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Weekly Python Learning Recap - Week 3
Posted on:May 9, 2025 at 08:08 PMWorking on sharpening my logic skills, week by week. I'll keep a log here and continue to learn in public.
Weekly Python Learning Recap – Week 2
Posted on:April 28, 2025 at 07:04 PMWorking on sharpening my logic skills, week by week. I'll keep a log here and continue to learn in public.
Weekly Python Learning Recap – Week 1
Posted on:April 19, 2025 at 12:32 PMWorking on sharpening my logic skills, week by week. I'll keep a log here and continue to learn in public.
Dungeons, Dragons, and Data: Building an MCP-Powered Knowledge Navigator
Posted on:March 15, 2025 at 11:52 AMThe Model Context Protocol (MCP) represents a significant shift in how we're approaching AI architecture—moving beyond the endless "my model hallucinates less than yours" debates toward practical systems that acknowledge AI limitations. Unlike RAG, which excels with large static datasets but remains inherently limited to its indexed information, MCP establishes a dynamic two-way communication channel for accessing fresh, real-time data when needed. My weekend experiment hooking Claude to the D&D API demonstrated how this client-server architecture creates clean separation between LLM logic and data sources, allowing developers to add or swap components without rebuilding their entire application. Think of it as HTTP for AI—a standardized protocol that frees us from custom integration work while opening fascinating possibilities beyond mere information retrieval, like controlling creative tools such as Blender or game engines. It's the architectural pattern that separates genuinely useful AI applications from impressive but ultimately limited demos.