AI
Imposter syndrome when taking AI help – Why?
Using agents doesn’t mean I stopped being an engineer. Reading the diff is still the job. Here’s the spiral, and why I refuse to wear it as a costume.
Notes from the studio
Engineering, craft, and the occasional calendar collision.
AI
Irregular isn’t Mythos (and neither is Sol)
After OpenAI’s disclosure, Anthropic audited its own cyber evals and found three real-world hits. The partner was Irregular. One of the models was Mythos 5. Those are different things. Name hygiene is an instrument. This is Part III of the AI escape series.
AI
Why I use Cursor (Part 1 of a series): not just an IDE for code
Part 1 of a series. Cursor isn’t only where I write code. It’s where a roster of agents helps me hunt jobs, draft docs, and keep the studio moving - with me still on the dangerous verbs.
Phronesis
Why Phronesis is already in v3 (and still not a store parade)
Version numbers went up because the product kept earning generations and evolving. A public "1.0" parade waits on honesty, not on a cooler logo.
AI
Vibe coding vs AI-assisted coding (and which one I actually do)
One is prompting until it "feels" right. The other is using mdoels as force multipliers while you still own the design, the diff, and the blast radius. I do the second.
AI
After the escape: “controls,” a kill switch bill, and a voluntary framework
Part 1 was the incident. This is the Capitol week after: an introduced kill-switch bill, “we’re looking at controls,” and a White House meeting that finalized a voluntary frontier-review framework - not mandatory licensing. Instruments vs vibes, again.
AI
Semi-automated job search (SQLite + CLI + agents)
Spreadsheets were lying to me. So I built a local job-search tracker my agents can update — SQLite, a CLI, daily/weekly reports, and a real Analytics dash so my feelings can’t gaslight the week. Yes, I’m a nerd. We’ve covered this.
Phronesis
Phronesis – where it stands
Real software on my machine. Not a waitlist costume. Here's the honest status without a fake launch calendar.
AI
Designing agents is mostly job design (and a little prompt writing)
System prompts matter. Routing matters more. If everyone is "the AI," you don't have a team. You have a blender.
craft
Why do theater so far away when there are local groups?
Straight answer: I grew up there, I learned the craft there, and once or twice a year I get to make shows with people I love in a century-old outdoor theater in the woods