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Slurping Manaboodle
Before AI, I spent nights in Tokyo working on adaptive learning and slurping ramen. Moodle, noodles and doodling all went into a name, and the name got a face. Meet Mana.
October 24, 20262 min read
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Spontaneous thoughts, observations, and musings on various topics.

Before AI, I spent nights in Tokyo working on adaptive learning and slurping ramen. Moodle, noodles and doodling all went into a name, and the name got a face. Meet Mana.

The AI industry has run out of internet. To teach machines judgment, it needs believable worlds with stakes—which is exactly what storytellers have always built.

A year ago I flew home from Cape Town and started Manaboodle. To begin year two, I moved onto a boat for three weeks—one that, full disclosure, does not move.

Exploring the intersection of music, mood, and programming productivity. How different vibes can unlock creative coding flow states.