The Hash That Broke My Flow – Typing Hash in Mac
Picture this: you are in the flow, using the terminal (yes, the terminal). Open VIM and you have to stop because you can’t type #. Here is the fix for Mac
Picture this: you are in the flow, using the terminal (yes, the terminal). Open VIM and you have to stop because you can’t type #. Here is the fix for Mac
The model that finally reads the brief Anthropic shipped Claude Opus 4.7 on 16 April. It’s a direct upgrade to 4.6 — same price, same endpoints, same SDKs. No migration drama. Except — and this… Read More »Anthropic Releases Opus 4.7
What if most prompt engineering advice is just working around a flaw? A new Google Research paper shows that repeating your prompt, literally copy and paste, can significantly improve AI performance. This isn’t a hack.… Read More »Say It Twice: The Quiet Hack That Exposes How AI Actually Works
Bennett and Brassard didn’t just improve cryptography, they removed its weakest assumption. Instead of relying on difficult maths, their work anchored security in the laws of physics, where eavesdropping becomes detectable by design. That shift… Read More »Why Charles Bennett and Giles Brassard Won the Turing Award
Why This Mechanics Book Still Matters (and why you should read the full review)
Having a day off by the seaside. Just off the Easter Bank Holiday and with quite a few activities recently — from directing plays to a course in counselling, new cloud platform at work and… Read More »Unexpected Inspiration
Google’s latest Gemini update brings AI music generation, an upgraded on-device model called Nano Banana 2, and grounded APA citations for scientific papers. Three very different capabilities, one clear signal: Google is betting the generalist… Read More »Gemini Just Got Weird (In a Good Way)
Apple Business launches 14th April across 200+ countries, replacing Apple Business Manager, Business Essentials, and Business Connect with a single unified platform. Built-in MDM, Zero-Touch deployment, business email with your own domain, app distribution, and… Read More »Apple Business: One Platform to Replace Three
Everyone’s using AI. Fewer people are using it well. The real advantage isn’t using AI — it’s knowing which layer to reach for, and when. In this post I break down the three distinct layers… Read More »The Claude Ecosystem – Different Tools for Different Jobs
Back in rehearsal rooms this week. 🎭 Earlier this week I went back to OSO ARTS CENTRE | The theatre on Barnes Pond for the first table read with the actors I’ll be directing in… Read More »Directing at OSO – Writers’ Studio Spring 2026