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Your AI’s Test Fixtures Are Lying to You. Make real-world synthetic PDF files, PII safe!
How to turn real documents into PII-safe test data, no leaks, no synthetic guesswork.
Werner Liemberger · Jul 3, 2026
I Built an AI Assistant for Less Than €5/Month. Was It Usable?
I tried OpenClaw on a cheap VPS with free model quota and tiny self-hosted models. The result changed where I’d spend the next €5.
Werner Liemberger · Mar 29, 2026
I think about the problem and hypotheses to test while a coding agent handles the implementation
How a clear division of labor between humans and AI changes analytical work.
Werner Liemberger · Feb 10, 2026
Why My Coding Agent Kept Forgetting. And How I Fixed It
From stateless prompts to durable project memory with AGENTS.md and agent skills
Werner Liemberger · Feb 4, 2026
Configuring Infrastructure Faster with LLMs (and Where I Don’t Trust Them)
How I use AI to think faster about infrastructure while keeping trust, security, and reproducibility non-negotiable.
Werner Liemberger · Jan 13, 2026
Get rid of 3rd party IOT clouds — Don’t let your sensor send data to someone else!
Secure you network by replacing the firmware of your IOT devices to an opensource version that gives you full control of your data!
Werner Liemberger · Jun 7, 2025
Data-housekeeping needed?Automatically rebuild your knowledge graph (Neo4j)!
Automatically rebuild your knowledge graph and get rid of unused labels and properties. Bash script for the Neo4j Community Edition
Werner Liemberger · Jun 7, 2025
Automate Your Inbox and Organize Invoices Without Subscriptions — Or Sacrificing Security
How I built a private, open-source email automation that works with any inbox and classifies documents like a pro.
Werner Liemberger · Jun 6, 2025
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