From AI recommendations
to Sicily
to green curry.
Always learning. Always eating. Chicago.
Code
Kotsu: The Knack of Japanese
I built a Japanese learning site in a morning because I wanted something I could pull up on my phone and just look at characters. Here's how Gemini wrote the prompt and magerbot built the whole thing.
DM your agent with Claude Code Channels
Claude Code's new channels feature lets you push messages from Telegram and Discord into a running session. Here's how it works, why mobile access changes everything, and how I'd wire it into my projects.
autoresearch on Loooom: Teaching a Skill to Improve Itself
Dogfooding Karpathy's autoresearch pattern on my own skill marketplace. How I'm using evals and tight feedback loops to make the learn-anything skill measurably better.
Life
Claude Code: My Sensei
I'm going to Japan in 2 months. Instead of paying for another app, I built a Japanese learning plugin for Claude Code and used it to learn conversational Japanese for free — using Claude Pro I already pay for.
My visit to Valledolmo, Sicily
I had the incredible opportunity to explore a town in Sicily where my ancestors once resided and engage with the local officials.
Gardening: Year 1
Our first foray into outdoor plants, flowers, and herbs in Chicago.
Recipes
Corned Beef: The Dutch Oven St. Patrick's Day Braise
4lb corned beef, mini carrots, cabbage, potatoes — braised low and slow in a covered Dutch oven. The St. Patrick's Day comfort food move.
Banana Bread
3 ripe bananas, brown sugar, walnuts, and a scoop of plain yogurt — baked at 325° convection for the moistest loaf you'll make.
Cauliflower Garlic Soup
Three ingredients, one sheet pan, and a blender. Roasted cauliflower and a whole head of garlic blended into a velvety, dairy-free soup that somehow tastes indulgent.