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Browse all blog posts by year and month
2026
7 postsMarch
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I Let GasTown Build A Toggl TUI
Published:• 9 min readI let GasTown build a Toggl TUI. Speed was impressive, but the bigger insight was watching a Mayor agent shift from solo coding agent to effective multi-agent coordinator.
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The Agents Are Idle
Published:• 7 min readAI doesn't reduce your cognitive load. It concentrates it. That distinction matters more than you think.
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Experimenting with the Entire CLI for AI Code Attribution
Published:• 5 min readA two-run case study of Entire CLI attribution: what the first test made ambiguous, what the second prompt-only run clarified, and what still needs interpretation.
February
4-
Building linkledger-cli: A Local-First Memory Layer for AI Agents
Published:• 7 min readHow I built a local-first memory layer that captures sources quickly and returns compact, source-backed context for AI agents.
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The dark factory is not the point
Published:• 4 min readA pragmatic guide for engineers and leaders: scale AI coding autonomy by investing in verification, quality gates, and evidence pipelines.
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The AI-Native Shift: If You Work on a Screen, This Is For You
Published:• 5 min readAI got great at coding first because it compounds. But the real shift is for anyone who works on a screen: turn intent into output faster, iterate more, and develop the habit of working with AI as a default collaborator.
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MCP + Skills = connectivity + expertise
Published:• 5 min readA pragmatic agent stack: runtime + MCP servers for access + skills for repeatable procedure. How to decide what to build where.
2022
1 postsApril
1-
Every Developer Needs a Rubber Duck and You're The One
Published:• 2 min readDisruptions harm productivity. Strategic breaks with colleagues, however, can refocus developers who are stuck on problems.
2018
1 postsFebruary
1-
Mission (Out of )Control
Published:• 1 min readA tip for identifying apps in macOS Mission Control when you have too many windows open.
2017
1 postsAugust
1-
Autocomplete JavaScript Dropdown
Published:• 1 min readIntroducing my typeahead/autocomplete dropdown implementation with a working example and GitHub repository.
2014
8 postsAugust
4-
It's PanelPicker Time!
Published:• 1 min readFounding teams represent a critical component of startup success. Understanding what each member brings becomes essential to building effective organizational dynamics.
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Weird Meteor error in Safari
Published:• 1 min readProblems like this is why I prefer backend development. One browser crashing for what appears to be no good reason...
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What a month!
Published:• 1 min readA Facebook experiment evolved into an intensive work period. Reflections on launching OpenFloor MVP and the power of modern developer tools.
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OpenFloor released!
Published:• 1 min readDowntown Las Vegas has introduced a new Q&A platform called OpenFloor, developed by George Diab and Max Aceituno.
July
2-
Meteor package to post to Slack
Published:• 1 min readI created and published a Meteor package for posting notifications to Slack channels after discovering no existing solution was available.
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The Mill - It's official!
Published:• 1 min readMax and I have been accepted to The Mill startup accelerator in Downtown Las Vegas. Everything began as a Facebook experiment designed to boost audience engagement.
June
1-
Hackpad is the essential tool for the start-up team
Published:• 1 min readAfter gaining access to a local startup's Hackpad workspace, I experienced a significant revelation about team collaboration tools.
February
1-
Web Essentials for VisualStudio
Published:• 1 min readWeb Essentials extends Visual Studio 2013 with numerous features that web developers have long needed.
2013
2 postsApril
2-
A thing to remember about SSD drives
Published:• 1 min readSwitch from SATA to AHCI for better performance. This post is partly to help me remember, and to save you pulling out your hair.
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Re-size images from a context menu in Windows Explorer
Published:• 1 min readImage Resizer for Windows is a utility that lets you resize one or more selected image files directly from Windows Explorer by right-clicking.
2012
2 postsMarch
2-
exhale: see the path at the top of Finder
Published:• 1 min readTo display the complete directory path at the top of the Finder window in OSX Lion, execute these commands in the terminal.
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MVC on IIS6
Published:• 1 min readDeploying ASP.NET MVC applications to IIS6 requires specific configuration steps. This guide addresses common setup issues.
2011
5 postsNovember
1-
My X-Mas Book List
Published:• 1 min readAs Christmas approaches, here's a great resource for essential books you should be giving to that special web designer or developer in your life.
August
2-
Mary Had a Little LAMBda
Published:• 1 min readLambda expressions are anonymous functions that can contain expressions and statements, usable for creating delegates or expression tree types.
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Save (Not Permitted)
Published:• 1 min readWhen modifying table structures in SQL Designer, the management tools may prevent you from saving changes that require table recreation. Here's the workaround.
June
2-
Writing code in the cloud
Published:• 1 min readThe idea of having your IDE in the cloud just blew my mind. No more installing gigabytes of software like Visual Studio.
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MVC and WCF
Published:• 1 min readGuidance on calling WCF services from MVC applications isn't clearly documented online. Here's the recommended approach.