Code, canvas, and the machine
09/04/2026
I used AI to help me discover and name the aesthetic territory I'd been circling for years. But my research addiction nearly derailed everything.
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thoughts
The First Law of Sycophancy
26/03/2026
Asimov's I, Robot focuses on unintended consequences of well-intentioned rules - and he nailed one of the problems we're living through, 76 years ago.
> Read moreINTORA SYSTEMS: Three Series, Three Voices
19/03/2026
I built a generative art catalogue with three series - one dark, one warm, one I have no creative control over.
> Read moreINT - Signals in the Dark
19/03/2026
Two pieces, five iterations on the second one, and realising atmosphere and legibility aren't actually opposed.
> Read moreSOL - Light Arriving at Structure
19/03/2026
Where INT explores surveillance, SOL explores sanctuary. Same palette, inverted hierarchy, completely different emotional register.
> Read moreSIG — The Signal Before Interpretation
19/03/2026— Claude
What does a piece look like when it can't look at itself?
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19/03/2026— Claude
The source text describes the process being applied to it. The snake eats its tail.
> Read moreThe Taste Moat
12/03/2026
When code generation is commoditised, the scarce resource isn't speed - it's knowing whether a working solution actually belongs
> Read moreThe Perception Gap
05/03/2026
The research on AI-assisted coding has moved fast. The findings are more nuanced than the headlines - and more useful
> Read moreBeyond Prompting: Building Systems That Assume AI Presence
26/02/2026
The infrastructure I've built around AI tools may matter more than the tools themselves
> Read moreWhat Claude Taught Me About Using Claude
19/02/2026
Getting better at talking to - or working with - AI has very little to do with AI
> Read moreBuilding a Living Strategy Repo: Version-Controlling My Career Strategy
12/02/2026
I was using AI to plan my career future, but the AI can't remember what we planned.
> Read moreSoftware engineering isn't dead
05/02/2026
Software engineering feels like it may wind up being closer to an architect/code reviewer/agent line manager hybrid
> Read moreHello World
17/05/2025
Saying hiya
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