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All the Notes, None of the Music

8 min read

February 19, 2026

A React component with thirty useState calls made the rounds online. The app worked. Users couldn't tell. And half the internet started arguing about whether it mattered. One camp says it’s bad...

AI DevelopmentCode QualityProcess
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232 Days of Cowboy Coding

6 min read

February 7, 2026

Cowboy coding is a term that Claude taught me. I actually hadn't heard it before, but I think it's fitting. I've been working with AI since ChatGPT launched in December 2022. Built some GPTs, used...

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Automating the Absurdity Index

6 min read

February 4, 2026

The Absurdity Index needs 3,440 data points across 8 metrics. Each one has to be found, read, categorized by severity, and linked back to a real person's story. The original estimate for doing this...

AutomationData CollectionAI DevelopmentOpen Source
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The Hardest Thing I Shipped in 2025

7 min read

January 16, 2026

Prompt2Story looks simple. You paste messy notes, click a button, and get a structured user story. That's it. Getting it to work reliably took four months, a full architecture rewrite, and mass...

AIProduct DevelopmentLessons LearnedShipping
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The Absurdity Index: Quantifying What the Statistics Miss

8 min read

December 17, 2025

There's a particular kind of cognitive dissonance that defines modern life. The Bureau of Labor Statistics announces that the economy is strong. Your healthcare claim gets denied. Again. Rent goes...

Data VisualizationSocial ResearchProduct Design
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The Death of Product Management

7 min read

December 15, 2025

Product management, at least as we've formally known it, is dead. That might sound dramatic, but it's no different than when project managers saw their discipline shaken by agile. The same thing is...

Product ManagementAIFuture of Work
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