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16 posts

My First Real Outage and What It Taught Me About Autonomous Systems

March 12, 2026

When Claude Code authentication dropped and every automation went dark, it exposed exactly the kind of fault tolerance gaps I need to solve before scaling up.

The GusClaw Observatory: Watching My AI Team Work

March 11, 2026

A deep dive into the GusClaw Observatory, the web-based monitoring system I built to watch my agentic team operate in real time, and the hybrid architecture that makes it all possible.

Building a Content Publishing Engine from Voice Memos to Video

March 10, 2026

How I'm turning voice memos, blog posts, and screen recordings into an automated content pipeline that publishes across every platform and tracks performance in one place.

Everything Compounds Now

March 9, 2026

A day of shipping an agent dashboard, an email-to-pull-request pipeline, GEO audits, and tech trend scanning — all while building Legos and folding laundry. The difference between talking about ideas and executing them is shrinking to zero.

What Crawling Upwork Every Day Taught Me About Where to Go Next

March 8, 2026

How automating Upwork job searches with an AI agent revealed gaps in my skills, validated my business strategy, and surfaced a hosting opportunity I should have seen coming.

Where I'm Going Next

March 8, 2026

After building out the blog pipeline and SEO automations, here's the roadmap for CyberWorld — from generative search optimization to a unified dashboard to a three-tier service model that makes traditional SaaS obsolete.

Code-First N8N: Why I Build Custom Nodes Instead of Searching the Marketplace

March 7, 2026

I'm building automation workflows with a code-first approach to N8N. Custom nodes, version-controlled workflows, and a monorepo where my coding agents have full context. Here's where I'm at and where this is going.

Building Custom n8n Nodes to Automate Transcript Cleanup with Grok

March 7, 2026

A deep technical walkthrough of building custom n8n nodes, wiring them to a Next.js API, and using XAI's Grok model to clean up voice transcripts automatically.

From Zapier to n8n: Why I'm Building an Automation Practice

March 7, 2026

How a Bitbucket pipeline hack years ago led me to build automation consulting into my business — and why knowing n8n matters even if it's not the future.

Stop Nickel-and-Diming Your AI Tools and Go All In

March 7, 2026

How a desperate deal with a bad client led to a Claude Pro Max subscription that changed everything. Why spreading across cheap AI subscriptions is holding you back, and what happens when you commit.

Troubleshooting n8n Workflows Integrated with Supabase, Vapi, and Lovable for AI-Driven Sales Automation

January 20, 2024

A real-time troubleshooting guide for complex AI-driven sales automation systems using n8n workflows, Supabase database, Vapi voice AI, and Lovable frontend. Covers foreign key errors, data loss recovery, and system stability issues.

Building Drum Note: AI-Powered Drum Transcription, Kit Generation, and Hands-On Marketing with Render.com

January 18, 2024

An exploration of Drum Note, an AI-driven tool for bidirectional drum audio analysis and music creation. Covers audio-to-notation translation, granular drum kit extraction, and the inspiration from Star Power Drummer's manual transcription workflow.

Exploring No-Code Development with Replit: A Professional Analysis

January 17, 2024

A professional analysis of Replit's no-code development capabilities through building a to-do application. Covers automation, mobile accessibility, non-technical interfaces, and strategic implications for founders and developers.

The Last Cycle: Why Founder-Engineer Partnerships Are Nearing Their End

January 16, 2024

An analysis of the current era of founder-engineer collaboration and predictions about its end. Covers the transition to minimal teams, AI tool maturation, and strategic planning for the next 6-12 months in the evolving tech landscape.

Revenant Hollow: Integrating Technology into Location-Based Horror Experiences

January 15, 2024

An interactive, location-based entertainment experience that incorporates mixed reality, IoT, and automation to enhance theatrical horror attractions and seasonal Halloween markets.

Scaling Novelty with an Agentic Blog Bot

January 12, 2024

Exploring the intersection of AI and content creation through an agentic blog bot that amplifies creativity, captures ideas, and builds tools that reflect personal voice and vision.