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Hey nerds, I'm Derek. I test emerging technology, build useful AI systems, make videos, and write honestly about fatherhood and the messy work of building a real life.

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FATHERHOOD / ADVOCACY · 8 MIN

A Warren Township officer wrote that my custody dispute was civil. Then he charged me over it.

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AI made me lazy. Or did it just expose how lazy I already was?

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FATHERHOOD / CULTURE · 21 MIN

One Piece hits different when you fought for your family.

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I don't have a niche.
I have a life.

Right now I am building AiMe and the systems around it, growing Storynest and Custody Journal, making videos, and continuing my work around fatherhood and fair custody. This is where I show the work without forcing it into one clean niche.

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