Stop saying “knowledge worker” to refer to professionals who work from an office. Instead, say “information worker.” Dentists, plumbers, and teachers require substantial knowledge to perform their work.

Still on the theme of “AI will replace SaaS,” I wrote this post 8 years ago, and it's more relevant now than ever. www.calbucci.com/why-code-rot...

Remember when everyone learned how to bake bread during COVID? “AI will replace SaaS” is the new just-because-you-can-doesn't-mean-you-should.

I've been paying for ChatGPT for over two years, and it represented 99% of my LLM usage until four months ago. Now, 100% of my coding and 90% of my writing have shifted to Claude, and 50% of my research has shifted to Gemini. I still use ChatGPT for lifestyle questions (cooking, travel, finance...)

Twice last week I've seen founders proudly announce their new startup by telling people how hard they'd been working on it without explaining what they do, what problem it solves, or who it's for.

This is “Modern” medicine: Mid-80s: GLP-1 discovered 2005: Approved by FDA for diabetes 2014: Approved for weight loss 2025: Recommended by the WHO 20??: Accepted by most doctors. This pace of innovation is unacceptable nowadays.

Corporations paying their fair share of taxes is an important topic. But I'm really bothered by Metlife not being between Tesla and T-Mobile.

ChatGPT saved me from a USPTO scam. I was ready to respond to a message from the USPTO when I pasted it into ChatGPT to ensure I answered it the right way.

Remember Gemini 3?

I'll need AGI to untangle the mess of notes and documents I have scattered over Notion, OneNote, Notes, GitHub, GDrive, OneDrive, Dropbox, and email.

This comment on the “South Korea Is Over” video on YouTube is brutally honest and clearly articulates the sentiment of a generation. I wish that other nations would take note and act. It's not too late for the US. We have to ensure women don't feel hopeless and helpless about the future.

One big difference between Claude Code and Codex is that Claude provides information in numbered lists, while Codex prefers bullet points. Numbered lists are better.

That’s why I’m so optimistic about the future of software engineers. One vibe coder created work for three software engineers for at least three months!

Like Mariah Carey's flawless yearly cycle.

This actually reduces my level of anxiety.

Gemini 3 seems impressive. I really want to try it to work on coding tasks. I've got Claude Code working so well right now that I wonder how much effort it will take for me to learn how to control Gemini.

Figma stock is 69% below its peak. Adobe is down 26% YTD. On the flip side, startups for developers, such as Cursor, and product managers such as Lovable, Gamma, v0 are exploding in adoption. This reflects my view of the future of these careers. ⬆️ Developers ⬆️ Product Managers ⬇️ Designers.

AI experiences today are 1:1 between a human and an LLM. Meta has embedded MetaAI on WhatsApp, but it's not useful. What OpenAI is doing is not useful either, but it will give them the lessons they need to bring it to productivity apps. That's where the true value is.

Finance guys have a hard time seeing depreciating assets for more than a line in Excel. The whole “AI Bubble/CAPEX/Depreciation math” is lame. BigTech has a build-out with unclear demand, but the GPUs won't stop working after 3-5 years.

This is a first from Claude. It told me it'll take 21-29 hours to implement this feature. I don't buy it. I think it'll be 4-6h. I'll report back EOD.

If the Tesla stock hits $100, I'll believe we have restored sanity.

It takes 10-15 years for software “fads” to die down or to find their proper niche. Serverless, NoSQL, microservices, GraphQL, functional programming, Kubernetes, blockchain… 🧵

After 11 months, I sold nearly 1,000 copies of my book, and I have only 21 ratings on Amazon. It's easier to get someone to buy the book than to get them to leave a rating.

I have an optimistic view that in 2-3 years, Apple/Google + state governments will figure out a driver license system on phones, so I don't have to carry my wallet anymore. And luckily, in another 10 years, we'll be able to travel internationally without a passport! Just a phone and a face.

Financial advice online is useless and often harmful. There's little to no segmentation and certainly no personalization. The socioeconomic differences combined with each person's unique needs, goals, and knowledge levels make it impossible to generalize.

I feel vindicated in my yearly observation after each Apple announcement that people don't want a thinner phone, they want longer lasting battery.

Think of a big company as a city full of diverse neighborhoods. A person who lives in one neighborhood will have a unique experience from someone in another. One person on one team at a big tech company doesn't represent the full spectrum of experiences and responsibilities for that role.

The Sao Paulo F1 Grand Prix is the polar opposite of the Monaco Grand Prix.

I've been unable to log in to my Webflow account for a week now. I tried everything. It worked on Safari, but stopped working on Chrome (even on a new profile). ChatGPT gave me a bunch of suggestions, and this one, unexpectedly, worked! Posting it here in case it helps someone.

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Hey, @bsky.app. Can we get longer posts? 300 characters is not enough in many cases

We don't know how to use LLMs for coding yet. People are throwing spaghetti at the wall and seeing what sticks. Many abandon after a few tries because it doesn't match their expectations. The LLM coding tools are less than two years old. 🧵

Shout out to the products that use Cmd+K for adding a link to a text. Even better if your product is smart enough to know that pasting a link when text is selected means you want to add a hyperlink and not replace the text!

If you are convincing me that something is “historical,” a change for better/worse, or anything related to politics, economy, education, trade, or healthcare, I want to see a chart of *20 YEARS* of data. With anything less than 20, you are manipulating the narrative.

There has to be a name for the condition where people buy a new domain when they have an idea. Domain Acquisition Syndrome (DAS)? I thought I was cured, but I had a relapse and bought a domain today.

Is there a better sentence in a subject line than "no action required"?

New term just dropped: “The Post-It Generation” = People who are clueless about basic online security.

ChatGPT referrals spend three times as much as Google referrals on my book's website.

14-mile run, 27 miles this week. Back in the game and accepting recommendations for a marathon in 2026. Also, Kirkland feels like a movie set.

The phrase “let them eat cake” is the perfect description of this weekend.

The more I think about OpenAI's Atlas browser, the more I realize how much of a security vulnerability it'll be. With AI browsers, we'll go back to the early days of the Web when you were just one click away from compromising your computer.

I did a survey of 22 early-stage startups to understand their use of AI tools and agents for coding. Here's what I found: www.geekwire.com/2025/survey-...

Between the big tech companies, I think Meta is the one likely to struggle the most to transition to an AI-as-a-Service company. Microsoft, Amazon, Google, Oracle, Salesforce, and others have deep relationships with developers. Meta? Not so much.

Facts about the SNAP program in the US (non-partisan, non-opinionated, data only): usafacts.org/answers/how-...

Fascinating story of Trader Joe's as told by @acquiredfm.bsky.social. What stood out for me is how the Trader Joe's narrative is similar to Ikea. They were both “contrarian,” customer-obsessed, focused on differentiation and simplicity of operations, and other shared elements.

Today, I chose violence.

If you are a prod/tech exec (CTO, CPO, VPE, or VPP) based in Seattle working at an org with 50-1,000 employees, I'm doing research for a new event concept: Gathering of Seattle's tech leaders to learn from each other's unfiltered experiences, and build authentic relationships.

My toxic trait is thinking that since I learned about vector databases last week, I could write one from scratch this week.

If you were laid off by Amazon, I compiled a list of Seattle startups that are hiring right now. Life is too short for you not to take risks. www.linkedin.com/pulse/startu...

Are the folks at Claude Code OK? They haven't pushed an update in 3 days!