The Field Report
In July my AI second brain was plain markdown, no database. Here is why I added one, what it holds (mostly people), how it is built on Cloudflare D1 and the Gmail API, and what I would tell anyone doing the same.
AI SDR tools promise a full pipeline on autopilot. What they do well, the three ways they go wrong, and a checklist before you send a single AI-written email.
My USAEDC Forum session in Baltimore, November 18, 4:00 PM: a practical hour on putting AI to work on cooperator data and results reporting.
How I built an AI second brain: a plain-text knowledge management system of 5,000 markdown files that gives Claude persistent memory across every working session.
What AI strategy consulting costs in 2026 ($5,000 audits to $200,000 reports), the two kinds of consultant, the red flags, and five questions to ask before you sign.
The end-of-SaaS debate misses the point. The real threat is a thousand quiet cancellations from people who can now reach the same outcome themselves.
What a fractional chief AI officer does, who hires one, and why most companies need a fractional CAIO before they need a full-time AI executive.
Most AI implementations stall after the pilot, not because the technology fails but because nobody planned for the people. What AI change management takes.
Using the summarize CLI alongside Claude Code: small tools, loosely joined, make a smarter AI workflow than one big app.
Claude Code and Codex now share context through a single Obsidian MCP server: one memory for both AI coding assistants.
A practical guide to AI implementation for established businesses: where AI works, what it costs, how to start without an expensive pilot, and what to avoid.
The AI adoption gap: Kevin Roose on the growing divide between AI power users and everyone else in the workplace.
Vercel's skills.sh lets anyone package expertise as executable skills for AI tools. 20,000 downloads in six hours. Expertise becomes infrastructure.
I keep a file in Obsidian called "whats-next." It's where tasks, ideas, and random thoughts go to live until I do something about them.
A scientist friend once told me something that stuck: "The most important words in science aren't 'Eureka, I found it.' They're 'Hmm, that's funny.'"
Real-world AI workflow automation with Claude Code: a 10-tool workflow done in two hours without opening a single interface, and how you can do the same.
How to create a CLAUDE.md file for Claude Code, with a free template and a step-by-step guide to the context that makes AI useful.
Anthropic Cowork brings Claude Code's power to everyone. Same capabilities, accessible interface. The future of computing without 1985 vibes.
Thanks to Caroline Leroux and the International Poultry Council for inviting me to speak with their global team of experts in Atlanta, January 25–26.
Learn how to use Claude Code to replace browser tabs, automate workflows, and transform AI from a chatbot into infrastructure you work inside daily.
Claude Code builds functional prototypes faster than mockup sites render fake screenshots. The gap between showing and building collapsed to zero.
LinkedIn has a content pollution problem. Three phrases dominate: 'But nobody talks about this,' 'Breaking,' and 'How to win at GEO.'
Wittington launches $100M fund for Canadian food security. $5-10M deals focused on infrastructure and everyday essentials, not sexy tech.
