AI & Emerging Technology
Where Is the Panic Button?
A practical reflection on why every GenAI user should know how to stop an agent before handing it work.
The Reading Room
Articles
AI & Emerging Technology
The Coverage We Forgot
AI-accelerated delivery needs a broader definition of coverage before teams can release with confidence.
AI & Emerging Technology
The Interesting Part Is Not the Idea, It Is the Translation Layer
AI collaboration gets interesting when old patterns are carried into a new working context.
AI & Emerging Technology
Asking for a Query vs. Asking for Help Designing a Query
Before asking for the implementation, collaborate on the design.
AI & Emerging Technology
The System Found the Word…
How Semantic Debt Compounds at Machine Speed
Data & Software
Counting the Not-Directly-Countable in SQL
A Practical Pattern for Trustworthy Distinct Counts, Subtotals, and Grand Totals
AI & Emerging Technology
Reagan Was Right - Trust, But Verify
A lesson from an AI agent that did not actually turn off.
AI & Emerging Technology
Building a Better Human-Bot Collaboration Environment in Obsidian
What it took to turn scattered notes, an AI agent, and a shifting workspace into a collaboration that actually got better over time.
AI & Emerging Technology
AI Reaches Far Beyond Its Users
Like many technologies before it, AI is spreading into more and more of the systems that shape modern life. History reminds us that technologies often become deeply embedded in society long before we fully understand their long-term consequences.
AI & Emerging Technology
How LLMs Answer Questions They Were Never Taught
A useful answer is not proof that a chatbot knows, remembers, or has checked the answer.
AI & Emerging Technology
Learning From the Illusion of Knowing
A convincing response can still be a useful object of investigation.
AI & Emerging Technology
From Zero to Hero in Prompting
A practical guide to clearer AI prompts through specific instructions, useful structure, roles, and iterative refinement.
Data & Software
Data Mart Hygiene First Principles
You can catch contradictions without knowing the whole story.
Society, Policy & Culture
What Is In Your Echo Chamber?
Let’s see what you hear when you really listen. And even more importantly—what you don’t.
AI & Emerging Technology
A Shadow Is Enough
How Society Might Emerge from Noise
Data & Software
Just Parse It Later
The Dirty Secret of Free Text Overloading
AI & Emerging Technology
Choosing the Right AI Assistant
A practical guide to choosing an AI assistant for the work, comparing model strengths, integrations, and the cost of switching mid-project.
Learning & Knowledge
Estimating the Speed of Light with Chocolate
Estimate the speed of light with a microwave, a ruler, and a chocolate bar.