A system, not a document
Or: My obsession with finding AI ~~~leverage~~~ beyond code.
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The Physics of Software Delivery
If you’ve watched Interstellar at least a dozen times (which is totally normal, right?) you know the scene: some of the crew lands on Miller’s planet, near a massive black hole.
Why your productivity initiatives keep disappointing
Productivity efforts usually start in the right place.
Agents for everyone
Or: Don’t let your engineers hoard the best tools.
January 2026, Part 2: The rising tide that lifts some boats
You’ve seen the Bloomberg diagram, right?
January 2026, Part 1: A personal AI snapshot
It’s January.
Swarmia, dancing bees & other notes
Notes from the fourth week of re-employment
Notes to me in 1993
Plus: It’s easy to miss productivity opportunities outside of engineering; and, the disturbing inevitability that a platform we come to love must eventually die.
Notes: Week of 20 January 2023
LEGO, layoffs, and what's next for me.
The 14 days of jQuery
A story of industry transformation and the commodification of innovation.