https://maxcountryman.com A small stream of notes, working ideas, and things worth remembering. en-us https://maxcountryman.com/post/using-vms https://maxcountryman.com/post/using-vms 2026-09-02T07:35:04-07:00 I’m starting to use VMs as a pattern, mostly to contain Codex. As an interesting side effect, I’m migrating my development environment wholesale into the VM. I’m particularly impressed with Tart. https://maxcountryman.com/post/a-site-i-can-talk-to https://maxcountryman.com/post/a-site-i-can-talk-to 2026-09-01T07:00:00-07:00 I’m rebuilding my personal site as a microblog I can update through a conversation. The idea is simple: write naturally, let an LLM turn the thought into a clean post, and publish it directly. The site stays small, the archive stays mine, and there is no separate editing interface between the idea and the page.