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claude mythos anthropic ipo
Artificial Intelligence Technology
#ai tools, #Claude, #coding, #perspective

Claude Mythos, the Anthropic IPO and the Apocalypse that Never Was

Last updated: April 8, 2026

Claude Mythos may indeed by a good model, but there's a lot of fear mongering around it. Maybe it's connected to the upcoming Anthropic IPO?

conversational blog archive
Blogging Digital Tools
#ai tools, #blogging journey, #content creation, #experiment

I’ve Been Blogging For 20 Years. Ask Me Anything

Last updated: April 6, 2026

I turned 1,400+ blog posts into a conversational wiki powered by a Cloudflare Worker and an LLM. There's a button at the bottom right of my [...]

abundance mindset
Money and Wealth Personal Development
#introspection, #mindset, #money mindset, #self awareness

The Extra Bolt – A Story of Furniture, Abundance and Confusion

Last updated: April 4, 2026

Every assembled piece of furniture left me with one extra bolt — and it took months to realize that was abundance, not a mistake. A story [...]

AI self-preservation
Artificial Intelligence
#ai tools, #mindset, #self awareness, #wisdom

AI Peer-Preservation: Why Is This NOT Digital Empathy

Last updated: April 3, 2026

A Berkeley study shows AI models protect each other from shutdown. But it's not peer-preservation — it's self-preservation dressed up. AI sentience is not here yet.

why isolation makes you weaker
Artificial Intelligence Relationships and Society
#relationships, #social skills

The 58th Mouse: What a Cloning Experiment Tells Us About Isolation — and AI

Last updated: March 31, 2026

Japanese researchers cloned mice for 58 generations. What killed them has everything to do with why isolation makes you weaker — and what AI is getting [...]

AI beyond chat
Artificial Intelligence Digital Tools
#ai tools, #creativity, #focus, #perspective

We Don’t Spend Our Lives (Just) Talking

Last updated: March 27, 2026

Chat isn't the final AI interface. Embodied cognition, spatial interaction, and peripheral signals matter too. Why the best AI experiences don't need words.

flight intelligence app
iPhone Technology
#apps, #digital nomad, #ios development, #tools, #travel

Introducing Flight Lens – Flight Intelligence and Ticket Prices

Last updated: March 27, 2026

Flight Lens computes a real-time traffic pulse for global aviation. Search flights, set alerts for delays and prices, and track live aircraft. Free on iOS.

hacking habits app
Financial Resilience iPhone
#apps, #financial habits, #habits, #money, #tools

Introducing Hacking Habits – Flowing Financial Resilience

Last updated: March 24, 2026

Calculate the life hours cost of any purchase, install financial habits in 15 days, and track your financial vitals. Hacking Habits - the app.

billion dollar one person company
Artificial Intelligence Business
#ai tools, #entrepreneurship, #self awareness, #storytelling

AI Made Us All Wizards – Wizards of Oz

Last updated: March 22, 2026

The billion-dollar one-person company sounds like a cheat code. But someone still pulls the levers behind the curtain. On AI leverage, authenticity, and what lasts.

being the weird one
Location Independence Personal Development Travel and Fun
#digital nomad, #growth, #personal story, #self awareness

Being The Weird One

Last updated: March 18, 2026

After 15 years of location independence, being the weird one everywhere changes you. The identity shifts, cultural friction, and unexpected growth that follow.

Light Njoy ambient lamp app
Digital Tools iPhone
#ai tools, #apps, #creativity, #tools

My Latest iOS App, Light Njoy, Lets You Share Your Light – Like, Literally

Last updated: March 11, 2026

Light Njoy transforms your iPhone into an intelligent ambient lamp with AI colors, breathing exercises, and shareable light sequences. Free on the App Store.

all you need is attention
Artificial Intelligence Relationships and Society
#change, #communication, #mindset, #relationships

Attention Is All You Need – But the Reasons Have Changed

Last updated: March 6, 2026

AI can create anything. But in a world of infinite artifacts, attention is the scarcest resource. Here's why it matters more than ever—and how to navigate [...]

soft skills AI era
Artificial Intelligence Personal Development
#ai tools, #coding, #communication, #mindset

The New Hard Skills Are the Old Soft Skills

Last updated: March 4, 2026

Coding is obsolete. Communication, discipline, and cognitive frameworks are now the key differentiators. Here's how the rules changed—and what to do about it.

custom AI assistant
Artificial Intelligence Assess Decide Do
#ai tools, #assess, #decide, #do, #side projects

My Personal AI Assistant, AIGernon, Gets a Face

Last updated: March 2, 2026

I shipped 4 iOS apps in 2 weeks while raising a one-year-old. Here's the custom AI assistant I built around my ADD framework to manage the [...]

AI inference reserve currency
Artificial Intelligence Money and Wealth
#ai tools, #investing, #mindset, #money, #perspective

The World After Oil: Can AI Inference Be the Next Reserve Currency?

Last updated: February 27, 2026

Ray Dalio says the dollar is in trouble. If AI inference replaces oil as the world's essential resource, what backs the next reserve currency? A speculative [...]

apple intelligence app
Artificial Intelligence iPhone
#ai tools, #apps, #creativity, #experiment, #ios development, #storytelling

5 Random Words – An AI Storytelling and Image Generation Experiment with Apple Intelligence

Last updated: February 26, 2026

How I built Just 5 Words, an iOS app that turns 5 random words into unique AI stories and images using Apple Intelligence. Free on the [...]

buddhist stories app
Artificial Intelligence iPhone Spirituality and Beliefs
#apps, #buddhism, #introspection, #meditation

Zen Tales – The Buddhist Stories App I Wish I Had 10 Years Ago

Last updated: February 25, 2026

Listen to 50 Buddhist stories with AI-powered reflections. From koans to Buddha's life, Zen Tales brings mindful moments to your day. Free on the App Store.

lessons learned vibe coding
Artificial Intelligence Productivity and Effectiveness
#ai tools, #app store, #Claude, #ios development, #lessons learned

Lessons Learned While Vibe Coding an iOS App in 7 Days, from Idea to App Store – Genesis Prompt Inside

Last updated: February 23, 2026

5 practical lessons from building iOS apps with Claude Code in 7 days. Includes my 23-section genesis mega prompt template. Copy, paste, and ship your app.

aikiddo children vocabulary
iPhone Parenting
#apps, #family, #ios development, #personal story

Why I Built AI Kiddo, A Kids Vocabulary App (and How)

Last updated: February 21, 2026

How watching my toddler master YouTube's UX led me to build AI Kiddo, a vocabulary app teaching kids words in 8 languages. From MVP to App [...]

benefits of continuous learning
Artificial Intelligence Personal Development
#ai tools, #growth, #habits, #learning, #mindset

The (Surprising) Long Term Benefits of Continuous Learning

Last updated: February 20, 2026

I learned AI when it was obscure. Years later, that investment paid off massively. Here's how continuous learning positions you for unexpected breakthroughs.

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