Archive
Transmissions on engineering, management, homelab, and the side-quests in between.
- 2026.03.24
Upgrading the Homelab, Part 1: Taking Stock
How we inventoried what we had, set our goals, and picked the hardware for the next generation.
- 2026.03.12
The Calculator Didn't Kill Accounting
AI is going to change who works, how many of them there are, and what the work looks like — but the people who care about craft have the most to gain.
- 2026.03.10
AI Doesn't Know Your Smart Home Platform (Yet)
Homey app development is a blind spot for AI assistants. So I built an Agent Skill to fix that.
- 2026.03.09
What Nobody Tells You About Going from Engineer to Engineering Manager
The transition from building software to leading the people who build software is stranger than anyone prepares you for.
- 2026.03.09
Welcome to the New mcnees.me
A fresh start for my corner of the internet — what this site is, why I rebuilt it, and what I plan to write about.