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Notes on software, AI, business systems, web strategy, and the realities of shipping.

2026Model Peer: Why Self-Review Is Still Self-Review

We built a CLI that makes Claude, Codex, and Gemini review each other independently. The independence is the whole mechanism, and it is easy to destroy by accident.

2026The Human Output Hypothesis

A speculative white paper: if reality is a simulation, DNA is not the answer it is looking for. The output would be what DNA becomes after it is run in a world.

2026Strata: A Diagram That Can Tell You It Is Wrong

What changed since we first wrote about Strata: three clouds, imported infrastructure-as-code, live account scans, and analysis engines that answer questions a picture cannot.

2026TradeFlow: Two Clocks That Never Touch

Why we built an algorithmic trading engine whose main job is telling you your strategy is noise, and why no language model is allowed anywhere near the order path.

2026Software Is Easy in Isolation. Reality Is Hard.

The hard part of software is rarely defining what it should do. It is making it work in a world with users, networks, vendors, old data, and time.

2026Three Tools for COBOL Modernization, and Why They Are Separate

Analyze, transpile, integrate. An open-source toolchain for mainframe estates that starts by admitting nobody knows what is in there.

2026Map Your Idea Before You Build It

A working method for turning a rough business idea into words, diagrams, and fake product screens before any of it becomes software.

2026Website Redesign vs. Website Refresh: How to Decide Before You Spend

A practical guide for business owners deciding whether their website needs a full redesign, a focused refresh, or better ongoing support.

2026Building Strata: A Visual Infrastructure Builder for Cloud Teams

Why we built Strata, how it helps teams visualize AWS and cloud resources, and where the MCP-powered infrastructure workflow is headed next.