AI
• Jul 25, 2026
How I Decide Between a Scheduled Task and an Agent
One of the easier ways to waste time with modern automation is to pick the wrong shape.
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Github
• Jul 15, 2026
Version Control Is a Safety Practice
When people hear "version control," they often think of software developers, complicated commands, and large engineering teams.
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AI
• Jun 17, 2026
GitHub Copilot Teaches Git by Guiding Decisions
Version control experts often underestimate how confusing Git is for beginners.
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Github
• May 25, 2026
Version Control Reduces Risk
I spent some time this week refining a GitHub mentorship plan for technical teams.
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AI
• Apr 24, 2026
I Let an AI Write My GIS Workflow. Here's What Broke.
There’s a growing narrative that AI can write code for you.
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AI
• Apr 24, 2026
From Prompt to Production: Making AI-Generated Code Actually Usable
“AI can help you ship something real”
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AI
• Apr 15, 2026
Define Success Before the System Does
We often talk about evals as if they are just measurement tools.
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AI
• Apr 14, 2026
Avoiding the Dead Workplace: Keeping Human Ownership Alive in an AI-Heavy Workflow
Lately I’ve been thinking about a workplace version of the “dead internet theory.”
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Agentic Engineering
• Mar 1, 2026
Trust layers and value layers in agentic engineering
Agentic engineering is still new enough that we keep reaching for old words. Automation. AI. Workflows. None of them quite fit. What we are building now is software that acts with...
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Programming
• Feb 24, 2026
Thinking like a programmer
There’s a lot of gatekeeping in technical fields like software development. People talk themselves out of learning because they assume there’s some secret aptitude test they didn’t...
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AI
• Feb 17, 2026
Demystifying Agent Jargon So You Can Actually Use This Stuff
Lately I’ve felt myself getting a little lost in new AI jargon. Agents. Agent-first. Tools. Skills. Commands. Hooks. System prompts. Protect layers. None of these ideas are bad. Mo...
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GIS
• Feb 16, 2026
Toward a Spatial Workbench Ecosystem
This project family covers the full range of GIS + AI interaction, from human-in-the-loop to fully agent-driven systems. I’ve been busy lately thanks to OpenClaw-related productivi...
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AI
• Feb 11, 2026
Removing Work Is the Real AI Leverage
Like the Internet, the AI revolution touches everything. At first it looks smaller than the hype and slower than the promises. That’s normal.
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AI
• Jan 30, 2026
Vibe coding CamReview: a trail cam app I actually use
I built a small app called CamReview to review trail camera photos and videos.
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GIS
• Dec 29, 2025
From GIS Projects to Data Pipelines
When I started in GIS, everything fit in a tight loop:
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AI
• Dec 16, 2025
A GIS Analyst From the Future
Imagine opening a GIS project you have never seen before.
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AI
• Dec 12, 2025
Vibe Coding, Bike Shedding, and the Real Work
I recently got GitHub Enterprise access from someone I met at a vibe coding hackathon. Overnight my Copilot usage limit quadrupled, so between that and my own projects I have been...
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Meta
• May 15, 2025
How the Blog Is Built
I wanted a space where I could draft ideas fast and publish them without negotiating with a heavyweight CMS or JavaScript framework. The solution is this tiny Flask app: it reads M...
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AI
• Apr 23, 2025
Too Easy to Start - AI Tools Shifted My Bottleneck from Building to Shipping
Getting started used to be the hardest part.
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AI
• Mar 25, 2025
Adapt or Get Left Behind - The New AI Skillset
AI image generation just took another enormous leap forward. If you’ve been paying attention, you’ve probably noticed how rapidly tools like MidJourney, DALL·E, and others are bei...
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GIS
• Mar 11, 2025
The Evolution of GIS Careers in the Age of Advanced AI
As someone who's spent over a decade as a GIS Technical Specialist, I've witnessed numerous technological shifts in our industry. But the rapid advancement of AI—particularly gener...
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Productivity
• Feb 17, 2025
High-Leverage Focus - Maximizing Impact
GIS and AI are evolving fast, and the best way to stay ahead is by focusing on high-leverage activities—those that deliver the biggest impact for the effort put in. Here’s how I’m...
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Tools
• Oct 9, 2024
Creating a Virtual Numpad with AutoHotKey
I recently built a virtual numpad using AutoHotKey to adapt to my new keyboard setup. I switched to a Kinesis Freestyle2 Blue keyboard, which lacks the built-in numpad I was accust...
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Data
• Sep 27, 2024
Considerations for Spatial Data That Doesn't Fit in Memory
You've been there: you're working with a massive spatial dataset, running some analysis, and everything's moving along smoothly-until your computer grinds to a halt. Your process c...
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AI
• Sep 9, 2024
AI enhanced GP tools in ArcGIS Pro
One of the biggest challenges with AI in the GIS world right now is its lack of situational awareness and the inability to provide actionable results without heavy user interventio...
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AI
• Sep 5, 2024
Empowering Geospatial Workflows with Generative AI
This is a short blog post based on an hour long presentation/workshop I hosted recently.
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Python
• Aug 21, 2024
Field Mapping Frustrations in GIS - Automating Spatial Joins
Last week, I ran into an issue with a batch spatial join tool that ran smoothly on several feature classes, each with slightly different schemas. However, without any warning, the...
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Programming
• Aug 20, 2024
Sharing Python Tools - Practical Solutions and Considerations
As a Python enthusiast, I've integrated automation into many of my daily GIS tasks over the past decade. However, I recognize that not everyone shares my passion for coding. At wor...
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Programming
• Aug 18, 2024
What are Vector Databases?
Databases are systems that store, manage, and organize data. They are the backbone of most modern applications, ranging from websites to mobile apps, and are crucial for handling l...
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GIS
• Aug 13, 2024
Open source alternatives to ArcPy
You'd be surprised --- if you're like me --- at the ease and availability of alternatives to ArcPy. Just like the camera analogy above, the best geoprocessing tools are the ones yo...
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Personal
• Aug 2, 2024
About me
I work in GIS, software, and whatever sits in the overlap between maps, data, and useful tools.
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Health
• Aug 1, 2024
Prioritizing Health as a Knowledge Worker
While knowledge work, particularly in fields like Data analysis or Software Engineering, is intellectually stimulating, it can take a toll on your physical health. The cognitive de...
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GIS
• Jul 1, 2024
Automating Proximity Analysis in Streamlit with Open Source Python
I recently took on a work project that began with a simple goal: perform spatial proximity analysis for a user. Initially, this was a manual task using ArcGIS Pro, but I ended up t...
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