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Why I still use a paper notebook

Paper is finite. A page has edges. You can't scroll. You can't undo. You can't type at 80 WPM. These are features, not bugs. Constraints force compression. Compression forces clarity. I don't use a notebook because it's better than a screen. I use it because i

December 28, 2025
toolsthinking
December 10, 20253 min read

Talking to the Machine

What changes when your coding partner is an AI that never gets tired, never judges, and occasionally hallucinates?

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aiprogrammingtools
August 22, 20253 min read

Your Tools Shape Your Thoughts

The medium isn't just the message — it's the thinking. How the tools we use to think determine what thoughts are possible.

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toolsthinkingdesign
June 12, 20253 min read

How I Read a Codebase

Reading code is harder than writing it. Here's the method I've developed over ten years of inheriting other people's messes.

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programmingcrafttools

Out loud, on purpose

Thoughts worth keeping in motion.

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