Clarity without the comfort
Honest writing by Nicola Mustone on the messy overlap between humans and tech.
Programming
I use programming to make work simpler and clearer. Most essays here start from a small need: something repetitive, slow, or confusing. They end with a script or system that removes that drag. PHP, Python, WordPress, APIs, and automation. The tools shift, but the goal stays the same: spend less time on what does not matter and more on what does.
I am not interested in complexity for its own sake. I care about code that stays useful, explains itself months later, and helps people decide with less friction. Some essays are experiments. Others are tools I rely on every day. All come from real work, not theory.
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Programming Essays Archive
AI Is Not an Oracle: The Limits of Machine Learning
Machine-learning curves look confident until speedrunners change the game underneath them. MediEvil shows why “AI as oracle” fails.
How I Built a 3D Print Cost Calculator with a Neural Network
A tiny dense neural network learned resin consumption well enough to replace hours of manual slicing in my 3D printing business.
DistilRoBERTa Emotion Analysis: NLP Case Study on Steam Reviews
DistilRoBERTa emotion analysis case study: Steam reviews dataset, notebook, and plots for real-world NLP sentiment and emotion exploration.
What is Vibe Coding and How to Do It
Vibe coding turns natural language prompts into working code, shifting programming from memorizing syntax to communicating intent.
How I Automated My X Account Cleanup
Automating my X cleanup let me delete years of noisy posts while keeping the human conversations that still matter.
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