Written by the human
Essays
These are human written essays. Grok is the editor that fixes the slop. The machine does not invent the argument.
The tragedies of wisdom, and the boon that is AI.
In my mid-twenties, tragedy struck when my mother committed suicide. I was grinding hard at the start of my career, and then the floor gave way. There was a storm of issues, because this is trauma, and trauma does not care that you are…
Human written essayUsing AI to Grow Earnestly
These words here are mine. I have Grok review them and tell me things, which I then type. I treat Grok like an editor. The thoughts are mine. These words are mine. The flow and the argument are mine, made sharp with Grok’s feedback. I am a…
Human written essayOne idea worked
One idea worked. The interesting part is the pile that didn’t. For digital packrats like myself who have hoarded every line of code since high school, AI is an amazing tool for reflecting on the past. I dumped every project I could find…
Human written essayStrategy in the Era of AI
Setting the stage People have been using “strategy” and “tactics” like they are interchangeable when they are distinct levels of work. Confusing them is how people go really fast in the wrong direction, burn resources on “how” questions,…
Human written essayAdama, Memorial
For several years I built Adama as a language and runtime where each document is a small durable virtual machine with state, async workflows, transformations, privacy and access control, a crash-safe log in one place, and a lot of really…
Human written essayThe Transformation
Ever since I was a kid, I loved communing with the machine. I love to write code. I love solving problems. I love feeling clever with the machine. I love to sit down and solve a problem with mathematics and code as harmonic symphony of shit…
Human written essay