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Why Electricity Didn't Change Factories Right Away

The lag was forty years of organizational change, not technical capability. We are living through it again with AI.

Aug 19

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On Taste

What survives specification

Aug 7

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July 2026

The Black Dots and the Red Curves

The AI 2027 team published its sequel this week. One chart will run the discourse for months. Here is the whole thing in four moves.

Jul 12

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Cheaper Parts, Faster Engines

Token prices are collapsing. AI bills are exploding. Both are true, and neither is the number that matters.

Jul 6

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The Accountable Animal

On risk, agency, accountability, and where we go from here.

Jul 5

June 2026

Seeing Like a Machine

The promise of a system

Jun 17

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The $14 Million Sentence

Three budget meetings, one distribution problem.

Jun 11

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May 2026

You Can't "AI Committee" Your Way Through This

Six reasons putting AI into an organization will be far messier than anyone admits.

May 31

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Sand That Thinks

On intelligence and humanity

May 21

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What We Actually Mean by Taste

Deconstructing the black box of professional taste.

May 17

The Salt Merchant’s Son

In a market town centuries ago, a boy named Tomas inherited his father’s salt stall.

May 9

3

April 2026

The Virtues of Thinking vs. Doing

Know which dimension energizes you. Then build around it.

Apr 12

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