Thoughts from the Thagomizer

Occasionally spikey opinions about tech, tech culture, and management

An ink and wash watercolor style illustration of a green stegosaurus with pink spikes holding a hammer and building a simple wooden structure.

AI August 03, 2026

Who is a Builder?

I got to spend my Saturday at my first true builder event in Chicago, hosted by GDG Chicago. We helped 50 folks build all kinds of apps using Google technology....

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An ink and wash watercolor style illustration of a green stegosaurus with pink spikes playing ping pong with a friendly small silver robot.

Antigravity June 24, 2026

Multi-Agent Ping Pong Pairing with Antigravity

Let's take loop engineering for a test drive with ping-pong pairing, subagents, and Antigravity

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Ink and wash watercolor style illustration of a software developer pair programming with a friendly AI robot at a desk, with a green stegosaurus with pink spikes.

AI June 04, 2026

How XP Made A Better AI Coder

Early in my career as a professional programmer, I found myself in a subset of the Ruby community that was passionate about Extreme Programming (XP)...

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