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The abstraction you didn't ask for

When I say "generative AI isn't going away," people hear "and you have to like it." You don't, and you might be right not to. But the is-ought divide here is real and we should all be preparing for both outcomes.

Dec 30, 2025

tech

The shape of a knowledge worker

Last time out on this topic, I threw around the term "cognitive exponent" a bunch. Today I'd like to talk about a thing that might help us figure out who's on the positive side of that exponent graph.

Dec 29, 2025

tech

Another year: 2025

For the last ten years on Christmas Day I've written a retrospective on the past year. This year's is a public post.

Dec 25, 2025

life