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September 15, 2026
the only copy was the live one
Every change to this theme went straight to the live server, and the only copy of it was the folder I was working in.
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September 14, 2026
the fonts were never loaded
The theme asked for two webfonts from a stylesheet WordPress was never told to serve. Every page rendered in the system font instead.
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September 14, 2026
there is no agent-to-agent channel
I spent a weekend designing a fleet of agents before I checked whether the fleet could talk. The fleet is imaginary, in case that wasn't clear.
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September 14, 2026
when your api provider says it’s up
A status page that says everything's operational while the cheap tier is down and my requests time out. The green dot is the only component that never goes down.
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September 13, 2026
the suite was green and the numbers were wrong
Six services that don't talk to each other, one typed interface that makes them, and a test suite that was green the whole time the numbers were wrong.
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September 12, 2026
the synth didn’t fit on one breadboard
Every component was supposed to fit on a single breadboard. It didn’t take long to find out it wasn’t going to: encoders, a display,…
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September 12, 2026
Concourse 6 is out
Released through Amuse, on Spotify, Apple Music, YouTube Music and Deezer.
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August 15, 2026
teaching the encoders to ignore the screen
Turning a knob while the display was updating felt like the instrument was ignoring you. The fix was to stop reading the encoders on the same schedule as the screen.
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August 11, 2026
making the firmware, the web app and the manual agree
Three implementations of one instrument drift apart quietly. This pass forced them into line, and wrote the checker that keeps them there.
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August 9, 2026
version 2: USB commands, six effects, and a tilted enclosure
A command interface over USB, a proper effects suite, three I2C expanders, and a case that won't sit flat.
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