Arbitrage.

Exceptional conditions invite pressure, and pressure tends to normalize things.

Exceptional conditions invite pressure, and pressure tends to normalize things.
I'm honestly impressed with AI. It's a tool, right? And it's useful?
I've built all of the functionality of this site in a few days of vibe-coding, and it's working totally fine. I can make small adjustments to the site with simple prompts, I can add significant updates to the site with bigger prompts. I can build on it, tear things down, and make meaningful revisions in only a few minutes with the Codex VSCode add-on.
I guess I'm impressed. I haven't found the limit of the power of this tool, and I'm eager to get better & better at the use of this tool.

Here's a sample of some of the metal art I have built over the years

A lesson in scope creep & tenacity
I am not a dog person. Or, really, a pet person. I love other people's pets though!
What a privilege to attend SEMA with my father! #EKD


A month-and-a-half in Australia, and ponderings about what makes a life well-lived.

A weekend with friends. Driving, hiking, and overcoming the odd challenge.
Keeping tabs on mobility and future-of-motion signals. Favorite skim right now: BMW Group Technology Trend Radar.
Owning the space versus renting it on platforms. A personal manifesto for practicing an art in public and keeping the signal yours.