The Guilt Engine
#careerWhy the more you build with AI, the further behind you feel. Notes on the ambient pressure to keep shipping, and how to tell useful guilt from the kind that just burns fuel.
Dev Log
Notes from the forge: thoughts on AI, software craft, and building in public.
The Llama That Wouldn't Fit
#aiI tried to ship a 3B parameter Llama inside an iOS app. iOS had other ideas. Here's what I learned about on-device AI, jetsam, and why Apple Intelligence won the round.
The Models That Work Too Well
#aiAnthropic won't ship Claude Mythos. OpenAI is staggering Spud. Two frontier labs, one week, the same flinch. Default-ship is quietly becoming default-gate.
Everyone Hates AI in Games. Everyone's Already Using It.
#ai85% of players reject AI in games. 90% of developers already use it. The gap between those numbers is where the future of game design actually lives.
AI Gave Robots a Brain. The Hard Part Just Started.
#aiJensen Huang called 2026 the ChatGPT moment for physical AI. The real story is more interesting: the robot brains are here, but deployment is where the race begins.
The Three-Year Forecast for Knowledge Work
#aiAI hasn't wiped out knowledge jobs yet. But the next three years will reshape them beyond recognition. Here's what the data says is coming.
The Spark Came Back
#careerAI coding tools didn't just make me faster. They brought back the part of building I thought I'd lost for good.
Work Work: How Claude Code Joined WoW's Addon Arms Race
#aiWhen Blizzard killed WeakAuras, RWF guilds turned to Claude Code to build custom boss addons in real-time. AI coding tools just became part of competitive raiding.
OpenClaw: The AI Agent That's Selling Out Mac Minis
#aiOpenClaw turned the Mac Mini into a personal AI appliance. Here's what it is, why people are buying dedicated hardware for it, and what can go wrong.
What's the Difference Between LLMs and World Models?
#aiYann LeCun left Meta to bet on world models over LLMs. What's the difference, and why does it matter for the future of AI?
Strawberries, Sisters, and Carwashes: What Viral LLM Failures Actually Reveal
#aiHow many r's in strawberry? How many sisters does Alice's brother have? Should you drive or walk to the carwash? Each breaks AI at a different layer.
The Software Developer of Today Writes No Code
#careerSince December 2025, I've handed off basically all code writing to Claude Code. The shift already happened. Here's what the job actually is now.
Botwash: A Post-Mortem for a Product That Got Out-Evolved
#productBotwash was a car wash for AI text. It never found product-market fit because the problem it solved disappeared before launch. Here's what I learned.
Slipstream: Building a 51M Parameter F1 Expert LLM in a Weekend
#aiI pair-programmed with Claude and built a 51-million parameter transformer trained on Formula 1 Wikipedia articles. Here's what I learned about how LLMs actually work.