Clockworks.

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Notes from the bench.

Plain-English writing about AI for real businesses — what works, what’s hype, and what it costs. No jargon, no doom, no “in today’s fast-paced world.”

LATEST — JULY 7, 2026

The 9:40 p.m. Estimate

MN Clockworks now builds AI systems for Twin Cities trades businesses: plumbing, HVAC, electrical, landscaping. Here's the why, and the four systems I build.

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The next step

Reading is free. So is the audit.

If a post made you wonder whether this stuff would work in your shop, that's exactly what the 30-minute audit answers — with your numbers.

30 minutes, no pitch. You leave with a written plan either way. And if I can’t find anything worth fixing, the coffee’s on me.