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Thoughts, tutorials, and notes on AI, engineering, and building things.
My Setup: Poke, MCPs, and a Local Mac Bridge
I finally got my automation stack to a place where it actually works for me instead of the other way around...
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AI Products Need More Than a Good Demo
What I think about when turning AI demos into products people can trust and use.
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What Small Mobile Apps Taught Me About Taste
What focused apps like budget, fitness, and travel tools taught me about product taste.
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Boring Guardrails Make AI Features Better
Why practical AI guardrails are product decisions, not just technical controls.
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A Practical Stack for Shipping Fast
How I think about choosing a stack that supports speed without creating painful maintenance.
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The Quiet Work Behind RAG Systems
A practical look at the less glamorous work that makes retrieval augmented generation useful.
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Observability Is Product Work
Why logs, metrics, traces, and AI behavior tracking belong in product thinking from the start.
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Building in Public Without Performing
A personal note on sharing work online while keeping the actual craft at the center.
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What Hackathons Taught Me About Scope
What short build cycles taught me about choosing the smallest complete version of an idea.
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Staying Grounded as an Engineer
A personal reflection on ambition, routine, and staying close to reality while building software.
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