Work & Systems
How I build things with code and organize my creative life. WordPress development insights from my time at Automattic, productivity systems that work with my ADHD brain, and the tools that keep me productive as a remote worker and parent.
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Building Evals for an AI Memoir Writing Coach
How do you teach an AI the difference between ‘That’s powerful’ and ‘OMG SO BRAVE!!!’?
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AI & WordPress at Enqueue
AI without context gives you mystery replacement boyfriends. With Model Context Protocol, WordPress can finally tell AI what it actually can do… no more guessing based on vibes.
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Bridging Vibe Coding to Production with MCP
I asked AI to remove my boyfriend from a photo – it gave me a different man and a jungle background. At Web Directions Dev Summit, I used this to show why AI needs context. Without it, you get statistical averages instead of solutions.
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A mostly-metaphoric MCP glossary
Learning MCP shouldn’t require choosing between ‘What does MCP stand for?’ and dense protocol documentation.
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Three AI customisation concepts
Understanding complex AI concepts through some (hopefully) relatable metaphors.
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AI Replaced My Boyfriend: A Story About Context in Machine Learning
I attempted to get a professional headshot, but ended up with AI matchmaking.
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Are we underestimating junior developers?
I keep seeing posts defending junior devs as “future seniors,” but this misses the point. If we’re only hiring juniors to write code that AI can generate, we’re not treating them right.
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I Am an Engineer
I was my own worst gatekeeper until I realised that engineering isn’t about credentials, it’s about how I approach building software.
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Digital Artisans
We’re drowning in Generative AI, making it tough to spot human-made content. how do we find the genuine, human-made stuff online?
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