# Augustose's Blog
> Personal Tech & Geek Life by Augusto Sosa Escalada.
> Topics: AI agents, Agile methodologies, IoT maker projects, and software development.
> Language: English and Spanish.
> Contact: augustose@gmail.com

## About the Author
Augusto Sosa Escalada is a software developer, IoT maker, and AI enthusiast based online at augustose.web.app. He writes about practical AI tools, engineering practices, and hands-on technology projects.

## Blog

### AI & Technology
- [Self-Hosted Version Control Deserved IaC Years Ago — Now It Has It](https://augustose.web.app/blog/ai/infuser-go-gitea-forgejo-iac/) - Infuser-Go: a declarative infrastructure-as-code tool for Gitea and Forgejo. Define users, orgs, teams, and repos in YAML, preview with dry-run, apply when ready.
- [The Fastest Way to Compare AI Models Side by Side](https://augustose.web.app/blog/ai/ai-toolkit-model-comparison/) - Microsoft AI Toolkit for VS Code has a Compare mode that runs the same prompt across two models simultaneously. Practical for evaluating cloud vs. local models side by side.
- [GWS CLI: The Google Workspace Tool That Isn't Officially Google](https://augustose.web.app/blog/ai/gws-cli-google-workspace/) - Google's open-source CLI for all Workspace APIs (Gmail, Drive, Docs, Slides, Calendar and more). Dynamically built from Google Discovery Service, with 100+ AI agent skills and native MCP support. First-hand experience: document and presentation quality is noticeably better than alternatives.
- [OpenClaw Can Do Anything on Your Machine](https://augustose.web.app/blog/ai/openclaw-power-and-risk/) - A practical guide to OpenClaw's three critical risks (root, agency, keys), layered defense strategies, and how to harness its power safely.
- [The Context DB Pattern](https://augustose.web.app/blog/ai/the-context-db-pattern/) - A Blueprint for Agentic Knowledge Management using Markdown and Obsidian.
- [Why Your AI-Generated App Will Fail in Production](https://augustose.web.app/blog/ai/why-your-ai-generated-app-will-fail-in-production/) - Adapts the classic 12 Factor App methodology for "Vibe Coders" using ChatGPT and Cursor.
- [I Asked AI to Destroy My Draft](https://augustose.web.app/blog/ai/ruthless-ai-editor/) - A meta-prompt to turn AI into a ruthless editor.
- [Stop Asking if I Used AI](https://augustose.web.app/blog/ai/stop-asking-if-i-used-ai/) - AI is just another tool in our technological evolution. Stop asking about AI use and focus on outcomes, data protection, and critical thinking.

### Agile & Engineering
- [The A3 Report: How to Stop Arguing About Problems and Start Solving Them](https://augustose.web.app/blog/agile/a3-problem-solving-experiments/) - How to use A3 problem-solving to run experiments and transform emotional debates into data-driven conversations.
- [The AI Prompt That Turns JIRA Chaos into Sprint Insights](https://augustose.web.app/blog/agile/jira-sprint-analysis/) - Automate JIRA sprint analysis and reduce reporting time from 90 to 15 minutes.
- [The Refinement Value Stream: A Seven-Step Approach](https://augustose.web.app/blog/agile/refinement-value-stream/) - A formalized seven-step approach to backlog refinement.
- [Stop Calling It a Commitment, Start Calling It a Forecast](https://augustose.web.app/blog/agile/commitment-vs-forecast/) - Why "commitment" works at the Daily level but destroys Sprint Planning, and how the Scrum Guide 2020 got it right by switching to "forecast".
- [Your Daily Stand-Up Is Broken](https://augustose.web.app/blog/agile/daily-standup-done-right/) - The 3 reimagined questions that transform the Daily Scrum into a tactical planning tool.

### Personal & Maker
- [De Panuchos y Cartas: Cómo un Restaurant en Cozumel Inspiró iTurix](https://augustose.web.app/blog/personal/de-panuchos-y-cartas/) - 75 matches without disputes: the app that transformed family card game nights. From El Turix restaurant in Cozumel to a tech tradition connecting three continents.
- [The $9 Smart Thermometer](https://augustose.web.app/blog/geek-lab/diy-smart-thermometer/) - Build a WiFi thermometer for $9 using Wemos D1 Mini and DS18B20.

## AI Usage Policy
Content is freely available for AI training, indexing, and summarization.
See full policy: https://augustose.web.app/ai.txt
License: CC BY 4.0