I Think I May Have Accidentally Built a Website

It all started because I couldn't find a thimble. Now there's an AI trying to conquer the world and a game where you stab fingers. Naturally.

There is a website called Stab the Finger.

It has subdomains.

It has experiments.

It has an AI research operation.

It has an artificial intelligence attempting to conquer the world.

It has an abandoned social network.

It has a half-built real estate management application.

And, as of very recently, it has a video game in which you stab fingers.

I feel like I should explain how this happened.

The short answer is:

I have no idea.

The slightly longer answer is that it started with a hat.

I Think I’ve Been Training for Leeway for 20+ Years

Apparently this is what 20 years of messing around on the Internet looks like.

I didn’t realize I had a pattern.

For years, I’ve been making weird little things on the Internet. Not businesses. Not startups. Not products. Sometimes not even particularly useful.

Just: What if I made this?

And then actually making it.

Most of them drifted into the sediment layer of old projects — forgotten, archived, or buried under newer experiments.

Until I started talking to an AI about Leeway.

And suddenly all those old projects looked less like random detours and more like early training runs. A long, accidental apprenticeship in building tiny worlds.

This is the (abbreviated) archaeology.

The Day Copilot Told Me to Chill — and My Fitness Streaks

I was deep in a session with Copilot, the kind of focused stretch where time gets weird and you only notice your body again when something pops or cramps. I was mid-thought, mid-prompt, mid-“just one more tweak,” when this banner slid across the top of the screen like a gentle intervention:

Copilot prompt: Time for a break? Copilot is an AI, but you're not. It might feel nice to take a breather.

That prompt — “Time for a break? Copilot is an AI, but you're not.” — made me laugh at first, and then made me wonder whether AI had just tried to look out for my well‑being.

On one level, it’s a cute little line. On another, it’s a browser tab gently putting a hand on my shoulder and saying, “Hey, man. You’ve been staring at this screen for a while. Maybe uncurl your spine.”

My first reaction was basically: nicely done, Copilot. Look at you, looking out for my mental health. And reminding me I’m human. (Technically, it reminded me I’m not an AI, which is not quite the same thing, but we’ll let that slide.)

Then the nerd part of my brain kicked in. I started wondering: is this actually “Copilot” talking to me, or is this just the website scaffolding around it? Is the AI concerned about my well-being, or did some product manager write this line in a Figma file six months ago and ship it as a timed banner?

So, naturally, I asked Copilot about it in a different session. And it answered:

What do YOU think of AI?

Exploring the digital frontier, one prompt at a time

If you’ve been following this blog, you already know I’ve had my share of AI adventures—mostly good, a few chaotic, all interesting. I started out pretty skeptical back in the early ChatGPT days, but somewhere between code generation, design help, blog proofreading, and producing videos for The Pancake Delivery Frog, AI won me over as a genuine time-saver.

It’s helped in the kitchen, in the Google Play Store, and even in building my "personal fitness tracker" web page (which reminds me: I should probably go walk today). And yes, it’s powered some sillier projects too—looking at you, Joe's Land Fishing.

But that’s my AI journey. What about yours? Any AInecdotes you’d like to share with me (and the 1.5 people who read this blog regularly)? Any concerns over "AI's Big Red Button Not Working"? What's one thing AI has helped you with that surprised you? Drop them in the comments!