Now
This is a /now page — what I'm focused on at this point in my life. Last updated February 2026.
Living off-grid outside Whitehorse, Yukon. Partner, daughter, two dogs, too many computers.
Working on
- Anlek Consulting — Back to consulting after leaving a voice/AI startup in January. Ruby/Rails and Elixir/Phoenix, mostly.
- This site — Built on Phoenix LiveView. One codebase runs both this and Anlek’s site with different themes.
- Home automation — Battery monitoring, temperature alerts, generator management. All self-hosted on Home Assistant with an AI assistant keeping an eye on things.
Learning
- Elixir/Phoenix patterns I haven’t needed until now (OTP supervision trees, distributed systems)
- What makes AI agents actually useful vs. just a cool demo
- How to get real work done with a three-year-old in the next room
Reading
- Derek Sivers — still working through his back catalog
- Whatever rabbit hole I fell into at 2am last night (usually distributed systems or battery chemistry)
Thinking about
- Whether I want to stay in consulting or build a product again
- How “off-grid” and “technologist” aren’t the contradiction people assume
- What software looks like when you build for durability instead of scale
Now page. Updated February 2026.