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Essays from the room.

Long-form arguments on operating, building, and the boundary between them. For the day-to-day notebook of bugs, gotchas, and AI infrastructure, see the notebook.

Essay 2026-06-10 5 min

My AI Shipped Three Releases in an Hour. I Made a Second AI Audit Them.

Three releases shipped in 57 minutes, each validated by the AI that built them. A second AI with no authorship stake found four real problems in under 30 minutes.

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Essay 2026-06-10 5 min
What 3,800 Lines of Deadline Code Looks Like When AI Writes It

Three deep audits of my AI-built workspace found a 3,831-line god class, 91 unpooled database connections, and 16 swallowed exceptions. The system still runs my business every day, and both of those facts matter.

Essay 2026-04-17 5 min
On Context Switching

The cost of switching between five projects isn't a 20% productivity hit. It's cognitive debt that accumulates and breaks weeks later. Here's what works.

Essay 2026-03-03 4 min
Systems That Survive You

The best operational systems don't need you to run them. Notes on building infrastructure that outlasts the builder.

Essay 2026-03-03 4 min
What AI Can't Replace

AI handles the repeatable. Humans handle the ambiguous. The people who understand this boundary will build the next generation of companies.

Essay 2026-02-23 8 min
Five Projects, One Workspace

An e-commerce brand, a multi-client consulting firm, a partner agency, a consumer brand, and a personal life. Five projects, one workspace, one person - and about ninety minutes a week of overhead.

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