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Record Profits, Record Layoffs: The Math Ain't Mathing

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Jan 3, 2026

7 min read

Record Profits, Record Layoffs: The Math Ain't Mathing

Tech companies are posting their best quarters ever while laying off thousands. The math doesn't add up—unless you realize the math was never about us.

The Cult of Clean Code Has Gone Too Far

SOLID, DRY, KISS, YAGNI—we have more acronyms than actual shipped features. When did 'best practices' become a religion that prevents us from building things?

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Claude Code Now Writes Itself (And That is Meta as Hell)

Jan 3, 2026

5 min read

Claude Code Now Writes Itself (And That is Meta as Hell)

The creator of Claude Code says 100% of his recent contributions were written by Claude Code. The AI is building itself. I need to lie down.

Meta is Getting Sued by 42 States. Only 8 More to Go for a Full Set.

It's rare for Democrats and Republicans to agree on anything. But 42 states agree on one thing: Social media is breaking teenagers' brains, and Meta knew about it.

Most GitHub Projects Are Abandoned (And That is Okay)

98% of repos haven't been touched in years. Your side project graveyard is normal. Here's why we should stop pretending everything we start needs to be finished.

Robotaxis Are Here. The Humans They Hit Are Still Figuring Out Who to Sue.

Waymo and Cruise are on the streets. So are the pedestrians they've hit. Welcome to the legal nightmare of autonomous vehicle liability in the age of 'move fast and break things'.

I Just Want to Fix My Own Phone. Why is Apple Suing Me?

Right to Repair is a battle between you and trillion-dollar corporations. You want to replace your battery. They want you to buy a new phone. Guess who's winning?

Your Boss is Watching: The Rise of Remote Work Surveillance Software

You thought working from home meant freedom. Your boss thought it meant installing spyware. Welcome to the era of 'Bossware,' mouse jigglers, and the death of trust.

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OpenAI: From "Benefit Humanity" to "Benefit Sam Altman Bank Account"

Dec 29, 2025

8 min read

OpenAI: From "Benefit Humanity" to "Benefit Sam Altman Bank Account"

Remember when OpenAI was a nonprofit dedicated to saving humanity from AI? Now it's a $150B for-profit with a reality show's worth of boardroom drama. Let's trace the heel turn.

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My AI Coding Tool Journey: From ChatGPT to Claude Code

Dec 28, 2025

6 min read

My AI Coding Tool Journey: From ChatGPT to Claude Code

ChatGPT in college. Cursor in early 2025. Now Claude Code. Here's what I learned hopping between AI assistants—and why I might finally stop jumping.

Google Pays Apple $20B. Apple Pays Google for Gemini. It is All One Big Money Circle.

Google pays Apple to be the default search engine. Apple might pay Google to license Gemini. At this point, they should just merge bank accounts and call it a day.

GEO: The SEO for AI Search You Are Not Ready For

SEO is about ranking on Google. GEO—Generative Engine Optimization—is about getting cited by ChatGPT, Perplexity, and Claude. This is the new game. Most people haven't even heard of it.

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Innovate. Build. Inspire.

Record Profits, Record Layoffs: The Math Ain't Mathing

The Cult of Clean Code Has Gone Too Far

Claude Code Now Writes Itself (And That is Meta as Hell)

Meta is Getting Sued by 42 States. Only 8 More to Go for a Full Set.

Most GitHub Projects Are Abandoned (And That is Okay)

Robotaxis Are Here. The Humans They Hit Are Still Figuring Out Who to Sue.

I Just Want to Fix My Own Phone. Why is Apple Suing Me?

Your Boss is Watching: The Rise of Remote Work Surveillance Software

OpenAI: From "Benefit Humanity" to "Benefit Sam Altman Bank Account"

My AI Coding Tool Journey: From ChatGPT to Claude Code

Google Pays Apple $20B. Apple Pays Google for Gemini. It is All One Big Money Circle.

GEO: The SEO for AI Search You Are Not Ready For

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