Writing

Notes on public sector systems, technical efficiency, and AI. Mostly things I ran into and wanted to think through properly.

• How I build Claude skills: start with the workflow

  Oct 5, 2026 · 10 min · ai, claude, workflows, public-sector

  My approach to short Claude skills, clear handoffs, and human approval, with a public-sector briefing example.

• I can build it with AI. Can I explain it?

  Sep 10, 2026 · 5 min · ai, automation, learning

  A coworker's questions made me rethink what I understood about the AI workflows I was building.

• From even numbers to Naive Bayes

  Sep 2, 2026 · 5 min · python, machine-learning, learning

  What changed between my first Python script and an SMS spam classifier, and why

• Green pipeline, empty file

  Aug 30, 2026 · 5 min · ci, gitlab, debugging

  Building a contribution grid with GitLab CI, and the two security settings whose hidden dependency made it fail without telling anyone.

• 80 cents on the dollar

  Aug 26, 2026 · 4 min · sled, security, budgets

  State agencies are pouring most of their IT budget into keeping old systems alive, and the way modernization gets funded is a big part of why.