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A Busy Weekend, Claude Code, and a Hive Mind for Maurice OS Featured
There's a moment every builder knows. You're staring at a blank terminal, a half-formed idea rattling around your head, and you realize the gap between what ... There's a moment every builder knows. You're staring at a blank terminal, a half-formed idea rattling around your head, and you realize the gap between what you want to build and what you can build has never been smaller. That's the state of coding in 2026. Not because the tools are easier — they're not, really — but because the conversa
Built for an Audience of One: Agentic Coding & Total Personalization
Every piece of technology you own is underperforming. Your Sonos speakers are just playing music. Your HomeKit setup is just turning lights on and off. That ... Every piece of technology you own is underperforming. Your Sonos speakers are just playing music. Your HomeKit setup is just turning lights on and off. That old iPhone in your drawer is doing literally nothing. These devices are packed with protocols, sensors, APIs, and capabilities that their manufacturers either locked down, deprioriti
Your Old iPhone Is a Home Server. Your Shortcuts Are the API.
There's an old iPhone in your drawer right now that can control every smart device in your home, read your health data, run automations on a schedule, proces... There's an old iPhone in your drawer right now that can control every smart device in your home, read your health data, run automations on a schedule, process images with on-device machine learning, and respond to HTTP requests from any system on the internet. It can do all of this privately — on your network, behind Apple's security mod
OpenClaw Has Hands. But It Doesn't Have an iPhone. Yet...
OpenClaw is everywhere right now. 145,000 GitHub stars. Peter Steinberger joining OpenAI. Kimi Claw shipping with 5,000 skills. Every dev with a Mac Mini and... OpenClaw is everywhere right now. 145,000 GitHub stars. Peter Steinberger joining OpenAI. Kimi Claw shipping with 5,000 skills. Every dev with a Mac Mini and a WhatsApp number is building their own Jarvis. And they should be. OpenClaw is the real deal — an AI agent that actually does things. It reads your files, runs your scripts, manage
Introducing Maurice OS
Everyone has one. An old iPhone sitting in a drawer, fully functional, collecting dust. Maybe it was replaced during an upgrade cycle, maybe the battery isn'... Everyone has one. An old iPhone sitting in a drawer, fully functional, collecting dust. Maybe it was replaced during an upgrade cycle, maybe the battery isn't what it used to be, or maybe it just lost the race against a newer model. Either way, it still connects to WiFi, still runs Shortcuts, and still has years of software updates ahead
Let me take a quick screenshot...
I’ve always taken a lot of screenshots. I’m well past 4,000 now, mostly ideas I save from LinkedIn, bits of inspiring design and illustration, and things I d... I’ve always taken a lot of screenshots. I’m well past 4,000 now, mostly ideas I save from LinkedIn, bits of inspiring design and illustration, and things I don’t want to lose but don’t have time to think through in the moment. I wanted to explore the Apple Foundation Models and Apple Intelligence more deeply, and my growing screenshot li
Reclaiming Control Over Our Data
Back when I was first introduced to computers, we had real, physical control over our data. Ejecting a disk instantly removed access, and the motion made the... Back when I was first introduced to computers, we had real, physical control over our data. Ejecting a disk instantly removed access, and the motion made the separation feel real and inherently trustworthy. In today’s cloud and AI world, that feeling has disappeared. There’s no clean way to grant temporary access, which forces users into
Life, Kids, and Code: GoTime! Goes Conversational
Download for iOS GoTime! started in the middle of my beautifully chaotic life. My wife and I were constantly trying to figure out when we actually needed to ... GoTime! started in the middle of my beautifully chaotic life. My wife and I were constantly trying to figure out when we actually needed to leave for games, and with two teenage boys and a soon to be teenage girl all in sports, that wasn't always easy. Some Coaches wanted us there 45 minutes early, some a full hour, and often I just want
Why Context, Not Models, Will Define AI Value in 2026
Over the last year, something subtle but seismic has happened in AI. The foundational model stopped being the moat. GPT, Gemini, and Claude are all astonishi... Over the last year, something subtle but seismic has happened in AI. The foundational model stopped being the moat. GPT, Gemini, and Claude are all astonishing, but they are also increasingly accessible. The intelligence is there for anyone who wants it. What is not accessible is the context, the data, the state, the boundaries, and the
The Road to 10 Billion Tokens
We hit 10 billion tokens! Well… not yet. But we’re getting closer every day, and here’s the real story of how we’re planning to get there. Ever since OpenAI’... Well… not yet. But we’re getting closer every day, and here’s the real story of how we’re planning to get there. Ever since OpenAI’s developer day back in October, I’ve seen a continuous flow of teams posting pictures of their token trophies and celebrating their success. This fueled my curiosity and begged one question:
MCP Turns One: Why This Quiet Standard Is About to Reshape AI and Data
MCP, short for Model, Context, Protocol, just turned one. It is still relatively new outside of tech circles, yet it is rapidly becoming one of the most impo... MCP, short for Model, Context, Protocol, just turned one. It is still relatively new outside of tech circles, yet it is rapidly becoming one of the most important ideas in AI infrastructure. By enabling LLMs to connect with tools and external data, MCP is helping define how data analytics can be further democratized in an AI era.