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Insights from our team on AI, software development, and innovation.
The Web Is Moving Beyond the Old CMS Era
WordPress is still huge, but its recent market-share decline points to a deeper shift: PHP is losing mindshare and AI coding agents are changing why businesses need a CMS.
Do I Push AI Too Much?
A response to student criticism about AI in the classroom, and why ignoring AI is the larger mistake in college teaching.
P(D): Thinking Clearly About the Probability of Doomsday
A simple way to talk about doomsday risk without panic, and why Max Li remains optimistic about AI and robots as tools.
No One Registered, But I Went Anyway
A small story from an AI talk at the Andover Senior Center about hope, persistence, and showing up before the room is full.
How I Lost 50% of My Customers and Found Hope in a 100% Gain
A small startup math story about losing a customer, feeling the hit, and choosing hope anyway.
Own Your Digital House: Why Your Website Should Matter More Than Social Media
Social media is useful, but it is rented space. Your own website is the digital house where you make the rules.
Dr. Ming Wang Donated Two US Patents to the Public. Right Now, It Is a 5 Billion Dollar Business
Dr. Ming Wang's AMCL story is more than a medical innovation story. It is a rare example of an inventor choosing public benefit over private control.
Be Original, Counter Trend and Be Willing to Travel on a Road Less Traveled
A reflection on Dr. Ming Wang's marketing lesson: in a world of information overload and inverted supply and demand, differentiation is not decoration. It is survival.
What Should You Do If You Have Used Up Your Quota for OpenAI Codex?
OpenAI Codex is excellent, but quota limits are real. Here is a practical fallback strategy for developers who want to keep building without jumping immediately to a more expensive plan.
Have you heard of OPC: One Person Company?
AI is making a new kind of company imaginable: one person coordinating agents, software, and distribution with the leverage of a much larger team.
Codex Has Surpassed Claude Code in May 2026
Before May 2026, Claude Code was the favorite coding agent for many developers. Then capacity problems, confusing plan changes, and developer frustration opened the door for Codex.
How to Clean Up a Messy Downloads Folder Using Codex
My email inboxes are almost always clean. My Downloads folder is another story. Here is how I used Codex to count, analyze, search, deduplicate, and finally start cleaning it up.
I Have Only Found One Typo. Amazing Work Done by David Meerman Scott.
Finding only one typo in an entire book is not criticism. It is strong praise for the care, discipline, and quality behind David Meerman Scott's work.
What is your Q number? Mine is Q139665259
A practical introduction to Wikidata, Q numbers, and why a structured public identity can help people and organizations become more visible to AI systems.
Unlikely Birthplaces for Both AI and BASIC Programming Language
On Saturday, April 25, 2026, I fulfilled a promise that I made to myself: a visit to the birthplace of AI and the BASIC programming language.
Website vs Web App: Are You Buying a Sign… or Hiring an Employee?
Most people use the terms 'website' and 'web app' interchangeably. But in the world of digital strategy, the difference is as fundamental as the gap between a marketing sign and a dedicated employee.
SQL: The Original AI Agent
For decades, SQL has been doing exactly what AI agents do — interpreting intent and figuring out how to execute it. Database experts have been living in this world long before it was called AI.
The Spirit of the Chamber: Lessons in Persistence from Joe
A chance meeting with Joe at a Merrimack Valley Chamber event reveals a 25-year story of persistence, passion, and community building.
From PowerPoint to Figma: Why Your Slides Matter
Figma is more similar to PowerPoint than you might expect. Explore how core design skills translate from classroom slides to modern UI design.
High Level for Humans, Low Level for Agents: Rethinking Development in the AI Era
Given the fact that AI can do coding for us, which is more important to grasp: high-level concepts or low-level details? A look at how AI is shifting the abstraction of software development.
The Math Book I Don't Remember Giving
Two years ago, my daughter Joy came home for Christmas and reminded me of a gift I had completely forgotten — a math book. It says more about parenthood than I expected.
No Pain, No Gain: What My Daughter's MCAT Taught Me About Risk
I spoke to international students at Northeastern University and shared a story I later wondered whether I should have told — about my daughter, the MCAT, and the difference between her mindset and mine.
Beyond Generation: Why AI Agents Make the One-Person Unicorn Possible
In 2023, Sam Altman began talking about the idea of a “one-person unicorn.” Two years later, it feels less like a prediction and more like an inevitability.
Persistence and the AI Revolution: Lessons from a Startup Journey
I recently had the opportunity to speak to students at Northeastern University about my startup journey and two topics that are central to my story: persistence and the AI revolution.
AI Just Got Administrator Privileges: Welcome to AI 3.0
We can roughly divide the recent evolution of AI into stages. AI 1.0 answered questions. AI 2.0 enhanced productivity. AI 3.0 executes with autonomy.
The Death of SaaS: Welcome to the Age of Disposable Software
Most software is built like a permanent product. It is polished, packed with features, and designed for millions of users. But most people only use a small fraction of what they are given.
Internet vs Web: Inside the World's Largest Digital Estate
Many people use the terms Internet and Web interchangeably. But technically speaking, they are not the same. To understand the difference, let's take a tour of the Biltmore Estate.
The Two Digital Assets Every Business Must Own in 2026
Offline marketing is gradually losing its steam. It’s interruption-based. Billboards, flyers, newspaper ads are all competing to grab attention for a few seconds.
From Brochures to Butlers: How AI Revolutionized Web Development
Over the years, websites have evolved through several major phases. Broadly speaking, we can think of them as existing on three levels.