Buddy Cobb

Be Curious...

I build software and AI experiments, get lost in aviation, play things loud, and make strange projects for fun — including the occasional gnome.

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What I'm into

A few of my serious curiosities

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Aviation & Flight Systems

Aircraft, drones, airspace, flight systems, aviation history, military aircraft stories, navigation, and the beautifully complicated business of getting humans into the sky without embarrassing Newton.

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Punk Rock & DIY Culture

Fast songs, sharp edges, anti-boring energy, DIY creativity, and the belief that sometimes the best ideas come from people who were not invited into the fancy room.

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Software & AI

Building systems, experimenting with AI, and poking at complex machines with strict rules, elegant failures, and just enough danger to keep everyone honest.

✈️ On aviation — Aviation scratches the same itch as software systems: complex machines, strict rules, elegant failures, human judgment, and just enough danger to keep everyone honest. I'm fascinated by aircraft, pilots, drones, military aviation stories, flight systems, navigation, and the engineering behind getting metal into the sky.

🎸 On punk rock — Punk rock is the soundtrack for questioning things, building your own path, and refusing to let everything become beige corporate oatmeal. I love the energy, humor, rebellion, DIY spirit, and raw honesty of punk — the same spirit that shows up in weird projects, satire, software experiments, and the occasional gnome uprising.

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Satire · Gnomes & DIY Culture

Meet Czar Postarius: The Gnome King of Nowhere

A comedic dive into conspiracy culture, online absurdity, and a self-appointed gnome king who has claimed the void as his kingdom.

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