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Hey, I'm Noah.
IT engineer building infrastructure, automating the boring stuff, and playing golf. I write about Ansible, Linux, firewalls, and the occasional AI experiment.
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2026.04.17
You Should Be Building Something
It has never been easier to build personal software. Most people aren't doing it. Here's why you should start today.
#essay
4 min
2026.02.24
Tracking the South Dakota Legislature Because Nobody Else Will
I built a civic tool that shows where bills are, what they change in existing law, and where the money goes.
#projects
4 min
2026.02.20
Is Learning Still Worth It?
AI can give you a PhD-level answer in seconds. So why bother learning anything at all?
#essay
7 min
2026.02.06
You Can Build a Website for Less Than a Dinner at Chili's
Why blogs could be great again. The case for owning your corner of the web.
#infrastructure
3 min