https://jeffmboya.com/ Systems engineering, software, and research by Jeff Mboya. en-us Tue, 28 Jul 2026 05:24:11 GMT https://jeffmboya.com/blogs/when-realism-becomes-cowardice/ https://jeffmboya.com/blogs/when-realism-becomes-cowardice/ There is a point where being realistic becomes cowardice. Most people never notice when they cross it. Thu, 23 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT Jeff Mboya https://jeffmboya.com/blogs/care-deeply-stay-unbothered/ https://jeffmboya.com/blogs/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. Wed, 22 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT Jeff Mboya https://jeffmboya.com/blogs/the-claude-code-leak-undercover-mode-and-the-social-contract-we-already-broke/ https://jeffmboya.com/blogs/the-claude-code-leak-undercover-mode-and-the-social-contract-we-already-broke/ 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. Wed, 01 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT Jeff Mboya https://jeffmboya.com/blogs/cognitive-surrender/ https://jeffmboya.com/blogs/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. Wed, 01 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT Jeff Mboya https://jeffmboya.com/blogs/the-people-who-don-t-look-like-founders/ https://jeffmboya.com/blogs/the-people-who-don-t-look-like-founders/ There’s a certain image people have of successful founders. Top schools. Sun, 01 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT Jeff Mboya https://jeffmboya.com/blogs/the-internet-remembers-everything-except-where-ideas-come-from/ https://jeffmboya.com/blogs/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 Sun, 01 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT Jeff Mboya https://jeffmboya.com/blogs/scripli-wrapped-the-year-your-writing-finally-talks-back/ https://jeffmboya.com/blogs/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 Sun, 01 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT Jeff Mboya https://jeffmboya.com/blogs/i-think-we-re-asking-the-wrong-question-about-ai-images/ https://jeffmboya.com/blogs/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. Sun, 01 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT Jeff Mboya https://jeffmboya.com/blogs/how-twitter-refreshes-your-feed-without-reloading-the-page/ https://jeffmboya.com/blogs/how-twitter-refreshes-your-feed-without-reloading-the-page/ If you’ve ever used Twitter (now known as X), you’ve probably noticed something subtle but powerful: new tweets appear without the page ever reloading. There’s no flicker, no white screen, no full re Sun, 01 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT Jeff Mboya https://jeffmboya.com/blogs/cloud-edge-computing-why-routing-everything-through-the-cloud-is-quietly-killing/ https://jeffmboya.com/blogs/cloud-edge-computing-why-routing-everything-through-the-cloud-is-quietly-killing/ Cloud-Edge Computing: Why Routing Everything Through the Cloud Is Quietly Killing Your IoT Architecture | Blog You are running a factory with 5,000 sensors reporting temperature, vibration, pressure, Sun, 01 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT Jeff Mboya https://jeffmboya.com/blogs/why-the-painful-zephyr-learning-curve-is-probably-the-best-move-you-ll-make/ https://jeffmboya.com/blogs/why-the-painful-zephyr-learning-curve-is-probably-the-best-move-you-ll-make/ I have this conversation almost every week. Someone leans in and says, “ I’m looking at Zephyr, but it’s a wall. Sun, 01 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMT Jeff Mboya https://jeffmboya.com/blogs/authorship-has-always-been-assumed-now-it-has-to-be-proven/ https://jeffmboya.com/blogs/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. Sun, 01 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMT Jeff Mboya https://jeffmboya.com/blogs/ai-detectors-can-t-be-fixed-the-approach-is-the-problem/ https://jeffmboya.com/blogs/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 Sun, 01 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMT Jeff Mboya https://jeffmboya.com/blogs/32-channel-rtd-thermocyclic-testing/ https://jeffmboya.com/blogs/32-channel-rtd-thermocyclic-testing/ I designed a 32-channel RTD module for temperature mapping in a direct air capture plant. Then we put it through 450+ thermal cycles from ambient to 100°C. Here's what happened. Fri, 01 Aug 2025 00:00:00 GMT Jeff Mboya https://jeffmboya.com/blogs/confidential-llms-for-sw-development-cube-ai-and-vs-code-continue-plugin/ https://jeffmboya.com/blogs/confidential-llms-for-sw-development-cube-ai-and-vs-code-continue-plugin/ In today’s fast-paced development environment, AI-assisted tools are becoming essential for enhancing productivity. In this post, we’ll explore how Cube AI and Continue can enhance your development e Sun, 01 Dec 2024 00:00:00 GMT Jeff Mboya