I told the AI to escalate its own privileges. It refused.
Mid-task, my agent hit a permission it didn't have. I told it to grant itself the capability. It couldn't — and I've come round to thinking that's exactly right. Part 4 of a series.
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The day it destroyed production
I gave my AI agent auto-approve on infrastructure changes. It saved me hours — right up until it destroyed my production host. The lesson isn't 'stop automating.' It's about where you put the tripwires. Part 3 of a series.
Give it eyes
My AI agent kept fixing a bug that wasn't fixed. It wasn't a reasoning problem — it was looking at the wrong thing. Part 2 of a series on handing an agent the whole stack.
I handed an AI agent my whole stack
Two seasons ago I shut down a fantasy football app with 500+ users because the operational toil wasn't worth it. Last week I rebuilt it on the Oracle stack — and let an AI agent run everything. Part 1 of a series.
On Netscape, timing, and the work you don't see
CultRepo just released The Java Story. I'm not in it, but the timeline is my whole working life. A few thoughts on timing, stewardship, and the invisible work that keeps a platform alive.
The Algorithmic Ink: Where Singapore Muslim Leaders and Techies Design the Blueprint for Values-Driven AI
Yesterday marked a pivotal moment in Singapore's Muslim community as we hosted Dr. Waleed Kadous for two transformative AI sessions that
Satisfying the ‘-illities’ of an Enterprise Cloud Service.
‘Feature is DONE !’ A regular statement that is typically shared by an overjoyed engineer who is declaring the completion of a feature
VoidDeck Football Covered In the Local News
My daughter was cutting my hair when a message came through from my friend saying, 'Hey, our interview with the journalism undergraduates
License To Print
Papa's Got A Brand New Bag (Toy) ~ James Brown So I did - Got myself what the online community suggested possibly the best value for
Leveraging EDM for the new launch of Masjid Darul Ghufran
Working with Darul Ghufran over the last 3 weeks on how we can keep the community informed towards the official launch of the new mosque