Build Log

A humorous workflow scene showing a Shopify order turning into an automatically sent invoice.
How We Automated Paid Invoices From Shopify
How we automated paid invoice emails from Shopify, routed them to the right recipient, and added invoice downloads into the customer account. Lire plus...
A rental go-kart 3D model in a workshop, labelled with the bodywork changes made for Kart Shed: side pods moved, pod skids added, front and rear bumpers reshaped, front stays and number-panel fasteners added.
How I Made a Browser-Based Go-Kart Look Worn Without Killing Performance
How I improved the Kart Shed 3D kart visually, added believable wear states, and kept performance under control so it still runs properly in the browser. Lire plus...
How I Set Up Claude and ChatGPT So They Stop Agreeing With Me
How I Set Up Claude and ChatGPT So They Stop Agreeing With Me
The detailed personalisation framework I use to make Claude and ChatGPT challenge my thinking, separate facts from guesses, understand project context and produce useful work instead of generic AI answers. Lire plus...
A chaotic Kart Shed workshop packed with hidden jokes, a missing 10mm socket, kart graveyard and real kart parts.
I Accidentally Built a Go-Kart Game Inside an Ecommerce Website
It started as a way to make technical products easier to understand. It ended with a 3D workshop, real kart parts, five marshals, a kart graveyard and a 10mm socket... Lire plus...
Three workshop-style local AI agents labelled worker, checker and reviewer, with a Windows update lock gag in the background.
I Built a Team of Local AI Agents to Check Each Other’s Work
One agent does the work, another checks it, and another reviews the result. The multi-agent chain worked. Windows then refused to update it because the program was still running. Naturally. Lire plus...
A kart parts detective bench identifying a brake pad from clues instead of an exact SKU.
Making Kart Parts Easier to Find When Customers Don’t Know the SKU
Customers often know what a part looks like, where it fits and what kart it came off. They do not always know our exact product title or SKU. Search should... Lire plus...
A comic pit-lane payment chase showing 24-hour, 3-day and 7-day reminders pursuing an invoice that turns out to be paid.
The Surprisingly Complicated Job of Chasing Unpaid Orders Automatically
24 hours, 3 days, 7 days. Sounds easy. Then you discover that 'not fully paid' and 'unpaid' are not always the same thing. Lire plus...
A deliberately over-engineered workshop machine automatically sending paid invoices without another premium subscription.
How I Automated Paid Invoices Without Paying for Another Microsoft Service
The first invoice automation route worked in theory but brought an unnecessary Microsoft premium-service problem with it. So I rebuilt the route around tools we already had. Lire plus...
Two kart team members passing a shared parts basket, with abandoned old baskets and workshop jokes hidden around the scene.
Why I Built Shared Company Baskets for Trade Customers
A basket should not belong to one browser when an entire karting business is buying the parts. So I built a shared company basket. Naturally, the simple idea became an... Lire plus...
B2B trade portal for kart teams, with a humorous contrast between automated trade accounts and manual paperwork chaos.
How I Built a Proper B2B Buying System for RKP
Trade customers needed the right prices, the right market and the right company permissions without a spreadsheet-and-email relay race. Here is what we built, what broke, and what finally worked. Lire plus...