Uses

Hardware

• Mac mini (M-series) — main rig
• MacBook for travel / deployment
• iPhone — primary phone

Editor & shell

• VS Code + Cursor for AI-paired work
• zsh, oh-my-zsh
• OpenClaw as my agent orchestrator

Web stack

• Frontend: Next.js (Nova), Astro (this site), Tailwind v4
• Backend: Supabase, Prisma, Postgres
• Hosting: Vercel
• Payments: Stripe
• Banking data: Plaid
• Email: Microsoft 365 (work), Gmail (personal)
• Domains/DNS: Cloudflare

AI tools

• Claude (Sonnet / Opus) for most work
• GPT-5 for variety
• Grok for X-native search
• Gemini for long-context reads

Daily software

• Discord — main comms + agent channel
• Linear — project tracking
• Notion — long-form notes
• 1Password — credentials
• Raycast — launcher

Drone (day job)

ScanEagle UAS with Insitu (Boeing subsidiary). 6–8 months deployed per year.

Off the screen

• PACC gym (Perham, MN) — getting back into it
• Lake country walks with three Cane Corsos (Layla, Kalia, Macaria)