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AI

Posts exploring artificial intelligence technologies, applications, and implications. Covers a range of AI topics including LLMs, usage strategies, tools, and how AI is changing various aspects of work and life.

6aac5cae6988a746c0d6f73c 2026-09-17

I Retired Raycast

As AI moves into every app, users are being asked to pay again for intelligence they already buy elsewhere. My move from Raycast to Tinycast shows how that changes software pricing, adoption, and moats.

6a9613a38259f02210e51486 2026-09-01

Five Subscribers From Nowhere

Better attribution gave me an answer I didn't want. Without an agent checking the web server logs, I wouldn't have found it until the spam reports arrived.

6a8c8e528943d306909399c6 2026-08-24

I Don't Use Wispr Flow. I Understand Why People Pay for It.

As AI makes capable software easier to build, choosing among good options becomes work. A familiar product can be worth a small premium when it gives you a reasonable place to stop looking.

6a8610ef8943d306909398c3 2026-08-19

The Economics of Software for One

AI lowers the cost of implementation. Building for yourself lowers the cost of figuring out what to build and makes software for a market of one practical.

6a7dfd416c617fce83f87a47 2026-08-13

The Workflow Breakthrough I Had to Delete

Companies are building workflows around what today’s AI can’t do. As the technology improves, those workarounds can preserve unnecessary labor and keep better models working like the ones they replaced. A notification hook I depended on showed me how useful scaffolding becomes a constraint.

6a7a8a1d6c617fce83f879ac 2026-08-11

Give AI an instruction manual for your family calendar

Create a family logistics file, connect it to your calendars, and use AI to propose coverage and make the assignments after you approve them.

6a73b0556c617fce83f878af 2026-08-05

I'm Going to Have to Say Goodbye to Granola

After years with Granola, I'm assembling a replacement around my own workflow. That personal decision reflects a larger shift in software as AI makes bespoke tools practical and changes what makes a software business defensible.

6a624d86c0edf6e7182f3470 2026-07-23

Cutting Headcount Is Not an AI Strategy

AI can cut company costs. That's useful, but it's the thinnest application of the technology. Strategy begins when leaders redesign products, workflows, and decisions around what AI now makes possible.

6a584ae4c0edf6e7182f32a0 2026-07-16

You Don't Need an Agent. You Need a Librarian.

I run my consulting pipeline, content calendar, family logistics, workouts, and sourdough experiments from a folder of text files. The useful part is not an autonomous agent. It is a system that keeps the journal.

6a4d83da6ad51f06f489e5c2 2026-07-07

AI is bigger than vibe coding

Coding tools are the best AI interfaces we have. Their overlooked value isn't just building software, but handling messy work at the moment of need.

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