Blog

Notes & writing

Long-form thinking on the work — agentic systems, security, the open web, and the slow process of becoming a builder.

  1. 17 June 2026

    How I built and deployed a production-grade Next.js portfolio in 2 hours for $5.42

    The architectural blueprint behind agenticnexus.uk — local agentic compute, GitHub for state, Cloudflare for distribution. Total cost: $5.42.

  2. 13 June 2026

    The AI Safety Paradox: How Shutting Down Closed Models Accelerates the Open-Source Wild West

    The Anthropic shutdown over a non-universal jailbreak will be remembered as a turning point — and not for the reason regulators think. Closing the front gate opens the back door.

  3. 23 May 2026

    Mastering "Vibe coding"

    An operator's playbook for shipping production-grade software by steering AI agents — and the four habits that separate master vibe coders from casual ones.

  4. 3 May 2026

    The Architect vs. The Engineer: A 2026 Coding Showdown

    Stress-testing Kimi-K2.6 and DeepSeek V4 Pro on a Flappy Bird clone — product-minded orchestration versus literal-logic engineering.

  5. 3 January 2026

    The "Bicycle for the Mind" is being sold for parts

    Why the silicon shortage is hollowing out the personal computer — and pushing us, deliberately, toward a rental economy of thin clients and rented compute.

  6. 8 August 2025

    The Solopreneur's Grand March: Towards an Automated Empire

    The blueprint for a one-person company built on AI agents — content, admin, and customer service handed off to a digital workforce that doesn't take tea breaks.

  7. 23 October 2024

    The Automation Ascendancy: A Whimsical Jaunt Towards Corporate Nirvana

    A look at the corporate push toward Level 4 and Level 5 automation — and the competitive stakes of being first to crack fully autonomous operations.

  8. 15 October 2024

    Meta's Open AI Hardware: Fueling the Future of AI Through Collaboration

    Why Meta's open hardware push — Catalina, DSF, and the Open Compute Project — matters for the wider AI ecosystem.

  9. 12 October 2024

    OpenAI Swarm Intelligence: Orchestrating AI Agents for a Brighter Future

    Notes on OpenAI's Swarm framework for multi-agent orchestration — and what handoffs between specialised agents tell us about the future of AI collaboration.