The blog
Notes on building websites, design, and the brands I love working with.
I got the first screen back, and it humbled me
The oldest, smallest piece of the game turned out to be the hardest. It also reinforced what I already knew about AI: it can be completely thorough and completely wrong at the same time, and just as sure of itself either way.
I'm rebuilding a dead game for an audience of two
The servers went dark back in 2018. All I've got left is the app file, a lot of nostalgia, and AI tools that finally make rebuilding it possible.
Why 'it works' isn't the same as 'it's done'
You can get a website on screen fast. Getting one you can trust with real users and real money is different. Here's why the order you build in matters.
Will AI replace web designers?
Will AI replace web designers? Here's the honest answer from someone who builds with AI daily. It changes the job a lot, and deletes it far less than the headlines say.
No AI slop: what I actually mean (yes, I use AI every day)
I use AI every day to build websites, and I still say no AI slop. Here's what that actually means, and why the tool was never the problem.