The notebook

Field notes.

Essays on automation, food safety, writing, and life — kept the way an engineer keeps a notebook.

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Why I Wrote Dark Recipe: Food, Code, and the Fragility We Don’t Want to See
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Why I Wrote Dark Recipe: Food, Code, and the Fragility We Don’t Want to See

A biotech thriller about an indoor farming system turned weapon, exposing hidden vulnerabilities in our food supply and the danger of tru...

The Transferable You
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The Transferable You

A reflection on identity, reinvention, and the myth of the single career lane. Drawing on a path from industrial automation to entreprene...

What's on Bob's Bookshelf
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What's on Bob's Bookshelf

Authors that I read and that have influenced me and my writing.

Three years ago today
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Three years ago today

Three years ago I couldn't get out of a recliner. Today I'm launching a blog. Somewhere in between, I learned to pay attention differentl...