Off the Record
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Universe Trying to Know Itself
I’ve been playing No Man’s Sky for about ten days. In the game, you wake up alone on a new planet. You fix your suit, find materials, and try to survive. Then you explore more planets, build things, and keep moving forward.
Simplicity Is the Real Scalability
We often think growth means adding more tools, more systems, more layers. But in reality, every new piece adds friction.
The Quietest Systems Are the Healthiest
The best infrastructure teams are the ones no one talks about. When things just work, it’s because someone spent time building reliability into the silence.
Automation Is About Trust
When your data moves reliably from one system to another, teams can relax. No broken sync. No manual export. No “just checking.” That’s when automation becomes invisible, and that’s when it’s perfect. Because automation isn’t just about speed. It’s about trust. Real automation doesn’t impress with dashboards or fancy flows. It earns confidence...
AI and Technical Debt
AI makes it easier than ever to fix that “small bug.”But if we rely on quick fixes without fully understanding the code, especially in a production codebase, we risk creating technical debt.
SOPs aren’t dead, they’ve just leveled up.
We’ve all been there. Every other week, someone opens the “master spreadsheet,” scrolls endlessly, runs a VLOOKUP, prays it doesn’t break, and then emails it around with a subject line like FINAL_v3_REALLY_FINAL.xlsx.
The real risk is over-relying on AI where stability matters most
What Worked Yesterday May Misbehave Tomorrow Automation is the backbone of modern workflows. But there’s a big difference between relying on AI in live automation and sticking with fixed scripts on cron.
Do We Still Need Human Developers, or Is AI Enough?
Everywhere you look, AI is writing code. From quick snippets to full applications, it’s moving faster than most of us ever imagined. That raises the question: do we still need human developers, or is AI enough?
Why Learning to Ask Is Still the Most Important Skill?
Answers are everywhere. With AI, Google, and endless databases, anyone can get an answer instantly. But if you ask something vague, you’ll only get noise. That’s why it’s important to guide your kids as they learn to use AI.
AI Isn't Magic
AI isn’t magic. The quality of its output still depends on the quality of its input. Strong fundamentals make AI powerful. Weak fundamentals make it dangerous. The better our fundamentals, the better our AI results. Garbage in, garbage out is still true.