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A collection of 7 posts

Cartoon self-portrait with a thought bubble containing a 'No AI' sign.

I don’t use AI for any creative now

I don’t use AI for any creative endeavour any more. I’m not a hater, it just doesn’t work for me in that space these days. YMMV. However, it is perfect for work. The AI’s distillation of the Internet into a smooth, even, flavourless slop maps exactly

three cyborg figures, 2 female, one male. They have badass robotic enhancements to their flesh and blood bodies.

Everyone's a Maker Now

Everyone’s a maker now. Everyone’s a maker, everyone’s a project manager. If you’ve ever worked in an engineering team then you might recognise this trope: engineers only respect other engineers. Everyone else is just in the way of them writing their beautiful code. Designers add unnecessary

Manga-style image of a kid riding a bike with no hands on a road composed of binary ones and zeroes. The kid has their hands above their head and a carefree smile on their face,

First Steps in Vibe Coding - "look Ma! No hands!"

Here's what I know about vibe coding. There's a lot more to know but here's what I'm confident in right now. First, what do I mean by vibe coding? I mean the process of describing what you want to a coding agent

a photorealistic monochrome image of a screw-cap pill bottle. The label has the word 'Scraps' on it.

Scraps #1

mining for gold in the junkpile of my mind