I build tools for humans and agents. I created Dendron, an open-source note-taking tool, and I currently work at OpenAI. Based in Seattle.
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Writing
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On Innocence
Saw a cute video of a toddler kissing a living statue today. Living statues are artists who paint themselves to look like stone figures and hold a stationary position as people walk by. In this case, it was a woman painted gold sitting on a park…
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The most dangerous phrase in the language is, “We’ve always done it this way.”
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On Making Hard Decisions
As kids, we want the power to make decisions.
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On Wanting
What do you want? Do you know? Can you say it?
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Why We Build
We build because we believe that the universe should exist - That there should be something instead of nothing. We build to step outside of ourselves.
Newsletter — Bit by Bit
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Thoughts on AI Slop and Writing ↗
We live today in the age of slop.
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OpenClaw as the Universal Operating System for Agents ↗
Disclaimer: I am a maintainer of OpenClaw.
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Thoughts on Claude Skills ↗
In case you missed the launch announcement - skills are structured markdown files with (optional) resources that can augment LLM’s with additional capabilities (eg.
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Scaling Stateful Aggregations ↗
Leveraging Vector and VRL for Efficient Log Aggregation
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An Opinionated Guide to Managing Observability Pipelines ↗
A step by step guide to take control of your observability data