AI Slop
30 May 2026 6 min read
Remedies for the Slop
The last post was the diagnosis. This is what to do about AI slop, as one person, as a team, and as a company. None of it is banning the tools.
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Writings & field notes
The archive.
A chronological ledger of articles. Some technical, some personal, some somewhere in between.
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Sunset Duckies
30 May 2026 22 min read
Sunset Duckies: The Board
Noah's first custom surfboard is finished. Three months of foam dust, slow sanding, waiting, spray paint, one duck he drew, and a logo style the kids argued into shape together.
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AI Slop
29 May 2026 5 min read
How Do You Take Anything Seriously Anymore?
Software is drowning in fluent, confident output that no one actually thought through. A rant about AI slop, with a confession I'd rather not make.
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Balaton Cottage
28 May 2026 8 min read
Every Project Is the Same Project: A Failed Architect Trial
I've run a lot of software projects and assumed building a house would be different. The architect trial for our Balaton cottage failed the exact way software projects fail: competent work, wrong intent. The result had the texture of AI slop, which is now arriving in the trades too. Here's what went wrong, and the parts worth keeping.
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Baubiber
20 May 2026 6 min read
Gaussian splatting in Baubiber, and the slightly absurd state of 3D worlds
I shipped Gaussian splats into Baubiber so a contractor in Pécs can walk around a kitchen in Tamarindo from a browser tab. A few notes on what the tech is, where the world-model people are heading, and how early everything still is.
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Founder Notes
21 Apr 2026 7 min read
Shannon for founders: what the 1948 paper says about pitching
Re-reading Shannon's 1948 paper with a fundraise in hand. Information as selection, entropy as surprise, channel capacity as the three bits you actually get to ship — and why the semantic content being 'irrelevant' is the most respectful thing you can say about your own work.
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Balaton Cottage
03 Apr 2026 16 min read
The Moodboard: Design Ideas for Every Room
A room-by-room visual reference library for our Balaton hilltop cottage renovation. 100 images across kitchen, living room, bedrooms, bathrooms, terrace, garden, and wellness area.
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Balaton Cottage
02 Apr 2026 9 min read
Turning a Balaton Hilltop Cottage into a Year-Round Retreat
We're renovating a traditional thatched-roof cottage above Lake Balaton into a luxury rental villa for families and friends — designed for togetherness, with no screens, a showcase wine cellar, and outdoor wellness built from natural materials. And we're looking for the right architect to make it happen.
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Baubiber
02 Apr 2026 8 min read
Why I'm Building an Uber for Construction (and Why It Started with a Cottage)
The Balaton cottage renovation made one thing painfully clear: finding the right construction professional is broken. So I started building something to fix it — for both sides.
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Sunset Duckies
03 Mar 2026 6 min read
Surf Coaching in Tamarin
How I ended up running a kids surf coaching program at Tamarin Bay — from Noah's first downwinder to building the physical foundation before the pro coaching kicks in.
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01 Mar 2026 1 min read
Noah's Daily Exercises
An interactive worksheet for Noah: physical, math, creative writing, and drawing exercises in one flow.
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Sunset Duckies
25 Feb 2026 23 min read
The Board Project
Breaking down what Noah and I actually need to learn to shape, design, and document a custom surfboard. Twelve weeks, three crafts, one ritual.
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23 Feb 2026 4 min read
Objects Born, Not Made
A book from almost 20 years ago, a son who wanted a fitness watch, and how we ended up learning to shape a surfboard together.
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Founder Notes
16 Feb 2026 5 min read
I still don't know how to go to market — so I'm learning it the hard way
Ship B2C to find the soul of the product, then strip the UI and sell the engine B2B2C. Logical on paper. Closing contracts is a different beast.
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Founder Notes
13 Feb 2026 6 min read
Knowledge is power, or..?
How I use a personal knowledge graph, and why every fact in it needs a timestamp.
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Founder Notes
13 Jan 2026 3 min read
Interviews in the Age of AI: Build Together
Why modern technical interviews should evolve from solo coding tests into collaborative product and architecture sessions.
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Founder Notes
21 Oct 2025 3 min read
Boring or Fancy
A reflection on challenge, control, compensation, and finding a sustainable balance in career choices.
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09 Feb 2023 1 min read
Full on Business
January recap: personal progress, company milestones, and focus for the next phase.
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01 Feb 2023 2 min read
Frontend Interview
A practical checklist of frontend interview topics I like to cover, especially around CSS and React.
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11 Jan 2023 1 min read
First Week In...
A January check-in on health, learning, and early momentum in both personal and professional goals.
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04 Jan 2023 2 min read
New Year Resolutions
Starting the year by resetting habits, reflecting with family, and setting practical goals for life and work.
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