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Office Hours
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Essays & Analyses
A first-principles cost analysis comparing orbital solar power satellites to terrestrial natural gas for 1 GW datacenter capacity.
On rebuilding American manufacturing capability through vertical integration.
A 14ft autonomous drone boat attempting to circumnavigate the globe via Starlink. 25,000 miles, 250 days, endless ocean memes.
The most incredible video I've ever shot.
First US replication attempt of the Korean LK-99 room-temperature superconductor.
OS-level AI assistant. Hit both shift keys, use AI anywhere.
An engineer's attempt at modern art—making memes IRL.