From AI recommendations
to Sicily
to green curry.
Always learning. Always eating. Chicago.
Code
prxps: I Let AI Analyze Every First-Round March Madness Matchup
12 hours before my bracket was due, I used Gemma-3-27b to generate unique insights for all 32 first-round games. Here's what the AI found — and what it got wrong.
Open SWE: Build Your Own Internal Coding Agent in 10 Minutes
LangChain just dropped Open SWE — an open-source framework for building internal coding agents like Stripe's Minions, Ramp's Inspect, and Coinbase's Cloudbot. Here's what it is, how it works, and how to customize it.
autoresearch: Karpathy's Blueprint for Agents That Improve Themselves
Andrej Karpathy open-sourced a loop where AI agents run experiments, measure results, and keep what works — all while you sleep. Here's how the pattern works and how I'm applying it beyond LLM training.
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.