Micro
Writing
Mastodon
Mastodon: Week of Apr 06, 2026
Macro
Defining Your Writing Style
I fed my blog posts into Claude and asked it to define my writing style. It did. Then, unprompted, told me my tone gets "impatient" on civic topics. I did not argue 😐
Mastodon
Mastodon: Week of Mar 30, 2026
Mastodon
Mastodon: Week of Mar 23, 2026
Mastodon
Mastodon: Week of Mar 16, 2026
Mastodon
Mastodon: Week of Mar 09, 2026
Blogging
Do the The Numbers Know My Taste Better Than I Do?
Over 900 films. 20 years of Letterboxd data. I ran the numbers on my own ratings. The patterns seem to be more honest than anything I'd admit out loud.
Mastodon
Mastodon: Week of Mar 02, 2026
Politics
Redrawing India's Electoral Map
Macro
Automating Checks for Hold Period in Public Library
I asked Claude to cross-check my Hardcover 'Want to Read' list against the Austin Public Library's catalog. First run. No fixes needed.
Mastodon
Mastodon: Week of Feb 23, 2026
Money
The Price You See vs. The Price You Pay
Two pricing systems, two blind spots. India hides the base price. The U.S. hides the final cost. Neither tells you the full number upfront. Click title to read in full.
Mastodon
Mastodon: Week of Feb 16, 2026
Mastodon
Mastodon: Week of Feb 09, 2026
Blogging
Minor Inconveniences Solved by Vibe-Coding
Built my first vibe-coded web app with Codex to automate my book-logging workflow. Paste a Goodreads link, add a rating and short review, and it creates a draft Ghost post with metadata and cover image. A five-minute task turned into a one-click fix.
Macro
LASA Culture Fest 2026
Here’s an excerpt under 280 characters:
Student-led. Community-powered. At my son’s high school Culture Fest, you choose from talks on AI, eugenics, K-pop, immigration, hip-hop, maple seed physics, reproductive justice, anime, cancer screening, and more. Picking just three is the hardest task.
Tech
Using ChatGPT at work
finally got access to ChatGPT Enterprise at work—and started uploading grant reports, NSF feedback, and institute docs to speed up analysis. It’s powerful, but there's a teeny tiny limitation on how it handles documents across chats.