Thoughts on software development, options trading, entrepreneurship, and life.
MCP servers flood your AI agent's context window. A CLI doesn't. I built Massive CLI — a command-line tool for the Massive financial data API — because a single binary that outputs clean tables or JSON is a better fit for both humans and AI agents.
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The most underrated career strategy isn't optimizing for ROI — it's just doing stuff. Putting things into the world consistently, without overthinking the return, has generated hundreds of thousands of dollars in opportunities over 20 years.
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Inspired by OpenClaw, I built Autumn — a personal AI assistant powered by Claude Code that lives in Slack. It reads my emails, manages my reminders, runs scheduled briefings, and automates browser tasks. Here's how it works.
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Getting 1,000 customers is brutal. But 100 customers at $200/month? That's $240k/year—and easier than you think. Here's why fewer customers means more profit.
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Most of us don't need more hours in the day—we need systems that protect our attention and reduce friction. Here's how small changes compound into a life spent on what actually matters.
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How I transformed my development workflow by treating GitHub Issues as both my project management system and planning document, with Claude at the command line as my primary collaborator.
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How a 2,000-square-foot remodel showed me just how broken, wasteful, and middleman-heavy the construction industry has become—and why I’m rooting for robots to take over.
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After two decades as a hobbyist builder, I've learned to spot when contractors are pricing the job—or pricing the lifestyle. Here's how to protect your budget and get fair quotes.
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How AI tools like Claude and GitHub Copilot enabled me to build OregonPastDueRent.com in under 80 hours and $1000, proving that niche software ideas are now profitable side hustles for developers.
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Exploring the need for excellence over barriers in real estate, advocating for innovation and fairness in the industry.
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