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Tools & Stack

The tools in daily use, and what each one is actually good for.

Jan 2026

Tools: Astro

A calm, content-first framework for fast publishing.

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Jan 2026

Tools: AWS

A deep, flexible cloud platform with steep edges.

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Jan 2026

Tools: Azure

A policy-first cloud where identity and networking lead.

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Jan 2026

Tools: AI CLIs

Codex, Claude, Gemini, and Azure via terminal for power use.

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Jan 2026

Tools: Git

The simplest way to keep experiments honest and reversible.

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Jan 2026

Tools: Homebrew

A reliable package manager for the macOS toolchain.

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Jan 2026

Tools: macOS on Apple Silicon

The base platform that makes local models and dev tools feel fast.

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Jan 2026

Tools: macOS Terminal

The fastest path to repeatable workflows and local automation.

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Jan 2026

Tools: Ollama

Local models with a clean CLI and a stable runtime.

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Jan 2026

Tools: VS Code

A flexible editor that stays out of the way once it is tuned.

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Systems

Explainers, in the order a system asks its questions.

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Storyboards

Each explainer, drawn. Flip through or keep the PDF.

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Stack

The workshop: what is being built, and the tools that fell out of it.

  • Projects
  • Tools
  • Canvases
  • Docs
  • Live lab
Shelf

What informed the work, and the instructions builders skip.

  • The shelf
  • Works On My Prompt
Self

Who is doing this, how, and the writing around it.

  • Work
  • Sentences
  • Sentiments
  • Schema
  • Calibrations
  • About

Letters

What worked, what broke, and what I learned building with AI.

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