AI & Automation

AI tools, Claude Code, automation, and AI-assisted workflows

  • Training Your Mind

    The human mind is fascinating in so many ways. I often like to invision the brain as an input/output machine with some internal loops to self-reflect and generate its own internal inputs. Inputs to the brain come from our senses – what we see, hear, smell, touch. Those inputs will physically modify your brain as…

  • Applying AI to Human Learning

    Last night I was attempting to learn a little bit of Chinese after being inspired from a series of documentaries and travel vlogs (ChopStick Travel) that I’ve been taking in over the last 3-4 weeks. Anyway, I opened up DuoLingo and was quickly disappointed. Then I tried Memrise, which was slightly better, but it suffered…

  • New Blockchains

    Over the last week I ran into a difficult problem to solve with my B lockagram application that I have been working on for the last few months. It required some deep thinking. I spent three days with some sensory deprivation to really focus my thoughts and avoid even the slightest distractions. An eye mask…

  • Brewing Beer Again

    It’s been a while since I last did any homebrew beer but for some reason I had the motivation to put on a new brew when I got back from vacation.  Nothing fancy, just a simple kit. The one new piece of equipment I got was a conical fermenter.  The Fermentasaurus is a pretty neat…

  • Blockchain is more profound than you realize

    After understanding the basics of handling money and what is a broker and what do they mainly do, I have now been getting serious about crypto-currencies and blockchain technology at an accelerating pace for several years now. The more I think about the implications of a decentralized protocol for money and the exchange of value…

  • Taking Daily Notes

    One of the productivity hacks I tried this year was to keep a physical notebook with daily handwritten todo items following the Bullet Journal idea. It became part of my morning routine to try and think of 3-4 things I wanted to get done each day.  I’d refer back to my monthly goals every few…

  • More Blockchain Shenanigans

    Over the last couple of weeks I have been spending more time understanding blockchains and researching various alt-coins.  I purchased a hardware wallet and transferred my existing investments into it. In an effort to really grasp the concepts I implemented a simple block chain application.  It is at it’s core a very simple idea.  A…

  • New Car

    It took nearly 4 months from the time we made a down payment at the Kia dealership until taking possession of our new Kia Niro.  It didn’t seem like it was that exotic of a car that it takes 1/3rd of a year to deliver one.  But now we have what is probably the only…

  • Maintaining Focus and Passion

    My current side project is a bit bigger in scope than I had imagined when I set out my goals at the beginning of the year. With any large project it can be difficult to stay focused and passionate about continuing to work on it. For this project, the more I think about it, the…

  • Brainstorming Week

    After reading Elon Musk: Tesla, SpaceX and the Quest for a Fantastic Future I was pretty charged up and inspired to start working on something more long term and meaningful. Since the book was published Elon has also gone on to create several more businesses that weren’t mentioned – OpenAI, The Boring Company, and NeuraLink.…