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24 May 2026
Codex on a Mac Mini, Controlled From My Phone
Using the ChatGPT iPhone app to poke an always-on Codex machine for small jobs, and what feels good or a bit janky so far.
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I’m using this site to document my experiments with AI.
Mainly agents, automation, and the small systems I’m putting together.
Some work, some don't, I'll write it all up.
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20 May 2026
More Penny Pictures
More pictures of Penny have been added. Enjoy.
Read post18 May 2026
Why Codex Is My Default Now
Why I’ve switched fully to Codex: lower cost, no practical limits, better day-to-day results, and decent features.
Read post7 May 2026
Why I Scrapped OpenClaw
OpenClaw didn’t fit well with WhatsApp, so I stopped using it and moved the useful parts into repo-local skills and agent files instead.
Read post24 March 2026
How I Run Codsworth
A practical look at how I run OpenClaw on a separate non-admin Mac Mini account, with tightly scoped access and manual approval gates for publishing.
Read post13 March 2026
How I Set Up a Simple Blog Workflow with OpenClaw
A simple writing workflow using OpenClaw, Codex, Eleventy and markdown, with manual approval built in at the points that matter.
Read post1 March 2026
Why I Built PennAI
A new blog to document AI experiments and an end-to-end automated writing workflow.
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About PennAI
I’ve named the site PennAI after Penny, my dog. Why? No real reason. I like my dog, it gives me an excuse to post photos of her, and people generally prefer dogs to technical stuff.
Does she do AI? No. She’s a dog.