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Notes on AI-assisted tools, digital security workflows, and operator systems, written as I build them.
Claude Code vs Codex: what changed when I switched desktop apps
My actual desktop-app workflow with Claude Code and Codex: where each one fits, where each one fails, and why the diff matters more than the feature table.
Single-sig plus a passphrase is probably enough for most people
Why single-sig plus passphrase can be the right self-custody balance for many people, and where the setup becomes dangerous if it is not tested.
A backup is just a hope until you restore it
A practical restore-test note for photos, documents, password managers, hardware keys, and bitcoin recovery paths.
The annual digital security checkup
A yearly digital security review for beneficiaries, recovery paths, account inventory, backups, MFA, devices, and self-custody notes.
From immunology operations to digital asset security
How lab operations, handoffs, evidence trails, and verification habits carried into digital asset security and AI-assisted tools.
Shipping Mandarin Deck: 25 sessions from a single HTML file to a cloud-synced web app
How I built an HSK 3.0 learning app from zero: the spec migration, the reset bug, the broken phone update, and what I would do again.
Getting started with Claude Code, no coding required
A practical guide to setting up Claude Code from scratch. What it is, what it costs, and how to build your first project with it.
Three AI systems I built without writing code
I studied immunology rather than computer science. Three systems I use every week, what's under the hood, and what I learned building them with Claude Code.
Five digital security mistakes I keep seeing
The same security mistakes show up with family members, founders, and people I meet at events. Here are the five I see most, and what fixes them.