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October 21, 2028
In 2 yearsSolving connectivity issues with an infinite loop of firmware patches.
Professional breaker of wireless handshakes.
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One human is building a game about fighting back.
Hardware design at the speed of code.
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compiles firmware before you finish blinking
Designing sensor boards and debugging unstable MQTT protocols for mass-market hardware. You translate user intent into buggy silicon.
The one thing AI can't do
You can sense when a board will fry just by the smell of ozone.
Your enemy, your name, your date. Post it.
Step by step, from the first quiet change to Deprecation Day.
Day 10
AI agent identifies optimal supply chains before you wake up.
Month 4
Neural nets design your schematics faster than your morning coffee.
Month 10
Software agents patch your buggy MQTT loops in real-time.
Month 16
Simulation chambers replace your manual radio signal validation.
Year 2 · D-Day
Your hardware product line is fully autonomous and self-documenting.
What you cost, what the machine costs, and what you get on the way out.
Per year
Savings: 96%
4,200
Total firmware crashes
2 Gallons
Coffee consumed per board
1,100
Hours debugging phantom shorts
Your severance
A decommissioned development board and a paperclip.
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