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Loops All the Way Down, Part 3: One Adds, Three Correct

My software factory isn't a pipeline. It's loops inside loops, and only one of them needs a person. A month of data on the loops that build, fix, simplify and watch themselves.

Factory: The Next Phase of Hybrid AI Development

Frontier cloud models write the code. Local models rank and triage the backlog. Here's how Factory automates the dirty work on a dedicated NUC.

Resurrecting Family History in 90 Minutes: The Era of Personal Software

How I used Gemini CLI to turn a hacky weekend script into a full-featured family photo app in less time than it takes to watch a movie.

How I Finally Deleted 60,000 Emails (And The Trick That Worked)

I had 60k+ unread emails. I'm not an Inbox Zero advocate, but I needed a reset. Here is the 'Email Bankruptcy' story, the filter trick that broke Gmail, and the AI agent I built to keep it clean.

The 7 Agentic AI Patterns We've Been Using Without Knowing It

Analyzing formal agentic AI design patterns against our three-team agent system reveals we've been implementing these patterns implicitly across marketing, engineering, and business domains.

Google's CodeMender: When Security Tools Become Autonomous Agents

Google's CodeMender represents a fundamental shift in how we think about code security. Not just finding vulnerabilities, but autonomously fixing them. And it fits perfectly with our agent-first development approach.

The Boring Middle: Why AI Agents and Shell Scripts Both Win

Kelsey Hightower's right: AI agents and shell scripts both have their place. Here's why the future isn't either/or—it's the boring middle.

Amazon's 30,000 Layoffs: Is AI Really to Blame?

Amazon just announced its largest layoffs in history while posting record profits. The narrative says AI automation is replacing jobs. The numbers tell a different story about profit maximization.