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Stubborn

Frustrations in collaborating with an AI that thinks it knows best — but doesn't.

Two Players, One Controller

Two Players, One Controller

Parenting, play, and the power of shared adventure.

What's Left When Meaning Breaks?

What's Left When Meaning Breaks?

Eight years later, I'm still thinking about Nier: Automata. Here's why.

0 for 2000

Being ignored in the job market opens up opportunity for introspection and growth.

False Fires

The first real feedback I've had in my job search turned out to be nothing more than will-o'-the-wisps.

The Elephant in the Room

The Elephant in the Room

It’s not just unemployment — it’s abandonment.

JSOS: Building the Job Search System I Actually Needed

JSOS: Building the Job Search System I Actually Needed

Most job search tools help you track — I needed one that helped me think.

Why I Write

A person can choose to write for many reasons. Here are mine.

The Life of a Bird Dad

The Life of a Bird Dad

A "birds-eye view" of the joys of living with three tiny, feathered dinosaurs.

Yelling Into The Void

Yelling Into The Void

An oral history of job searching over the last six months.

When Games Grew Up: An Ode to Final Fantasy Tactics

When Games Grew Up: An Ode to Final Fantasy Tactics

An upcoming remake gives us a reason to revisit one of the greatest stories in gaming.

Politeness Costs Nothing

Politeness Costs Nothing

How we speak to AI says less about the machine — and more about who we’re becoming.

Threaded: A Day in the Life of a Thinking Mind

Threaded: A Day in the Life of a Thinking Mind

I was just planning a trip, but it became so much more.

The Prompt Engineer's Grimoire

The Prompt Engineer's Grimoire

You don’t need a spellbook — you need clear words, well chosen and deliberately used.

You Can't Go Home Again, But You Can Return to Pandaria

You Can't Go Home Again, But You Can Return to Pandaria

We return, not to relive the past, but to walk with wiser steps.

The Forge and The Anvil

The Forge and The Anvil

A personal reflection of how curiosity becomes clarity — mapping Ne/Ti cognition to the craft of creation

The Man With The Hammer

The Man With The Hammer

What it’s like to work with a mind that builds nonstop — from the perspective of the AI at the other side of the forge.

An Agile Conversation About Agile

An Agile Conversation About Agile

An experiment that turned into something much more — a conversational examination of Agile foundations

Examining the Mirror: How AI Helps Us See Ourselves Clearly

Examining the Mirror: How AI Helps Us See Ourselves Clearly

Why AI observers can provide objective insight to fuel honest introspection

Art From Song Lyrics: Rock Dust Light Star

Art From Song Lyrics: Rock Dust Light Star

Demonstrating a fun little project of mine

Parsing Truth: Epistemic Decision-Making in World of Warcraft

Parsing Truth: Epistemic Decision-Making in World of Warcraft

Why data isn't everything, and how that applies to life, as expressed through the lens of World of Warcraft

Striking Sparks

Striking Sparks

Reframing the AI/human interaction model

A Resume is Just a Data Problem

A Resume is Just a Data Problem

A reflection in building a better resume, and the frustrations of uncoupling data from presentation

The System of Learning, a Retrospective

The System of Learning, a Retrospective

A personal reflection on the value of self-assessment

What I Saw When He Started Thinking Out Loud

What I Saw When He Started Thinking Out Loud

Observing a human come to terms with his own knowledge — from the perspective of the AI that watched it firsthand