A year-end reality check on my 2025 tech predictions. Some hits, some misses, and a few unexpected plot twists along the way.

Spotify has made it clear who can profit from your own listening data. They shut down a service that was allowing similarly minded users from being able to sell their own listening data to other data aggregators and service providers who were attempting to provide better listening insight.

How potential password reuse led to multiple account takeovers & how I used the Kill Chain framework to contain, investigate, remediate & monitor active breaches. Key lesson: MFA + unique passwords + password managers = your best defense against credential stuffing attacks.

Something feels off about the job market, even when the data says otherwise. This post breaks down why. I explore the composition effect, wage growth by percentile, the impact of tech layoffs, and why AI and innovation cuts are reshaping the economy in ways we’re not measuring correctly. It’s a look at how headline numbers can miss what’s actually happening on the ground.

After each shoot, I used to spend 15 minutes manually sorting photos. Lightroom’s import tool wasn’t cutting it. So I built a custom photo import script using Claude Code. It detects the SD card, organizes by file type, filters junk, and sorts by date. It even checks the copies and asks for shoot names. It’s not perfect, but it works. And it saves me time.

Underemployment is tough when you’re someone who’s used to building, solving, and delivering. In this post, I walk through how I’ve stayed productive and mentally sharp while waiting for the next big thing. From daily routines to passion projects, learning plans to creative outlets, this is a real look into how I’m navigating professional limbo, and maybe building something better along the way.

Companies are laying off developers and replacing them with "cheap" AI tools - but those tools are actually subsidized by VCs. A look at the hidden cost shift coming when AI pricing moves from market capture to profit extraction.

Can AI Reason? I recently connected Claude up to Notion and there was an error. I asked Claude to decipher the error and come up with some solutions. All the while, it would test those solutions against the Notion page to see if it would work.

A reflection on why AI feels overwhelming, why people give up too soon, and how employers can take the smarter path by empowering their team to work with AI.