Jul 26, 2026
Old Linn Creek, Missouri: Walk the Town Under the Lake
Old Linn Creek was the Camden County seat until Bagnell Dam drowned it in 1931. A walkable 3D reconstruction, built from the surviving photographs and the county record.
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Jul 26, 2026
Old Linn Creek, Rebuilt
The Camden County seat was taken apart by hand in the winter of 1930-31, then drowned the next year. I put it back together well enough to walk down Main Street, and set the demolition on a slider.
Jun 1, 2026
Offering Lake of the Ozarks Video Production & Audio Engineering
Cinema-grade video production and audio engineering at the Lake of the Ozarks: real estate tours, brand films, events, music videos, recording, and mixing.
May 9, 2026
Recent Duff Radio Collaboration Results in Two New Singles - "Nun' to Say" and "Feel My Pain"
Four hours at Soundxscape Studios with 11 Kansas City artists, and two new Duff Radio singles out of the session.
Apr 29, 2026
How I Built an AI-Powered Local News Network in a Weekend
How the single-town digest became an 11-town automated news network across four states, publishing daily in my voice on a $20 server. The full architecture.
Mar 1, 2026
How I Built Rural News Wire, an Automated Daily Newspaper
A fully automated daily newspaper covering Lake of the Ozarks, running hands-free on a $6/month server: Ghost CMS, a Python scraper, and the Claude API.
Jan 23, 2026
Surviving in remote northern New Mexico mountains
What it actually costs to get through a winter in the mountains of northern New Mexico.
Jan 10, 2026
Life Update
Back at Lake of the Ozarks after eight years across Kansas City, Montana, and New Mexico, and what the new era looks like.
Jan 9, 2026
Spotted a Mexican gray wolf near San Antonio Mountain, north of Tres Piedras
A treacherous forest road off Hwy 64, and a Mexican gray wolf crossing near San Antonio Mountain.
Jan 7, 2026
Transitioning from Kansas City to Rural Life
From a bachelor pad by the KC airport, through law school and a failed bar exam, to a different kind of life.
Dec 23, 2025
The Santa Fe Trail
The compilation album is out on Bandcamp: five years of music made between Kansas City, Montana, and New Mexico.
Oct 29, 2025
Everything I've Learned, in 11 Covers
1. Going Inward: Explorations at the Nexus of Mind, Body, and Spirit Exploration of human awareness, connecting philosophy, neuroscience, spirituality, and...
Oct 22, 2025
Research on the Multi-Million-Year Evolution of Cannabis
Section 1: Evolutionary Origins The evolutionary history of Cannabis extends millions of years into the deep past, long before the genus intersected with...
Sep 29, 2025
Duff Radio Interview with Kansas City Rap Group Live by the Bag
October 10th, 2025 - Prolific Kansas City rap group Live by the Bag (consisting of frequent Duff Radio collaborators ConorChillOut, STBtheDON, TS Shaad, and...
Sep 23, 2025
Ty McDuffey Experience Training AI Models for Top Labs in the Country Using Legal, Writing, and Editing Knowledge
Notes from inside the AI-training gig economy, and what legal, writing, and editing knowledge is worth to the labs.
Aug 9, 2025
Scenic river road through the Kaw Valley outside of historic Lecompton, Kansas
Off the beaten path on a beautiful stretch of winding gravel road west of historic Lecompton, Kansas, during a peaceful drive through the Kaw Valley. This...
Aug 4, 2025
McDuffey Lineage and History Research from the Gaelic Isles to the New World
From Mac Duibhshithe in the Gaelic isles to the New World: researching the McDuffey surname and the family line.
Jul 27, 2025
A Life of Freedom
On picking the direction that pays, the first ten books, and what a life of freedom actually requires.
Jul 25, 2025
How Much Money Does Kansas Make from Marijuana Enforcement?
Running the numbers on what marijuana enforcement actually generates for the state of Kansas.
Jul 19, 2025
Why in-person leadership is more important now than ever
Coordination and communication are everything as a leader. Working right now to coordinate a music video for an absolutely beautiful track we recorded for...
Jul 13, 2025
How I Wrote 3,000+ Articles in 5 Years & the AI Stack I Use
Consistency, plus the exact AI stack behind five years and 3,000+ published articles.
Jun 26, 2025
My Playbook for Getting Paid to Write
How I fell into professional writing after failing the bar, and the playbook that turned it into a living.
May 7, 2025
Scenes from the village of Chama, New Mexico
After stints as a newspaper editor in Montana , I've spent the past 2 years in New Mexico, running an online writing business with clients like LegalMatch...
May 4, 2025
Behind the Scenes: How I Turn One Legal Question into Traffic-Ready Content
From Semrush keyword to published page: the exact steps between one legal question and traffic-ready content.
May 4, 2025
How My Content Accelerator Keeps Law Firms Visible Online
The hands-off content system that keeps law firm websites visible, for firms that want the writing handled.
May 4, 2025
How My Writing Has Been Influenced By Newsrooms
I spent the early part of my 20s as a small-town journalist in the wide open plains of southeastern Montana. How my writing has been influenced by the...
Apr 26, 2025
ChatGPT 4o Image Generation will Change the Game for Self-Publishing on Amazon KDP
ChatGPT 4o image generation will change the game for self-publishing on Amazon KDP. It's now possible to design high-quality book covers yourself without the...
Apr 25, 2025
The Eagle's Nest: A Novel of Bleeding Kansas Chapters 1-3 American Historical Fiction snippets based in Lecompton, KS, by journalist/self-published author Ty McDuffey
The first three chapters of my Bleeding Kansas novel, set in Lecompton in the summer of 1856.
Apr 25, 2025
Thoughts on the State of SEO and AI After Writing 3,000+ Articles for the Web | Ty McDuffey
Most businesses are still optimizing for SEO 1.0 instead of SEO 2.0 . SEO 1.0 (practices used for the last decade or so) mostly involved gaming the Google...
Apr 7, 2025
How to Use Reddit for SEO
No one will tell you this, but using Reddit for SEO is the best kept secret on the entire Internet. The same things that you would post on X or TikTok and...
Apr 5, 2025
How to Use ChatGPT 4o's Completely Free Image Generator to Create Ads or Graphics for Your Brand or Business
Ad for the Duff Radio Jukebox using vintage jukebox ads as references Album covers (for Duff Radio Vol. 3 - out now) LinkedIn cover photos Duff Radio iced...
Apr 4, 2025
Growing Up on a Missouri Farm Inspired This Tale
Announcing my first fiction novel, The Little People of Courage Rock, a story inspired by growing up on my grandparents’ Missouri farm. In 2025, Ty (me)...
Apr 4, 2025
Why We Should Start Viewing Large Language Models (LLMs) as the Next Evolution of Search Engines and What That Means for SEO
LLMs are the next evolution of the search engine, and that changes what SEO even means.
Apr 3, 2025
Lessons from History: Why Align Yourself with the Rich?
Julius Caesar was buried in debt, politically cornered, and written off by Rome’s elite. Instead of panicking, he strategically secured backing from Crassus...
Feb 5, 2025
AI, Writing, SEO, & Internet Strategies
The full outline of my Internet strategy: writing, SEO, AI, and distribution. This essay later grew into a book.
Feb 5, 2025
Historical Use of Psychedelics in New Mexico & Update on Senate Bill 219 – The Medical Psilocybin Act
New Mexico’s connection to psychedelic substances stretches back thousands of years. Archaeological evidence suggests that Native peoples in the region (and...
Nov 10, 2024
How I Found Ash Ra Tempel's Albums
As a lover of 70s music, I often type “ambient 70s” into the YouTube search bar. I recently clicked on a playlist titled Relaxing Electronic Albums 70s, 80s...
Oct 31, 2024
How to Set Up Claude Computer Use on Windows
Because I haven't seen many great tutorials for when I set up earlier this week: Before starting, you'll need Docker Desktop installed on your Windows...
Oct 27, 2024
Mary's Theme Freestyle - by Ty McDuffey Lyrics
Lyrics: Section 179 deduction on my Toyota Sequoia Working with ChatGPT to lower the taxes on my self employment This year I've already touched $200,000 and...
Oct 23, 2024
10/23/24 Top Stories in New Mexico Today
1. SCOTUS Rejects Appeal by Couy Griffin in New Mexico The U.S. Supreme Court has declined to hear the appeal of Couy Griffin, a former New Mexico county...
Oct 19, 2024
Fog and the first snow of the season on the Brazos Cliffs
Fog and the first snow of the season on the Brazos Cliffs
Sep 17, 2024
The origins of Duff Radio
December 2020, a law school friend named Trevor, and how Duff Radio got its name and its start.
Aug 6, 2024
Prompts that have given me the best results making Suno songs
Wavy ambient experimental boundary-pushing jazz Rhythmic 1970s soul gospel funk groovy Celtic Irish relaxing meditative Deep focused ambient house Beautiful...
Aug 5, 2024
175 Business Ideas for Audio Engineers Who Want to Make a Business or Monetize a Career in Mixing
Here are 175 ways to make a business or monetize a career as an audio engineer: Online mixing services for independent artists Specialized genre-specific...
Jul 9, 2024
Best dispensaries I’ve been to in New Mexico
Hello, my name is Ty McDuffey. I am primarily a writer by trade, but I also work remotely in the forests of northern New Mexico, running a media platform...
Jun 25, 2024
The Secret to How I'm Having the Most Successful Month of My Career on Soundcloud
This June has been my best month of all time on Soundcloud. I have been posting a new track every 1-2 days for a total of 18 tracks so far this month. I did...
Jun 22, 2024
When will New Mexico legalize psychedelics?
This is an important question we should be asking ourselves. We would be so much better off if the legalization of psychedelics happened now, not in 10...
Jun 21, 2024
My thoughts after traveling to Farmington, New Mexico
I drove west on Hwy 64 from Chama to Farmington over the weekend. Here are a few of my thoughts: The Carson National Forest is a sight to behold. It’s also...
Jun 21, 2024
The unconventional way I got a job out of law school
Fresh off failing the bar, I cold-pitched my way into editing a Montana newspaper. The whole unconventional story.
Jun 10, 2024
I time most of the important actives I do.
This is how long I spent actively writing legal blog pages today, aka the business move that makes me the most money. I finished 16 articles today using...
Jun 9, 2024
Chama to Taos down Hwy 64 through Tres Piedras has to be one of the best drives in the country.
Chama to Taos through Tres Piedras: the family, the German Shepherds, and one of the best drives in the country.
May 31, 2024
Leadership Wisdom from King Sejong the Great of Korea
Sejong ruled from 1418 to 1450. He is one of Korea's most respected and admired rulers, celebrated for his deep concern for his people's welfare and his...
May 30, 2024
Leadership Wisdom from King Louis XIV
Louis XIV (known as “Louis the Great” or the “Sun King”) ruled France from 1643 until his death in 1715. His reign of 72 years is one of the longest of any...
May 29, 2024
Leadership Wisdom from King Cyrus the Great of Persia
How Cyrus the Great built and held the Persian Empire through tolerance, and what his leadership style still teaches.
Apr 7, 2024
Extremely weird experience I had while working in Hardin, Montana
One of many strange stories from my winter as editor of the Big Horn County News in Hardin, Montana.
Mar 9, 2024
Is There Any Other Society or Empire in History That Is Comparable to the American Empire in 2024 as Far as the Social Issues That We Are Facing?
This is from a conversation I had with ChatGPT. I asked it to explore the societal issues faced by the United States in 2024 and find historical parallels...
Mar 4, 2024
What is the Emerald Tablet of Hermes, and What Does it Mean?
The Emerald Tablet of Hermes Trismegistus: what the text says, where it came from, and what 'as above, so below' means.
Mar 3, 2024
What are the Eight Wordly Aims? What are the Karmic Laws? What is Shunyata?
Conversation I had with ChatGPT: The Eight Worldly Concerns In Buddhist philosophy, the Eight Worldly Concerns (also known as the Eight Worldly Dharmas or...
Feb 24, 2024
Bob Monroe, The Monroe Institute, & the CIA's Interest in Hemi-sync
Bob Monroe, the Monroe Institute, Hemi-Sync binaural audio, and the CIA's Gateway Process interest in hemispheric synchronization.
Feb 22, 2024
Sacred Geometry and Numbers
Sacred geometry refers to geometric patterns and designs believed to have spiritual significance and are often found throughout nature and in architectural...
Feb 17, 2024
Most repeated phrase in the Bible
The phrase repeated most often in the Bible, and the night my grandfather nearly died.
Feb 7, 2024
The Fastest Mini Google Analytics Certification Course in the Universe with ChatGPT, Low-Frequency Theta Waves, Holotropic Breathing
February 7, 2024 @ 6:16 AM I use writing as a way to set the record straight and download a shit ton of positive thoughts. First – I am blessed to see...
Feb 5, 2024
Custom GPTs, Publishing My Book, Listening to Skilled Business Speakers
I’ve spent the majority of the past week figuring out more about AI . I had an issue over the weekend where Custom GPTs were not working. I posted a thread...
Jan 31, 2024
Understanding Tibetan Dream Yoga and Vedic Mysticism
The six doctrines of Naropa, Tibetan dream yoga, and the Vedic view of dreaming, from Evans-Wentz's Milarepa footnotes.
Jan 30, 2024
Here I sit.
In a random parking lot on the New Mexico State campus, connected to a mobile hotspot. I have a bowl of oatmeal in my front seat. A coffee is sitting on the...
Jan 29, 2024
God is good
God is good. Traveling back down memory lane this morning, I am thinking about all the people I've met through music. God has kept me and put me around...
Jan 21, 2024
Meet Ty McDuffey
Hello, My name is Ty McDuffey. I am a 27-year-old writer, audio engineer, videographer, photographer, and athlete. After graduating at an accelerated rate...
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