# alexandra (blogs) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 5 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover alexandra. Page: Feed: --- ## [Victorian Scandal: The Beresford Love Letter](https://mostlybritishhistory.substack.com/p/victorian-scandal-the-beresford-love) _2026-08-16 · McKenzie Franklin · Mostly British History_ Imagine....A mistress of Edward VII getting mad at her other lover because he and his wife were having a baby... ## [Royal Scandal- Edward VIII's Mistress Turned Murderer](https://mostlybritishhistory.substack.com/p/royal-scandal-edward-viiis-mistress) _2026-08-09 · McKenzie Franklin · Mostly British History_ And the coverup that the Royal Household pulled off...most of the way... ## [Európski partneri zverili riadenie konzorcia našim vedcom](https://tnuni.sk/aktuality/europski-partneri-zverili-riadenie-konzorcia-nasim-vedcom/0e0ec182760174cb73a5eb7c56a9ac74/) _2026-08-07 · lucia.pusicova@tnuni.sk · TnUAD: Aktuality_ Trenčianska univerzita Alexandra Dubčeka v Trenčíne potvrdila svoje postavenie medzi rešpektovanými... ## [Queen Alexandra in Ireland-A Small Gesture That Had Lasting Impacts](https://mostlybritishhistory.substack.com/p/queen-alexandra-in-ireland-a-small) _2026-08-02 · McKenzie Franklin · Mostly British History_ AND... A look at the next few months of MBH content! ## [What I learned trying to forecast coding-agent spend](https://adandai.wordpress.com/2026/07/30/what-i-learned-trying-to-forecast-coding-agent-spend/) _2026-07-30 · Alexandra · AD and AI_ The strength and weakness of modern LLMs is their non-deterministic nature. Even the same task can be solved in different ways by the same model, resulting in different costs. However, organizations still need to plan and forecast AI budgets. And this is what I set out to test how much can be estimated in \[ \] ## [Ďalší krok k budovaniu univerzitného campusu](https://tnuni.sk/aktuality/dalsi-krok-k-budovaniu-univerzitneho-campusu/c72118ae3d19e00a332ae013de65d19b/) _2026-07-30 · slavomir.beznak@tnuni.sk · TnUAD: Aktuality_ Nový univerzitný campus Trenčianskej univerzity zlepší podmienky pre štúdium aj... ## [Výberové konanie - odborný asistent - CUP Politológia](https://tnuni.sk/aktuality/vyberove-konanie-odborny-asistent-cup-politologia/f2c5f4153b47af518b9a44acd9fc8fd3/) _2026-07-27 · TnUAD: Aktuality_ Rektor Trenčianskej univerzity Alexandra Dubčeka v Trenčíne v súlade so zákonom č.... ## [Výberové konanie - docent - FunGlass](https://tnuni.sk/aktuality/vyberove-konanie-docent-funglass/6e4c1691e577b323104a4e3f66dc5516/) _2026-07-27 · TnUAD: Aktuality_ Centrum pre funkčné a povrchovo funkcionalizované sklá FunGlass Rektor Trenčianskej... ## [Výberové konanie - odborný asistent - FPT](https://tnuni.sk/aktuality/vyberove-konanie-odborny-asistent-fpt/1903d788be01b6c4e4588a71ea66b4d1/) _2026-07-27 · TnUAD: Aktuality_ Fakulta priemyselných technológií v Púchove Dekanka Fakulty priemyselných technológií v Púchove... ## [Výberové konanie - docent - FPT](https://tnuni.sk/aktuality/vyberove-konanie-docent-fpt/8f889f61b298ceed5bd46c8498b6d478/) _2026-07-24 · TnUAD: Aktuality_ Rektor Trenčianskej univerzity Alexandra Dubčeka v Trenčíne v súlade so zákonom... ## [Every Channel. 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Free trial, no IP lock. ## [Výberové konanie - profesor - FZ](https://tnuni.sk/aktuality/vyberove-konanie-profesor-fz/35eabac11aad6186824b5af62089c0c1/) _2026-07-20 · TnUAD: Aktuality_ Rektor Trenčianskej univerzity Alexandra Dubčeka v Trenčíne v súlade so zákonom č.... ## [Výberové konanie - docent - FZ](https://tnuni.sk/aktuality/vyberove-konanie-docent-fz/d4bf872bf67395450500f1bec9abae43/) _2026-07-20 · TnUAD: Aktuality_ Rektor Trenčianskej univerzity Alexandra Dubčeka v Trenčíne v súlade so zákonom č.... ## [The Princess Royal: An Introduction to the Seven Women Who Have Held This Special Title.](https://mostlybritishhistory.substack.com/p/the-princess-royal-an-introduction) _2026-07-19 · McKenzie Franklin · Mostly British History_ Hello All! ## [Understanding the cost of coding agents](https://adandai.wordpress.com/2026/07/15/understanding-the-cost-of-coding-agents/) _2026-07-14 · Alexandra · AD and AI_ From individual developers running out of tokens on a daily basis to Uber famously burning through the yearly budget in just four months, AI cost in both tokens and dollars is at the center of attention. Even for those who are happy with their AI subscriptions, the API-equivalent cost matters. Once you max out subscription \[ \] ## [5 Incredibly Sweet Glimpses into the Early Years of Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip](https://mostlybritishhistory.substack.com/p/5-incredibly-sweet-glimpses-into) _2026-06-10 · McKenzie Franklin · Mostly British History_ Today would have been Prince Philip’s 105th birthday and I thought that it might be fun to remember him in a slightly different way than we normally do. ## [Sort of In-Laws: 6 Anecdotes from Deborah Mitford's Unique Relationship with JFK](https://mostlybritishhistory.substack.com/p/sort-of-in-laws-6-anecdotes-from) _2026-06-03 · McKenzie Franklin · Mostly British History_ I recently rewatched some of the early episodes of The Crown on Netflix—in particular, the episode when the Kennedys visit England. ## [Kick and Billy: The Tragic Love Story of JFK's Favorite Sister and the Man Who Should Have Inherited Chatsworth](https://mostlybritishhistory.substack.com/p/kick-and-billy-the-tragic-love-story) _2026-06-03 · McKenzie Franklin · Mostly British History_ Why was the relationship between Kick and Billy forbidden? Did Kick’s parents disown her? Did Kick find love after being widowed at age 24? How did she meet her tragic end? ## [Alexandra of Denmark Pt. 5- Queen](https://mostlybritishhistory.substack.com/p/alexandra-of-denmark-pt-5-queen) _2026-05-22 · McKenzie Franklin · Mostly British History_ Welcome and thank you for reading Mostly British History! ## [Alexandra Rose Day](https://mostlybritishhistory.substack.com/p/alexandra-rose-day) _2026-05-22 · McKenzie Franklin · Mostly British History_ What started as a celebration of Queen Alexandra raised a fortune for charity in record time...and it still continues 100 years later! ## [The secret life of coding agents](https://adandai.wordpress.com/2026/05/13/the-secret-life-of-coding-agents/) _2026-05-13 · Alexandra · AD and AI_ Choosing the right AI model is now a well-recognized problem. It is still not trivial, but at least there are benchmarks, pricing pages, context-window comparisons, and plenty of public discussion to guide you. Coding agents are still more of a wild west. Many people treat them as simple wrappers around the model: a chat window \[ \] ## [From any door to your door (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/RPhIr5kjDvwI) _2026-05-13 · **Sponsored**_ Book rides, errands, deliveries, groceries and home help in one app ## [Alexandra of Denmark Pt. 4: Trials, Tragedy and Trudging Forward](https://mostlybritishhistory.substack.com/p/alexandra-of-denmark-pt-4-trials) _2026-04-27 · McKenzie Franklin · Mostly British History_ Alexandra's final years as Princess of Wales. ## [Is AI an expensive hobby?](https://adandai.wordpress.com/2026/04/23/is-ai-an-expensive-hobby/) _2026-04-23 · Alexandra · AD and AI_ My husband and I started experimenting with AI about six months ago. Since we were both on a career break, we were careful about spending. So we set a strict rule no more than $100 per month on anything AI-related: APIs, tools, subscriptions, all of it. I wasn’t trying to analyze the costs at \[ \] ## [A practical guide to running and coding with local AI on a Mac](https://adandai.wordpress.com/2026/04/13/a-practical-guide-to-running-and-coding-with-local-ai-on-a-mac/) _2026-04-13 · Alexandra · AD and AI_ While I was focusing my own experiments on AI as a service and paid APIs, my husband went in a completely different direction. He’s been running models locally on his Mac, and getting results surprisingly close to what I was seeing with OpenA, but without the cost. He put together a guide on how to \[ \] ## [A very fine untuning](https://adandai.wordpress.com/2026/03/31/a-very-fine-untuning/) _2026-03-31 · Alexandra · AD and AI_ This is a story about a failed attempt, not a successful one. In my previous post, I promised to talk about fine tuning and how it didn’t work for the Virtual Alexandra project, a chatbot based on my own writing and instructions. My husband and I called fine tuning results “Drunk Alexandra” incoherent answers \[ \] ## [Turning yourself into a chatbot](https://adandai.wordpress.com/2026/03/16/turning-yourself-into-a-chatbot/) _2026-03-16 · Alexandra · AD and AI_ Not long ago, I created Virtual Alexandra, a chatbot that answers questions based on my writing and instructions. The final implementation turned out to be so simple that even someone with no AI or coding experience can create their own virtual self. If you are brave enough to look at yourself in this peculiar mirror, \[ \] ## [Welcome Virtual Alexandra](https://adandai.wordpress.com/2026/03/09/welcome-virtual-alexandra/) _2026-03-09 · Alexandra · AD and AI_ After a holiday break full of travel and family affairs, I am finally back to blogging. Since my silence was longer than I expected, I decided to introduce a new project right away. Say hi to Virtual Alexandra. Virtual Alexandra is a chatbot that uses OpenAI (gpt-5.2 at the moment) to answer questions based on \[ \] ## [Vibe code review](https://adandai.wordpress.com/2025/12/17/vibe-code-review/) _2025-12-17 · Alexandra · AD and AI_ Now that I had the game stabilized and feature-complete, it was time for code review. I decided to do a first pass with AI coding tools and then ask the architect (aka my husband) to give his verdict. To make the post easier to follow, I am finally going to share my code. Just keep \[ \] ## [Performance and streaming and JSON, oh my!](https://adandai.wordpress.com/2025/12/08/performance-and-streaming-and-json-oh-my/) _2025-12-08 · Alexandra · AD and AI_ The beauty of the diary blog is that I keep making new discoveries while writing my posts. And so I updated my mini LOTR-themed adventure game once again. With the new version, you don’t need to wait 30 seconds for each step anymore the content will start showing up in less than one second. \[ \] ## [13/01/2025 – 19/01/2025 – Weekly Nature Round-up](https://alexandraparkbirdingblog.wordpress.com/2025/01/21/13-01-2025-19-01-2025-weekly-nature-round-up/) _2025-01-21 · rosedriscoll26 · Alexandra Park Birding Blog_ The weather had picked up slighty, from the cold and freezing temperatures. Finding time between the rain and dry weather paid off as this week I managed to see a bird I have seen before but always a lovely surprise to see, and one I have not seen for about 20 years! Alexandra Park (16/01/25) \[ \] ## [06/01/2025 – 12/01/2025 – Weekly Nature Round-up](https://alexandraparkbirdingblog.wordpress.com/2025/01/12/06-01-2025-12-01-2025-weekly-nature-round-up/) _2025-01-12 · rosedriscoll26 · Alexandra Park Birding Blog_ Here we are again, another new year has just begun. I have been away from my camera and nature for far too long! A run of bad health and bad weather has limited my time getting out and about. Hopefully, going forward I can find time and new places in Glasgow and the surrounding area \[ \] ## [Privacy-first AI-native browser (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/NiB1OZGkRBmz) _2025-01-12 · **Sponsored**_ No telemetry or ads — built on Ungoogled Chromium with a built-in AI sidebar and CLI. ## [21/10/2024 – 27/10/2024 – Weekly Nature Round-Up](https://alexandraparkbirdingblog.wordpress.com/2024/10/28/21-10-2024-27-10-2024-weekly-nature-round-up/) _2024-10-28 · rosedriscoll26 · Alexandra Park Birding Blog_ A stroll around Glasgow s Botanical Gardens and Kelvingrove Park (21/10/24) After the stormy weather on the Sunday evening, Monday turned out to be a fairly decent day. My cousin and I decided to go for a lovely walk around the Botanical Gardens and Kelvingrove Park that morning. I didn t bring my camera as it \[ \] ## [A monthly Nature Round-Up](https://alexandraparkbirdingblog.wordpress.com/2024/10/24/a-monthly-nature-round-up/) _2024-10-24 · rosedriscoll26 · Alexandra Park Birding Blog_ Where have I been? Apologies for the delay in posting a new blog this was suppose to be a weekly blog, however, illness, travelling, a holiday and bad weather has delayed a lot of my weekly updates. I was on holiday back in early September in Malia, Crete, Greece with my best friend. On \[ \]