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Shifting Ground — field reports from a 40-year software veteran navigating the AI transformation.
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I'm sitting in my backyard, phone in hand, dictating instructions to an AI running on a server in the next room. Over the past couple of hours, a structured research process has produced higher-quality data than I could have gotten any other way. And the first thing that research told me was that the statistics on my own website were wrong...
The leak dropped on a Tuesday. I bookmarked it. The rest of the week was what it always is — client delivery, context-switching, the usual cognitive overload. The most interesting thing to happen in AI tooling all year finally got my attention on Saturday morning...
I woke up this morning lost in the fog. The rain had been welcome and refreshing, feeding a thin winter and thirsty ground. Old roads barely visible. My bright headlights that have served me so well for so long only reflect this small shallow bubble around me...
My son, with zero formal training, just built a beautifully rendered React pricing calculator. The tools democratized the craft. So what's left? The 80% that looks easy vs the 20% that makes it real...
There's a garden. I planted it. I put in the drip system. Which broke day one. Nothing ever just works anymore. And from that broken garden timer to "how will I continue to pay the bills?" is a shorter walk than you think...
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