Dave

  • Vibecoding Labor Day College Football

    This past weekend was Labor Day holiday weekend here in the US, which has become the semi-official launching point for the college football season. In a growing tradition with some of my good buddies, we all get together for that Saturday, sit on the couch here in the state of…

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  • What’s Your BY-AI Policy?

    BYOD was a scary word for a while in tech circles. Bring Your Own Device... The threat of outside nonsense brought into a network weighed against the capabilities that some employees could bring to the table if they were able to bring devices that they knew how to use well…

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  • A Few Prompts for Time

    At work I'm using AI tools more and more, though between corporate data governance and firewall rules my ability to run amok is somewhat limited. Meanwhile, I've also been tinkering with these apps on my personal time looking for shortcuts or ways to do less of the drudgery and give…

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  • Agentic Hotel Refund Cancellation Arbitrage Anyone?

    Maybe I've been reading too much Money Stuff newsletter but I've been thinking about the potential untended consequences of agentic commerce on hotel reservation systems. There's a theoretical dream scenario in mind by the hotel brands meeting the consumers where they want to be, namely in their generative agent window.…

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  • Truth in a Post-AI World

    On a recent (amazing) trip to California, I enjoyed a great conversation during a long car ride with my dad through the mountains between Santa Cruz and San Francisco. Surrounded by the forests and the serenity of a beautiful space, we got to talking about the current state of the…

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