Notes
I write about building with AI, the tools I'm using, and whatever else I'm paying attention to in tech and business. These are notes, not polished essays.
Writing
The Cost of Vendor Lock-In
Anthropic is outpacing OpenAI on revenue with 98% fewer users. What the enterprise market share shift means for teams building with AI, and why the last two months of rate limit volatility deserve more attention than they got.
The Discord Bot
I built a Discord bot that gives Claude shell access to my Mac Mini. It figured out how to send emails, manage files, and run scripts on its own. A week later, Anthropic shipped Remote Control.
Training Claude on the Job
How I built a system that carries what Claude learns about me from one session to the next — versioned, portable, and human-approved.
Technology Has Already Outpaced Us. Where Do I Begin to Catch Up?
AI is the most consequential shift in how work gets done in our lifetime. I think about it every day.
My AI Agent Sent a Fax
I handed a government paperwork task to Claude Code and watched it handle Playwright, PDF creation, image upscaling, and a free fax service — end to end.
Reinventing the Wheel (on Purpose)
There are tools that do what I built. I built mine anyway — because the only way to understand a system is to have broken it yourself.
I Missed Another Release
Keeping up with AI releases has become a part-time job. Here is a list of what shipped in the last two years, followed by why I think the pace is worth paying attention to.