Trustworthy AI tools for professional work.https://phuaky.com/https://phuaky.com/journal/2026/fifteen-days-with-fable/https://phuaky.com/journal/2026/fifteen-days-with-fable/Fable 5 came out two weeks ago. This is one long article on everything I actually built with it: 15 builds, real numbers, live links where they exist, and the embarrassing parts left in. It grows as each build lands.Thu, 16 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://phuaky.com/journal/2026/token-daddy/https://phuaky.com/journal/2026/token-daddy/Sugar daddies have money. Drug lords have drugs. Oil sheiks have oil. In the AI age, the person holding the GPUs decides who gets to build. A power taxonomy, an inverted escape curve, and where in the compute stack the money actually pools.Tue, 07 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://phuaky.com/journal/2026/google-gemini-hackathon/https://phuaky.com/journal/2026/google-gemini-hackathon/Built a working voice AI demo in 7 hours. Here's what I learned about hackathon strategy.Sun, 11 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://phuaky.com/journal/2025/legends-harden-legends/https://phuaky.com/journal/2025/legends-harden-legends/I ran every previous marathon for the moment the body votes to stop. This time, I ran a 17-minute PB, but the demon never came. The training worked too well, robbing me of the only moment I actually cared about.Mon, 08 Dec 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://phuaky.com/journal/2025/chrome-extension-noise-signal/https://phuaky.com/journal/2025/chrome-extension-noise-signal/How getting dragged to a vibe coding hackathon led to building a privacy-first Chrome extension that uses local AI to filter Twitter trashSat, 23 Aug 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://phuaky.com/journal/2025/2025-ai-agents/https://phuaky.com/journal/2025/2025-ai-agents/How my brother's tax struggles led to 20+ iterations, 8 specialized AI agents, and a 90%+ accurate system that costs under $1 instead of hundreds of dollarsSun, 15 Jun 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://phuaky.com/journal/2025/frontier-of-skills/https://phuaky.com/journal/2025/frontier-of-skills/Personal growth is like exploring the frontier—each mountain climbed reveals new, previously invisible opportunitiesMon, 19 May 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://phuaky.com/journal/2025/crypto-freelancing-2024/https://phuaky.com/journal/2025/crypto-freelancing-2024/Navigating the tension between stability and ambition in the pursuit of meaningful work and financial freedom.Fri, 28 Mar 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://phuaky.com/journal/2025/finishing-what-i-started/https://phuaky.com/journal/2025/finishing-what-i-started/What started as an overnight hackathon turned into a two-week marathon. A candid exploration of feature creep, the 80/20 problem in indie development, and why finishing projects is harder than starting them.Wed, 26 Feb 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://phuaky.com/journal/2025/the-rollercoaster-of-building-startups-bans-bumps-and-bouncing-back/https://phuaky.com/journal/2025/the-rollercoaster-of-building-startups-bans-bumps-and-bouncing-back/From Shopee bans to X account suspensions, my startup journey has been a brutal cycle of build, believe, and bounce back. A raw account of facing platform bans while trying to launch AI-powered solutions.Thu, 20 Feb 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://phuaky.com/journal/2025/crypto-data-scraper-in-1-day/https://phuaky.com/journal/2025/crypto-data-scraper-in-1-day/Building a Python application to scrape cryptocurrency data from CoinMarketCap and project websites, with Google Sheets integrationMon, 13 Jan 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://phuaky.com/journal/2024/From%20Entrepreneur%20to%20Salaryman/https://phuaky.com/journal/2024/From%20Entrepreneur%20to%20Salaryman/My personal journey transitioning from business owner to employee, reflecting on the challenges, unexpected growth, and maintaining entrepreneurial ambitions while navigating a new career path.Sat, 20 Jul 2024 00:00:00 GMThttps://phuaky.com/journal/2024/ai-sharing-day-2/https://phuaky.com/journal/2024/ai-sharing-day-2/A reflection on hosting the second AI Sharing Day, from preparation challenges to community building success, highlighting lessons learned and the growth experienced.Tue, 16 Jul 2024 00:00:00 GMThttps://phuaky.com/journal/2024/e-commerce-tempts-me---but-i-want-to-solve-real-problems/https://phuaky.com/journal/2024/e-commerce-tempts-me---but-i-want-to-solve-real-problems/My journey from obsessing over e-commerce optimization to seeking meaningful work that addresses real-world problems, reflecting on the difference between efficiency and effectiveness.Fri, 01 Mar 2024 00:00:00 GMThttps://phuaky.com/journal/2024/crossroads-in-cambodia/https://phuaky.com/journal/2024/crossroads-in-cambodia/A transformative journey to Cambodia for a friend's wedding that evolved into a profound exploration of personal values, relationships, and cultural insights.Mon, 05 Feb 2024 00:00:00 GMThttps://phuaky.com/journal/2023/2023-reflecting-on-the-year-end/https://phuaky.com/journal/2023/2023-reflecting-on-the-year-end/A year-end reflection on achievements, regrets, and lessons learned through various projects and personal challenges.Sun, 31 Dec 2023 00:00:00 GMThttps://phuaky.com/journal/2023/running-my-3rd-marathon/https://phuaky.com/journal/2023/running-my-3rd-marathon/My experience and reflections on running my third marathon, with strategies, challenges, and lessons learned for future races.Wed, 27 Dec 2023 00:00:00 GMThttps://phuaky.com/journal/2018/what-is-the-kimchi-premium/https://phuaky.com/journal/2018/what-is-the-kimchi-premium/The kimchi premium—higher crypto prices on South Korean exchanges—spurred arbitrage goldmines since 2017. Alameda Research, Three Arrows Capital, and BXB Capital leveraged it, with Sam Bankman-Fried’s firm fueling FTX’s rise. Explained by Investopedia and others, it’s a tale of profit amid regulation.Sat, 10 Mar 2018 00:00:00 GMThttps://phuaky.com/journal/professional/2015-chef-years/https://phuaky.com/journal/professional/2015-chef-years/Three intense years in professional kitchens taught me discipline, creativity under pressure, and the art of perfect execution.Thu, 01 Jan 2015 00:00:00 GMT