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Syntax - Tasty Web Development Treats

Syntax - Tasty Web Development Treats

1041: What are normies using AI for?

Syntax - Tasty Web Development Treats · Sep 23, 2026 · 47:21

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Scott and Wes talk about how non-developers are actually using AI today. They also cover the stuff they don’t think holds up, like AI-staged listings and automated marketing.

Show Notes


00:00 Intro

00:38 Welcome to Syntax!

Wes’ post about using AI




01:50 Finding Parts With AI: Van Buckles and Weird Bolts

03:59 Brought to you by Sentry!

04:37 Fixing Printers, Drivers, and Annoying Home Network Stuff

Skylight Calendar




05:32 Rescuing E-Waste: Flashing a Broken Skylight Calendar

08:42 Red Tape, Permits, and Filling Out Awful PDF Forms

09:57 Self-Hosting Made Easy: Updating Your NAS and Docker Containers

11:18 Fighting Home Assistant Rot With Agents

13:20 Inbox and Calendar Management for a Family of Six

18:05 AI in Real Estate and Property Staging

Real Estate Canada subreddit




21:10 Using Agents for Video Editing and Multicam Automation

23:53 GFX.computer: Building Better Infographics

25:59 Things That Won’t Hold Up: Generated Text and Automated Marketing

30:27 Home Lab Management Over Tailscale and SSH

32:46 3D Printing Parts With Nurb: Stands, Cases, and Airflow

Nurb




34:51 MCP Servers for Software You Only Use Occasionally

36:58 Travel Planning: Great at Logistics, Terrible at Taste

39:31 Proposals and Job Applications: Everybody Sounds the Same

42:14 Sick Picks + Shameless Plugs


Sick Picks


Scott: Nomadix Backpack

Wes: Silicone chair socks


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