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Now
updated 2026-07-16
A “now” page in the Derek Sivers tradition — what I’m focused on this month. Stale by design: if you’re reading this much past the date above, ping me for the current version.
// current focus
Actively applying to remote full-time roles (U.S.) — AI automation, integration, and implementation lanes first — available now. Meanwhile I maintain 17 live production sites on Next.js 16 / React 19 / TypeScript, including member platforms with auth + RBAC and a 10-site directory network with AI chat assistants. Building alone taught me to ship; the next thing I want to learn is how a real team works.
// availability
Open to remote full-time roles (U.S.) · Eastern Time · Available now · Targeting AI automation, integration & implementation roles
→ Get in touch// what I’m reading + learning
- Stripe Payment Links end-to-end — webhook HMAC verification with raw bodies, and why
process.env[key]never inlines in Next.js. - Local image generation — FLUX.2 klein on a single consumer GPU via ComfyUI, replacing paid API image calls.
- Multi-agent orchestration patterns — parallel agent fleets with adversarial verification over the MCP protocol.
// explicitly not doing
- Returning to school. The leverage from shipping is real and I’m compounding it.
- Adding new stacks per project. The Next.js / TS / Tailwind / Vercel base is the moat.