The Lab

Practical AI, small radios, useful tools, and games built for fun.

This is my workbench on the internet — a place for projects that begin with a real problem, a curious question, or a joke that gets slightly out of hand.

Some become tools we use every day. Others simply teach me something new. I share the useful parts so other people can try them too.

// now on the bench

Four projects in four different states of done.

shipped daily puzzle

The Daily Fetch

Find eight words and the long word to help Olive catch her favorite ball. Huck supervises.

play today’s puzzle running family AI

Family AI ChatBot

A dedicated Mac mini, a shared identity, and an AI that participates in approved family iMessage conversations.

read the build guide experimenting small radios

Meshtastic & LoRa

Long-range messaging experiments that work without cellular service or the internet.

open the radio guide

// elsewhere in the lab

  • AI agents — experiments built with both Codex and OpenClaw, from focused coding partners to always-on household assistants, family messaging, and model routing
  • Retro Arcade — browser-sized versions of Asteroids, Snake, Breakout, Pong, Frogger, and a data-center-themed Space Invaders
  • Useful little tools — a room-layout planner, setup guides, monitoring jobs, and whatever problem looks interesting next

// terminal access

Lab terminal ready. Type to see what it knows.

try:

// how things get built

The process is deliberately practical: start with a problem, build the smallest useful version, test it in real life, and improve whatever somebody trips over. I use AI as a collaborator throughout and publish the pieces that might help someone else.

// outside the lab

The lab is in Athens, Georgia, where I live with my partner Aimee and our dogs, Olive and Huck. Away from the keyboard: woodworking, cooking food that’s probably too spicy, and games with friends.

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