May quick-takes

Recap of my short posts on LinkedIn in May Unlimited Power, Limited Focus In the age of AI, focus is essential. We now have, to quote Darth Sidious, unlimited power (subsidized by Anthropic and OpenAI). But we don't have unlimited focus. In fact, many of us behave like squirrels on caffeine. We can run very fast, burning the midnight candle at both ends, wasting our time and tokens on stuff that, had we paused to think about it, would not pass muster. Code is a liability — always has been. We're now printing the liability with such abandon that Leeroy Jenkins would look sheepish in comparison. With everyone having this awesome tool at their disposal, how can you stand out? Use your judgement, wisdom, and taste. Focus. Keep your eyes on the ball. Understand that AI is a good servant, but a bad master. And FFS, don't brag about burning tokens. Brag about what you've achieved with the tokens. AI Is Technology, Not a Feature If you run, or work for, a tech startup, you've seen this:…