Notes & Essays
On tech, disasters, family, AI, security, and more.
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Architecture of Human Conviction
The sheer act of holding a human will shapes outcomes. In spite of situation, evidence, or reason. 31 research threads, one thesis, and a daily practice to operationalize it.
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Growing Exoskeletons 2.75: NullClaw on a Hardened Box
Delta guide for adding NullClaw to an already-hardened Ubuntu box. Same paranoia, 678 KB binary, built-in sandbox.
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Ableton Crash Course: From Zero to AI-Generated Beats
I opened Ableton for the second time ever. By the end of the weekend, Claude Code was writing drum beats for me while I played guitar over them.
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Growing Exoskeletons Part 3: Clawperators Notes
Operational notes from running two AI agents. Skills, tools, workflows, secrets, failure modes, and what we'd do differently.
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Growing Exoskeletons 2.5: OpenClaw on Hardened Ubuntu
A practical guide to setting up OpenClaw on Ubuntu with serious security hardening. No philosophy, just implementation.
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Master Money or It Masters You
A lifestyle approach to budgeting for mid-career professionals who make enough but aren't building. Not a diet — a practice. How to stop letting money run your life.
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Be the Heart, Respect the Bark: Growing Exoskeletons (Part 2)
Part 1 named the problem: AI agents borrow your identity because nobody gave them one. Part 2 grows the exoskeleton — a practical, security-first guide to deploying OpenClaw when the CEO says ship and the infrastructure says wait.
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Be the Heart, Respect the Bark: Security, Identity, and AI Collaboration (Part 1)
We're handing AI our identities without building the infrastructure for it to have one of its own. The deeper problem isn't trust — it's identity.
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Sultans of Learning Guitar
Six evidence-based learning principles, one impossible song, 30 days. I'm proving the science of rapid skill acquisition by learning Sultans of Swing and recording the whole thing.
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Rhythms of a Family in a Machine World
Raising kids isn't about giving up your life — it's about building rhythms that let you bring them along. Daily habits, weekly rituals, and the intentional use of technology in a world designed to steal their attention.
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If You Want to Lose Weight with IIFYM, You Must Be Relentless
What finally worked after a decade of yo-yoing. Not advice—testimony. Consistent logging beats perfect tracking. Wartime rules that make spiraling structurally impossible.
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A Content Diet for Mild Degenerates
A tiered framework for consuming content like a professional. Active Learning, Engaged Consumption, Decompression, and The Void. Guilt-free.
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On Training: Showing Up Isn't Enough
A no-stripe blue belt's system for actually improving. Write it down, drill your game, show up consistently.
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Sleep Like Your Life Depends On It: 37-Year-Old with a Dream
Training BJJ 6x/week + lifting 3x/week. Sleep isn't optional—it's my first performance enhancing drug.
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Overengineering My Daily Routine
I work for a startup. I have a family. I'm training for a BJJ competition. Here's my over-optimized daily routine—P0s, Break Glass protocols, and all.
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Make Kids Make Progress
The daily routine I force on my kids and the effects it's had.
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Budgets Are Boring Just Like Success
Not financial advice on how much less stressful life is when you follow a budget.