Category: Challenge
Articles in the "Challenge" category. An ongoing record of taking on things we have not done yet. Logs of challenges whose outcome is still unknown.
Maybe Business-Card Exchange 3.0 Is Possible: From a Fill-In Back to a "Trading Business Card" (Still Just an Idea)
2026-06-15 22:30:00
How I, running a company, went from a card with my own product on the back (v1.0) to a fill-in back the other person writes on (v2.0), and the idea that just occurred to me: a "trading business card" (v3.0) people want the way they want a trading card. Nothing is built yet. An honest record of an idea still being explored.
Read moreI Want to Try a Podcast After Turning 40 — So I'm Building the "Tool," a Voice to Talk With, First (Podcast Log #1)
2026-06-15 16:00:00
The first entry in a podcast challenge log. After turning 40 I want to start a podcast, but talking alone is hard, so I'm building the tool first: a partner to talk with. It isn't finished and may not work. Here I record how it feels at the moment of starting, and the honest motive that this, too, is about growing.
Read moreStarting My First Open-Source Project - AI Is Why I Could Take the Step (Open-Source Log #1)
2026-06-12 22:50:00
The first entry in a log of my first-ever open-source project. I'm building AI Taxiway, a concept for pooling idle phones, game consoles, and PCs to carry AI computation. Why AI drafting the README and license let me finally start, the fun of setting rules such as Apache 2.0, and the honest reason for going open: building alone is lonely, and I want companions.
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