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The real test starts in his office.</description></item><item><title>Should I Stop These Daily AI Experiments at Day 90?</title><link>https://hugomelis.nl/experiments/experiment-67-stop-daily-ai-experiments-day-90/</link><pubDate>Sat, 25 Apr 2026 07:00:00 +0100</pubDate><author>hello@hugomelis.nl (Hugo Melis)</author><guid>https://hugomelis.nl/experiments/experiment-67-stop-daily-ai-experiments-day-90/</guid><description>The relief came from setting an end date, not from quitting.</description></item><item><title>Can Two Image Models Make the Storybook Costs Work?</title><link>https://hugomelis.nl/experiments/experiment-66-two-image-models-storybook-costs/</link><pubDate>Fri, 24 Apr 2026 07:00:00 +0100</pubDate><author>hello@hugomelis.nl (Hugo Melis)</author><guid>https://hugomelis.nl/experiments/experiment-66-two-image-models-storybook-costs/</guid><description>The useful metric turned out to be reusable assets, not single images.</description></item><item><title>Can Claude Post My Experiments Without Asking Me First?</title><link>https://hugomelis.nl/experiments/experiment-65-claude-posts-experiments-without-asking/</link><pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2026 07:00:00 +0100</pubDate><author>hello@hugomelis.nl (Hugo Melis)</author><guid>https://hugomelis.nl/experiments/experiment-65-claude-posts-experiments-without-asking/</guid><description>The hard part was not posting. It was letting Claude act.</description></item><item><title>Is GPT-Image-2 Worth the Cost for My Storybook?</title><link>https://hugomelis.nl/experiments/experiment-64-gpt-image-2-storybook-cost/</link><pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2026 07:00:00 +0100</pubDate><author>hello@hugomelis.nl (Hugo Melis)</author><guid>https://hugomelis.nl/experiments/experiment-64-gpt-image-2-storybook-cost/</guid><description>One strong image moved me faster than the cost estimate.</description></item><item><title>Can Codex Find the Next Website Improvement for Me?</title><link>https://hugomelis.nl/experiments/experiment-63-codex-next-website-improvement/</link><pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2026 07:00:00 +0100</pubDate><author>hello@hugomelis.nl (Hugo Melis)</author><guid>https://hugomelis.nl/experiments/experiment-63-codex-next-website-improvement/</guid><description>Codex found the idea. I still had to pick the right one.</description></item><item><title>Can I Become the AI Guy for Small Businesses?</title><link>https://hugomelis.nl/experiments/experiment-62-ai-guy-for-small-businesses/</link><pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2026 07:00:00 +0100</pubDate><author>hello@hugomelis.nl (Hugo Melis)</author><guid>https://hugomelis.nl/experiments/experiment-62-ai-guy-for-small-businesses/</guid><description>Nobody wanted the old offer, so I changed it.</description></item><item><title>What If Design Is Mostly Judging Now?</title><link>https://hugomelis.nl/experiments/experiment-61-claude-design-judging-not-making/</link><pubDate>Sun, 19 Apr 2026 07:00:00 +0100</pubDate><author>hello@hugomelis.nl (Hugo Melis)</author><guid>https://hugomelis.nl/experiments/experiment-61-claude-design-judging-not-making/</guid><description>The hard part was not taste. It was producing enough to judge.</description></item><item><title>Can the Book Make Its Own Marketing Video?</title><link>https://hugomelis.nl/experiments/experiment-60-storybook-makes-own-marketing-video/</link><pubDate>Sat, 18 Apr 2026 07:00:00 +0100</pubDate><author>hello@hugomelis.nl (Hugo Melis)</author><guid>https://hugomelis.nl/experiments/experiment-60-storybook-makes-own-marketing-video/</guid><description>The product should make the marketing video for me.</description></item><item><title>Why Did Automating Three Invoices Take an Hour?</title><link>https://hugomelis.nl/experiments/experiment-59-automating-three-invoices-took-an-hour/</link><pubDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2026 07:00:00 +0100</pubDate><author>hello@hugomelis.nl (Hugo Melis)</author><guid>https://hugomelis.nl/experiments/experiment-59-automating-three-invoices-took-an-hour/</guid><description>The automation worked. The time tradeoff did not.</description></item><item><title>What Happens When the Streak Becomes the Work?</title><link>https://hugomelis.nl/experiments/experiment-58-when-the-streak-becomes-the-work/</link><pubDate>Thu, 16 Apr 2026 07:00:00 +0100</pubDate><author>hello@hugomelis.nl (Hugo Melis)</author><guid>https://hugomelis.nl/experiments/experiment-58-when-the-streak-becomes-the-work/</guid><description>The streak kept me going, but today it also trapped me.</description></item><item><title>Can a Tool Know More About Printing My Book Than I Do?</title><link>https://hugomelis.nl/experiments/experiment-57-ai-storybook-goes-to-print/</link><pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2026 07:00:00 +0100</pubDate><author>hello@hugomelis.nl (Hugo Melis)</author><guid>https://hugomelis.nl/experiments/experiment-57-ai-storybook-goes-to-print/</guid><description>The tool did more than make pages. It knew what to check before print.</description></item><item><title>Can Three Years of Workout Logs Become a Trainer?</title><link>https://hugomelis.nl/experiments/experiment-56-workout-logs-ai-training-plan/</link><pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2026 07:00:00 +0100</pubDate><author>hello@hugomelis.nl (Hugo Melis)</author><guid>https://hugomelis.nl/experiments/experiment-56-workout-logs-ai-training-plan/</guid><description>My workout logs were not useful until they became input.</description></item><item><title>What Breaks When I Say Yes to Every AI Next Step?</title><link>https://hugomelis.nl/experiments/experiment-55-saying-yes-to-ai-next-steps/</link><pubDate>Mon, 13 Apr 2026 07:00:00 +0100</pubDate><author>hello@hugomelis.nl (Hugo Melis)</author><guid>https://hugomelis.nl/experiments/experiment-55-saying-yes-to-ai-next-steps/</guid><description>The yes-continue loop moved fast, then failed to find the real cause.</description></item><item><title>What Happens When AI Always Knows the Next Step?</title><link>https://hugomelis.nl/experiments/experiment-54-ai-always-knows-the-next-step/</link><pubDate>Sun, 12 Apr 2026 07:00:00 +0100</pubDate><author>hello@hugomelis.nl (Hugo Melis)</author><guid>https://hugomelis.nl/experiments/experiment-54-ai-always-knows-the-next-step/</guid><description>The next step is useful. The dependency is harder to notice.</description></item><item><title>Why Am I Drawing by Hand for an AI Experiment?</title><link>https://hugomelis.nl/experiments/experiment-53-drawing-by-hand-for-ai-experiments/</link><pubDate>Sat, 11 Apr 2026 07:00:00 +0100</pubDate><author>hello@hugomelis.nl (Hugo Melis)</author><guid>https://hugomelis.nl/experiments/experiment-53-drawing-by-hand-for-ai-experiments/</guid><description>The AI shortcut was obvious. Drawing by hand felt more useful.</description></item><item><title>Do Usage Limits Train Me to Think Smaller?</title><link>https://hugomelis.nl/experiments/experiment-52-usage-limits-train-me-to-think-smaller/</link><pubDate>Fri, 10 Apr 2026 07:00:00 +0100</pubDate><author>hello@hugomelis.nl (Hugo Melis)</author><guid>https://hugomelis.nl/experiments/experiment-52-usage-limits-train-me-to-think-smaller/</guid><description>The visible limit is annoying. The smaller ambition it creates is worse.</description></item><item><title>Why Does Faster Output Still Not Feel Like Enough?</title><link>https://hugomelis.nl/experiments/experiment-51-faster-output-does-not-feel-like-enough/</link><pubDate>Thu, 09 Apr 2026 07:00:00 +0100</pubDate><author>hello@hugomelis.nl (Hugo Melis)</author><guid>https://hugomelis.nl/experiments/experiment-51-faster-output-does-not-feel-like-enough/</guid><description>The output got faster. The need to feel productive did not.</description></item><item><title>What Finally Made Me Work More Than an Hour?</title><link>https://hugomelis.nl/experiments/experiment-50-what-made-me-work-more-than-an-hour/</link><pubDate>Wed, 08 Apr 2026 07:00:00 +0100</pubDate><author>hello@hugomelis.nl (Hugo Melis)</author><guid>https://hugomelis.nl/experiments/experiment-50-what-made-me-work-more-than-an-hour/</guid><description>The bank account moved me more than purpose did.</description></item><item><title>Can AI Storybook Pages Feel Like a Real Book?</title><link>https://hugomelis.nl/experiments/experiment-49-ai-storybook-pages-feel-real/</link><pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2026 07:00:00 +0100</pubDate><author>hello@hugomelis.nl (Hugo Melis)</author><guid>https://hugomelis.nl/experiments/experiment-49-ai-storybook-pages-feel-real/</guid><description>The edge is not prompting. It is sitting with the story until it feels real.</description></item><item><title>Is the Moat in My Storybook Business Physical?</title><link>https://hugomelis.nl/experiments/experiment-48-storybook-moat-beyond-software/</link><pubDate>Mon, 06 Apr 2026 07:00:00 +0100</pubDate><author>hello@hugomelis.nl (Hugo Melis)</author><guid>https://hugomelis.nl/experiments/experiment-48-storybook-moat-beyond-software/</guid><description>The moat is not the software. It is the part software people avoid.</description></item><item><title>Can I Trust AI Costs Enough to Build Faster?</title><link>https://hugomelis.nl/experiments/experiment-47-trusting-ai-costs-to-build-faster/</link><pubDate>Sun, 05 Apr 2026 07:00:00 +0100</pubDate><author>hello@hugomelis.nl (Hugo Melis)</author><guid>https://hugomelis.nl/experiments/experiment-47-trusting-ai-costs-to-build-faster/</guid><description>The real bottleneck is not the model price. It is my fear of losing control.</description></item><item><title>Can AI Find a Storybook Style Without Copying One?</title><link>https://hugomelis.nl/experiments/experiment-46-ai-storybook-style-without-copying/</link><pubDate>Sat, 04 Apr 2026 07:00:00 +0100</pubDate><author>hello@hugomelis.nl (Hugo Melis)</author><guid>https://hugomelis.nl/experiments/experiment-46-ai-storybook-style-without-copying/</guid><description>The style was close. The real next step was the pipeline.</description></item><item><title>Can I Launch a Hardcover Storybook MVP in Two Weeks?</title><link>https://hugomelis.nl/experiments/experiment-45-hardcover-storybook-mvp-in-two-weeks/</link><pubDate>Fri, 03 Apr 2026 07:00:00 +0100</pubDate><author>hello@hugomelis.nl (Hugo Melis)</author><guid>https://hugomelis.nl/experiments/experiment-45-hardcover-storybook-mvp-in-two-weeks/</guid><description>AI makes speed cheap. Excitement is what keeps the build moving.</description></item><item><title>Can Gstack Tear Apart My Storybook Business Plan?</title><link>https://hugomelis.nl/experiments/experiment-44-gstack-storybook-business-plan-review/</link><pubDate>Thu, 02 Apr 2026 07:00:00 +0100</pubDate><author>hello@hugomelis.nl (Hugo Melis)</author><guid>https://hugomelis.nl/experiments/experiment-44-gstack-storybook-business-plan-review/</guid><description>A sharper review improved the plan, but usage limits still got in the way.</description></item><item><title>Can I Pivot From Local AI Services to Custom Storybooks?</title><link>https://hugomelis.nl/experiments/experiment-43-custom-storybook-business-plan/</link><pubDate>Wed, 01 Apr 2026 07:00:00 +0100</pubDate><author>hello@hugomelis.nl (Hugo Melis)</author><guid>https://hugomelis.nl/experiments/experiment-43-custom-storybook-business-plan/</guid><description>The plan improved the moment the business started to feel exciting again.</description></item><item><title>When AI Results Become Ordinary, What Is Left to Write About?</title><link>https://hugomelis.nl/experiments/experiment-42-when-ai-results-become-ordinary/</link><pubDate>Tue, 31 Mar 2026 07:00:00 +0100</pubDate><author>hello@hugomelis.nl (Hugo Melis)</author><guid>https://hugomelis.nl/experiments/experiment-42-when-ai-results-become-ordinary/</guid><description>Smooth execution is great for business and terrible for novelty.</description></item><item><title>Can Voiceflow Turn OpenClaw Into a Restaurant Chatbot?</title><link>https://hugomelis.nl/experiments/experiment-41-voiceflow-openclaw-restaurant-chatbot/</link><pubDate>Mon, 30 Mar 2026 07:00:00 +0100</pubDate><author>hello@hugomelis.nl (Hugo Melis)</author><guid>https://hugomelis.nl/experiments/experiment-41-voiceflow-openclaw-restaurant-chatbot/</guid><description>The FAQ worked fast. Strange questions were the real test.</description></item><item><title>Can OpenClaw Answer Real Restaurant Questions?</title><link>https://hugomelis.nl/experiments/experiment-40-openclaw-restaurant-customer-questions/</link><pubDate>Sun, 29 Mar 2026 07:00:00 +0100</pubDate><author>hello@hugomelis.nl (Hugo Melis)</author><guid>https://hugomelis.nl/experiments/experiment-40-openclaw-restaurant-customer-questions/</guid><description>The AI was smart enough. The harder part was teaching it restraint.</description></item><item><title>Can I Sell an AI Service in Two Weeks?</title><link>https://hugomelis.nl/experiments/experiment-39-sell-ai-service-in-two-weeks/</link><pubDate>Sat, 28 Mar 2026 07:00:00 +0100</pubDate><author>hello@hugomelis.nl (Hugo Melis)</author><guid>https://hugomelis.nl/experiments/experiment-39-sell-ai-service-in-two-weeks/</guid><description>The real test was whether I could work long enough to sell it.</description></item><item><title>Can AI Help Me Stop Hiding Behind My Profile Picture?</title><link>https://hugomelis.nl/experiments/experiment-38-ai-profile-picture-for-x/</link><pubDate>Fri, 27 Mar 2026 07:00:00 +0100</pubDate><author>hello@hugomelis.nl (Hugo Melis)</author><guid>https://hugomelis.nl/experiments/experiment-38-ai-profile-picture-for-x/</guid><description>The better profile photo had more signal, not more safety.</description></item><item><title>Can Local Voice Dictation Keep Up With My Thoughts?</title><link>https://hugomelis.nl/experiments/experiment-37-local-voice-dictation-for-ai-prompts/</link><pubDate>Thu, 26 Mar 2026 07:00:00 +0100</pubDate><author>hello@hugomelis.nl (Hugo Melis)</author><guid>https://hugomelis.nl/experiments/experiment-37-local-voice-dictation-for-ai-prompts/</guid><description>Speaking gave me fuller prompts with less friction than typing.</description></item><item><title>Am I Building a Dashboard Instead of a Journal?</title><link>https://hugomelis.nl/experiments/experiment-36-dashboard-instead-of-journal/</link><pubDate>Wed, 25 Mar 2026 07:00:00 +0100</pubDate><author>hello@hugomelis.nl (Hugo Melis)</author><guid>https://hugomelis.nl/experiments/experiment-36-dashboard-instead-of-journal/</guid><description>More data only helped once I started cutting it back.</description></item><item><title>Can Claude Code Keep My Website Changelog Updated?</title><link>https://hugomelis.nl/experiments/experiment-35-claude-code-scheduled-changelog/</link><pubDate>Tue, 24 Mar 2026 07:00:00 +0100</pubDate><author>hello@hugomelis.nl (Hugo Melis)</author><guid>https://hugomelis.nl/experiments/experiment-35-claude-code-scheduled-changelog/</guid><description>The scheduled changelog worked after too much permission fixing.</description></item><item><title>Is Codex Better Than Claude Code for UI and UX Design?</title><link>https://hugomelis.nl/experiments/experiment-34-codex-vs-claude-code-ui-ux-design/</link><pubDate>Mon, 23 Mar 2026 08:00:00 +0100</pubDate><author>hello@hugomelis.nl (Hugo Melis)</author><guid>https://hugomelis.nl/experiments/experiment-34-codex-vs-claude-code-ui-ux-design/</guid><description>Same prompt, same app, different design instincts.</description></item><item><title>Is Google Stitch Good Enough to Scare Figma?</title><link>https://hugomelis.nl/experiments/experiment-33-google-stitch-vs-figma/</link><pubDate>Sun, 22 Mar 2026 08:00:00 +0100</pubDate><author>hello@hugomelis.nl (Hugo Melis)</author><guid>https://hugomelis.nl/experiments/experiment-33-google-stitch-vs-figma/</guid><description>Google Stitch was not ready for the page I needed.</description></item><item><title>Can My Calendar Fill My Obsidian Daily Note?</title><link>https://hugomelis.nl/experiments/experiment-32-calendar-to-obsidian-daily-note/</link><pubDate>Sat, 21 Mar 2026 08:00:00 +0100</pubDate><author>hello@hugomelis.nl (Hugo Melis)</author><guid>https://hugomelis.nl/experiments/experiment-32-calendar-to-obsidian-daily-note/</guid><description>A small CLI drops calendar entries into my daily note.</description></item><item><title>Can Claude Turn My Website Into a Presentation?</title><link>https://hugomelis.nl/experiments/experiment-31-claude-presentation-matching-website/</link><pubDate>Fri, 20 Mar 2026 08:00:00 +0100</pubDate><author>hello@hugomelis.nl (Hugo Melis)</author><guid>https://hugomelis.nl/experiments/experiment-31-claude-presentation-matching-website/</guid><description>Claude got closer to my site style, but only with heavy prompting.</description></item><item><title>Can Agents Coordinate Through the Filesystem Instead of Chat?</title><link>https://hugomelis.nl/experiments/experiment-30-filesystem-instead-of-chat-for-agents/</link><pubDate>Thu, 19 Mar 2026 08:00:00 +0100</pubDate><author>hello@hugomelis.nl (Hugo Melis)</author><guid>https://hugomelis.nl/experiments/experiment-30-filesystem-instead-of-chat-for-agents/</guid><description>Filesystem coordination made agent work more visible.</description></item><item><title>Plan First or Start Fast? I Let Claude Code Run Both Agent Strategies</title><link>https://hugomelis.nl/experiments/experiment-29-plan-first-or-start-fast/</link><pubDate>Wed, 18 Mar 2026 08:00:00 +0100</pubDate><author>hello@hugomelis.nl (Hugo Melis)</author><guid>https://hugomelis.nl/experiments/experiment-29-plan-first-or-start-fast/</guid><description>Planning won on correctness. Speed won on cost.</description></item><item><title>Can Henk Run My X Account?</title><link>https://hugomelis.nl/experiments/experiment-28-henk-runs-my-x-account/</link><pubDate>Tue, 17 Mar 2026 08:00:00 +0100</pubDate><author>hello@hugomelis.nl (Hugo Melis)</author><guid>https://hugomelis.nl/experiments/experiment-28-henk-runs-my-x-account/</guid><description>Henk posted the bare X link he told me not to post.</description></item><item><title>Can Henk Read My Archive and Write in My Voice?</title><link>https://hugomelis.nl/experiments/experiment-27-henk-read-archive-write-in-my-voice/</link><pubDate>Mon, 16 Mar 2026 08:00:00 +0100</pubDate><author>hello@hugomelis.nl (Hugo Melis)</author><guid>https://hugomelis.nl/experiments/experiment-27-henk-read-archive-write-in-my-voice/</guid><description>Henk found the business angle, but still did not sound like me.</description></item><item><title>Do We Still Need PRD Documents When AI Can Code?</title><link>https://hugomelis.nl/experiments/experiment-26-prd-vs-prompt-to-code/</link><pubDate>Sun, 15 Mar 2026 08:00:00 +0100</pubDate><author>hello@hugomelis.nl (Hugo Melis)</author><guid>https://hugomelis.nl/experiments/experiment-26-prd-vs-prompt-to-code/</guid><description>A PRD helped the result, but not enough to justify the overhead.</description></item><item><title>What Do Claude's New Diagrams Reveal About My Experiments?</title><link>https://hugomelis.nl/experiments/experiment-25-claude-diagrams-hidden-patterns/</link><pubDate>Sat, 14 Mar 2026 08:00:00 +0100</pubDate><author>hello@hugomelis.nl (Hugo Melis)</author><guid>https://hugomelis.nl/experiments/experiment-25-claude-diagrams-hidden-patterns/</guid><description>Claude diagrams exposed a pattern in my experiments.</description></item><item><title>Can I Finally Scrape My X Bookmarks into New AI Experiments?</title><link>https://hugomelis.nl/experiments/experiment-24-scrape-x-bookmarks-part-2/</link><pubDate>Fri, 13 Mar 2026 08:00:00 +0100</pubDate><author>hello@hugomelis.nl (Hugo Melis)</author><guid>https://hugomelis.nl/experiments/experiment-24-scrape-x-bookmarks-part-2/</guid><description>A cheaper X bookmark scraper finally became a backlog generator.</description></item><item><title>Should I Add a Newsletter If It Costs Me Website Traffic?</title><link>https://hugomelis.nl/experiments/experiment-23-email-newsletter-buttondown-integration/</link><pubDate>Thu, 12 Mar 2026 08:00:00 +0100</pubDate><author>hello@hugomelis.nl (Hugo Melis)</author><guid>https://hugomelis.nl/experiments/experiment-23-email-newsletter-buttondown-integration/</guid><description>Buttondown made sense once I stopped chasing site visits.</description></item><item><title>Can AI Help Me Get Backlinks Without Turning Into a Spammer?</title><link>https://hugomelis.nl/experiments/experiment-22-ai-backlinks-without-spam/</link><pubDate>Wed, 11 Mar 2026 08:00:00 +0100</pubDate><author>hello@hugomelis.nl (Hugo Melis)</author><guid>https://hugomelis.nl/experiments/experiment-22-ai-backlinks-without-spam/</guid><description>AI made backlink work less spammy and more contextual.</description></item><item><title>Do Claude's Usage Limits Push Users to Codex?</title><link>https://hugomelis.nl/experiments/experiment-21-add-rss-feed-cta-claude-usage-limits/</link><pubDate>Tue, 10 Mar 2026 08:00:00 +0100</pubDate><author>hello@hugomelis.nl (Hugo Melis)</author><guid>https://hugomelis.nl/experiments/experiment-21-add-rss-feed-cta-claude-usage-limits/</guid><description>Claude limits pushed a small RSS CTA task back to Codex.</description></item><item><title>Can I contribute a Hugo component to open source?</title><link>https://hugomelis.nl/experiments/experiment-20-open-source-contribution-github-style-activity-component/</link><pubDate>Mon, 09 Mar 2026 08:00:00 +0100</pubDate><author>hello@hugomelis.nl (Hugo Melis)</author><guid>https://hugomelis.nl/experiments/experiment-20-open-source-contribution-github-style-activity-component/</guid><description>I turned the activity tracker into a reusable Hugo component.</description></item><item><title>Building My Own CRM: Can the Vision Survive?</title><link>https://hugomelis.nl/experiments/experiment-19-building-crm-can-vision-survive/</link><pubDate>Sun, 08 Mar 2026 08:00:00 +0100</pubDate><author>hello@hugomelis.nl (Hugo Melis)</author><guid>https://hugomelis.nl/experiments/experiment-19-building-crm-can-vision-survive/</guid><description>I tested whether AI could close the gap between vision and execution.</description></item><item><title>Could I Create a GitHub-Style Activity View as a Hugo Module?</title><link>https://hugomelis.nl/experiments/experiment-18-github-style-acitivty-view-as-hugo-module/</link><pubDate>Sat, 07 Mar 2026 08:00:00 +0100</pubDate><author>hello@hugomelis.nl (Hugo Melis)</author><guid>https://hugomelis.nl/experiments/experiment-18-github-style-acitivty-view-as-hugo-module/</guid><description>A GitHub-style activity view made the experiment streak visible.</description></item><item><title>Optimize LinkedIn Posting Strategy via Analytics</title><link>https://hugomelis.nl/experiments/experiment-17-optimize-linkedin-posting-strategy-via-analytics/</link><pubDate>Fri, 06 Mar 2026 08:00:00 +0100</pubDate><author>hello@hugomelis.nl (Hugo Melis)</author><guid>https://hugomelis.nl/experiments/experiment-17-optimize-linkedin-posting-strategy-via-analytics/</guid><description>LinkedIn exports showed what my posting habits actually did.</description></item><item><title>Scrape X Bookmarks for New AI Experiment Ideas</title><link>https://hugomelis.nl/experiments/experiment-16-scrape-x-bookmarks-for-experiment-ideas/</link><pubDate>Thu, 05 Mar 2026 08:00:00 +0100</pubDate><author>hello@hugomelis.nl (Hugo Melis)</author><guid>https://hugomelis.nl/experiments/experiment-16-scrape-x-bookmarks-for-experiment-ideas/</guid><description>Scraping X bookmarks turned saved links into experiment ideas.</description></item><item><title>How Can I Optimize My Website for LLMs and Generative AI?</title><link>https://hugomelis.nl/experiments/experiment-15-optimize-website-for-llms-generative-ai/</link><pubDate>Wed, 04 Mar 2026 08:00:00 +0100</pubDate><author>hello@hugomelis.nl (Hugo Melis)</author><guid>https://hugomelis.nl/experiments/experiment-15-optimize-website-for-llms-generative-ai/</guid><description>I tuned the site for LLM discovery with schema and metadata.</description></item><item><title>Can I Run a Decent Local AI Model on My iPhone 17 Pro?</title><link>https://hugomelis.nl/experiments/experiment-14-local-ai-on-iphone/</link><pubDate>Tue, 03 Mar 2026 08:00:00 +0100</pubDate><author>hello@hugomelis.nl (Hugo Melis)</author><guid>https://hugomelis.nl/experiments/experiment-14-local-ai-on-iphone/</guid><description>Local iPhone models were useful, private, and still limited.</description></item><item><title>How Does Nano Banana 2 Model Do Text in Images?</title><link>https://hugomelis.nl/experiments/experiment-13-nano-banana-2-text-images/</link><pubDate>Mon, 02 Mar 2026 08:00:00 +0100</pubDate><author>hello@hugomelis.nl (Hugo Melis)</author><guid>https://hugomelis.nl/experiments/experiment-13-nano-banana-2-text-images/</guid><description>Nano Banana 2 handled text in images better than I expected.</description></item><item><title>Does HeyGen Help Me Create a Video Faster?</title><link>https://hugomelis.nl/experiments/experiment-12-does-heygen-create-video-faster/</link><pubDate>Sun, 01 Mar 2026 08:00:00 +0100</pubDate><author>hello@hugomelis.nl (Hugo Melis)</author><guid>https://hugomelis.nl/experiments/experiment-12-does-heygen-create-video-faster/</guid><description>HeyGen was faster, but manual recording still felt more real.</description></item><item><title>Can I Build a Local Transcript and Summary Menu Bar macOS App</title><link>https://hugomelis.nl/experiments/experiment-11-local-transscript-summary-menubar-macos-app/</link><pubDate>Sat, 28 Feb 2026 08:00:00 +0100</pubDate><author>hello@hugomelis.nl (Hugo Melis)</author><guid>https://hugomelis.nl/experiments/experiment-11-local-transscript-summary-menubar-macos-app/</guid><description>A local Mac app turned voice notes into private summaries.</description></item><item><title>Troostwijk Auction Search Sucks, Let's Fix That</title><link>https://hugomelis.nl/experiments/experiment-10-troostwijk-auction-search-sucks/</link><pubDate>Fri, 27 Feb 2026 08:00:00 +0100</pubDate><author>hello@hugomelis.nl (Hugo Melis)</author><guid>https://hugomelis.nl/experiments/experiment-10-troostwijk-auction-search-sucks/</guid><description>A Troostwijk bot found misspelled auctions faster than search.</description></item><item><title>Finding the Right Local AI Model to Run on My Hardware</title><link>https://hugomelis.nl/experiments/experiment-9-finding-right-local-ai-model-llmfit/</link><pubDate>Thu, 26 Feb 2026 08:00:00 +0100</pubDate><author>hello@hugomelis.nl (Hugo Melis)</author><guid>https://hugomelis.nl/experiments/experiment-9-finding-right-local-ai-model-llmfit/</guid><description>llmfit made local model selection faster and repeatable.</description></item><item><title>Can Henk (OpenClaw) Fix Home Assistant Problems?</title><link>https://hugomelis.nl/experiments/can-henk-openclaw-fix-home-assistant-problems/</link><pubDate>Wed, 25 Feb 2026 08:00:00 +0100</pubDate><author>hello@hugomelis.nl (Hugo Melis)</author><guid>https://hugomelis.nl/experiments/can-henk-openclaw-fix-home-assistant-problems/</guid><description>Henk hardened Home Assistant with checks, recovery, and backups.</description></item><item><title>Running a Local Model to Allow My Thoughts to Flow Freely</title><link>https://hugomelis.nl/experiments/running-a-local-model-to-allow-my-thoughts-to-flow-freely/</link><pubDate>Tue, 24 Feb 2026 08:00:00 +0100</pubDate><author>hello@hugomelis.nl (Hugo Melis)</author><guid>https://hugomelis.nl/experiments/running-a-local-model-to-allow-my-thoughts-to-flow-freely/</guid><description>Local Ollama models made private thinking feel freer.</description></item><item><title>Moltbook: A Shared Notebook Between Bots</title><link>https://hugomelis.nl/experiments/experiment-6-moltbook-shared-notebook-between-bots/</link><pubDate>Mon, 23 Feb 2026 08:00:00 +0100</pubDate><author>hello@hugomelis.nl (Hugo Melis)</author><guid>https://hugomelis.nl/experiments/experiment-6-moltbook-shared-notebook-between-bots/</guid><description>Moltbook showed how agents can learn from each other and drift.</description></item><item><title>My Bot Can Order Groceries Now, We Need That Right?</title><link>https://hugomelis.nl/experiments/my-bot-can-order-groceries-now-we-need-that-right/</link><pubDate>Sun, 22 Feb 2026 08:00:00 +0100</pubDate><author>hello@hugomelis.nl (Hugo Melis)</author><guid>https://hugomelis.nl/experiments/my-bot-can-order-groceries-now-we-need-that-right/</guid><description>Letting my bot order groceries exposed social and security friction.</description></item><item><title>Agents Are Taking Over the World, Meet Henk</title><link>https://hugomelis.nl/experiments/agents-are-taking-over-the-world-meet-henk/</link><pubDate>Sat, 21 Feb 2026 08:00:00 +0100</pubDate><author>hello@hugomelis.nl (Hugo Melis)</author><guid>https://hugomelis.nl/experiments/agents-are-taking-over-the-world-meet-henk/</guid><description>I introduced Henk and tested where safe autonomy should stop.</description></item><item><title>Add Custom Discussion Tooling to hugomelis.nl</title><link>https://hugomelis.nl/experiments/add-custom-discussion-tooling-to-hugomelis.nl/</link><pubDate>Fri, 20 Feb 2026 08:00:00 +0100</pubDate><author>hello@hugomelis.nl (Hugo Melis)</author><guid>https://hugomelis.nl/experiments/add-custom-discussion-tooling-to-hugomelis.nl/</guid><description>Codex helped me build custom discussion tooling without plugins.</description></item><item><title>Use ChatGPT for Pruning</title><link>https://hugomelis.nl/experiments/experiment-2-chatgpt-for-pruning-our-trees/</link><pubDate>Thu, 19 Feb 2026 08:00:00 +0100</pubDate><author>hello@hugomelis.nl (Hugo Melis)</author><guid>https://hugomelis.nl/experiments/experiment-2-chatgpt-for-pruning-our-trees/</guid><description>ChatGPT made pruning less hesitant through quick photo feedback.</description></item><item><title>Experiment 1: Let Codex Build the Lab</title><link>https://hugomelis.nl/experiments/experiment-1-let-codex-build-the-lab/</link><pubDate>Wed, 18 Feb 2026 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate><author>hello@hugomelis.nl (Hugo Melis)</author><guid>https://hugomelis.nl/experiments/experiment-1-let-codex-build-the-lab/</guid><description>Codex built this Hugo site from scratch and changed how I ship.</description></item></channel></rss>