<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><?xml-stylesheet href="/feed-styles.xsl" type="text/xsl"?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>Mark Surfas — Operator Notes</title><description>Operator notes from Laguna Beach. Writing about AI, real estate, building things, and being easily distracted.</description><link>https://marksurfas.com/</link><language>en-us</language><item><title>OpenClaw: The New Hotness in AI (That Actually Makes Sense)</title><link>https://marksurfas.com/ai/2026-02-10-openclaw-the-new-hotness-in-ai/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://marksurfas.com/ai/2026-02-10-openclaw-the-new-hotness-in-ai/</guid><description>AI in 2026 is like having a brilliant assistant who only works from a specific desk in a specific room. Until OpenClaw.</description><pubDate>Tue, 10 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>AI</category><category>Productivity</category><category>Tools</category></item><item><title>Why OpenClaw Is Going to Kill ChatGPT</title><link>https://marksurfas.com/ai/2026-02-10-why-openclaw-kills-chatgpt/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://marksurfas.com/ai/2026-02-10-why-openclaw-kills-chatgpt/</guid><description>Your AI should work for you. Not the other way around.</description><pubDate>Tue, 10 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>AI</category><category>Productivity</category><category>Tools</category></item><item><title>The 9 PM Conspiracy</title><link>https://marksurfas.com/lifestyle/2026-02-02-the-9pm-conspiracy/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://marksurfas.com/lifestyle/2026-02-02-the-9pm-conspiracy/</guid><description>There&apos;s a conspiracy among successful people that nobody talks about. It&apos;s not ice baths or gratitude journals. It&apos;s simpler.</description><pubDate>Mon, 02 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>productivity</category><category>habits</category><category>sleep</category></item><item><title>Micro-controllers... for fun and profit</title><link>https://marksurfas.com/tech-fun/2025-02-06-raspberry-pico-so-fun/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://marksurfas.com/tech-fun/2025-02-06-raspberry-pico-so-fun/</guid><pubDate>Thu, 06 Feb 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Out of the Office</title><link>https://marksurfas.com/notices/2024-12-29-out-of-office/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://marksurfas.com/notices/2024-12-29-out-of-office/</guid><pubDate>Sun, 29 Dec 2024 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>2024 Mistakes in Review</title><link>https://marksurfas.com/year-in-review/2025-01-07-biggest-mistakes-of-2024/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://marksurfas.com/year-in-review/2025-01-07-biggest-mistakes-of-2024/</guid><pubDate>Wed, 13 Nov 2024 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>whoops</category></item><item><title>What Happens When You Unplug: My Post-Grand Canyon Digital Detox</title><link>https://marksurfas.com/life/2024-11-12-digital-detox-experiments/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://marksurfas.com/life/2024-11-12-digital-detox-experiments/</guid><description>After a week on the Colorado River with zero connectivity, I came home profoundly changed. Here is my experiment to lower the noise and increase the signal.</description><pubDate>Tue, 12 Nov 2024 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>digital-detox</category><category>lifestyle</category><category>technology</category><category>mindfulness</category></item><item><title>The Article About Ice Cream Sandwiches You Need Right Now</title><link>https://marksurfas.com/life/2024-07-10-ice-cream-sandwiches/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://marksurfas.com/life/2024-07-10-ice-cream-sandwiches/</guid><description>Dirty secret. I love Ice Cream.</description><pubDate>Wed, 10 Jul 2024 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>food</category><category>ice-cream</category></item></channel></rss>