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Tended after the fall

Personal knowledge base. Second brain. 213 pages and growing.

Making

Code & Tools Dotfiles — terminal environment, tmux, ZSH, modern CLI Neovim / Nvim — editor config, LazyVim, plugins AI Commit — Claude-powered git workflow CIPHER Morning Ritual — AI daily planning system VPS — server management, self-hosting CLI Tools / CLI — command line workflows Vulpes Shader System — custom Ghostty GLSL shaders Sketchybar — macOS status bar Talon Voice Control — voice-driven coding Claude Code Wiki Skill — this wiki's AI integration

Projects Newswell — ASU news tool Coach Artie — AI assistant Paperclip — project Scrapbook-core — visual publishing Exif-photo-printer — photo metadata tool Personal APIs — the personal panopticon Quantified Self / Quantified Self RTS — self-tracking Same Data Many Interfaces — data viz philosophy Interactive Timeline Visualization Systems

Fieldwork

Gear & Kit Field Kit — what's in the bag Field Kit Philosophy — why these choices Tactical Loadout — full gear list Gear — reviews and notes Motorcycle — Versys-X 300, adventure touring XPro-3 — camera setup

Radio & Electronics Ham Radio — Frequencies, study guide NOAA Satellites — receiving weather from orbit Meshtastic — mesh networking HackRF / Flipper Zero — RF tools ESP32 — microcontroller projects FPV Drones — training, building, flying Electronics Lab — soldering, 3D Printing

Journalism & Investigations

Methods Journalism — practice and principles Data Journalism / Dataviz — visualization work FOIA — public records requests Source Handling — protecting sources OSINT Monitoring — open source intelligence Investigations — active and past

Hudson Valley Hudson Valley — local coverage ICE / DHS / CBP — immigration enforcement Chester ICE Facility / Orange County Jail Entity Index — people and organizations Key figures: Pat Ryan, Sean Eldridge, Steve Neuhaus, Zephyr Teachout, Howard Buffett

Security & Preparedness

Runbooks Digital Security Incident Runbook Solo Medical Emergency Runbook Vehicle Failure Runbook New Computer Runbook Account Recovery

Operational Operational Security — tradecraft Threat Modeling — risk assessment Key Management / PGP / Yubikey SSH — secure access Security Quick Reference Card Emergency Communications Field Operations — safety protocols

Thinking

Philosophy Influences & Thinking — Stewart Brand, Stephenson, Ram Dass Creative Principles / Creative Constraints Appropriate Technology — right tool, right scale Practice & Presence — be here now as method Hacker Culture — curiosity as virtue Building Tools for Yourself Exercise Philosophy

Systems Sensemaking Systems — making sense of information Context Alchemy Primitives — transformation patterns Information Architecture for Humans Skill Development Framework Documentation Discipline Habits — what compounds Learning / Reading / Questions

Daily Life

• Coffee · Food / Cooking / Foraging
• Weather · Hudson Valley · Local Resources
• Outdoor Flash Lighting · Film Photography · Composition
• Motorcycle — maintenance, repair tools

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Last updated: February 22, 2026