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Fast topics.
Slow thoughts.

The questions I keep coming back to, sorted by topic. Some are quick reads. What stays with you isn’t.

AI & technology

The Brockovich Playbook

The tobacco analogy for AI costs holds at first glance. On missing visibility, structural critique, and why usage competence is an accountability question.

O(n²) SSA 128k tokens 12M tokens (SSA) 2017 → 2026
Microlearning

How transformers think, and what just changed

The O(n²) constraint that shaped AI for nine years, and the SSA claim that might finally break it.

AI & technology

The shovel sellers' fortune

In every gold rush, the ones who get rich sell the shovels. Who are today's shovel sellers, and what does that mean for everyone else?

Considered practice

Once upon a time, they lived happily ever after

The same narrative has followed every new technology. What does that repetition reveal, and what does it hide when we reach for AI?

Considered practice

My first AI relationship

In 2019 I spent three months with PEACH, a digital personality coach. What I learned about structure, presence, and the question I couldn't ask out loud.

Considered practice

The skills of Captain Future

Using Claude Code to finally build the website I'd imagined for years. What that means for skill, agency, and what counts as building something yourself.

Considered practice

History repeating?

Are we chasing the same dream for 200 years? What the railroad, longevity startups, and Nvidia have in common.

AI & technology

The effortless illusion

We reach for AI because it eliminates struggle. But struggle is how we build competence. Which ones can we afford to skip?

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AI & technology

Beyond the AI prophecy

While billions follow the AGI prophecy, recent studies show humans outperform AI at problem-solving. A case for curious questioning.

Learning in tech

How to grow without burning out

The tech industry never stops. What does meaningful learning look like when 'keeping up' feels impossible?

Learning in tech

Building skills intentionally

In a world of infinite tutorials and courses, how do we choose what to actually learn, and make it stick?

Considered practice

Living with infinite distractions

Technology offers infinite possibilities and infinite distractions. How do we make conscious choices instead of just reacting?

Considered practice

The value of slow thinking

Every algorithm rewards the quick take. But the most valuable thinking is often the kind that takes time, and can't be rushed.

Sunday morning,
new perspective.

If you've ever noticed that the way people talk about AI
already decides how you feel about it, this is for you.

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