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I haven't done it with Claude Code itself, but I've built a deterministic + inferential engine that works inside a defined discipline with defined purposes. Broad enough to be prac…

This is very much a shared pain, though my experience is mostly outside the programming world. I see it as a fixable pattern, but the inertia is strong. - Lessons learned and retro…

I've been vibe-coding tools to automate chunks of my consulting work, fell down a rabbit hole, and started building actual products. Suddenly I'm in a world of unknown-unknowns and…

It has probably been 10-15 years since I've had anything from Campos. Wasn't a fan. Will give it another shot if I get caught in Sydney again.

Would be awesome for industrial processes if it can be scaled, is comparable in price to heating water, and preserves what makes a good espresso a good espresso. Was talking with a…

Correct. An espresso drink may have milk in it. An espresso does not. Edited to remove because the paper clarifies that it’s black coffee. But missed the (edit- found the clarifica…

Very interesting for industrial use, that’s for sure. For domestic use, in the home of somebody whose coffee snobbery is dialled to 11, I need far more information. What beans were…

Something I'm seeing is good organisations doing good things, bad organisations getting worse and average organisations mostly staying flat or trending down. This is happening acro…

I've effectively automated about 70% of the data gathering and insight generation I need as a procurement and supply chain consultant. I built a tool to manage survey collection an…