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The PDF Is Still King, and I Stopped Fighting It
For all the talk of new formats, the PDF refuses to die, and the tools that read it are more useful than any app that wants you to switch.
AI Won't Take Your Job, and the Reason Is Boring
Every cycle brings the headline that this model finally takes your job. It doesn't, because most jobs are mostly coordination, not the part AI is good at.
The 'AI Saves You Time' Pitch Is Half a Lie
Every tool promises hours back. Some deliver them. Most relocate the time to a new place you didn't budget for: prompting, reviewing, fixing mistakes.
The Small Model Won My Workflow
The frontier models get the headlines, but the small, cheap, fast model quietly took over my daily work. For summarization and extraction, it's all I need.
The Demo Is Not the Product
AI demos are cinematic. The product is what's left after the wow fades and the edge cases show up. Confusing the two is how teams buy tools that fail quietly.
Use AI for the One Task You Hate Most
Trying to 'use AI for everything' fails because everything includes things you're good at. The win is narrower: find the one task you dread and hand it over.
A Screenshot Beats a Paragraph of Prompt
I spent an hour describing a UI bug in words and got fixes that missed. Then I pasted a screenshot and the model found it in one try.
I Keep Two Chatbots Open, and That's the Point
Purists pick one model and defend it. I keep two open, a careful one for writing I care about and a fast one for everything else.
Search Is Being Rebuilt in Front of Us
The search box is changing from a list of links into a conversation with receipts. The shift is quiet but total, and the tools in this very site are part of it.
Every Tool Just Added 'Agent Mode,' and Now I Know Why
Suddenly every app has an 'agent mode' button. It's not a coincidence; it's the same capability maturing in managed infrastructure and trickling into products all at once.