Letting Agents Run, SafelyPart three of a series on agent harnesses. Part one introduced the model-plus-harness idea, and part two split work across subagents. This piece is about the layer where agents stop just talking and sJun 5, 2026·8 min read
The Configuration ChaosMeet Jordan. Six months ago, Jordan joined a promising startup called "FastAPI Co." as a DevOps engineer. The company's main product is a high-traffic API service that handles configuration management for thousands of micro-services. At peak times, t...Dec 20, 2025·22 min read
The Coffee Shop CrisisMeet Alex. Three months ago, Alex fulfilled a lifelong dream: opening "Rusty Bean", a cozy coffee shop in downtown Portland. Business is booming! Students camp out with their laptops, seniors meet for their morning ritual, and the loyalty program is ...Dec 19, 2025·32 min read
Self-Secured Folders with ElectronYou've got sensitive files on your laptop. Medical records, financial documents, private photos, confidential work files. Sure, you could password-protect them, encrypt them with traditional methods, or hide them in obscure folders. But here's the th...Nov 21, 2025·12 min read
Creating a Privacy-First Site Blocker Using Self ProtocolYou know that moment when you promise yourself "just five minutes" on Twitter, and suddenly an hour has vanished? Or when you're trying to focus, but Instagram is just right there? I've always been fascinated by the idea of parental controls, not jus...Nov 21, 2025·14 min read
How I Fixed Discord's Age Verification ProblemYou know that feeling when you're trying to join an 18+ Discord server, and you have to send a photo of your ID to some random moderator? Yeah, that never sat right with me either. Discord has this native age verification system, but it's... broken. ...Nov 19, 2025·17 min read
Building Forms That Actually Respect Your PrivacyLook, we've all been there. You fill out a "totally anonymous" survey, click submit, and somehow you're getting targeted ads about your responses the next day. Companies love to slap an "anonymous" badge on their forms while quietly collecting your I...Nov 19, 2025·11 min read
