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Bring side projects, unfinished systems, architecture notes, trade-offs, and failure modes. The room is built for candid technical work.

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Demos, traces, systems, and scars carry more weight than predictions.

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The future of AI is built by people close enough to the work to show it.

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If it matters, bring the thing and show how it behaves.

Like the Homebrew Computer Club, AI Tinkerers is built around small rooms where practitioners compare notes before the path is obvious.

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Booting Any AI Coding Agent on a Disposable Cloud Machine in 2 Seconds
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Boot AI coding agents like Claude Code on disposable cloud machines in two seconds, offering root shell isolation and persistent cloud execution without local installs.
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This was my first time attending the event, and getting to present was so much fun! Looking forward to attending more!

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