Jake is a geek, designer, and HTML+CSS lover. Taker of photos, and sometimes skiing and biking… He spends his time daydreaming about new WordPress themes and playing baseball and softball.
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From Little Leagues to Think Tanks: My Building for Others Episode
I joined Sachin Kamdar and Doyle Irvin on Building for Others to talk about agentic workflows at Pew Research, the Today RSS app, Walkup DJ, and the side projects you build just because they’re worth building.
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Little League Season Prep 2026
It’s that time of year again — fields are getting lined, equipment bags are coming out of garages, and coaches everywhere are scrambling to get organized before opening day. Over the years, I’ve built a few tools to make my own coaching life easier. Here’s the stack I’m using for 2026: The Lineup Spreadsheet Still…
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Northgate JV vs. Salesian Prep
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AI is the Ultimate Expression of Open Source
Someone left this comment on my blog last week: “I swear am not making this up… I tasked Claude with making a Web Cam App on OS X because I couldn’t find one that was easy to use and handled what I needed (Zoom in/out, Colour, Saturation). I noticed a lot of its web searches…
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Announcing WalkUp DJ
WalkUp DJ is now available on the App Store. It’s a walk-up music app for baseball and softball teams. Create your roster, assign each player a song, and play their entrance music with a single tap during games. Download WalkUp DJ → Features Apple Music Integration — Search millions of songs, preview before you pick,…
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Northgate Softball — Intersquad Scrimmage — 02/20/2006
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Northgate vs. Amador Valley Baseball
Northgate Junior Varsity Broncos Trounce Amador Valley Northgate Junior Varsity Broncos easily dispatched Amador Valley on Saturday, 14-7. Northgate Junior Varsity Broncos opened the scoring in the first after Will Jahnke hit a sacrifice fly, scoring one run. Northgate Junior Varsity Broncos extended their early lead with two runs in the top of the second…
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Apple’s Video Podcast Play: Consumption Solved, Creation Wide Open
Apple announced today that Apple Podcasts is getting video streaming support. Starting with iOS 26.4, you’ll be able to watch video podcasts right in the app, toggle seamlessly between audio and video, and download for offline viewing. It’s powered by HLS, supports dynamic ad insertion, and launches with a handful of hosting partners. This is clearly a…
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I’m Shipping Like I Have a Team (I Don’t)
There’s this meme about a kid who got an angle grinder and it “changed his life” — the joke being he’s now cutting catalytic converters off cars. Dark humor aside, there’s a kernel of truth there: the right tool at the right time can completely change your trajectory. For me, that tool was Claude with…