My “Ick” About Math Problems on Facebook and YouTube
I still have a lot of work left to do today, but this thought kept circling in my head. I am not the best at math. I help…
4 min readTHE NOTEBOOK / QUENTIN MAYO
Field notes.
Thoughts on security, building things, and everything in between.
Why I Self-Host and Still Use AWS?
I think about this question a lot. If AWS exists and works really well, why do I still buy hard drives, RAM, and servers for my house? On…
4 min readWhy Have 2 systems? I’m old, and I forgot stuff
I’ve been realizing something lately: I don’t remember nearly as much as I think I do. I experiment with a lot of things — internal family video sites,…
3 min readThe $1,000-a-Month Developer Dream
Lately, I keep seeing the same type of content online. Someone builds a small SaaS app, or wraps an AI API, or launches a micro-product, and then posts…
3 min readAI Didn’t Replace the Year of Work — It Compressed the Last Hour
Still February 19th, 2026. I’ve been blogging a bit more freely lately. Less polished. More thinking out loud( Thanks ChatGPT for helping make my thoughts more grammatically correct…
4 min readThe “SaaS Apocalypse” and the Market Regulating Itself
Today is Wednesday, February 19th. No long jogging this morning — just me at the computer thinking about what people are calling the “SaaS apocalypse.” It sounds dramatic.…
4 min readJogging Thoughts on AI, MVPs, and the Future of Engineers
I was out jogging again this morning, thinking about a LinkedIn post from an old friend. He’s sharp — the kind of person you genuinely enjoy disagreeing with…
5 min readHosting a Private Killing Floor 2 Server for My Kids (and My Sanity)
I have three kids. Two of them are boys, and like a lot of kids their age, they love video games. What’s been especially fun for me is…
3 min readI’ve Probably Wasted Hundreds of Dollars on My Home Lab — Learn From My Mistakes
If you’re running a home lab, especially something like an Unraid server, let me save you some money — because I’ve probably burned hundreds (maybe thousands) of dollars…
5 min readAnime Convention Reflections (Anime Frontier 2025)
Context I have three kids: a 2-year-old, a 7-year-old, and a 12-year-old. I’ve been to anime conventions before—specifically Momocon, but that was 10–15 years ago, and the experience…
3 min readGenAI – Force Multiplier
Whew — got physical today. Jogging, working out, pushing myself. NBA convention coming up, so I’m trying to keep the momentum going. From a learning and professional perspective,…
2 min readMarvel’s Spider-Man 2 (PC) – Review
Perspective: A Parent, Casual Performance Gamer, and Multi-System PC Owner Reviewer Context I want to start this review by giving some context, because how you judge performance really…
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