The Archive · 2013 — Now
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The App Store Said Yes
Two weeks ago I wrote "Still building. Still not done." Today DIALØGUE is live on the App Store. Here's what the last 40% actually looked like.
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I Translated 3.9 Million Words in 4 Days with Parallel AI Agents
493 blog posts across 17 years, translated into 10 languages, ~4,900 files, ~3.9 million words. Claude Code's parallel agents made it possible — but the Korean disaster, the Cantonese voice problem, and the 5-hour usage cap taught me more than the successes.
Nobody Tells You: The Real Work Starts After the AI Says 'Done'
I'm building my first iOS app without knowing Swift. Claude Code scaffolded the whole thing in an evening. Then I opened the Simulator, and the real work began.
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What Happens After You Migrate: 8 Days of Compounding Returns
No. 05AIHow I Rebuilt My Blog Backend in 4 Days with Claude Code
No. 06AII Added 5 Languages to DIALØGUE in 48 Hours
No. 07AII Rebuilt My Entire AI Podcast App in 14 Days. I'm Terrified.
No. 08AII Completed My Biggest Site Redesign in Years. During Breakfast.
No. 09AIAI Without Memory Is Just an Expensive Chatbot
No. 10AIMarketing Teams Work Together. Now STRATUM Does Too.
No. 11AIMy Database Was "Correct." It Was Also 296x Too Slow.
No. 12AIBlank Screens Kill Trust. I Had 31 of Them.
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