We act like startups but skip their hard-won lessons
John Ousterhout's 2021 note on startup culture reads better now that AI, thinner budgets, and constant iteration have pushed startup habits into organizations that were never built for them.
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AI coding tools turned my once-a-year hobby project into a daily habit
Benj Edwards burned through 50 projects in two months with AI coding agents and I know the feeling.
VR Productivity finally almost surpasses physical displays
After years of trying, I finally have a VR work setup that holds up: Quest 3 running Immersed on a Mac as one ultra-wide screen.
Digest videos into sketchnotes through AI
Daniel Vaughan built an agent that generates sketchnotes from YouTube videos — a visual triage step before committing to long-form content.
Making sense of Microsoft’s many AI Copilots
Five Copilots, one brand — and one table to explain what each does.
It's true, short disruptions costs lots of time
Meeting creep, quick questions and context switching crush flow.
8 Video conferencing tips, dos, don’ts
While most any video platform and kit can work great for one-to-one video calls, I'll share lessons learnt in my previous roles and during my time in EMBL-EBI's Web Development team.
