/decisions · 2026-05-11 · board backfill · ops

MOOC + foundational knowledge shortlist — commit to a path?

Decision logged from the Notion task board. Click an action to fire an iMessage back to the Ray session with the decision encoded.

Tiered A/B/C/D shortlist mapped to home-mfg + COO ambition. Realistic 6-12mo path at ~5 hrs/wk. Founder commits (or defers) the path.

Context

Filed at ~/rdco-vault/01-projects/foundational-knowledge-discovery/2026-04-19-mooc-shortlist.md.

Flags: most trade MOOCs are fluff (excluded); welding can't be MOOC'd; CMU OLI is the underrated pick; Tooling U-SME ($79/mo, 3-mo min) is the only paid worth-it.

This is a commitment call — pick what to start, defer the whole thing, or archive the shortlist.

Lock in

Approve

Greenlight the action with optional context (instructions, scope notes, anything Ray should carry into execution).

Approve + send
Archive

Drop this from the active board. Add a one-line reason so the kill is on the record.

Archive + send
Split

Keep part, defer part. Use the two fields to describe each.

Split + send
Defer

Push this out to a specific date.

Defer + send