Hi, I'm Jay
Welcome to my website where I do my work and publish it too! On here I document my development work, share my thoughts, and maybe even post some personal stuff.
Projects
A few things I've built — click into any of them.
LocusA custom Chrome extension for bookmark launching, with multi-tab groups and local file support. Used daily.
jaygriff.comThe site you're on. A Next.js App Router build with its own content pipeline: markdown and TSX files sync into a Turso database that models posts, docs, and the projects they belong to. Everything here is written, versioned, and deployed by hand.
Engineering Ethics Case StudiesAn educational collection of real-world engineering ethics case studies for students, teachers, engineers, and curious readers. Each case introduces an event or ethical problem in accessible language, with reliable sources for further reading, framed around how engineering decisions affect public safety, professional responsibility, the environment, privacy, and fairness. Many cases draw on Martin Peterson's textbook Ethics for Engineers, supported by the Texas A&M Bovay Fund. Site content by Renée Holman; web development by me.
Deep DivePoint an LLM at any public GitHub repo and get a vulnerability report. It walks the source file by file and streams findings as the model reads.Recent writing
What I've been working through lately.
AI Workflow Transparency: A FrameworkWhy transparency about AI use ultimately respects your audience and yourself.May 7, 2026The Calculator Moment: AI as a Universal Information InnovationAI isn't categorically different from any other tool innovation—it's just the calculator moment happening to every domain simultaneously at unprecedented speed.May 7, 2026Agent Skills Are InsaneWhen you write a function you get one function. When you write a skill you get a new intern who works for you.May 7, 2026Why React Components RuleEncapsulation means I can write the most cursed code imaginable and it's totally fineMay 7, 2026The Financial Statistic That Runs My LifeThe S&P 500 has never delivered negative returns over any 20-year rolling period—and that single fact shapes my entire investment philosophy.March 30, 2026