For some reason, regardless of the relationship, everyone has always known everything about me. I don't go around volunteering all my stories, but I also don't lie when asked. Never have. I've always struggled with liars. Not even the big lies. The obvious ones.…
Virtue signaling is performance art for people who've confused having opinions with having impact. You changed your profile picture. Congratulations. The algorithm noticed. Nobody else did. That's not activism. That's a firmware update for your personal brand. Here's what I've…
The place where Iβm Head of Engineering is my biggest headline. Nearly 500k customers, $MMM in processing and revenue, small engineering team, and it feels like the EVALS days again - good people, real impact, actual smiles. Big announcement coming in February π€« 2026: SMILES X 1290320993930223 π But, as the…
Back in late 1998, I was running one of the top πππππ¨π§ππ¬ fan websites called "ππ πππ’πππ‘ππ¬". I was just a Sacramento kid, completely obsessed with Deftones, the hometown band who felt like they knew me πΈ The site wasn't just some side projectβit was my heart and soul,…
I get emotional, knowing that the blankets of memories Iβm making with my family will one day come to an end.Β I recognize all they will have are these blankets, and I hope they snuggle with them, reflecting on what we created together. These memories are all I am…
Claiming your company uses or features AI is π§π¨π a. selling. point. or. a. bonus. Thank goodness when we bought our cars, the salesman told us that they use robots in the factory! When I pick a restaurant, I make sure they are bragging that their kitchen has ovens. Our banks…
When I was their age, I was a legend in the 80s and 90s...... lets take a step back for a moment. I Dug Tunnels. My baseball cards were organized in their boxes, carefully collected through incredible trading skills, and treated like gold. I'd trade for my favorite…
The Future of Oral Care Is Agentic! Story time!! Lets go back to my California roots. The California Gold Rush, retold to be historically accurate today. Nobody found gold. A guy wrote "GOLD" on a rock and got funded. A man who had never touched dirt gave a…
"AI Architect" even though all that's happening is words are being slapped into a system prompt. I'd love to see that job description. Hrmmmmm... on that note, I must be a "Civil Engineer" because I drove over a bridge today. Time to…
My son is an AEMT at a local fire department, and I just learned, that they use software I built in 2012!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :) Circa 2011, I had an idea and pitched it to everyone who would listen, securing a $1M investment. I wasn't trying to conquer the world nor…