Notes
Thoughts, things I’m learning, and occasional longer posts.
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When the filter knob moves on its own Oct 16, 2026A little OP-XY browser companion that started with one question: what if I could see the filter knob move?- Music
- Creative coding
- Web Audio
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Starting again with HCI May 17, 2026A semester of HCI, two prototypes, and an unreasonable amount of calendar Tetris.- Learning
- Design
- Georgia Tech
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Four days to make a navigation idea tangible Dec 6, 2025I built the prototype while Ankit led product planning, negotiated scope, and stepped in when I was out. Four days taught us how much good work depends on choosing what not to build.- Design
- Work
- AI
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GOT ’EM — SNKRS Generator Sep 15, 2021Sneaker culture is something I’ve participated since I was in high school around 2009. Over the past couple of years people who have bought Nike shoes have typically used an app called SNKRS…- Sneakers
- Side project
- Creative coding
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At IBM in Raleigh & San Francisco Sep 8, 2020I started my career at IBM in Raleigh, NC working on a team that made applications with Watson AI. I remember going in the first day and being astounded at all the different tech that was being…- Career
- IBM
- Raleigh
- San Francisco
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Rebuilding hireharlem.com Mar 20, 2020Hi! My name is Will! I’m a Software Engineer at IBM and I moved to San Francisco in September, 2018 for a new position at the IBM Garage. Before moving to SF, I was living in Raleigh, NC and…- Design
- Code
- Community
- Harlem
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Asheville/Knoxville Sep 22, 2018Towards the end of March, my team at IBM was given Thu+Fri off and during the beginning of that week I started looking into a strange little festival that I heard of, called Big Ears. It had been…- Travel
- Music
- Asheville
- Knoxville
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Atlanta & Tyler Sep 22, 2018In the beginning of February I wasn’t doing much, going out a lot, so I started developing a serious case of FOMO while looking through social media. My best friend was in Dallas and had been…- Travel
- Music
- Atlanta
- Tyler, the Creator
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Barcelona, Spain Sep 16, 2018When I arrived in Barcelona, the first thing I did after getting through the airport was finding a cell phone provider to get a 4G data plan. So I used my broken, stutter-filled Spanish to ask the…- Travel
- Music
- Barcelona
- Architecture
