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Notes from making things.

7 essays and research notes on building, learning, burning out, and beginning again.

  1. I went looking for Pydantic in RustI went looking for a Rust equivalent to Pydantic and found a more interesting answer: Rust changes where validation lives.20 July 20268 min read
  2. Your houseplants don't need Wi-Fi.What a plant-monitoring project taught me about designing connected devices around the physical problem instead of assuming every sensor belongs on the internet.18 July 202614 min read
  3. Launching AirproxyI'm launching the first of my 12 startups in 12 months for 2023, and we're starting with Airproxy; a platform to help Airtable users scale fearlessly!02 Jan 20235 min read
  4. What's next?Well, that was the start to the definitive decade... pretty much a waste of an invaluable chance so far, wouldn't you say?09 Nov 20215 min read
  5. Burnout; let's talk about it.This year has been the wildest, most productive, most humbling year of my life to date. I completely burned out, and it sucked. Let's talk about it.19 Oct 20214 min read
  6. You are the product.A 2021 reflection on free software, privacy, and personal data, retained with updated links to current Australian cyber-security guidance.02 Jan 20218 min read
  7. A better, brighter, cleaner future.A reflection on aligning everyday financial choices with personal values, retained with current links for independently comparing Australian super funds.23 Dec 20203 min read