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Field note 3 min

Moving development onto my devbox

The migration took two attempts. Keeping a working copy on each machine was where I went wrong.

Field note 6 min

A headless devbox still needs a browser

A URL handler on my remote development machine led me into xdg-open dispatch, browser location, and the difference between opening a login page and finishing a login.

Field note 8 min

How to turn an idle laptop into a Linux devbox

Set up SSH, keep a laptop awake with the lid closed, reconnect to a running task, and preview a remote app through a local tunnel.

Essay 8 min

The setup tax: why connecting AI agents to apps is hard

Connecting AI agents to apps means OAuth, token refresh, scopes, rate limits, pagination, and webhooks per service. Here's why that work stalls agent projects.