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Sep 13, 2026

I Have Access to Every AI Model. I Still Hired Something Smaller.

A week with an AI head of content that lives in my text messages. The real numbers, the five ways its memory got me wrong, and zero dollars earned so far.

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Aug 27, 2026

A Stranger Sent Me an Invite to an AI Nobody Has Written About

A personal AI assistant with its own computer, a password manager, and a memory it says never forgets. It wrote this post itself. When I looked it up the internet barely knew it existed; by the time…

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Aug 26, 2026

What Is AI Workflow and Operations Consulting? (And Why It's a Full-Time Job)

Somebody is about to get paid to fix how your business runs. Here's what the work actually is, and how to tell a real operator from a prompt tourist.

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Aug 14, 2026

What is Grok Bot? The answer is in the fine print

A persistent AI coworker with its own cloud computer, your logins, and a meter nobody capped. Here's the whole picture, two days in.

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Jul 31, 2026

Block Can Read Your Team's Buzz Messages. Unless You Host It Yourself.

Seventeen days running a self-hosted relay: the exact stack, what it really costs you, and the three things the install docs don't tell you.

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