Open Swimcast
Another little app I only built because it was essentially free to build - this one gets my podcast feed onto a pair of underwater swimming headphones.
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David's Debbie App
Another little bespoke app I built for myself - this one translates English and German live so I can talk to my sister-in-law.
Climbing the Ladder of Abstraction
I gave a talk at AI Practitioner London on what 'good enough' looks like when you can no longer review every line an AI writes.
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Why we need Experiment-based Roadmaps in the AI Product Era
Why evaluation-driven experimentation creates better roadmaps in AI products.
The M×N Problem in Software Architecture
Understanding the combinatorial complexity problem that plagues many software systems, and how modern architectures solve it.
Jackie Bavaro on Strategy
Bavaro's approach to strategy: Vision, Strategic Framework, and Roadmap.
Three Ways I Think Frameworks are Good (actually)
Are frameworks actually useful? Exploring how they enable communication, engagement, and focused thinking
The challenges of mastering LLMs, and their role as cyborg enhancement
Simon Willison was a guest on Logan Kilpatrick's Google podcast. Topics covered: AI as a 'cyborg enhancement', the non-intuitive challenges of mastering LLM use, and the legitimate need for uncensored language models in fields like journalism.
Is Psychology or Politics Behind Project Failures?
How Big Things Get Done (Ch2): Exploring the forces that drive us to think fast and act slow