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Opinions, observations, and half-formed ideas on AI, authorship, startups, and everything else.

When Realism Becomes Cowardice
April 23, 2026

When Realism Becomes Cowardice

There is a point where being realistic becomes cowardice. Most people never notice when they cross it.

Care Deeply, Stay Unbothered
April 22, 2026

Care Deeply, Stay Unbothered

The best trait you can have is not just working really hard on the things that matter to you. It's being able to do that — and still stay calm if things don't work out.

The Claude Code Leak: Undercover Mode and the Social Contract We Never Wrote
April 2026

The Claude Code Leak: Undercover Mode and the Social Contract We Never Wrote

The outrage about Anthropic's Undercover Mode is legitimate. But it arrives after two years of the industry quietly avoiding the same question at the individual level.

Cognitive Surrender
April 2026

Cognitive Surrender

It's not that AI gets things wrong. It's how easy it is to go along with it anyway — and what that quietly does to your habits.

The People Who Don’t Look Like Founders
March 2026

The People Who Don’t Look Like Founders

There’s a certain image people have of successful founders. Top schools.

The Internet Remembers Everything -Except Where Ideas Come From
March 2026

The Internet Remembers Everything -Except Where Ideas Come From

A few weeks ago I wrote about a registry for AI images. The idea was pretty simple tbh — when an image is created, you log a fingerprint somewhere, so later if it shows up again you can trace where i

Scripli Wrapped: The Year Your Writing Finally Talks Back
March 2026

Scripli Wrapped: The Year Your Writing Finally Talks Back

Today we’re introducing Scripli Wrapped — your writing year, reflected back at you as a series of cards you can explore, save, and share. Writing is one of the few things people do consistently over

I Think We’re Asking the Wrong Question About AI Images
March 2026

I Think We’re Asking the Wrong Question About AI Images

For the past year or so, almost every conversation I’ve had about AI images eventually lands in the same place. Detection.

Authorship Has Always Been Assumed. Now It Has to Be Proven.
February 2026

Authorship Has Always Been Assumed. Now It Has to Be Proven.

For a long time, authorship was simple. If your name appeared on a piece of writing, people assumed you wrote it.

AI Detectors Can’t Be Fixed. The Approach Is the Problem.
February 2026

AI Detectors Can’t Be Fixed. The Approach Is the Problem.

The premise is flawed from the start AI content detectors work by analysing the statistical characteristics of finished text. They look for patterns — predictability, perplexity, burstiness — that te