Field notes & dispatches
Operations, AI, homesteading, finance, security — everything I'm building, testing, and thinking about.
How I run a TAK server on Kubernetes for under $100/mo
TAK Server 5.7 on DOKS with cert auth, WebTAK, and a full NATS bridge — the exact setup powering OneMind OS in production.
Building a 12-agent mesh on NATS — what I learned
After running 12 Hermes profiles as autonomous agents on one NATS cluster, here's the architecture, the failures, and what actually works.
Sovereign sensors: building a geo-aware farm
Environmental sensors, Tile38 geofencing, and Node-RED automations — how I turned 5 acres into a living data platform.
CloudTAK deep dive: browser-native SA without ATAK
The dfpc-coe CloudTAK fork running on DOKS — plugins, AI panel integration, and why MapLibre beats Mapbox for sovereign deployments.
Why NATS is the only message bus that makes sense for edge ops
After running Kafka, MQTT, and Redis Streams for field operations, here's why NATS won and the others got cut.
The sovereign wealth stack: DeFi without the casino
Multi-sig, self-custody, and DeFi infrastructure that isn't gambling — building financial sovereignty for builders who operate.