Everyone needs their own tools now
↗ AI is making building more accessible. The interesting question is no longer which app everyone should use — it's what to build around the way you actually work.
A technologist at the edge of AI, UX, and useful software.
Co-founder at BalanceFlo, where we use AI to make ergonomic wellness scalable. I experiment with tools, workflows, and systems. This is where I document the work.
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Latest notes
all notes → What I'm thinking about.
The site is the publishing machine
↗ A personal website should make the next note easier to publish.
Why Masala Geek exists
↗ A small home for notes on AI, tech, building, and useful personal tools.
Markdown is the source. HTML is the review layer.
↗ The Markdown vs HTML debate misses the point. They serve different jobs in an AI-assisted workflow — one is for agents, one is for humans.
Building
all projects → Things I'm making.
building #ai
Redbacks Cricket OS
A local-first operating system for a community cricket team: match planning, player records, coaching knowledge, and AI-assisted game preparation built around a Git repo.
read build note → building #ai
BalanceFlo
AI-powered ergonomics program management for making workplace wellness easier to assess, manage, and scale.
read build note → building #website
Masala Geek
My public notebook for AI product work, UX systems, local-first tools, and small build logs.
read build note → building #tools
Go Watch This
A decisive watch picker that returns one title, not another list. Built to remove decision fatigue from streaming.
read build note → shipped #tools
Mac Disk Space Widget
A native macOS menu-bar app that monitors free disk space and offers confirmation-gated cleanup for developer caches. Built after a storage crisis revealed how much invisible tooling bloat accumulates.
read build note → Follow along
Practical notes from the workshop, not polished thought-leadership vapor.