I build things and write about what happens.
Apps, businesses, AI products. Some made money. Some didn't. I write up every one.
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BucketRace
Change indoor to virtual hunt | Add office scavenger hunt | Check Theatrical games | Add room access to the booking form | Image and videos from banner bear or reels
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AI Blog Builder
Add common misspellings to writing | research using my own apis or should they connect their own subscriptions? | bucketrace | prompt news | mario pinto blogs | product gap | laurence.computer trending tech | kalluna | check pricing / ai chat end points (and therefore security) | always have a sale on for pricing plans
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Crowd Source
Rearrange folders for storage bucket / crowdsauced | Change to match asthetic https://crowdsauced.laurence.computer/aightclothing/cancel and if crowd sauce go back to https://crowdsauced.laurence.computer/ if aight clothing go back to https://crowdsauced.laurence.computer/aightclothing/ | AI t-shirt builder front end
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Book Cheshire Cat with Courtney
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Set up Amazon seller
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Coffee Goblin
Quiz QR for coffee goblin | Email new supplies with thank you message | Get customers
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Product Gap
Add subscription vs one off | Add set up Amazon Seller | Add find supplier | YouTube Video | Instagram Video | Get people to test system | Outreach
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laurence.computer
Suggest a business and I’ll build it | Top 10 order by rating / recommendation yes / no | Fpl | Fill in projects | Photo of The Race letter | Dreambooth | Automatic 1111 | Twitter
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Top Project Stories
Philease Dogg Daycare
After leaving SAP to try and start something of my own, I looked for gig work walking dogs so I wouldn’t have to rely...
Music Gigs
Between 2005 and 2006, I organised a handful of gigs in Brighton, making a small profit from each show. They often fe...
Pimp My Own Ride
Eventually I passed my driving test. I think it was on the seventh try. Without going into all the details, I kept tu...
Live Projects
BucketRace
This will be a long write up. It's my longest running, most chaotic and biggest life shaping projects. Stay tuned.
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Fat Big Quiz
Everything You Need for Amazing Quiz Nights. Live events, digital downloads, weekly packs, and a free quiz app. Find ...
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Traceroute App
Alright, alright. I get it. This is a bit left of field, but stick with me. Ok, so I was meant to be developing my qu...
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The Leaderboard
This site tracks almost every project I've worked on, many assigned to the graveyard but some still alive, shown as a running scoreboard of gross revenue, lifespan, and status. Click into any project to see what actually happened, including the story behind it, wins, losses, and the real takeaways I learned along the way. Think of it as part portfolio, part post-mortem, part personal experiment in what works and what doesn't.
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| Movie Recommendation Engine | 2024 – 2025 | N/A | academic | 1 | |
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A comprehensive machine learning project exploring the design, implementation, and evaluation of movie recommendation systems using real-world MovieLens datasets. The project compares content-based filtering and collaborative filtering approaches, including neural networks, matrix factorisation, alternating least squares (ALS), and linear regression models. Performance is assessed using RMSE, training time, and memory usage, with a focus on balancing prediction accuracy and computational efficiency for scalable real-world applications.
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Website: https://lozzalingo.github.io/Movie-Recommendation-Systems/ →
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| Philease Dogg Daycare | 2018 – 2019 | £38,000 | retired | 2 | |
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After leaving SAP to try and start something of my own, I looked for gig work walking dogs so I wouldn’t have to rely solely on my savings. I started by listing myself on the DogBuddy app and handing out some flyers with my mum’s three Scotties. Relatively quickly, I received my first request to walk and look after a puppy, which was really hard work (he wasn’t being trained at home at all, and he was quite a large pup). I actually ended up having to say I couldn’t look after him anymore, as he was causing more damage than I was earning.
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Wins:Helped dogs.Profitable.Nice memories.Good experience (for starting disabled dog charity).
Losses:My furniture.Time.
Takeaways:Solving a real problem, at the right price, drives demand.Solo success ≠ scale.Start as you mean to go on.Trust compounds.Word of mouth works.
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| The Race | 2009 – 2013 | -£1,600 | retired | 1 | |
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This project unfolded over five years, and there’s no honest way to tell the story without taking the long route. What follows is a chronological account, broken down year by year, tracing how the project evolved, stalled, shifted, and ultimately fell apart, while quietly laying the groundwork for the company I founded in 2018, BucketRace Games.
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photoshop
html
javascript
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filezilla
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| Man Hunt (back to base) | 2007 – 2007 | Social | limited | 0 | |
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In 2007, when I first attended Kingston University, I found myself in a bit of a predicament. Originally, I was sleeping on the floor of a friend's bedroom in the halls of residence. Thanks to the clearing process, I hadn't managed to secure my own accommodation right at the start. However, fate smiled upon me, and within about six weeks, I managed to get a place in halls as others dropped out. This marked the beginning of my life at uni, full of friendships, amazing memories and some fairly ludicrous escapade.
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Wins:Friendship & Memories
Losses:Hoggy's ankle
Takeaways:A good idea self replicatesPeople model other people
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| Pimp My Own Ride | 2006 – 2006 | Experiment | one-off | 0 | |
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Eventually I passed my driving test. I think it was on the seventh try. Without going into all the details, I kept turning up to the test centre in a car that was not quite roadworthy, lol.
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Wins:Extended my skill setSweet ass rims
Losses:No claims bonus
Takeaways:Learning is better than paying someone else to do itSelf learning gives you flexibility
neon lights
playstation 2
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| Vodka Jelly Shots | 2006 – 2007 | £420 | one-off | 2 | |
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Unscathed from any previous failures, and full of energy and optimism about the ease of doing things, my best friend Log and I saw a load of people selling things at Gay Pride in Brighton and thought, we can do that.
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Wins:Quick and easy.Entrepreneurial.Confidence building.Adventure.Working with friends.
Losses:Body fat.
Takeaways:A good slogan, and chiselled abs can sell anything.Timing is key, Gay Pride is now heavily guarded.
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| Music Gigs | 2005 – 2006 | £2,820 | limited | 0 | |
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Between 2005 and 2006, I organised a handful of gigs in Brighton, making a small profit from each show. They often featured my band at the time, Citizen X, alongside other local acts. All I really wanted to do was play shows; the idea of making money never even crossed my mind. A lot of the process felt very natural to me.
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Wins:Incredibly enjoyable.Working with friends.Entertaining others.
Losses:Log's rithmic timing.
Takeaways:Build it and they will come.
word of mouth
guitars
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| Dopamine | 2001 – 2004 | £210 | retired | 0 | |
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Reflecting on this piece of writing, some of the name drops are outrageous. But quite plainly, these are my friends from school. They often say that the world’s interconnection means you are only...
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Website: https://soundcloud.com/user-777729105 →
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| Think Big | 1997 – 1997 | Experiment | one-off | 0 | |
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Think Big for the Millennium I’ve always been crafting. Always making stuff. I loved tinkering with electronics.The Day I Wired My First Hi-FiWhen I was about eight, my mum and dad bought a three-disc changing Sony hi-fi. For some reason, they didn’t set it up right away, but I didn’t want to wait to listen to my new Oasis – Roll With It single. Everything had been taken out of the box, so I just...
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Wins:First independent recording.
Losses:Christian miss timing the last note.
Takeaways:Ride the embarrassment wave.
cassette tape
sony stereo system with turntable 771 cd player
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| AI Blog Builder coming soon | 2026 | — | building | 0 | |
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I have been working on this project since 2023. It all started after I had been manually writing blogs for BucketRace, growing the website’s search traffic from about 1,000 visitors a year to over...
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| Fat Big Quiz coming soon | 2026 – Now | — | active | 0 | |
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Everything You Need for Amazing Quiz Nights. Live events, digital downloads, weekly packs, and a free quiz app. Find your perfect quiz. Write up coming soon.
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| Downloadable Quizzes | 2023 – Now | £6,542 | active | 0 | |
| lozzalingo-framework coming soon | 2025 – Now | Internal Tool | active | 0 | |
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My version of OpenClaw. Well, it's more of an AI first infrastrcutre, that allows me to get a new business from idea to trading within 48 hours.
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| Traceroute App coming soon | 2025 – Now | — | active | 0 | |
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Alright, alright. I get it. This is a bit left of field, but stick with me. Ok, so I was meant to be developing my quiz builder, BUT, I needed a break, so I started learning about networking. I...
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flask
electron
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| Crowd Sauced coming soon | 2025 – Now | — | active | 0 | |
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The original idea was to cut through the hype and showcase a real world example of where AI can act ‘agentically’, and run completely independently and somewhat autonomously, without the need for a...
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| Mario Pinto MMA coming soon | 2025 – Now | Undisclosed | active | 0 | |
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I had the good fortune to meet Mario, through a close friend of mine (Ronaldo) at his birthday in 2023. Mario had just won his 7th professional fight while competing at Levels Fight League.
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| DuckBot coming soon | 2024 – 2024 | Experiment | one-off | 0 | |
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DuckBot is a fun and interactive AI-powered bot that helps you with various tasks while embodying the charming character of Duck Boy, a superhero duck. Built using Retrieval-Augmented Generation...
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| Product Gap coming soon | 2024 – Now | — | active | 0 | |
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I created this as the second part of my HarvardX qualification in data science. It started as bare bones, data analytics. Funnily, to get the qualification, I had to peer grade a lot of other peoples...
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| Stealth Browser coming soon | 2022 – Now | Internal Tool | active | 0 | |
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I started web scraping in 2022, and I have found myself returning to it time and again. In this write-up, I will explain the problem I was trying to solve at the time and, ultimately, how I ended up building my own stealth browser using Chromium.
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| LIFT clinic coming soon | 2018 – 2022 | — | retired | 0 | |
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This one is a masterclass in: what not to do. A step-by-step guide on a lack of focus, hope, and poor methods.
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| BucketRace coming soon | 2018 – Now | £312,096 | active | 1 | |
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This will be a long write up. It's my longest running, most chaotic and biggest life shaping projects. Stay tuned.
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wix
google business suite
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| Vine coming soon | 2013 – 2015 | Social | retired | 0 | |
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This was a bizarre two year journey, but it really opened my eyes to how things work online, behind the scenes, and what people believe.
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| Cougar Choas coming soon | 2010 – Now | Social | active | 0 | |
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From my understanding. This this still lives on, on a Wednesday night at Kingston University, and this is the story of how Cougar Chaos came into existence.
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| Investing coming soon | 2000 – Now | Undisclosed | active | 0 | |
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In my life, from a young age, I have dealt with a great deal of bereavement. I know that is an unexpected way to open a piece about investing, but I want to be candid from the start.
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The Race
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happy 100 year birthday big man ❤️
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Mario Pinto
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looking for some feedback and ideas please 💭
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AI Is A Magic Trick: To Use It Productively, You Need To Stop Being Fooled!
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Pimp My Own Ride
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Coffee Goblin
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the UK needed 5 singers at the back for Eurovision
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Anthropic vs The Pentagon: Should AI Be Allowed to Kill?
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Vodka Jelly Shots
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Fat Big Quiz
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The AI just decided - completely on its own - that the hot t...
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la**** joined the mailing list
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The Self-Digesting AI Machine. Why the Economics of AI Don't Stack Up, and Where Real Value Lies.
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Philease Dogg Daycare
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NEW PURCHASE
Mario Pinto
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BUY ME A COFFEE
Squish: "Your craft fuels my soul ❤️🔥"
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this Ebola situation is getting out of hand #ebola #dyslexic...
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la**** joined the mailing list
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The Race
2026-04-29
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NEW PURCHASE
Mario Pinto
2026-03-12
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REEL
happy 100 year birthday big man ❤️
#DavidAttenborough #Davi...
2026-05-09
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PROJECT UPDATE
Man Hunt (back to base)
2026-04-29
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NEW PURCHASE
Mario Pinto
2026-03-19
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REEL
looking for some feedback and ideas please 💭
2026-05-18
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AI Is A Magic Trick: To Use It Productively, You Need To Stop Being Fooled!
2026-03-14
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PROJECT UPDATE
Pimp My Own Ride
2026-04-29
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NEW PURCHASE
Coffee Goblin
2026-03-25
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REEL
the UK needed 5 singers at the back for Eurovision
2026-05-17
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Anthropic vs The Pentagon: Should AI Be Allowed to Kill?
2026-03-21
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PROJECT UPDATE
Vodka Jelly Shots
2026-04-29
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NEW PURCHASE
Fat Big Quiz
2026-06-02
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REEL
The AI just decided - completely on its own - that the hot t...
2026-05-18
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NEW SIGNUP
la**** joined the mailing list
2026-02-23
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The Self-Digesting AI Machine. Why the Economics of AI Don't Stack Up, and Where Real Value Lies.
2026-05-15
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PROJECT UPDATE
Philease Dogg Daycare
2026-04-29
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NEW PURCHASE
Mario Pinto
2026-03-16
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BUY ME A COFFEE
Squish: "Your craft fuels my soul ❤️🔥"
2026-03-11
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REEL
this Ebola situation is getting out of hand #ebola #dyslexic...
2026-05-26
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la**** joined the mailing list
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