tools and solutions, I just built a small extension that would scratch my itch. That’s Shortless, and it is on the App Store. On macOS, I started using some app that would display the upcoming meeting in my menubar. This is not rocket science, but it started conflicting with my menubar management app. I got…