Now

This is a now page. Updated February 2026.

Building

Working on Relay at System 3 — a sync and collaboration plugin for Obsidian. We're building the infrastructure for people to share notes, co-edit, and collaborate without leaving Obsidian or giving up file ownership.

Writing

Writing here about Unix philosophy, composability, local-first computing, and AI interfaces. The current series explores how the ideas behind Unix — small tools, text streams, open-world composability — map onto today's software landscape.

Thinking about

• How AI agents change the relationship between users and programmatic tools
• What "local-first" means when AI requires cloud compute
• The scene forming around Obsidian, file-over-app, and personal knowledge management
• Human augmentation — Engelbart's original vision, applied with modern tools

Tools

• Obsidian for thinking and writing
• Claude Code for AI-assisted development
• iTerm2 + tmux for terminal multiplexing
• Static HTML for this site (no framework, no build step)

Location

California.