AI Optimist

An operator's case for building with AI. Proven in public. No hype, no doom.

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AI blog automation
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Autonomous pipeline that turns curated YouTube transcripts into auto-published working notes.
- n8n
- Claude Opus 4.7
- Gemini 3.1 Pro
- GPT-5.5
Shipped May 2026 40-point QA gate
kenashe.ai
LIVE

This site. Built end-to-end with Claude Code, reviewed by Codex, shipped in a day.
- Astro
- Tailwind
- MDX
- Vercel
Shipped May 2026
Daily email to myself
LIVE

Morning brief at 6 AM: weather, tickers, a dad joke, and 300 words on a rotating topic.
- Python
- Claude API
- Mac Mini
Shipped May 2026 25 days running

No hype.

No doom.

Receipts only.

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