SignalFeb 2026No. 17
What Building Actually Looks Like
6:10am, the alarm goes off, the house is dark, and my brain is already doing that annoying thing where it tells me that I don’t really have to get up yet. 6:18, I’m standing in the middle of my room, trying to wake up, phone in my hand even though I don’t want it in my hand. 6:20, keys, shoes, jacket, same routine. 7:00 to 3:00, I’m at Rust Automation and Controls, building AI-powered software with a friend, same parking lot, same walk in, same fluorescent lights, the office has that quiet “ever