spunfromsun.hashnode.devBuild Your Own AI Research AssistantIf you are a qualitative researcher, what if you could talk to your documents? I recently spent a week trying to get an automated research assistant to actually cite page numbers correctly without crashing on file names with spaces. Here is the exact...Jan 30·4 min read
spunfromsun.hashnode.devFrom Broken Script to Professional Package: How I Built a Data Pipeline for EU Policy AnalysisThe European Union's "Have Your Say" platform is a goldmine of data for researchers and policy analysts. It contains thousands of feedback entries from NGOs, Trade Unions, and citizens on massive legislation like the EU AI Act. I recently set out to ...Jan 20·5 min read
spunfromsun.hashnode.devSelf-Hosting n8n for Local Business: Solving the 'Activation Failed' Loop on Hostinger VPSI’m currently building an automated patient follow-up system for a local dental practice. To keep costs low and data secure, I chose to self-host n8n on a Hostinger VPS. However, the 'one-click' setup isn't always one-click. Here is how I bypassed a ...Jan 13·6 min read
