Technical depth without fluff: production-grade AI systems, recipes that support metabolic health, and long-game creative practice.
This site exists to publish useful thinking you can apply under real constraints, not ideal conditions.
If a post cannot help you make a better decision, ship a better system, cook a more repeatable meal, or sustain better creative habits, it does not belong here.
Read Full Manifesto →Production systems, metabolic-friendly cooking, creative practice, and more.
AI, engineering, and decision systems.
Explore Build →Food, health, routines, and sustainability.
Explore Live →Music, writing, and creative process.
Explore Create →Everything that doesn’t fit a single box.
Explore All →Reliability-first AI workflows for production use, with explicit handling for uncertainty.
See Current Focus →Meal systems that reduce weekday friction while staying metabolic-friendly and repeatable.
Read Meal System →How consistency compounds in music, writing, and technical craft over long time horizons.
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Chasing 100% accuracy in LLMs is a fool's errand. Real engineering value comes from reliability, predictability, and the ability to handle failure gracefully. Here is why 'dumb but consistent' often beats 'smart but random'.
A practical guide to designing open-domain AI systems with one concrete port-compliance case, failure containment patterns, and a production-grade evaluation workflow.
How being fully present with your partner reveals that respect isn't loud - it's in the smallest gestures, undivided attention, and the dignity of truly being there.
Discover the fascinating neuroscience and psychology behind creative inspiration, from emotional stagnation to breakthrough moments, and why your accumulated experiences are the secret ingredient to sustained creativity.
Pick one challenge, run it this week, and document what changed. The goal is action, not perfection.
Choose one AI workflow you trust. Test whether it still holds up when inputs are messy and incomplete.
Build one diabetic-friendly meal you can repeat without decision fatigue during a busy week.
Create one small piece this week with a fixed constraint and a fixed finish line.
Test an AI assistant on one ambiguous research question that requires synthesis, not a single fact.
A different recipe each visit. Practical, repeatable, and metabolic-friendly whenever possible.
Succulent chicken thighs braised in a tangy vinegar-soy sauce and finished under the broiler for crispy skin, served with a refreshing monk fruit-sweetened quick-pickled jicama slaw.
I'm Nat Currier, a CTO and hands-on builder writing from real work: shipping production AI systems, making architecture tradeoffs, and solving operational problems under real constraints.
You will find practical engineering guides, diabetic-friendly recipes I actually cook on repeat, and creative essays from ongoing music and writing practice. The goal is simple: each visit should leave you with something you can apply this week.
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