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Working with AI: Do Things Right

January 12, 2026January 12, 2026

Today, a quick example of introducing determinism when an AI struggles. I give it a simple instruction, it screws it up, I tell it to write a program to do things right.

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a medusa sculpture by one of my kids

What is special about MCP?

November 10, 2025November 9, 2025

three things MCP can do, and an infinite number of things it can’t do (all of which make it great) AI agents can interact with the world using tools. Those tools can be generic or specific. Generic Run a bash command Operate a web browser Execute a SQL query Specific See my Google Calendar events …

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Augmented Coding: an Experience Report

April 20, 2025April 20, 2025

Last weekend I sat down with augmentcode.com to do some serious AI-assisted coding. The agent, “Auggie,” promises to automate coding tasks to a level I haven’t tried before. Gotta say, it was pretty good. I got farther than I would have alone. But hoooo, it is a new kind of effort and frustration. Overall impression: …

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