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Recent Posts

• Make No Mistakes: What Magic Prompt Phrases Actually Do

  1 Oct, 2026

  "Build me a SaaS. Make no mistakes." If you ask an AI firmly enough, will it really try harder? I looked at where these phrases come from…

• When Switching Feels Like an Upgrade

  24 Sep, 2026

  An alcohol-free Sternburg poster made me realise that switching is easier when the new choice feels like an upgrade.

• Why AI CEOs Warn About Extinction Risk While Building the Models Anyway

  24 Sep, 2026

  Altman warns Congress about AI risk, then ships the next model. Musk warns of civilisational destruction, then races to build one faster…

• The Same Image, A Different AI

  15 Sep, 2026

  A 2022 AI-generated market scene makes the leap in image quality visible, from broken anatomy to images that need a second look…

• The New Assembler Developers

  14 Sep, 2026

  When I started coding, assembler was already history. Now I wonder whether trusting AI-written code is the same leap of faith my predecessors once made — only stranger, because the machine isn't deterministic.

• Guilds Do Not Run on Goodwill Forever

  9 Sep, 2026

  Guilds create room for knowledge transfer, but their next shape often needs more commitment than voluntary effort alone can provide.