Field NotesAug 9, 2026
A Lived-In Language
The government tried to erase this language. Its speakers are still coining words.
Odyssey Alive
AI Automation That Understands How Your Business Actually Works
25 years building websites. A cultural anthropology background that explains why your "simple" workaround is actually genius.
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How AI Hacks Humans
Google changes your settings every week. So when a scam asked a specialist to log in and change one, it sounded like work.
Read the ArticleAugust 13, 2026
A Different Kind of Builder
The anthropologist who debugs your workflows
Most developers ship a tool and hope you'll adapt. I spend time understanding why your team uses that shared Google Doc instead of the expensive CRM. Then I build automations that work with your reality, not against it.
It's like the difference between a GPS that recalculates every time you take a "wrong" turn versus one that learns your preference for the scenic route. Same destination, wildly different experience.
How We Can Work Together
AI that speaks your language,
not Silicon Valley's
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Custom AI Integration
Your business isn't a template, so why would your automation be? I dig into how your team actually works: the workarounds, the shortcuts, the "we've always done it this way." Then I build AI systems that amplify what's working instead of bulldozing it.
- I'll shadow your team before touching a single API
- Automations built around your spreadsheet, not against it
- Training your team will actually remember next Monday
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AI SaaS Products
Building focused tools for specific industries, starting with real estate agents who need market intelligence that doesn't require a data science degree to interpret.
- Automated market performance reports
- Lead generation from expired listings
- Intelligence that speaks client language
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Latest Thinking
Where AI meets
anthropology
AI TransformationJun 13, 2026
The Endorsement
The government banned Anthropic's AI for being too dangerous. Every competitor's model is still running. That's not the compliment it sounds like for the competition.
GroundworkJun 11, 2026
Two Brains: Why Dynamic Model Routing Beats Picking One AI
The better your coding model gets at code, the worse it writes. I stopped picking favorites and started switching between them.