Writing
Arguments, technical narratives, and working ideas about software and systems.
PX: File Exchange Between Trusted Devices
PX gives a small pool of trusted devices stable names and direct file transfers, without turning file access into general network access.
September 7, 2026Use the Speed to Get More Practice
Faster familiar work creates time to explore. Cheaper unfamiliar work makes it possible to finish, learn from the result, and try again.
September 5, 2026The Website Has to Earn the Visit
When your agent can retrieve the data and perform the action, a provider's website becomes optional. What remains has to be worth visiting.
September 5, 2026The Exit Path Is Part of the Feature
A file rename can obey every local rule and still trap the user. Complete workflows include the transitions that follow rejection.
August 27, 2026Finding a Nord WireGuard Endpoint
A long-used Nord WireGuard endpoint stopped responding and was no longer listed, turning a replacement search into a userspace probe and endpoint finder.
August 21, 2026Make the Harness Fit the Work
Agent harnesses carry assumptions about context, permissions, verification, and review. Shape those defaults around the work instead of adopting another person's flow intact.
August 18, 2026Borrowing Fluency From Coding Agents
Agents let developers inspect and direct code in languages they cannot yet produce fluently, lowering language barriers without supplying ecosystem judgment.
August 15, 2026Cheap Software Still Needs Product Judgment
Agents make implementation cheap, but a product still has to survive selection, criticism, use, evidence, and revision.
August 7, 2026Breadth Got Cheaper. Depth Did Not.
Agents make standard methods accessible across fields, letting one person own more of an outcome while making the path into professional work less certain.
July 29, 2026AI Has Not Removed the Learning Gap
AI lowers the cost of implementation, but it does not remove the need for engineering judgment.
July 1, 2026