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Notes on technology, AI, and cars — from an AWS architect who also wrenches on race cars.

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• The SDLC Has Already Changed - A Field Map of AI Coding Assistants

  A look back at how AI coding tools evolved from autocomplete to repo-aware assistants to spec-driven IDEs to agentic CLIs - and why picking the right tool for the right stage matters more than picking the "best" one.

  AI · May 18, 2026
• What I've Learned Watching Organizations Adopt AI

  Observations from a couple of years working with software companies on AI adoption — why it happens, why it sometimes backfires, and what the successful ones have in common.

  AI · January 22, 2026
• The EK Civic K-Swap, Part 1: A Year of Prep Before the Engine Even Comes Out

  Twelve months turning a one-owner, 72,000-mile EK Civic into a proper all-rounder — suspension, brakes, interior, and three track outings — before a single bolt comes off the engine. Part 1 of the K-swap build.

  Cars · September 3, 2025
• Chasing Touge Roads in Japan — S2000, GR Yaris, and Daikoku PA

  A trip through Japan's mountain passes in a Honda S2000 and a GR Yaris, a closed Initial D store, and a night at the legendary Daikoku Parking Area.

  Cars · October 9, 2023