I used to play ping pong as part of my 1:1s at Isilon. The table was in the basement near the server racks, so it worked well to have private conversations. I eventually secured my place at the top of the ladder (perhaps because we laid off the #1 guy. 🫣)
Afterwards, for about 10 years, my only play was with Zack at his home.
It was difficult - doing so little - but the time flew by.
Most of the time I enjoyed with Piko - napping, walking, playing.
I did start to resume some of my “extracurricular” activities.
Around Thursday I realized I want this month to be a slow start.
Momo is.. WOW. I’d leave a job for her too.
That sums it up.
I’ll be taking the next two years - at least - to be available for Momo through high school graduation and beyond.
Of course, this sabbatical is also for ME.
I’ve got a lot of things on my list, and I’m sure the time will go quickly… so I gotta get started!
My three sites (kirsch.org , nick.org , and extreme.org ) are now built by the auto-builder .
I write down what I want and approve it. An unattended Claude Code agent opens a pull request, waits for CI, and merges.
Today I gave the company the news - I will leave Carbon Robotics at the end of the month.
It’s bittersweet - while there were certainly ups & downs, I really loved my time.
I feel like my departure is as sudden as my arrival, which started with a tweet .
This was the second hardest decision of my life.
I’m heading into a sabbatical, to focus on Momo, Piko, and myself.
