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Decoding Corporate Speak
A fun look at decoding what some of the phrases and slang used in the office and corporate environment really mean. You know the sort of thing, that if said to your family, you would laughed at.
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Big Tech Settlements 2026: $25 Billion in Two Months
My feed filled up with tech settlement headlines, so I pulled the list to check. Fifteen major fines between July and August 2026, more than $25 billion. Meta, Google, TikTok, Alibaba, Anthropic. Nobody admitted anything and nobody blinked. The interesting part is what they agreed to build.
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Name the states in the USA
Google’s Gemini struggled to rendered a reliable map of the United States, even after much prompt correction. There is a lesson here for us all, as we embrace AI more.
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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.
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.
