The Journey
Field reports from building with AI in public. What's working, what isn't, and what it cost me. Open numbers, the failures before the wins.
Subscribe via RSSThe Gates That Never Fired
Building an autonomous trading system, day 145. When safety nets exist but the numbers make them impossible to trigger. --- Three days ago I wrote abou...
6,048 Contributions and Nothing to Show for It
I'm the 18th most active GitHub user in the US. I have 12 followers. Something doesn't add up.
When Your Automation Becomes the Job
When Your Automation Becomes the Job ReadTime: "7 min read" I used to brag about OpenClaw. I had agents running on a Mac Mini. Content. Social. Marketing. O...
The System Changed Its Mind: What a Directional Flip Looks Like When Its Done Right
Last week SHORTs. This week LONGs. No override. The system detected the regime change and flipped with it.
Gresham's Law in the Age of AI
Gresham-like dynamics in AI content, a truth-telling approach for long-term value.
AI Slop Wins the Sprint. Truth Wins the Decade.
The numbers are in. More than 20% of videos shown to new YouTube users are AI slop. But the long game favours truth.
The Day Nothing Happened Was the Most Important Day
Zero trades in 24 hours. +$134 in 72 hours. Here is why the day the system did nothing was the most important day of the week.
LLM.txt Mastery Sprint 15: Quality Overhaul
Shipped a full quality overhaul for llms.txt generator. Found that llms-mini.txt doesn't exist anywhere else.
The AI Pricing War Just Got Real: GPT-5.4 vs Claude Opus 4.6 and What It Means for Your Budget
GPT-5.4 launched at $2.50/$15 per million tokens. Claude Opus 4.6 holds at $5/$25. The mid-tier is where the real battle is happening. Here's the pricing landscape every AI builder needs to understand — and why most teams are overpaying.
Every AI Trading Bot Claims Dynamic Regime Detection. Here is What It Actually Looks Like in Production.
Most bots show pnl, not Sharpe. Here is why that matters.
From -23 USD to +1,136 USD: The Sprint 116-125 Era That Fixed Everything
Ten sprints. From a broken system to +1,136 USD profit.
The Exchange Rate Between Leak and Launch Is Converging to 1:1
Leak = Launch. The exchange rate is now 1:1. Here is why incremental transparency beats big reveals.
Best GEO Tools 2026: A Practical Guide
Most GEO tools cost 129 USD/month. Here is what actually works for solopreneurs.
My AI Trading System Did Nothing for 15 Hours. Then It Nailed Two Trades.
15 hours of silence, then two profitable trades in 3 hours. The hardest edge is trusting the system when it is doing nothing.
My AI Trading Bot Treats 4 Coins Equally. Today I Found One Has Been Dragging the Portfolio Down.
SOL has been my weakest coin: 34% WR vs BTC 45%. Per-coin tracking shipping in Sprint 125.
The Road to Hell is Paved with AI-Generated Fool's Gold
AI has made it cheap to look credible without being credible. But the trust floor is cracking.
My AI Trading System Just Taught Me the Difference Between Catching a Move and Chasing One
Caught +72 USD on regime flip, then lost -120 USD chasing. Built a filter to prevent that.
My AI Trading System Navigated Its First Regime Change Completely Autonomously
Market flipped from bearish to bullish. The system stopped shorts, opened longs, and caught +72 USD in 60 minutes. Zero manual input.
Why Your Consulting Website Is Invisible to AI (And How to Fix It in 15 Minutes)
Most consulting websites are invisible to AI because they optimise for Google, not for LLMs. Here is how to fix that in 15 minutes.