Thoughts from the Thagomizer

Occasionally spikey opinions about tech, tech culture, and management

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AI September 15, 2026

My Personal Guidelines for Using AI Respectfully

I think it was a year ago that I got introduced to the concept of “Work Slop”. Work slop is AI-generated documents, emails, slide decks, and other artifacts that initially...

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AI August 03, 2026

Who is a Builder?

I got to spend my Saturday at my first true builder event in Chicago, hosted by GDG Chicago. We helped 50 folks build all kinds...

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Antigravity June 24, 2026

Multi-Agent Ping Pong Pairing with Antigravity

Let's take loop engineering for a test drive with ping-pong pairing, subagents, and Antigravity

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