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Don't become the oracle

· 2 min read

Building with AI means someone has to define what 'correct' means. Do it up front, or you'll be stuck checking every result by hand.

What is an agent harness?

· 4 min read

2025 was the year of AI agents. But lately I keep reading another term more and more often: the harness. A short explainer of the machinery around the model.

Motivating Passwords

· 3 min read

Passwords are annoying. Here's how to make yours strong, easy to remember, and actually motivating.

Welcome to the Single Tasking Islands

· 2 min read

Multitasking leaves me drained and makes it hard to switch off after work. Here's the obvious solution.

The Slot Machine: How I Got Out

· 4 min read

YouTube and Reddit pulled me in for longer than I'd like to admit. Here's the three-step process I used to escape the algorithm.

The Slot Machine in Your Pocket

· 3 min read

We all know YouTube and Reddit are useful, but why is it so hard to put them down? In this post I explore what I think is actually going on. These apps work a lot like slot machines, and not by accident.