Writing
Notes & posts
Write-ups on the things I build — edtech, AI systems, games, and the infrastructure under them. Written the same way the work gets done: build it, verify it, then say what I found.
I built my kids a chore system that feels like a game
How I turned chore wars into a system my kids actually use — NFC tags, an ESP32 scanner, Home Assistant, and a gamified points engine. The full story, the design decisions, and how you can replicate it.
ReadBuild and verify
A working system beats a convincing demo. Why I build things I can actually run, and verify the output before I trust it.
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