Tony Cantave

Software developer and AI evaluator. Founder of Local Flyer Ads, a Connecticut digital screen ad network. Writing about AI, small business and tech.

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New Haven is a city of neighborhood business corridors. I wrote about what that teaches any Connecticut shop owner: name your neighborhood, use customer waiting time well, and lean on the shops around you. https://t.co/qqhylipn3c

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The bugs that hurt most in Python scripts are the quiet wrong answers, not the crashes. New post on how I add a few small pytest tests to everyday scripts: edge cases, parametrize, and turning every bug into a test. https://t.co/WShHRQFXsn

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Most Connecticut shop owners don't have a marketing problem. They have a time problem. Here's the one hour weekly marketing routine I recommend, all doable from your phone: https://t.co/bkyNVdrG1A

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Most small businesses already have the answers they need sitting in a sales spreadsheet. I wrote up five short SQL queries I use for monthly totals, top products, repeat customers and spotting bad records. https://t.co/7JUGL9EyHh

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New post: my CompTIA CySA+ notes on reading logs without drowning in them. Start with a question, learn what normal looks like, and count before you read. Includes a small Python script for failed logins. https://t.co/fpJkGUCy9Z

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Most local ads ask for more attention than a busy customer will give. Here is the simple checklist I use to make an ad readable in five seconds, for screens, flyers and social posts: https://t.co/BWhHFA24Uw

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Python scripts that call APIs should not hang forever or retry the wrong errors. I wrote up the habits I use: timeouts, smart retries, status checks, safe pagination, secrets in env vars and useful logs. https://t.co/5jPJku7Dll

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New post: how to build a simple home lab for networking practice. A router you control, a managed switch and one old laptop are enough to practice subnetting, VLANs, firewall rules and DNS for real. https://t.co/Eb8YMDtm0r

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New post: the small Python pattern I use to sort, rename and move files automatically. Dry run first, never overwrite silently, keep a log, run it on a schedule. Standard library only. https://t.co/Q8uQegUuZn

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Subnetting slowed me down more than anything while studying for CompTIA Network+. The block size method fixed it. My notes, two worked examples and a short Python checker: https://t.co/aCISYe3jpc

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Most weak AI answers start with a vague prompt. My process from AI evaluation work: state the outcome, give context only you know, list constraints, show an example, ask for output you can check, and test it twice. https://t.co/yBPanfBiNn

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Before a Connecticut shop spends on ads, check what people see when they search for you. I wrote the Google Business Profile checklist I walk local owners through: categories, holiday hours, photos, honest reviews and monthly checkups. https://t.co/8V5o11UnAm

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15 years in logistics and manufacturing taught me most of what I use building software: find the bottleneck, write the procedure, guard the handoffs, make good data easy. New post: https://t.co/vsjxp1YWy0

[Tony Cantave @tonyscantave]

I'm Tony Cantave, a software developer and AI evaluator in Connecticut, and founder of Local Flyer Ads. I'll be posting about building software, testing AI models, and helping local businesses get seen.

My site and writing: https://t.co/DbsV1ZEQIz