TL;DR AI tends to generate the "path of least resistance" based on what dominates its training data and examples, not necessarily what is architecturally best for a long-lived codebase. Knowing this, there are steps we can take as seasoned developers to improve the code in multiple passes (part ...
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Logged into my old email after a year - it has everything setup with recent details, so I know for a fact it isn't more than a year. To my shock, all my data is now gone. Just a simple `fuck you` email at the top of my inbox.
We needed a public, machine-readable vault of the navigation rules of the road — COLREGS rule text — to back an MCP server for a boat agent. The obvious plan: hand Claude the USCG Navigation Rules and Regulations Handbook PDF and ask it to transcribe each rule into a clean markdown file. The te...
How I Cut My AI Bill by 62% — A Freelancer's Guide to Context Windows in 2026 Every month, I sit down with my invoicing spreadsheet and do the math. How many hours did I bill? What did the tools cost me?