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Ben Hofferber
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AI Product Builder hint.services
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I've kind of enjoyed what it Opus 4.5 produces out to excalidraw diagrams. However, it does end up blocky pages in structure instead of flows similar to wireframes. It also struggles to leave enough room for text when wrapped in boxes
January 11, 2026 at 3:48 PM
In other news benny.stablediscussion.com has fully moved off of Smithery and now has a much simpler setup! While we had a few weeks of downtime I'm happy to report things are back in working order again!
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December 26, 2025 at 7:34 AM
Been on this for a few years too. Very solid!
June 14, 2025 at 3:36 AM
Gemini 2.5 pro in Cursor was able to figure it out because I could shape the context of what it knew better around the problem rather than just relying on Claude Code to try to figure it out. These tools are cool but still important as ever to know escalation paths to solving problems
June 13, 2025 at 5:45 PM
The bug actually happened because we earlier added a click handler on the parent component it would immediately re-open the modal. That on its own seemed like a good change and without context for the underlying modal on the clicked element, it didn't seem to impact much.
June 13, 2025 at 5:45 PM
voice feels like a useful but ugly step child for OpenAI right now. Definitely harder to integration test as they expand the models to do more
May 27, 2025 at 7:42 PM
Now I'm setting my sights on 10K subscribers and beyond! The AI landscape continues to evolve at breakneck speed, and I'm excited to keep documenting and discussing it with all of you.

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April 19, 2025 at 9:55 PM
𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗙𝘂𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 ✨
I'm incredibly grateful for everyone who's supported this journey so far. The constant experimentation, the late nights, the uncertainty of finding our niche - it's all been worth it to build this community.
April 19, 2025 at 9:55 PM
The growth to 3.4K subscribers represents something beyond numbers - it's validation that there's genuine hunger for substantive AI discussions that go deeper than the typical tech news cycle.
April 19, 2025 at 9:55 PM
I've built a discussion-based channel where:
• You'll discover AI content you won't see elsewhere
• I showcase practical tools you can actually use
• We explore fascinating trends emerging in the field
• I share insights from my AI work at Hint Services
April 19, 2025 at 9:55 PM