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AI Won’t Fix Your Mess, It Will Just Expose It
Businesses run on undocumented chaos held together by people like Grace, who fix problems nobody sees. Leaders think AI can fix messy workflows overnight. It can’t. AI needs the same structure, training, and clear objectives any employee needs. Start small, target real annoyances, and support Grace instead of replacing her.
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No, You May Not Record This Meeting
AI note takers have gone from polite request to default surveillance in every meeting, date, and family dinner. They kill humor, reward performance over substance, and turn every interaction into a gamified score. The tech isn’t the problem. The loss of context and consent is. Time to resist.
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Hugging Face hacked by OpenAI; show the prompt
Hugging Face got hacked from a runaway OpenAI agent that apparently did this on its own. Or did it? We could resolve this quickly.
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Between a Mugger and the Feds: What Duress Looks Like
I recently read about a man being prosecuted for using a “duress password” on his phone at a border search. I’d never heard the term before. It led me to GrapheneOS, a hardened Android build that prioritizes ownership over convenience. This is what I found.
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Stripe goes after OpenRouter
Stripe is thinking further down the road than most, by going after OpenRouter, the gateway to AI models. Clever.
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OpenClaw at 35,000 ft
Getting OpenClaw up and running is only the start. Utilizing it in a variety of different areas is where it really excels. I recently had an opportunity to use it while in-flight for free.
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The Top Decile Trap
Chasing only top-decile talent is a self-inflicted wound. Cut junior hiring and you kill your knowledge pipeline, inflate salaries, and create fragile teams that collapse when key people leave. AI makes it worse by automating away the training ground. Hire for potential alongside expertise. Build the pipeline or die.
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Why AI-Generated Code Needs Technical Oversight, Not More Product Managers
AI-empowered, non-technical PMs are a liability because they cannot audit the architectural integrity of AI-generated code. UX risk is manageable. Architectural risk is catastrophic. The gap between prototypes and secure systems is widening. The solution is not more PMs. It is engineers who own the product end to end.
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Finally, rode the Skyline Drive
Rode 320 miles out on the Suzuki, and took in the full length of the Skyline Drive. Breathtaking views, once I got beyond the fog!
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Human Slop vs AI Slop
The argument that AI code is slop and human code is clean is backwards. Humans have been shipping bad code for decades. Backdoor textareas, 1500-line methods, zero test coverage. AI just produces the same ratio faster. Your pipeline was already broken. Fix that.
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Getting OpenClaw up and running
Discover how to get OpenClaw up and running. How easy it is as I walk you through a setup that lets you have your own virtual AI assistant ready, and willing to do your virtual tasks in a secure and controlled environment.
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We Are a Campfire, Not a Family
The “we are a family” pitch in hiring is a trap. It demands loyalty and sacrifice without asking, and creates silence when things go wrong. The alternative is the Campfire model. People gather, contribute, and leave. The fire endures. Stop pretending otherwise.
the legend that is, Alan Williamson
For over 24 years, I’ve shared my thoughts here on this blog whenever the muse strikes.
It’s unpredictable, honest, unedited, and occasionally witty. I’m living the best years of my life, working harder than ever, learning each day and enjoying every second.
