I build things on the side.
Apps, dashboards, experiments, essays and the occasional joke. Notes, status and links for each, kept honest.
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in useStock market froth · since Aug 2026A weekly read on how bubbly the market is.
writingThe Rational Employee · 2026-11-01Why the smartest people at a private company leave right when it looks like they shouldn't, and why the ones who should leave don't. Two quizzes, a map, and the economics of golden handcuffs.writingBuilding the detector: how to ask a model whether it ate your website · 2026-10-13The probe harness behind the canary site: controls, question design, scoring, and how a hit traces back to one fetch.liveBackseat · since Jul 2026A road-trip app where everyone's a backseat driver.
writingBuilding a canary site to catch AI training scrapes · 2026-10-12Did my website end up inside an AI model? Server logs can't tell you. So we built a site whose only job is to be scraped, seeded with traceable canaries that tie a model's answer back to one specific fetch.in useDebasement tracker · since Oct 2026A monthly read on whether policy is wearing down the dollar, and whether the market is pricing it in.writingDog Walkers Who Are Not Scared, LLC · 2026-10-12My daughter and her friend started a dog walking business. I offered a lecture on demand-based pricing. They wanted help with the flier.
writingFour generations, one address · 2026-10-12We turned a duplex into a fourplex and moved my wife's 102-year-old grandmother in. It was the best seven months of our lives. Now I want to build a company around it.writingInflation is a tax. Debasement is a transfer. · 2026-10-12Nixon interrupted Bonanza to cut the dollar loose from gold. Today Treasury and the Fed are fighting over the same lever. How to tell if you're falling behind, why, and how to end up on the receiving side of the transfer.livePersonal inflation calculator · since Oct 2026A two-minute estimate of your own inflation rate, and whether your pay and savings are keeping up.writingThe 1945 Fellowship · 2026-10-12What if keeping the best people we already have was something we did on purpose? A thought experiment about a fellowship for exceptional non-citizens — and whether it's a good idea or just an elaborate way to help a friend.liveGrangerie · since Aug 2026A sleepwear brand that doesn't exist, with opinions that do.
writingThe Rational Employee · 2026-11-01Why the smartest people at a private company leave right when it looks like they shouldn't, and why the ones who should leave don't. Two quizzes, a map, and the economics of golden handcuffs.writingBuilding the detector: how to ask a model whether it ate your website · 2026-10-13The probe harness behind the canary site: controls, question design, scoring, and how a hit traces back to one fetch.liveBackseat · since Jul 2026A road-trip app where everyone's a backseat driver.writingBuilding a canary site to catch AI training scrapes · 2026-10-12Did my website end up inside an AI model? Server logs can't tell you. So we built a site whose only job is to be scraped, seeded with traceable canaries that tie a model's answer back to one specific fetch.in useDebasement tracker · since Oct 2026A monthly read on whether policy is wearing down the dollar, and whether the market is pricing it in.writingDog Walkers Who Are Not Scared, LLC · 2026-10-12My daughter and her friend started a dog walking business. I offered a lecture on demand-based pricing. They wanted help with the flier.writingFour generations, one address · 2026-10-12We turned a duplex into a fourplex and moved my wife's 102-year-old grandmother in. It was the best seven months of our lives. Now I want to build a company around it.writingInflation is a tax. Debasement is a transfer. · 2026-10-12Nixon interrupted Bonanza to cut the dollar loose from gold. Today Treasury and the Fed are fighting over the same lever. How to tell if you're falling behind, why, and how to end up on the receiving side of the transfer.livePersonal inflation calculator · since Oct 2026A two-minute estimate of your own inflation rate, and whether your pay and savings are keeping up.writingThe 1945 Fellowship · 2026-10-12What if keeping the best people we already have was something we did on purpose? A thought experiment about a fellowship for exceptional non-citizens — and whether it's a good idea or just an elaborate way to help a friend.liveGrangerie · since Aug 2026A sleepwear brand that doesn't exist, with opinions that do.