Time-Compression & Lossy Reach
(Or, how the "Solitude Curve" actually works) The solitude curve describes the pattern: AI assistance lets you work independently for longer stretches before needing human intervention. But…
Agam Brahma
The Solitude Curve
Whether we're in 1957 looking at the first compiler, or 2025 looking at AI assistants, the dynamic is similar: automation that extends how long you can work productively without external dependencies.…
Firefly: A Safe AI Learning Companion for Kids
Over the past couple weeks, I built "Firefly": a walled-garden AI companion designed specifically for kids. Here's what it looks like in action:…
The Empire Strikes Back
... maybe ... we're watching the end of the era where you could meaningfully opt out of big tech platforms while remaining professionally competitive. Maybe AI integration requirements make that stance unsustainable for anyone who wants to participate fully in modern work.…
A tale of three Claudes
Claude-in-Browser works better than I expected. The Chrome extension lets Claude interact directly with web pages, and I've been using it since it became available to all paying users. It's a…
Jurassic Cloud
Was reading "Jurassic Cloud" recently: one of those systems papers that starts with I/O performance and ends up dismantling everything you thought you knew about how computers work. tl;dr:…
Smelter
tl;dr: a CLI for Coalton scripts I've been working on Smelter: a way to use Coalton for writing shell scripts and small CLI programs. It's an experimental way to get type-safe scripting with…
It's Alive (again)
Moved to Ghost, finally. This is something I'd procrastinated on for a long time, and luckily, got a few hours on successive weekends, and made it happen. Why Ghost? Cleaner writing interface, m…
Coral
Coral is a beautifully simple app designed to keep your most important resolutions and reminders front and center. Instead of drowning in endless notes or photos, Coral limits you to a curated collect…
Dice Prophet
Satiate your curiosity about being able to predict the future – and whether you can have a “hot streak” for it. Predict the roll of the dice, and see how good you can get at it :-)…
HumanTime
Why `HumanTime` ? * … because sometimes hours and minutes aren’t the best way to feel a sense of the day passing * … because I wanted to adapt the metric system to the day * … because I like seein…
The Great Conversation
Overview * Step into a dialogue with some of the greatest minds in history. From Plato to Nietzsche, explore timeless ideas through interactive conversations. * The Great Conversation is an app tha…