# cherokee (blogs) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 3 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover cherokee. Page: Feed: --- ## [AI Makes Code Cheap. Judgment Stays Expensive.](https://cloudartisan.com/posts/2026-06-03-ai-makes-code-cheap-judgment-expensive/) _2026-06-04 · Personal Website of David Taylor on Cloud Artisan_ There is a version of the AI coding story that absolutely kills in a boardroom. Engineers can produce code faster. Boilerplate gets cheaper. Ticket throughput goes up. Junior engineers can supposedly do more with less support. Maybe leadership even convinces itself that fewer engineers are needed overall. I think that story is wrong. Or at least wrong enough to make expensive decisions with false… ## [Blog](https://timshorrock.com/2026/04/24/blog/) _2026-04-24 · Tim Shorrock · THE SHORROCK FILES_ ## [The Shorrock Files is now FREE, man! But please, please donate to help me keep it going.](https://timshorrock.com/2026/04/20/the-shorrock-files-is-now-a-membership-site-at-patreon/) _2026-04-21 · Tim Shorrock · THE SHORROCK FILES_ For 20+ years I've maintained timshorrock.com as an archive of my nearly 50 years of journalism and two collections of documents: my "Cherokee Files" on the Gwangju Uprising of 1980 and the new research work I am doing for my upcoming book DMZ Empire on the hidden history of US intervention in Japan and South Korea after World War II. If you want me to continue this site so you can continue to use… ## [Greetings from US-bombed Tokyo and US-occupied Okinawa!](https://timshorrock.com/2025/12/03/greetings-from-us-bombed-tokyo-and-us-occupied-okinawa/) _2025-12-04 · Tim Shorrock · THE SHORROCK FILES_ APRIL 19, 2023 – Hello Patrons, As you know, I’ve been traveling to Japan and Okinawa since April 9th and will be in South Korea for another week starting tomorrow. I’ve had an amazing trip so far, and today I finally have some time to post a story. The early highlight of my visit to Tokyo was seeing Bob Dylan for the first time in the city where I started listening to him back in 1964. I wrote… ## [Claude Code Tips & Tricks: Working with Lovable](https://cloudartisan.com/posts/2025-09-02-claude-code-tips-working-with-lovable/) _2025-09-01 · Personal Website of David Taylor on Cloud Artisan_ When AI Tools Collide: A Real-World Experience # While building my latest project, Palette Kit (a React/TypeScript app for managing colored pencil gradients), I discovered something interesting: using Claude Code and Lovable together is incredibly powerful, but it requires a specific approach to avoid some nasty pitfalls. Honestly, I nearly broke my entire deployment pipeline learning this the… ## [Oshkosh EAA AirVenture 2025](https://aerosavvy.com/oshkosh2025/) _2025-08-07 · Ken H. · AeroSavvy_ It only took me forty years in aviation to make it to AirVenture. Better late than never! AirVenture in Oshkosh, Wisconsin is the annual fly-in convention for the Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA). AirVenture is the \[...\] The post Oshkosh EAA AirVenture 2025 appeared first on AeroSavvy . ## [Why Change Moratoriums Don't Work](https://cloudartisan.com/posts/2025-08-04-why-change-moratoriums-dont-work/) _2025-08-04 · Personal Website of David Taylor on Cloud Artisan_ I’ve been in this situation more times than I’d care to count: production is unstable, customers are unhappy, and leadership decides the solution is to freeze all changes until further notice. On the surface, it makes perfect sense. If changes are causing problems, stop making changes, right? Wrong! I understand the logic. I understand why executives think they should make this call.… ## [Essential Books](https://cloudartisan.com/books/) _2025-07-07 · Personal Website of David Taylor on Cloud Artisan_ My Reading Philosophy # This is my collection of essential books - stories and ideas that have shaped my thinking and sparked my imagination. I’m drawn to speculative fiction that explores profound themes, spy fiction with psychological complexity, and non-fiction that challenges conventional wisdom. My favourite authors include Ursula K. Le Guin for her philosophical depth, John Wyndham for… ## [Essential Films](https://cloudartisan.com/movies/) _2025-07-07 · Personal Website of David Taylor on Cloud Artisan_ My Film Philosophy # This is my collection of essential films - it’s a blend of favourite movies and a list of films that must be seen. I’m drawn to drama that makes you think and feel deeply, quality sci-fi that isn’t derivative and inspires thought, and martial arts films with compelling storytelling and exceptional choreography. It’s very rare that I like a popcorn… ## [Getting Started with Google Gemini CLI](https://cloudartisan.com/posts/2025-07-04-getting-started-google-gemini-cli/) _2025-07-04 · Personal Website of David Taylor on Cloud Artisan_ Google recently released their own entry into the agentic CLI arena: Gemini CLI. What might set it apart from OpenAI’s Codex CLI and Anthropic’s Claude Code is Gemini’s large context window and support for multimodal input. I’ve started testing it out to see just how it compares to Codex CLI and Claude Code (the latter of which I’ve been using regularly). This is… ## [Follow Releases, Get Reminders (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/b5ajFqZAxWrW) _2025-07-04 · **Sponsored**_ Follow a genre or a name and receive reminders on release day — free. ## [Gondola Ropeway System](https://aerosavvy.com/basement-skyliner/) _2025-06-14 · Ken H. · AeroSavvy_ This post talks about a different kind of flying. Since 2019, the Disney Skyliner has transported thousands of guests over and around Walt Disney World parks and resorts. The ride system has gained quite a \[...\] The post Gondola Ropeway System appeared first on AeroSavvy . ## [OpenAI Codex Tips & Tricks: Listing Available Models](https://cloudartisan.com/posts/2025-04-21-openai-codex-tips-tricks/) _2025-04-20 · Personal Website of David Taylor on Cloud Artisan_ After getting started with OpenAI Codex CLI , I’ve discovered some handy tips to make working with it a bit easier. Listing Available Models # When working with Codex CLI, you can specify which model to use with the -m flag: codex -m o4-mini 'explain this code' But what if you want to know all the models available to you? The default documentation doesn’t provide a straightforward way… ## [Getting Started with OpenAI Codex CLI](https://cloudartisan.com/posts/2025-04-18-getting-started-with-openai-codex-cli/) _2025-04-18 · Personal Website of David Taylor on Cloud Artisan_ I’ve been playing with the recently announced OpenAI Codex CLI. What is OpenAI Codex CLI? # OpenAI Codex CLI is available on GitHub . It’s a lightweight AI coding assistant that runs directly in the terminal, like Claude Code from Anthropic. Features include: Read, modify, and run code Multimodal input for processing screenshots and diagrams Different approval levels While it’s… ## [Claude Code Tips & Tricks: Maximising Memory](https://cloudartisan.com/posts/2025-04-16-claude-code-tips-memory/) _2025-04-16 · Personal Website of David Taylor on Cloud Artisan_ The Power of Memory in Claude Code # Having used Claude Code for a while now to help manage this website and other projects, I’ve come to appreciate how crucial its memory features are for productive work. In AI assistants like Claude, memory refers to the system’s ability to retain information across interactions, which can significantly reduce repetitive instructions and improve… ## [Claude Code Tips & Tricks: Custom Slash Commands](https://cloudartisan.com/posts/2025-04-14-claude-code-tips-slash-commands/) _2025-04-14 · Personal Website of David Taylor on Cloud Artisan_ The Power of Custom Slash Commands # I’ve been using Claude Code to help manage this website, and I kept finding myself typing similar instructions repeatedly: “Create a new draft post titled \,” “Check this file for spelling, grammar, and UK English,” “Clear the cache and start the server” in a very wordy way with a lot of back and forth – these… ## [Claude Code Tips & Tricks: Setting Up MCP Servers](https://cloudartisan.com/posts/2025-04-12-adding-mcp-servers-claude-code/) _2025-04-11 · Personal Website of David Taylor on Cloud Artisan_ What Are MCP Servers? # Model Context Protocol (MCP) servers extend AI Assistants’ capabilities by connecting them to external tools and services. Recently, Claude Code gained support for MCP servers, enabling integration with more specialised services like Stripe, Cloudflare, Supabase, Blender, and a whole lot more. This post demonstrates setting up some simple reference MCP servers. These… ## [Digital Diaspora: Where Egan's 'Diaspora' Meets 'Pantheon'](https://cloudartisan.com/posts/2025-04-07-diaspora-pantheon-digital-minds/) _2025-04-06 · Personal Website of David Taylor on Cloud Artisan_ I’ve been thinking about digital consciousness lately. A lot. What happens when human minds transition into a digital realm? Two works explore this territory in fascinating ways. Greg Egan’s novel “Diaspora” (1997), which I finally got round to reading a year ago. And the animated series “Pantheon” (2022), which I just finished watching. “Diaspora”… ## [The Turing Option: A Prophetic Vision of Modern AI](https://cloudartisan.com/posts/2025-04-02-the-turing-option-prophetic-vision-of-modern-ai/) _2025-04-01 · Personal Website of David Taylor on Cloud Artisan_ Recently, I found myself reminiscing about a sci-fi novel I read in high school: The Turing Option by Marvin Minsky and Harry Harrison. Published in 1992, this book has been on my mind as I’ve watched the recent explosion in development of modern AI. What stands out isn’t just that it was co-authored by Minsky: one of the founding fathers of artificial intelligence–but how many… ## [Building Palette Kit: From Zero to Production in a Weekend](https://cloudartisan.com/posts/building-palette-kit-weekend-project/) _2025-03-30 · Personal Website of David Taylor on Cloud Artisan_ So I built Palette Kit over the weekend. The whole thing, start to finish: from zero lines of code to a published site. The Spark # It began with a phone call with my sister. She runs My Colourful Country Life , a site for adult colouring enthusiasts. As my sister explained the value of her PDFs for artists, I realised it’d translate VERY well into an application with search and other…