2026.08

Released Refmode CLI, a macOS command-line tool for switching Apple display reference modes from Terminal, scripts, and hardware controllers. Published Ship the tool, not the agent. Shipped a large redesign of ttvl.co made almost entirely of small details. Spent much of the month rebuilding Hypercontext, a not-yet-public system for giving people, applications, and AI assistants a durable shared context layer. Sent the remaining shipment from the Kyojima studio to Italy, finishing another practical stage of the move. Spent two weeks working remotely and traveling across Bali—from Balangan through Candi Dasa and Canggu to Ubud—making a photo study of its beautiful doors and gates along the way. Joined a bamboo architecture and carpentry workshop at The Kul Kul Farm, where Ludo and I each made a bamboo tray for the studio. Turned a 20-hour layover into a brief visit to Chengdu before returning to Rome. Continued setting up the Rome studio, including building a large worktable with a top…