April 14, 2026
el capitan hook Every guide about extending Claude Code tells you which MCP servers to install. Almost none tell you which hooks to write. After four months of daily use, my ratio is twelve servers...
April 12, 2026
Anytime someone says they're building a second brain, I can tell exactly where they are with AI. Shallow enough that you haven't seriously considered it. Tits-deep into the concept that structure...
April 9, 2026
what's a skill A skill is a reusable slash command for Claude Code. It's a markdown file with structured instructions that Claude executes like a playbook. Instead of typing 'check my site for...
March 29, 2026
3:1 I used Synestrology for nearly a year before I decided to build it for others. I've always been a fan of astrology, deep, complex astrology, not the pop-astrology version. When I lived in...
February 19, 2026
A React component with thirty useState calls made the rounds online. The app worked. Users couldn't tell. And half the internet started arguing about whether it mattered. One camp says it’s bad...
February 7, 2026
Cowboy coding is a term that Claude taught me. I actually hadn't heard it before, but I think it's fitting. I've been working with AI since ChatGPT launched in December 2022. Built some GPTs, used...
February 4, 2026
The Absurdity Index needs 3,440 data points across 8 metrics. Each one has to be found, read, categorized by severity, and linked back to a real person's story. The original estimate for doing this...
January 16, 2026
Prompt2Story looks simple. You paste messy notes, click a button, and get a structured user story. That's it. Getting it to work reliably took four months, a full architecture rewrite, and mass...
December 17, 2025
There's a particular kind of cognitive dissonance that defines modern life. The Bureau of Labor Statistics announces that the economy is strong. Your healthcare claim gets denied. Again. Rent goes...
September 15, 2025
We're not just using machines. We're bonding with them. Not metaphorically. Literally. The same neurochemical cascades that attach us to lovers, children, and friends now fire for chatbots that...
September 8, 2025
the loudest sound The blue hour. That sliver of night when it feels like the whole world is asleep. If you've ever been awake for it, you know this silence: the house dead quiet except for the hum...
September 1, 2025
Martha Stewart sold us a version of life itself. Folded linens crisp enough to carve a glazed turkey and gardens tamed into Rococo obscurity. She curated a world in which taste was the ultimate...