Modeled my iPod mini in Blender so it could sit on this page. The screen underneath is 138 by 110 pixels, same as the real one.


Notes from the bench, longer writing, and what’s on the speakers.


Modeled my iPod mini in Blender so it could sit on this page. The screen underneath is 138 by 110 pixels, same as the real one.


Ran a $5 model shootout before switching. The new model pulled 1,479 metrics from a 375‑page board packet for $3.11.
Three health plans went quiet this summer. They hadn’t; the scraper had. Now the pipeline fails loudly.
Taught my meeting notetaker to join Teams. Microsoft flagged it as a suspected threat.
In draft
Reads every Medi‑Cal plan’s board packets and turns them into a searchable record of what plans are deciding.
A small crew of AI agents on two Mac minis that run my morning brief, inbox and follow‑ups.
Joins Zoom and Teams calls on its own, records them, and writes the notes.
Astro, Blender, and an iPod from 2005.
Enter selects, Escape goes back a level like the Menu button, the up and down arrows scroll, the left and right arrows change tracks, and P plays or pauses.
Last played: Either Way by Wilco.
I’m Richard. I run Insight Healthcare Advisors, which helps health plans and community providers make Medi‑Cal programs work, and I build software under Insight Research Group. I live in San Francisco.