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Using AI to be a better engineer, parent, and human.

AI writes the code. I take the blame.

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Practical AI & Engineering

Claude setups, MCP, open source tools, AI coding workflows, SDD — early takes on where the craft is going.

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Opinion & Industry Takes

Will software engineering die? Where is the industry going? Hot takes written slowly.

8 posts
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The Ambitious Series

Average → Ambitious Engineer, Dad, and Human. The long-form arc that ties everything together.

6 posts

The Ambitious Series

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Ambitious Engineer

Using AI to 10x your craft without losing what makes you a good engineer.

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Ambitious Dad

Being present, intentional, and building something worth showing your kids.

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Ambitious Health

A developer's guide to not destroying your body while building software.

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AI & EngineeringMay 2025 · 8 min read

My OpenClaw Setup: A Personal Digital Assistant

How I built and configured OpenClaw as my personal digital assistant — the hardware, software, and everything in between.

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AI & EngineeringMay 2025 · 7 min read

My Exact Claude Setup for Daily Engineering Work

Every MCP server, every hook, every workflow I've wired together to make AI actually useful in a real codebase.

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OpinionApr 2025 · 5 min read

Will Software Engineering Die? My Honest Answer.

Spoiler: No. But the version of it that pays you to Google things all day? Maybe.