Building Evals for an AI Memoir Writing Coach How do you teach an AI the difference between 'That's powerful' and 'OMG SO BRAVE!!!'?

Building Evals for an AI Memoir Writing Coach

How do you teach an AI the difference between 'That's powerful' and 'OMG SO BRAVE!!!'?

A Bridge Between Soil and Silicon The future doesn’t belong to people who choose between nature and technology, it belongs to the ones who can hold both

A Bridge Between Soil and Silicon

The future doesn’t belong to people who choose between nature and technology, it belongs to the ones who can hold both

Bridging Vibe Coding to Production with MCP I asked AI to remove my boyfriend from a photo - it gave me a different man and a jungle background. At Web Directions Dev Summit, I used this to show why AI needs context. Without it, you get statistical averages instead of solutions.

Bridging Vibe Coding to Production with MCP

I asked AI to remove my boyfriend from a photo - it gave me a different man and a jungle background. At Web Directions Dev Summit, I used this to show why AI needs context. Without it, you get statistical averages instead of solutions.

A mostly-metaphoric MCP glossary Learning MCP shouldn't require choosing between 'What does MCP stand for?' and dense protocol documentation.

A mostly-metaphoric MCP glossary

Learning MCP shouldn't require choosing between 'What does MCP stand for?' and dense protocol documentation.

From Geocities to GPT Come on, indulge in your web nostalgia with me

From Geocities to GPT

Come on, indulge in your web nostalgia with me

Three AI customisation concepts Understanding complex AI concepts through some (hopefully) relatable metaphors.

Three AI customisation concepts

Understanding complex AI concepts through some (hopefully) relatable metaphors.

AI Replaced My Boyfriend: A Story About Context in Machine Learning I attempted to get a professional headshot, but ended up with AI matchmaking.

AI Replaced My Boyfriend: A Story About Context in Machine Learning

I attempted to get a professional headshot, but ended up with AI matchmaking.

Are we underestimating junior developers? I keep seeing posts defending junior devs as "future seniors," but this misses the point. If we're only hiring juniors to write code that AI can generate, we're not treating them right.

Are we underestimating junior developers?

I keep seeing posts defending junior devs as "future seniors," but this misses the point. If we're only hiring juniors to write code that AI can generate, we're not treating them right.

A short memory from la Amazonía I sat swaddled in mosquito nets, glugging sparkling wine out of the bottle while listening to the roaring furore of howler monkeys in the distance.

I sat swaddled in mosquito nets, glugging sparkling wine out of the bottle while listening to the roaring furore of howler monkeys in the distance - thirty two is going to be a good year, I thought to myself

I Am an Engineer I was my own worst gatekeeper until I realised that engineering isn't about credentials, it's about how I approach building software.

I Am an Engineer

I was my own worst gatekeeper until I realised that engineering isn't about credentials, it's about how I approach building software.

Cocina Oaxaqueña When I look at these photographs I collected across more than a decade in Oaxaca, the textures and colours transport me immediately - I can taste the flavours all over again.

Cocina Oaxaqueña

When I look at these photographs I collected across more than a decade in Oaxaca, the textures and colours transport me immediately - I can taste the flavours all over again.

Living in Wonderment I've always been curious about everything, but I'm learning there's a difference between wonder that explores and wonder that performs.

I've always been curious about everything, but I'm learning there's a difference between wonder that explores and wonder that performs.

Why Your Bread Recipe is an Algorithm I began to see algorithmic thinking everywhere - in my bread recipes, garden planning, debugging code. You're probably already doing it too.

Why Your Bread Recipe is an Algorithm

I began to see algorithmic thinking everywhere - in my bread recipes, garden planning, debugging code. You're probably already doing it too.

Chocolate Frogs and Infectious Enthusiasm Why do I still remember a biology professor eighteen years later? His infectious enthusiasm for frogs changed how I think about technical communication.

Chocolate Frogs and Infectious Enthusiasm

Why do I still remember a biology professor eighteen years later? His infectious enthusiasm for frogs changed how I think about technical communication.

Digital Artisans We're drowning in Generative AI, making it tough to spot human-made content. how do we find the genuine, human-made stuff online?

We're drowning in Generative AI, making it tough to spot human-made content. how do we find the genuine, human-made stuff online?