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Build software that is intentionally useless

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The Great Claude Code Leak of 2026: Accident, Incompetence, or the Best PR Stunt in AI History?

Covers a source map leak and hidden features

The Great Claude Code Leak of 2026: Accident, Incompetence, or the Best PR Stunt in AI History?

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Trading My Body for Logic: The Physical Decay We Ignore

Highlights the struggle to stop mid-task

Trading My Body for Logic: The Physical Decay We Ignore

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A Year of Change and Persistence

WeCoded 2026: Echoes of Experience 💜

A Year of Change and Persistence

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The Curated, Automated Open Source Portfolio: How It’s Going

Tracks "invisible" work like co-authored PRs

The Curated, Automated Open Source Portfolio: How It’s Going

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3 Takeaways from All Things AI: 80/20 Rule, Non-Deterministic Humans, and Why We're Still Early

3 Takeaways from All Things AI: 80/20 Rule, Non-Deterministic Humans, and Why We're Still Early

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I've been building software for 40 years. But I want *you* to tell me about dev in 1986...

I've been building software for 40 years. But I want *you* to tell me about dev in 1986...

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BrewOps: I built a production-grade HTCPCP server because nobody else would

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BrewOps: I built a production-grade HTCPCP server because nobody else would

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When Chrome Ate My RAM: Designing a Pressure-Aware Tab Orchestrator with Rust

When Chrome Ate My RAM: Designing a Pressure-Aware Tab Orchestrator with Rust

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AI Safety is uncomputable. It's Law Zero all over again

AI Safety is uncomputable. It's Law Zero all over again

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When Claude Acts Like a Clod: Catching AI Fabrications: A QA Engineer’s Field Notes

When Claude Acts Like a Clod: Catching AI Fabrications: A QA Engineer’s Field Notes

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I'm such a slow typer

I'm such a slow typer

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What Goes Wrong When You Switch Branching Strategies Mid-Flight

What Goes Wrong When You Switch Branching Strategies Mid-Flight

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Reflecting on "dead" communities, engagement, and AI

Reflecting on "dead" communities, engagement, and AI

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I built a machine-readable UK Chart of Accounts for Python (because one didn't exist)

I built a machine-readable UK Chart of Accounts for Python (because one didn't exist)

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A P2P messenger with dual network modes (Fast + Tor)

A P2P messenger with dual network modes (Fast + Tor)

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Claudilon: an AI that replies to my LinkedIn comments in real time

Claudilon: an AI that replies to my LinkedIn comments in real time

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I replaced 4 Play Console tabs with one terminal command

I replaced 4 Play Console tabs with one terminal command

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