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Building a hidden-information card-game AI with ISMCTS

Standard MCTS assumes you can see the whole game state. The moment you put cards face-down in opponents' hands, it stops working. Here's how I adapted Information Set MCTS for Texas Flush'em.

How to Build a Multiplayer Card Game in a Weekend with PartyKit

A weekend, a card game I designed, and PartyKit. Here's how separating a pure reducer from the transport layer let me ship hidden hands, reconnects, ISMCTS bots, and password-protected rooms without ever writing WebSocket plumbing

Defining Your Own Environment Variables

The first post on `env()` was about what the browser gives you. This one is about a build-step pattern that lets you author your own design tokens in TypeScript and reference them in CSS, including inside `@media` rules where custom properties don't work.

Resilience During Uncertainty

Navigating a changing industry

AI is moving fast, the job market is contracting, and the cost of falling behind feels existential. When things are moving fast, focus becomes trajectory.

From Chaos to Control

A Real-World Guide to High Performance Drivers Education

HPDE — High Performance Driver Education — is the most accessible way to learn how to drive a car at its limit.

Initial Commit

I'm not a writer and do not aspire to be one. I have just grown tired of the existing platforms and their algorithms.