Posts

All the articles I've posted.

• TL;AI: AI Has Made Writing Cheap. Why Is Reading Still So Expensive?

  Published: 25 Aug, 2026 |  at  02:30 AM

  TL;AI is a recipient-first communication principle built from BLUF, the Pyramid Principle, SBAR, speech-act theory, progressive disclosure and AI transparency.

• Powell's Law: Time, Progress and the Cost of Interruption in Resilient Systems

  Published: 2 Aug, 2026 |  at  11:00 AM

  A long-form position paper examining time, durable progress and recovery effort as distinct consequences of interruption in resilient systems.

• Should I Leave Legacy GitHub Copilot Pro for Pro+?

  Published: 12 Jul, 2026 |  at  09:30 PM

  A practical analysis of GitHub Copilot Pro versus Pro+, including Premium Requests, AI Credits, token pricing, cache usage, model selection and the hidden difficulty of comparing the two billing models.

• Temporal Nexus in .NET (Preview): What It Is, When to Use It, and a Practical Walkthrough

  Published: 5 Jul, 2026 |  at  08:05 PM

  A practical guide to Temporal Nexus in .NET: what it is, where it fits, how it compares to Event Grid, and how to implement workflow-backed Nexus operations in a real sample.

• Durable Execution for Dummies: Retries Protect Calls, Workflows Protect Processes

  Published: 20 Jun, 2026 |  at  08:00 PM

  A practical explanation of durable execution, why retry libraries are not enough, and the WOWL rule: Write Once, Write Last.

• Return on Intelligence, Part 8: The New Power Map

  Published: 16 May, 2026 |  at  08:00 PM

  The final part of a long-form essay series mapping the likely winners and losers after the AI bubble breaks and the mature AI economy begins.

• Return on Intelligence, Part 7: After the Crash

  Published: 16 May, 2026 |  at  07:45 PM

  The seventh part of a long-form essay series arguing that the AI crash, when it comes, will not be the end of AI, but the start of its mature economic phase.

• Return on Intelligence, Part 6: Breaking Point

  Published: 16 May, 2026 |  at  06:30 PM

  The sixth part of a long-form essay series. The market does not stop believing in AI. It starts doubting who owns it. The pressure map showing how multiple assumptions can weaken at the same time.

• Return on Intelligence, Part 5: Firmware

  Published: 16 May, 2026 |  at  05:15 PM

  The fifth part of a long-form essay series. Firm-ware is the operating logic embedded into the company itself. AI makes that logic programmable.

• Return on Intelligence, Part 4: SaaS Was a Compromise

  Published: 16 May, 2026 |  at  03:00 PM

  The fourth part of a long-form essay series arguing that SaaS is more vulnerable to AI than many people believe because SaaS won partly because custom software was too expensive. That compromise is now being repriced.