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What I Use

If it moves me forward, it's a tool. Hardware, software, systems — and one motorcycle.

The Machine

M5 Max MacBook Pro, 128GB unified memory.

Configured for running local AI stacks and large context models. This is not a laptop — it's a workstation.

AI / ML Stack

  • Python + FastAPI
  • LangGraph, LangChain, Pydantic AI
  • LangSmith & Langfuse for observability
  • OpenAI API & Anthropic API
  • Ollama for local models

Vector Databases

  • MongoDB Atlas Vector Search
  • Qdrant
  • Pinecone
  • QdrantMD

Development

  • PyCharm / VS Code
  • Claude Code
  • Warp terminal

Languages & Frameworks

  • Python — primary language now
  • PHP / Laravel — the roots
  • TypeScript
  • FastAPI & React

Cloud & Infrastructure

  • AWS (Lambda, S3, ECS)
  • Google Cloud
  • Kubernetes
  • Terraform
  • Docker
  • GitHub Actions

Knowledge System

Obsidian with custom YAML frontmatter, wiki-link hubs, and epistemic belief-update framing.

Every note has a confidence level. Knowledge isn't static — it updates like a Bayesian prior.

The Harley

2017 Sportster Forty-Eight · 1200cc

Yes, it's on the uses page. If it moves you forward, it's a tool.