Blog Posts - Page 26
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Google Gemini: Keeping answers tight with explicit output contracts
A field-tested take on keeping answers tight with explicit output contracts with Google Gemini: what it rewards, where it breaks, and how to keep the workflow honest.
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The Economics of the Louisiana Purchase
Napoleon's fiscal desperation met Jefferson's strategic ambition in a transaction that doubled the United States for less than three cents an acre. The economics behind the deal are more interesting than the mythology.
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Why Copy-Paste Is the Biggest Enemy of Sustainable Code
Discover why copy-paste programming destroys code maintainability. Learn the real costs of duplication, when it's actually acceptable, and practical.
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ChatGPT Codex: Treating Codex as a junior engineer with an infinite patience budget
A field-tested take on treating Codex as a junior engineer with an infinite patience budget with ChatGPT Codex: what it rewards, where it breaks, and how to keep the workflow honest.
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How Coal Transformed Industrial Geography
Coal deposits restructured European and American economic geography from the ground up, abandoning pre-industrial commercial cities and creating entirely new centers of industrial power.
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How to Build a Personal Knowledge Base That Actually Works
Learn how to build a personal knowledge base that actually works. This practical guide covers capture systems, organization methods, retrieval.
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Claude Code: Diffing agent output against main before you trust a single file
A field-tested take on diffing agent output against main before you trust a single file with Claude Code: what it rewards, where it breaks, and how to keep the workflow honest.
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The Economics of Colonial India Under British Rule
From the destruction of Indian textiles to the Bengal Famine, colonial India's economic history is a case study in how extractive institutions translate into mass suffering.
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Minimalism in Software: Fewer Features Equals a Better Product
Explore why minimalist software design leads to better products. Learn how reducing features improves user experience, reduces complexity, and creates.
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GitHub Copilot: Leaning on Copilot Edits for multi-file, reviewable diffs instead of raw chat
A field-tested take on leaning on Copilot Edits for multi-file, reviewable diffs instead of raw chat with GitHub Copilot: what it rewards, where it breaks, and how to keep the workflow honest.
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How the Panama Canal Transformed Global Trade
The Panama Canal's story runs from French financial catastrophe through American imperial ambition to Chinese infrastructure investment. What it reveals about how geography and capital interact.
