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Recent posts on tech, beer, and life.
The MSP 501, and What Actually Gets You On It
WYRE Technology landed at #167 on the 2026 MSP 501. Having built the engineering side of that company, here's what I think a ranking like this actually measures.
Conduit Is a TechX Awards Finalist
Conduit by Wyre is a finalist for the Early Innovator Award at ChaTech's TechX Awards. The story of the internal question that became a company, and the company it keeps on the finalist list.
Beacon: What Shipped This Summer
Eleven releases in eleven days, a release pipeline that was quietly broken for months, and what came out the other side: a full Chores screen, tasks that know who checked the box, and calendar editing that survived Home Assistant moving its API.
Working With AI Agents: What Actually Changed How I Work
I run a small fleet of AI agents that manage my house, help run an MSP, and review each other's code. Here's what I've learned about delegation, trust, and where humans still matter.
Building a Wake-Up Alarm My Family Won't Hate
Every smart wake-up solution I found was loud, harsh, and one wrong Siri command away from a fight with my wife. So I built our own, three rooms, one gentle chime, and an off switch nobody has to think about.
Beacon: A Free Skylight Alternative for Home Assistant Users
Skylight Calendar 2 costs $300 plus $79/year for the good features, and it doesn't talk to Home Assistant. Beacon is free, open source, and runs as an HA add-on on a Pi and a $100 monitor.
Using AI to Lighten the Mental Load at Home
Why I built HomeClaw, a purpose-built AI agent for managing household inventory, meal planning, and the constant mental calculus of running a family.
From One to Many: The Unplanned Emergence of an AI Pantheon
How a single home-management AI agent evolved into a team of specialized agents, and what it taught me about scaling AI through organizational design.
Building a DNS Incident Timer
A Raspberry Pi project that displays how long it's been since the last DNS failure, complete with a satisfying audio notification when someone presses the reset button
Getting Back to Blogging
After a 5-year hiatus, I'm reviving my blog with a fresh theme and renewed enthusiasm
How Homebrewing Saved Me from Burnout
Finding balance between tech and craft through the art of brewing