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The Shelves: Why AI gives you generic answers

The Shelves: Why AI gives you generic answers

The missing context is the judgment, exceptions and instincts you’ve built through actual work.

The Bench: How to Actually Build With AI

The Bench: How to Actually Build With AI

Start with one folder and one useful piece of work worth keeping.

The Door: You Were a Builder Before Building Got Expensive

The Door: You Were a Builder Before Building Got Expensive

You were a builder once, before the world put a lock on the door.

So Long Fable 5. It was good while it lasted.

So Long Fable 5. It was good while it lasted.

What Fable 5 taught me about building bigger projects, managing cost, and starting before you feel ready

The Future Belongs to the Builders

The Future Belongs to the Builders

From my dad's workshop in the 80s to the AI editorial engine I'm building now — why building just got cheap again.

Reflections: Confronting my mortality

Reflections: Confronting my mortality

June 2026 was the toughest month of my life. This is what went through my mind when I woke up.