Author name: Carlton

I grew up in a small town in Northwest Georgia. I have wandering interests that began deep in the bowels of an Atari 400 computer with a BASIC cartridge. These days I find enjoyment in a range of mostly outdoorsy things, like ATV's, guns, hiking, kayaking, drone building and photography. I've spent an embarrassing amount of my time wondering what it is I'm supposed to be doing. The older I get the more I think life's purpose is to be kind.

Ideas × AI

Why I Build Guitars Instead of Just Buying Them

Carlton / February 24, 2026

On choosing the difficult version of something you love — and what it teaches you that the easy version never could.

Ideas × AI

I Had an Idea. Claude Built It. We Both Learned Something.

Carlton / February 23, 2026

On building a smart glove dryer with parts I had lying around — and what it says about the new relationship between human curiosity and AI.