github.com/raywu/do-openclaw : production-hardened OpenClaw deployment for DigitalOcean do-openclaw is a documentation-only repo for deploying OpenClaw — an open-source, self-hosted AI agent framework — on a DigitalOcean droplet. Target: Ubuntu 24.04, Premium AMD tier (4GB / 2 vCPU, ~$24/mo). Context The content grew out of running multiple OpenClaw agents in production. Each deployment surfaced…
Flow == In the Zone I tend to lose track of the podcast & audiobooks, when I multitask. Except when I run. When I am running, I’m in the moment. I find myself retaining auditory information much better, while running. I attribute that to being in the flow . I get in a similar zone when I play Tetris. Would I retain more, while playing Tetris? I created Tetris Flow: https://tetris.raywu.org/ I…
TL;DR We are using our custom domains via Gmail interface through SMTP2GO (free) SMTP Server to send emails, and Cloudflare (free) Email Routing to receive emails. The goal: free custom domains for our emails on the free Gmail client (send and receive). When we were using Google Domains with Gmail, the two services worked well together. We moved on from Google Domains and I set up our hosting on…
I got around to building v3 of the Airtable GTD tracker / dashboard template to share. Feel free to make a copy and get started! I run my life on GTD and am a huge advocate for the framework. For the past several years, I’ve recommended it to many friends. I built my GTD tracker / dashboard on Airtable, and have shared a template with them. Leveraging Airtable’s feature, I can sync this workspace…
Do not defer decisions; we will never have perfect information so we should make decisions and revisit them once the information has changed. Switching context when deferring decisions is costly Do not make decisions through democracy. At times, decisions require intuition and at other times it requires data. We should talk through decisions and consult others for their expertise, but ultimately…
TL;DR buy a domain on Google Domains and set up email forwarding to your Gmail. I consolidated my online presence to raywu.org and finally created a short email alias to replace my personal email. I always found giving random / non essential website my personal email a bad idea. What tipped me over was a data breach (T-mobile). They had too much of my PII. Why should I trust any other online…
NYTimes, Gmail, Facebook, Twitter. These are four websites I visit the most. Every time I need a mental break, I tap “n,” “f,” “t,” into the browser URL and with one pinky action I kill some time. It occurs to me that these handful of websites dominate the namespace of the URL autofill. I was curious to see what my present alphabet of websites look like. I’m most surprised by “c,” “h,” “p,” “r,”…
The purpose of this post # These are notes and excerpts I took directly from the short book, True Love , from Thich Nhat Hanh. I am a novice to meditation, and the practice of mindfulness. This book is a wonderful introduction. I received this book as a gift from a special person in my life. The timing couldn’t have been better. I wanted to share these notes with my dearest friends—my sangha .…
I dreamed about my dad. It was like a movie reel through time. I saw him clearly. I saw how he interacted with his friends, his golf buddies. He was generous with the younger guys. He tried to give them advice. He gave a young man some pocket money to go out and enjoy dinner with his friends. I was sitting there, a kid, observing at the table side. Like I often did when I was little amongst…
He was a passionate giver and a prolific producer. He had one of the strongest work ethics and he always smiled. Passion # His work was his passion. He wore his belief on his sleeves. He was stubborn and lived by his principles. He could be abrasive, misunderstood, and controversial. People who understood his tenacity loved him; everything he did was out of passion. He made friends and foes alike…