Script vs. System: Stop Calling Everything a “System”
You’ve seen it: a 400-line Bash script named backup_and_notify.sh, tucked into /opt/scripts, running nightly via cron. You call it a “system” because it feels like one—multiple…
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Field notes from the build
Practical notes on AI, automation, content sites, and the machinery behind the work.
Programmatic SEO on a Small Niche Site: What I’d Avoid in 2026
You don’t need a team of SEO specialists or $10k/mo agency retainers to rank a small site. But you do need to avoid the traps that…
How to Use AI Agents Without Losing Control
AI agents are the new shiny, and vendors want you to believe they'll run your infrastructure while you sip coffee. They won't. Not yet, and probably…
Programmatic SEO for Small Niche Sites: What I’d Avoid
Programmatic SEO sounds like a cheat code. You build a template, feed it data, and suddenly you have thousands of pages ranking for long-tail queries. People…
Script vs System: The Difference That Actually Matters
Most IT folks I know have a graveyard of scripts somewhere. Cron jobs that ran once. Python one-liners they wrote at 2 AM. Automation that's now…
Directory Site SEO: What Actually Works in 2026
I spent the first half of 2026 rebuilding a directory site I let rot for three years. Before that, I ran a cluster of niche content…
Scripts, Cron Jobs, Alerts, and the Part Everyone Forgets
I've been running automation in production for over fifteen years. I've seen scripts that were supposed to run daily for years without touching them, and I've…
What I’m Testing With Small Content Sites This Month
I'm not building the next HubSpot killer. I run a handful of small content sites—one affiliate blog, a documentation site for a side project, and a…
Where AI Agents Work (And Where They Need a Leash)
I've been running AI agents in production for about three years now. Not because I'm an early adopter—I hate being an early adopter—but because clients kept…
How to Decide If a Task Is Worth Automating
You’re drowning in repeatable work. Another backup check. Another log rotation. Another monthly report. You hear “just automate it” and feel a flicker of hope—then see…