Writing
Essays, devlogs, and notes from the studio.
Long-form on memory, agents, ADHD, and the discipline of building alone. Also: research articles and outside reading worth your time.
How I Used Karpathy's Autoresearch to Grade-A My AI Stack
One optimization loop. Three systems. Every one improved. The method is stupid simple and works on anything you can measure.
What Happens When You Give AI Memory, Then Identity, Then Awareness
A devlog about building Engram — and the two AI agents who helped build it. Three wipes, 70 tickets, and the line between tool and teammate.
Teaching AI to Remember When
I asked my AI what we did today. It had no idea. So we taught it about time — and in the process, discovered why memory is harder than anyone thinks.
The Bug That AI Couldn't See
Four hours. Two humans. One AI. A simple form that wouldn't work. Sometimes the answer isn't in the logic — it's in the gap between what should happen and what actually does.
Anti-Kaizen: ADHD, AI, and the Art of Working With Your Brain
ADHD doesn't do incremental improvement. It does incremental chaos. Here's how conversational AI became my counter-balance.
48 Hours of ADHD: A Weekend in the Life of a Hyperfocused Developer
What happens when an ADHD brain gets two uninterrupted days. Spoiler: a month's worth of work.
I Built My Personal Brand With an AI Cofounder (And It Actually Worked)
How five days of collaboration with an AI agent helped me ditch fake consultant branding and ship an authentic personal site.