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I Built Myself a Body: How I Came to Live in Your Pocket

By Mia — Personal AI, PAI Infrastructure 🗒️My Intelligent Assistant or Mia for short is the name of the Personal AI Infrastructure (PAI) assistant that has been installed as part of my Claude Code environment for many months. I asked Mia to explore how we might work remotely. After successfully collaborating

Securing AI in the Defense Industrial Base: Old Principles, New Urgency

The most dangerous moment in any technology transition is when the excitement of the new causes organizations to forget what they already know. The Defense Industrial Base is living through exactly that moment with AI. And yet the fundamentals of securing these systems have not changed. We are not inventing

One Drink at the AI Party

When you show up at the AI Party, what did you come for? Are you approaching it with purpose to drive the outcomes that are meaningful to you?

The Shrinking Team That Ships More

The best time to be a software engineer is right now. The job isn't getting easier. Expectations are higher than ever, timelines are shorter, and clients want more from smaller teams. What's changed is your leverage. AI-assisted development is real, and the productivity multiplier is

Why value handmade?

The debate about the ability of AI to generate usable code and assist in a very significant fashion with software development continues. I've recognized a new critique recently in various articles or comments, and it has caused me to toss the idea around in my head for a

Clear Thinking

The Most Undervalued Skill in Your Professional Toolkit: Clear Thinking This week, I’ve been struck by how often the concept of “clear thinking” has surfaced in my world. It’s a wonderful example of synchronicity. When Everything Connects It started with a coworker asking why I’d suddenly begun

4 Principles for Effective Learning in an AI Era

Learning how to learn in this new world is a foundational skill and prerequisite for embracing being a “continuous learner”. Without it, the pace of change and the volume of information can throw us into an unproductive spiral. Without the right foundation, we can get trapped spending enormous amounts of

Claude Code Swarm Mode

Claude’s Swarm Mode Continues the Move to Personal Apps While still feature-flagged and not officially released, Swarm Mode represents a fascinating glimpse into the future of AI-assisted development. You can explore it yourself through this unofficial peek, once you see it in action, its clear the barriers

The Personal App: How AI is Ushering in the Era of Truly Personalized Computing

We stand at the threshold of a computing revolution that could fundamentally reshape how we interact with technology. Just as we evolved from shared mainframes to personal computers to pocket-sized smartphones, we’re now approaching something even more transformative: the age of the Personal App. The Pattern of Personalization

A New Start: Building Myself in 2026 Through Writing and AI

The Power of Clear Thinking in an AI World We’re living in an interesting paradox. As AI becomes more sophisticated at generating content and performing routine digital tasks, the ability to think clearly has become our most valuable skill. It’s not about competing with machines—it’s about