Notes & working essays

Your devices used to age by wear. Now they age by compound interest. And AI just raised the rate.

AI is automating tasks while making human judgment more valuable. The mainstream narrative misses this entirely. Here's the paradox nobody is talking about.

AI agents like Claude Code run best in the terminal, not the browser. One command to edit code, run tests, and commit. Here is why TUI is the new GUI and how to start.

In 1979, Steve Jobs walked into Xerox PARC and walked out with the future of computing. This is the most expensive demo in the history of technology.

In April 2024, one of Silicon Valley's most legendary investors went on TED and made 12 bold AI predictions. In February 2026, I scored each one against reality.

AI can write production code and pass the bar exam. It still can't load the dishwasher. The common thread is physical work in messy real-world environments.

I spent 7 years as an engineer understanding systems. I could read a stock chart, name a few tickers, repeat 'buy low sell high.' But I never understood why markets actually work. Then my MBA introduced me to the invisible hand.

Blue Origin’s New Glenn launch is a reminder that “overnight success” took 25 years of quiet work. This post is a reflection on patience, urging builders to keep going even when progress feels slow.

Andrej Karpathy, Garry Tan, and others are converging on the same idea: intelligence is on tap now, so agency is what separates builders from bystanders. Why action beats IQ in the age of AI.

Here is the simple idea people at Google talk about, often linked to Larry Page: would someone use this product once or twice a day, and does it clearly make life better? If yes, you are probably building a habit.