Agentic AI Is Just Automation With Better Marketing
Strip away the marketing and 'agentic AI' is workflow automation with LLM steps. Useful, but not the revolution the vendors are selling....
The Pivot That Kills
Most pivots destroy more value than they create. Knowing when to iterate versus pivot is a survival skill....
The ASR Industry Is Solving the Wrong Problem
Speech recognition vendors have spent decades perfecting noise filtering. Research shows it often hurts accuracy. A different approach to acoustic intelligence is needed....
Interview Alternatives That Actually Work
Evidence-based hiring methods that predict engineering success: structured interviews, work samples, and behavioral questions. Based on Sackett 2022 meta-analysis....
SQLite: Software Done Right
SQLite runs on more devices than any software in history. After 45 years watching technology disappoint, here's why SQLite is the rare project that delivered on its promises....
The Founder Self-Awareness Advantage
Self-awareness isn't a trait you have or lack—it's a practice. The specific habits that enable honest self-evaluation, from feedback systems to reflection rituals....
Open Source Maintainer Burnout: Critical Infrastructure Is Dying
Kubernetes Ingress NGINX will receive no security patches after March 2026 due to maintainer burnout. 60% of open source maintainers work unpaid. Critical infrastructure is dying from neglect....
When Rewrites Actually Succeed
Most rewrites fail, but some succeed. The patterns that separate the 10% from the 90%: scope discipline, team continuity, good-enough architecture, and political protection....
The Speech-to-Speech Revolution: When 300ms Changes Everything
Speech-to-speech AI has crossed the 300ms latency threshold where interactions feel like genuine conversation. What this means for voice interfaces and where it still fails....
LLMs Have No Intent: Why That Makes Them Dangerous
LLMs are amoral pattern engines that will confidently lie because confident lies were in the training data. Understanding this predicts where they'll fail—and why you can't trust their self-reports....
DeFi Will Never Be Finance
DeFi advocates claim they're building the future of finance while removing everything that makes finance work: recourse, recovery, accountability, and insurance. Billions lost to hacks prove the point...
What AI Agents Won't Replace
AI agents have real limits. They won't replace judgment, empathy, expertise, or physical labor. Understanding these boundaries is essential for successful deployment....
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