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February 2026
Making Images, Music, and More with AI on a Mac Mini: One Idea, Many Uses
A short guide to the same idea behind AI image, audio, and video generation—and how to run ComfyUI for images on your Mac Mini.
Blog Syndication: Cross-Publishing Blog Posts to Dev.to, Hashnode, and Medium
This post describes a GitHub Actions pipeline to automatically cross-publish Astro blog posts to Dev.to and Hashnode, plus how to get your posts onto Medium now that their API is gone.
The Manager–IC Pendulum and the Rise of the “Builder with Taste”
Thoughts on the swing between Engineering Manager and IC, AI-assisted coding, and why builders with taste will define the next generation of leaders.
January 2026
The Builder's Guilt: AI saturation makes me sad
In the age of AI-generated content, original human creativity feels nostalgic. A reflection on staying authentic while embracing technology.
Adding Social Share Buttons to Your Astro Blog
A practical guide to implementing social sharing and fixing Open Graph images in Astro.
Architecting the Astro Rebuild: From Static HTML to a Living Site
A practical account of redesigning a personal website with Astro, AI-assisted planning, and a content pipeline that keeps writing portable.
Software Engineering as a Craft
Thoughts on AI's impact on software engineering as a craft.
July 2024
Things I've found useful being a remote manager
A running list of resources and notes on remote management.
November 2023
War and Peace
A reflection on war, terrorism, and the power of negotiated peace.
December 2021
Immortal Fireflies
Remembering a friend and the memories that endure.
August 2021
Milestones
Marking 15 years of career milestones and memories.
February 2014
Scrum and Anarchy - The path ahead for Enterprise Agile
Thoughts on enterprise Scrum adoption and agile culture pitfalls.
August 2013
How my data usage plans went up in smoke
A data plan overage story sparked by mobile apps and heavy usage.
March 2013
Moved from Posterous
Leaving Posterous behind and returning to Blogger with reclaimed URLs.
Preparing for a job interview these days
Practical advice and mindset tips for preparing for tech job interviews.
The inevitability of life coming a full circle
A meditation on mortality, time, and making the most of life.
Thoughts on Freedom
Reflections on freedom, equality, and the cost of dissent.
Time flies
A short reflection on time, work, and the rhythm of writing.
Being Judgemental
A reflection on online judgment, anonymity, and starting fresh as a blogger.