Practical AI and career skills for engineers who would rather just get it working.
I am Patrick, the Tech Thaumaturge. I help working engineers actually use AI, sharpen the human skills that still decide who gets hired, and skip the hype. Every idea comes jargon first, then plain English, then an analogy that sticks.
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What you will find here
No evangelism, no doom. Just the practical stuff, in a voice that respects your time.
Practical AI, not hype
How to actually use AI in real work: what it is good at, where it wastes your time, and the moves that pay off. Claude Code, agents, and the rest, shown not preached.
Career skills that compound
Interviewing, communication, and the judgment that still decides who gets hired and promoted. The parts AI is not taking from you.
Jargon, then plain English, then an analogy
The teaching method. You get the real term, a clear explanation, and a picture that makes it stick.
Pick a path
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Remote Interviewing Mastery. Walk into remote interviews calm and sharp. 5 modules, 16 short lessons, from $47.
Watch
The Tech Thaumaturge channel. A new video every two weeks on practical AI and career tactics. No hype, no filler.
Work with me
AI consulting and single-repo agent readiness audits. Get your team, or your codebase, genuinely ready for agents.
Call fee credited toward your first engagement.
Tech Thaumaturge Weekly
Practical AI you can use on Monday, honest takes on careers, and what is actually changing in the industry. No hype, no hand-waving. Short enough to read with one coffee.
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I help organizations get their people and their codebases ready for AI. It usually starts with one honest call.
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