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  • 6 June 2026

    Swimming Against Hard Edges

    How I work now just doesn't feel like moving water through pipes - but more like swimming in it. More chaotic but more efficient at the same time.

  • 21 May 2026

    When Is An Agent Not An Agent?

    The definition of an agent really matters. It just so happens, we need two of them.

  • 7 May 2026

    The Compliance Loop

    I turned all the ICO guidance into a Claude Code skill - so now all my engineering and data decisions are compliant by default.

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