Independent AI journal

The new fabric of work and life.

AI is reweaving how we build, create, and connect, and it is moving faster than most of our habits can follow. This journal tracks that shift as it happens, close to the tools and honest about the trade-offs, following what changes when new capabilities meet real teams, real institutions, and the constraints of everyday work.

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Writing: Systems, models, and operations
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Perspective: Close to the tools, clear on trade-offs

Featured Colt Coan July 22, 2026

When the Model Cycle Outruns the Operating Cycle

Enterprises turning fast-moving AI capability into durable value through the accumulation of knowledge and efficiency is one of the most critical conversations of 2026.

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Jun 16, 2026 Power Platform

Code Apps Are the Fastest Way to Make Power Platform Feel Like Software Engineering Again

A practical look at using Copilot, Playwright, and the PAC CLI to turn Power Platform work into a tighter code-first loop without losing the platform advantages that make it useful.

Jun 16, 2026 Agents

Local Agent Memory with OpenClaw, Ollama, and Sentence Transformers

Agent memory does not scale by stuffing everything into the prompt or one giant `MEMORY.md` file. Let me show you some durable memory patterns for OpenClaw and other agentic solutions.

Jun 16, 2026 microsoft-scout

Microsoft Scout and the Rise of Always-On AI Agents for Work

Microsoft Scout is an always-on personal agent for work. Here is what Microsoft announced, why it matters, and how teams can begin using always-on agents well.

Mar 14, 2026 MCP, Skills, and Plugins

Blueprints for Power and Agents: Architecture Documentation on Autopilot

I built an open-source plugin for GitHub Copilot CLI and Claude Code that turns a Power Platform solution ZIP into a fully interactive architecture dashboard — diagrams, ERDs, flow timelines, and everything in between — in about 60 seconds.

Jan 12, 2026 Agents

I Built a Document Comparison Agent (and You Can Too)

If you have ever reviewed two versions of a quote, contract, policy, or operating procedure, you know the pain. So, I built a Document Comparison Agent in Copilot Studio that helps with exactly that.

Nov 25, 2025 Agents

Licensing Analyst Demo Agent

One of the most common questions I get from customers is around licensing — how to simplify it, automate it, and take the pressure off IT.

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