The credit card has been swiped. Nothing so visceral as a swipe through a machine. Or quite like the awkward hold the card until the beep & then give a tip that we endure every day. But rather, the benign entry of a credit card number on an input box on someone's website.
I have purchased my own domain.
I've been itching to do this for quite a while. If you know me, you know that I like to read. And more importantly for you, dear reader, I also like to write. And you don't have to be too close to me to receive offers to read content that I've written.
A race review, perhaps? How about my take on how our company should think about this problem? A hot take about how LLMs are shaping the working world? A short story or two? Would you like a set of reviewed sources for professional development? (Ok, that last one is pretty tough, but I do try to make it engaging.)
All of this to say, I've been writing for quite some time, though on an ad-hoc basis & namely for my own benefit. It's time to take the plunge & start writing with a bit more intent & a bit more regularity. This site - plus its accompanying blog - is the first step towards that reality.
Over the course of the next - gestures vaguely - you can expect to see content about the creation of this site, musings on the impact that AI is having on us as humans, running race reviews & commentary about life in general. I'm also building this site with an LLM in the wings, and this site is a playground where I can stretch some of my creative muscles, plus test the bounds of what I can do with an LLM in tow.
Speaking of the use of LLMs, I commit to not using LLMs to author any of the blog content on the site. I'll be using work-processors - and will be using an LLM for proofreading - but all of the written content will be coming from my own two hands. There's enough AI-slop out there anyway, and there's value in doing things the 'old fashioned way.' Cheers to that!
At this point, the slate is clean. Without a clear goal in mind, I plan to write & polish pieces drafted in the past - sharing all of that here on the site. I'll be presenting other content, too, but the blog is the anchor for it all.
I hope you enjoy reading as much as I'll enjoy writing! Cheers!