Foto Friday – Corona Arch
Corona Arch sits just outside Moab's national parks — a mile-and-a-half hike through slickrock, a ladder bolted to the canyon wall, and a smoky evening that turned into a better shot than planned.
The Formation Problem
Companies stopped replacing junior developers. That quiet shift is eroding the apprenticeship pipeline that produces senior engineers capable of supervising AI.
Foto Friday – Boot Arch Under the Milky Way
Boot Arch in Alabama Hills, California. A Milky Way shot from a couple years ago that sat on my hard drive until I figured out what was wrong with the foreground.
The Knowledge Problem
80% of AI projects fail — twice the rate of conventional IT projects. The reason is a knowledge extraction problem that starts before any technology gets built.
Foto Friday – The Moving Rocks
How I photographed the sailing stones at Death Valley's Racetrack Playa during a night photography workshop. The shoot, the wait, and the mistakes I'd fix today.
The Developer Mentoring Crisis
42% of teams game velocity metrics. Meanwhile, the hallway conversations that build developer judgment have disappeared. Here's what that costs and how to measure what matters.
Foto Friday: Majestic Sunset over Factory Butte
Factory Butte from the opposite side — a strenuous hike to a vantage point nobody uses, red sandstone foreground, and the last pink light of the evening.
Two Speeds
Every company is trying to keep the business running and figure out what AI changes — with the same teams and the same processes. Airtable's CEO split the company into fast-thinking and slow-thinking teams. Here's why.
Foto Friday: The Lone Tree
A lone tree at Crater Lake National Park, converted to black and white after wildfire smoke killed the sunset — and the lesson about being too locked in on one plan.
The Convergence Problem
AI tools boost individual productivity but reduce collective originality. Research shows teams using the same AI platforms converge on the same ideas which is growing competitive risk.
Foto Friday: Celestial Serenity
A week chasing Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS along Lake Superior led to an unexpected Milky Way shot — and a reminder to look up from the plan.
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