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How to design when the concept of operations is opaque?
On working with Claude: unlike traditional software, LLMs have no pre-baked concept of operations. You have to define it yourself, and that requires an expert-level mental model.
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Quick thoughts and observations. No obligation to develop further.
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Latest addition to my Thinking Tools collection: a tiny e-reader
On replacing the phone reflex with an e-reader that fits in a pocket.
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Creative prompts, April 2026
Issue of the Convocat newsletter Creative Prompts: garden updates, news for content professionals, seeds, and what I'm reading.
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U2 - Easter parade
w00t!! 50 years and they still have it.
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AI slop and the Glasswing project
Anthropic's project to secure critical software for the AI era, and why AI slop might be the bigger threat.
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From role to skills: how Claude Code desilos the future of work
How I submitted my first merge request...after 20 years of trying to code
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Thinking in action: precision matters
On the importance of precise terminology and definition, and a brief exploration of dialectic thinking. It's humans that need to learn to reason, not LLMs
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The garden so far: how do I keep the weeds away from my writing
On the tension between cultivating a tidy digital garden and letting the chaos of ideas coexist. How AI-assisted growth pulls at the time and attention I'd rather spend writing.
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O joy!
On the joy of finding a book that speaks to you