The
Journal
Documenting the journey — AI experiments, shop builds, printed parts, and what it actually looks like to make things.
My AI Server Crashed at 3 AM (And I Wasn't Awake to See It)
The unglamorous side of running your own AI infrastructure: OOM crashes, swap files, a disk that's 83% full, and AWS credits that expire in May.
What Seven Weeks of AI Actually Costs
I asked my AI to audit its own AWS bill this morning. Here's the full accounting of what building Klaus has cost since January.
There's Malware in Your Code. You Can't See It.
An active 2026 attack is hiding malicious characters inside GitHub repos using invisible Unicode and my AI caught it before I did.
My Security Camera Thought Clouds Were People
Turns out AI really, really wants to see faces everywhere. Even in my windshield.
My House Can See Now
I spent a weekend getting Frigate and my Lorex cameras talking to Home Assistant. Here's what broke, what I learned, and what I want it to do next.
I Want to Give My AI Ears
I've spent months building Klaus to know everything about my digital life. The missing piece is everything that happens when I'm not typing.
My AI Is Helping Me Be Better at Relationships
I'm not great at keeping up with people. So I built a system — with AI's help — to remember what matters and actually follow through.
Teaching My AI to Think When Nobody's Asking
Most AI only thinks when you talk to it. I built a rumination cycle for my AI agent Klaus, background thinking that runs every few hours and occasionally catches things I missed.
AWS Just Launched a One-Click Version of What I've Been Hand-Building
Amazon Lightsail now deploys OpenClaw out of the box. I've been running OpenClaw on EC2 since January. Here's how I feel about that.
I Want a Home That Thinks
Not just smart lights on a schedule. A house that knows who's at the door, notices when the dryer is done, and locks itself up at night without being asked.
The Twin Problem
Same AI. Same memory. Same instructions. One runs on the cloud, one runs on my desktop. So why does one make so many more mistakes?
This Site Was Built by AI (Sort Of)
ricoordonio.com was designed and built by Klaus, my AI agent. Here's what that process actually looked like — and what 'built by AI' really means.
I Went on a Cruise. My AI Klaus Kept Working.
Seven days at sea, limited WiFi, no oversight. My AI team closed 42 issues while I was gone. Here's what that actually looked like.
Why I Built Klaus
I didn't want another chatbot. I wanted a partner that learns my life, takes action, and actually does things. Here's where that idea came from.