Website Update 2026 - Hello, AT Proto
In which I redesign, self-host, and add a bit of federated social content
Doings
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How Learning to Fly Helped Save my Life. This is a story about Prostate Cancer.
In 2024, I was learning to fly airplanes, as one does. Jokes aside, it was amazing. And terrifying. Occasionally, while a thousand feet in…
My 2025 EDC Tech Stack
An overview of the technology I carry with me throughout the week.
Building the LEGO Ideas Typewriter
So I've long been fascinated by watching how other people put together LEGO. Not sure why. Maybe I'm looking for some secret productivity…
Covering the Beatles' 'Eight Days a Week' and Recreating the Ed Sullivan Show using Unreal Engine 5
My Daughters and I set about recreating a classic Beatles performance on the Ed Sullivan Show
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My Daughter and I Drove Across the Country
Watch our adventure from Seattle to Champaign, Illinois.
Going Full Keyboard
Less mouse. More fulfilled me.
Lift Off
ApartmentJet: The Story of a Short Term Rental Startup. Part 1.6. Lift off. Despite a few new wrinkles, our launch is a success.
Setting up a Tana MCP Server: A Comedy of Errors
Okay, maybe not a haha funny comedy. Maybe more of a tragi-comedy. Or maybe not a comedy at all. But definitely a learning experience. I…
Countdown to Launch
ApartmentJet: The Story of a Short Term Rental Startup. Part 1.5. Countdown to Launch. We go live with a pilot customer and realize we need…
Kids Incorporating
ApartmentJet: The Story of a Short Term Rental Startup. Part 1.4. Kids Incorporating. We get office space, find an investor, and hire a…
A Pre-Launch Pivot
ApartmentJet: The Story of a Short Term Rental Startup. Part 1.3. A Pre-Launch Pivot. We problem-solve negative feedback and shift away…
Hello, Rejection
ApartmentJet: The Story of a Short Term Rental Startup. Part 1.2. Hello, Rejection. We encounter a wall of negativity.
Some Origin Stories Begin with a Phone Call
ApartmentJet: The Story of a Short Term Rental Startup. Part 1.1. Origins.
Here We Go: An Introduction
The first entry in a multipart tale of my former startup, ApartmentJet.