Writing
Essays on AI, ops, and what actually ships.
One a week, sometimes more. Written from the trenches — what's working, what isn't, and what I've gotten wrong.
MAY 2026 Token count is the new headcount We went from $200/month of AI subscriptions to $12,500/month of token spend in 3 months. Same speed in humans would be ~$125K/month payroll. Here's the math, the pattern, and why most companies will miss it. MAY 2026 Mac mini vs VPS for OpenClaw: which to buy in 2026 A real cost-and-performance comparison: when a Mac mini beats a VPS for OpenClaw, when the VPS wins, and the hybrid setup I run. APR 2026 OpenClaw setup guide (2026): VPS, Mac mini, Docker A complete OpenClaw setup walkthrough — VPS, Mac mini, and Docker — with the gotchas I hit in two years of running it in production. APR 2026 OpenClaw vs Claude Cowork (2026): honest comparison I've used both in production for over a year. Here's the honest comparison — features, pricing, security, and when to pick which. MAR 2026 OpenClaw skills: how they work and which ones actually matter A practical walkthrough of OpenClaw skills — what they are, how to build one, and the 10 I install on every fresh OpenClaw instance. MAR 2026 Why your AI chatbot failed Most failures are workflow misfits, not model failures. The chatbot did its job — you picked the wrong job. MAR 2026 Is OpenClaw safe? An honest security review (2026) OpenClaw can be one of the safest agent platforms you run, or one of the riskiest. Here is what controls which. FEB 2026 The internal owner: why most AI pilots stall If no one inside owns the rollout, the agent dies the moment something edge-case happens. Pick the owner before you pick the agent. FEB 2026 Is OpenClaw free? Pricing and TCO breakdown (2026) Yes — OpenClaw itself is free and open source. Here is what it actually costs to run in production, and when paid alternatives make sense.