The Speed Tax

Speed is seductive, but unchecked velocity creates hidden risk. When building gets cheaper, scrutiny disappears—leading to security gaps, product bloat, and cultures that reward shipping over thinking.

20 Apr

The journey was the point

America outsourced manufacturing, then the skills to design what gets manufactured. Software is next.

09 Feb

The Depth Trade

The internet didn’t stop valuing insight — it just stopped requiring it.

06 Feb

Writing is networking that scales

Writing scales what networking can’t. A short essay on how publishing ideas builds real relationships, creates leverage, and attracts the right people over time.

25 Jan

Your agent is building things you'll never use

I built more with AI agents in two months than the previous year. I used almost none of it. The real productivity gain isn't building—it's using.

24 Jan

Why your coding agent keeps undoing your architecture

Think of your codebase as a state machine. The code is the current state. The architectural decisions are the transitions.

14 Jan

Agents didn't kill libraries—they just changed the math

I've been writing software long enough to remember when "don't reinvent the wheel" was

04 Jan