February 2026
productivity
Building an AI Blog Editor with Claude SkillsI've been blogging for years, but I've never had an editor. My process has always been: write a draft, sleep on it for a few days, then come…
ReadSpeeding Up PostgreSQL Full-Text Search with Persistent TSVectorsA while back, I built a site-wide search bar for a Rails app, one of those "type anything and get relevant results instantly" features. We…
ReadAI Forecasts, Fear, and FocusLately, I've noticed a disturbing trend in my podcast feed. An increasing number of episodes are full of "AI will do X or Y…" predictions…
ReadWhat AI-Assisted Coding Feels Like in Early 2026A few weeks ago at work, during an engineering all-hands meeting, we were given a new mandate: no more handwritten code. Aside from quick…
ReadSlowing Down AI On PurposeWhen I first started using AI to generate code, my instinct was to give it a prompt with the requirements, and have it write everything at…
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