AI
The AI Forgot My Instructions.
AI may not have forgotten your instructions. They may be stored in the wrong place. Why persistent project rules need more than a conversation to survive.
AI
Your AI Isn’t Stupid.
When an AI agent gives the wrong answer, the model may not be the problem. A real debugging story shows why developers should check what the model actually received before rewriting the prompt.
technology
The Progress Bar Lies
Progress bars look precise, but the percentages aren't always what they seem. A look at how software uses progress indicators to communicate status, manage expectations, and quietly shape what we trust.
AI
Your AI Doesn't Experience the Time Between Your Questions
Illustration of how ChatGPT and generative AI process conversations as successive interactions rather than experiencing continuous time, using stepping stones and a river of lost context to explain AI context loss and conversational memory.
Brian Pollack
WiFi Doesn’t Come From the Clouds: The Internet’s Data Center Problem
by Brian Pollack Do they think WiFi comes from the actual clouds? The internet needs a new PR firm. Let me explain. If you're posting about data centers while binge-watching Netflix with Reels scrolling by on your phone, you might want to learn where WiFi goes to sleep
AI
The AI Didn't Forget.
AI doesn’t always forget instructions. Sometimes the context window gets overloaded. Two very different AI workflows reveal the same problem - and why managing context matters.
AI
Replacements?
After being laid off, I’m helping build an AI version of myself to preserve decades of institutional knowledge. But how much can AI capture before knowledge gives way to judgment?
Brian Pollack
Fully Staffed Is Not Fully Covered
Nerds aren’t interchangeable. Why even strong IT teams sometimes need specialized expertise in accessibility, security, performance, and other high-risk areas.
AI
It’s 2026, Not 2016
Technical interviews still test experienced developers on memory and syntax, even as real-world development increasingly depends on judgment, problem-solving, and intelligent use of modern tools. Prateek Sharma asks whether it’s time for the interview process to catch up.