1041: What are normies using AI for? from Syntax - Tasty Web Development Treats

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1041: What are normies using AI for?

47 minutes Posted Sep 23, 2026 at 11:00 am.

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Welcome to Syntax!

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Brought to you by Sentry!

Fixing Printers, Drivers, and Annoying Home Network Stuff

Rescuing E-Waste: Flashing a Broken Skylight Calendar

Red Tape, Permits, and Filling Out Awful PDF Forms

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

Fighting Home Assistant Rot With Agents

Inbox and Calendar Management for a Family of Six

AI in Real Estate and Property Staging

Using Agents for Video Editing and Multicam Automation

GFX.computer: Building Better Infographics

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

Home Lab Management Over Tailscale and SSH

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

MCP Servers for Software You Only Use Occasionally

Travel Planning: Great at Logistics, Terrible at Taste

Proposals and Job Applications: Everybody Sounds the Same

Sick Picks + Shameless Plugs

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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.

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Wes’ post about using AI

Skylight Calendar

Real Estate Canada subreddit

Nurb

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Scott: Nomadix Backpack

Wes: Silicone chair socks

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