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Not every problem needs an AI agent (5 minute read)
Production AI systems work best when each component earns its complexity. Recommenders, moderation, warehouse queries, and search cold starts need different mixes of deterministic logic, classic ML, semantic layers, and LLMs. The strongest pattern is often hybrid: use agents for reasoning, but keep business logic, metrics, routing, and guardrails deterministic where possible.
Jun 12 | Blog
I Tried to Build a Context Layer for My Agent in a Weekend. Reader, I Did Not Build a Context Layer for My Agent in a Weekend.
A "simple" weekend project turns into real infrastructure, and why agent context deserves a boring, reliable foundation.
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Aug 24 | Tech
‘Maybe I'm Psycho': Why Tech Founders And VCs Are So Online (11 minute read)
New news is coming out so fast that it seems crazy for a founder not to be fully plugged in. Being online can help build a presence and keep people as informed as possible. Posting frequently can help drive inbound interest. Tech Twitter can provide a view of emerging consensus, but few immediately actionable insights. It's important to actively maintain cognitive security and cognitive hygiene, as spending too much time online can be dangerous.
Aug 21 | AI
Anthropic's Project Parka sits through meetings and assigns Claude agents the homework (11 minute read)
Anthropic's Project Parka is a Mac-first feature that can capture system and microphone audio, stream speaker-attributed transcripts, and create runnable work for Claude's agents. The feature could allow users to turn meetings into full implementation prompts. It is unclear whether Claude will start actions automatically or if it waits for user approval.
Aug 21 | Hardware
Apple's macOS Update Reportedly Contains Video of AirPods With a Camera (3 minute read)
A newly discovered video asset embedded within Apple's latest macOS update appears to depict future AirPods equipped with built-in camera sensors. The animation suggests Apple is actively developing wearable audio devices capable of capturing environmental visual data to enhance spatial computing, gesture controls, and contextual visual intelligence. While unannounced by Apple, the leak offers evidence of ongoing hardware prototyping aimed at expanding computer vision and multimodal AI capabilities across its personal AI portfolio.
