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1. It’s Time to Revisit No Silver Bullet August 18, 2026

   In 1986, Fred Brooks wrote his seminal paper No Silver Bullet, arguing that no single breakthrough would give us a 10x improvement in software productivity, reliability and simplicity.

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2. Disrupting Work With Alt August 13, 2026

   There’s a lot of very serious discussion about how AI will disrupt work. Important discussion. Weighty discussion.

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3. Cron Might Be the Most Boring Technology in the World August 11, 2026

   Every night at 9PM, a cron job posts a picture in my chat with Adam: a construction-paper version of me going for a walk. Every night the question is the same – where will paper Zach go tonight?

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4. Every Group Chat Has an Assa August 4, 2026

   My friend Rachel had this cat Assa… pet, pet, BITE. Do nothing BITE. Some say Assa was misunderstood but I was scared, everyone was scared (Assa was not misunderstood).

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5. The Most Entertaining Place on the Internet July 30, 2026

   Group chats run on lore: inside jokes, nicknames, hot takes, mundane updates. The right AI – one designed for fun, creativity, connection and not replacement – is going to transform all this into the most entertaining place on the internet.

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