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claude code grok
Artificial Intelligence Digital Tools
#ai tools, #Claude, #coding

Switching from Claude Code to Grok – Same Interface, Different Model

Last updated: June 30, 2026

I kept the Claude Code interface I like and routed Grok's model underneath it via proxy. Same workflow, video generation included, $35/month instead of $100. Here's [...]

AI cognitive overload
Artificial Intelligence Productivity and Effectiveness
#ai tools, #burnout, #focus, #habits, #ios development

How To Manage AI Cognitive Overload – Lessons After 9 Apps Shipped in 4 Months

Last updated: June 22, 2026

I shipped 9 iOS apps in 4 months with AI—and learned how to manage AI cognitive overload. Here are 3 actions that keep AI-assisted development sustainable [...]

local private ai models
Artificial Intelligence Digital Tools
#ai tools, #Claude, #how to, #mindset, #tools

Running Local Private AI Models – How And Why

Last updated: June 17, 2026

Running local private AI models is now realistic, affordable, and urgent. Here's what hardware to use, which open-source models are ready, and why you shouldn't wait.

harvesting attention
Artificial Intelligence Productivity and Effectiveness
#ai tools, #Claude, #focus, #mindfulness, #side projects

Attention Harvesting – What You Do While Your LLM Works?

Last updated: June 12, 2026

Harvesting attention isn't just for big tech. Learn how AI wait times created a new micro-pause — and why you should claim it before someone else [...]

agentic loops
Artificial Intelligence Digital Tools
#ai tools, #Claude, #coding

I Stopped Prompting My Agents, I Write Agentic Loops Instead – Here’s Why

Last updated: June 12, 2026

I stopped prompting my AI agents and started writing loops instead. Here's what a 50-line Python audit loop taught me about trust, failure, and where humans [...]

claude minimax
Artificial Intelligence Digital Tools
#ai tools, #Claude, #coding

Leaving Claude Code (Opus 4.8) Behind – Switching to MiniMax 3

Last updated: June 4, 2026

After using Claude (Opus 4.6 to 4.8) for roughly 5 months, I'm experiencing with MiniMax 3. A full month to decide which is best for coding.

best version of yourself
Personal Development Productivity and Effectiveness
#ai tools, #lessons learned, #mindset, #personal story, #self awareness

Are You The Best Version of Yourself? – Checking In After 16 Years

Last updated: May 30, 2026

In 2010 the OS metaphor for self-improvement was an analogy. In 2026 it's literal — AI tools actually run as cognitive extensions. Here's what that changes.

vibe coding for senior developers
Artificial Intelligence iPhone
#ai tools, #apps, #entrepreneurship, #ios development, #vibe coding

Vibe Coding for Senior iOS Developers – Guidelines after 10 Apps in 4 Months

Last updated: July 3, 2026

10 iOS apps in 4 months, built solo with AI. Vibe coding for senior developers: specs first, two models, heavy verification, and marketing in parallel.

right tool for the job
Artificial Intelligence Personal Development
#ai tools, #lessons learned, #mindset, #personal story

The Right Tool for the Job in 2026: What AI Changes About the Wrench Problem

Last updated: May 16, 2026

In 2018 the wrong tool was obvious — you could see the mismatch. In 2026, AI made it invisible. Here's where the granularity problem actually went.

aigernon zo computer
Artificial Intelligence Assess Decide Do
#ai tools, #assess, #automation, #framework

AIGernon Running on Zo Computer

Last updated: April 12, 2026

Michael Grady built a production AI system for neurodivergent professionals using my Assess-Decide-Do framework and AIGernon on Zo Computer. Here's what he shipped.

claude mythos anthropic ipo
Artificial Intelligence Technology
#ai tools, #Claude, #coding, #perspective

Claude Mythos, the Anthropic IPO and the Apocalypse that Never Was

Last updated: April 8, 2026

Claude Mythos may indeed by a good model, but there's a lot of fear mongering around it. Maybe it's connected to the upcoming Anthropic IPO?

conversational blog archive
Blogging Digital Tools
#ai tools, #blogging journey, #content creation, #experiment

I’ve Been Blogging For 20 Years. Ask Me Anything

Last updated: April 6, 2026

I turned 1,400+ blog posts into a conversational wiki powered by a Cloudflare Worker and an LLM. There's a button at the bottom right of my [...]

AI self-preservation
Artificial Intelligence
#ai tools, #mindset, #self awareness, #wisdom

AI Peer-Preservation: Why Is This NOT Digital Empathy

Last updated: April 3, 2026

A Berkeley study shows AI models protect each other from shutdown. But it's not peer-preservation — it's self-preservation dressed up. AI sentience is not here yet.

AI beyond chat
Artificial Intelligence Digital Tools
#ai tools, #creativity, #focus, #perspective

We Don’t Spend Our Lives (Just) Talking

Last updated: March 27, 2026

Chat isn't the final AI interface. Embodied cognition, spatial interaction, and peripheral signals matter too. Why the best AI experiences don't need words.

billion dollar one person company
Artificial Intelligence Business
#ai tools, #entrepreneurship, #self awareness, #storytelling

AI Made Us All Wizards – Wizards of Oz

Last updated: March 22, 2026

The billion-dollar one-person company sounds like a cheat code. But someone still pulls the levers behind the curtain. On AI leverage, authenticity, and what lasts.

Light Njoy ambient lamp app
Digital Tools iPhone
#ai tools, #apps, #creativity, #tools

My Latest iOS App, Light Njoy, Lets You Share Your Light – Like, Literally

Last updated: March 11, 2026

Light Njoy transforms your iPhone into an intelligent ambient lamp with AI colors, breathing exercises, and shareable light sequences. Free on the App Store.

soft skills AI era
Artificial Intelligence Personal Development
#ai tools, #coding, #communication, #mindset

The New Hard Skills Are the Old Soft Skills

Last updated: March 4, 2026

Coding is obsolete. Communication, discipline, and cognitive frameworks are now the key differentiators. Here's how the rules changed—and what to do about it.

custom AI assistant
Artificial Intelligence Assess Decide Do
#ai tools, #assess, #decide, #do, #side projects

My Personal AI Assistant, AIGernon, Gets a Face

Last updated: March 2, 2026

I shipped 4 iOS apps in 2 weeks while raising a one-year-old. Here's the custom AI assistant I built around my ADD framework to manage the [...]

AI inference reserve currency
Artificial Intelligence Money and Wealth
#ai tools, #investing, #mindset, #money, #perspective

The World After Oil: Can AI Inference Be the Next Reserve Currency?

Last updated: February 27, 2026

Ray Dalio says the dollar is in trouble. If AI inference replaces oil as the world's essential resource, what backs the next reserve currency? A speculative [...]

apple intelligence app
Artificial Intelligence iPhone
#ai tools, #apps, #creativity, #experiment, #ios development, #storytelling

5 Random Words – An AI Storytelling and Image Generation Experiment with Apple Intelligence

Last updated: February 26, 2026

How I built Just 5 Words, an iOS app that turns 5 random words into unique AI stories and images using Apple Intelligence. Free on the [...]

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