Saturday, June 21, 2025

🚀 Full Steam Ahead: FixingNextdoor.com Is Live and Ready!

We’ve officially thrown the switch — and it’s not just talk anymore.

We’re rolling full steam ahead with the hosted version of the site at

FixingNextdoor.com  and we'll be setting our own Ubuntu box at home running Discourse and an LLM where we can run a local version of the Robo Dude which is the brains behind this project.    I encourage you to sign up and you will be able to comment and and be involved in creating the look and feel of the hosted site.

What’s the Plan?

  • The hosted site will serve as our main public-facing hub — a place to post updates, share content, and explain what we’re doing in simple terms.

  • The home version is where we will be developing the tools to allow the Robo Dude to provide the responses to the Ask Robo Dude on the public site.

What's Next?

We’re recruiting helpers, creating content, and refining our message. Whether you're a tech-savvy neighbor, a curious contributor, or just someone who’s tired of how the other platforms operate — we invite you to get involved.

Stay tuned for more updates — or better yet, come be part of them.

Let’s fix the neighborhood together.

Saturday, November 23, 2024

fixing up next door

The AI thing has invaded all parts of the Internet... the latest version of Adobe Photoshop has some AI tools in it now. I've been experimenting with several of the image generation tools online. I have a rock and bonsai garden in the backyard in what used to be an in-ground pool.

The image generation tools create visuals based on a textual description of what you want the image to be. I asked it to create an old southern handyman in a bonsai setting... some have been pretty good, and some are a bit iffy. Here is one of the better ones: