Silicon, asphalt, and a mechanical keyboard

There’s a hilarious irony happening: as our software becomes more human-like, we’re becoming increasingly obsessed with things that are apologetically physical. We’re living in the era of cyber-physical synthesis. 

Take the modern EV. It’s essentially a high-performance server rack that can pull 0-60 in three seconds. It’s brilliant, it’s efficient, and yet... I still find myself spending three hours soldering a custom split keyboard just to feel the "thock" of a linear switch. Why? Because in a world of frictionless AI, we crave intentional friction.

Yeah, it looks funny, but you haven't seen my projects!

Software-Defined Everything: My car gets a performance update while I sleep. My thermostat has more intelligence than my first PC. We’ve reached peak digital saturation. The Analog Rebellion: The more time we spend in the knowledge-streaming cloud, the more we value the weight of a steering wheel or the tactile click of a well-built machine. 

The future isn't a metaverse headset; it’s using our powerful AI tools to make our real-world hobbies—whether racing cars or building Arduinos—more precise, more visceral, and significantly more fun. If the tech doesn't make the real world better, what's the point? 

I'll have to opine on this a bit more later - AI will be the flourishing of society, I believe.