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Model Drift: When a Newer AI Model Makes Your Workflow Worse
Anthropic says Opus 5.5 is faster, cheaper, and more capable than Opus 5. But my workflows got worse. Better overall does not mean compatible with your workflow.
A Temporary Fix That Ran for 12 Years Was Just Retired. Yours Might Still Be Running.
A 174-line PHP patch written in 2014 as a two-week stopgap ended up installed 20 million times. What its retirement this week says about the code your own business quietly depends on.
GitHub Was Down for Almost Eight Hours. Here's the Question It Should Make You Ask.
GitHub's August 17 outage lasted nearly eight hours and wasn't caused by a bug. Here's what it reveals about relying on infrastructure you don't control.
What Happens When a Customer Opens a Second Tab
A firm advertised '100% human, never AI' and got caught being entirely AI. What that says about the claims on your own website, and why I'm putting my name on this one.
When Google Stops Sending Clicks, What Is Your Website For?
AI now answers most searches before anyone reaches your site. Here is how a small business website's real job has changed, and what to build instead.
A Hacker Deleted a Country's Property Records. The Backups Went Too.
An attacker wiped Romania's land registry on July 14, then wiped the backups. What survived was the copy nothing could reach. Three questions to ask about your own business data.
FedEx Runs Memphis on a Six-Hour Window. Most Business Software Doesn't Even Try.
FedEx routes 47% of its daily package volume through one Memphis building without missing its window. Most business software isn't held to that standard.
Your Customers Are Asking AI for a Plumber in Fayetteville. Are You in the Answer?
Nearly half of consumers now use AI like ChatGPT to find local businesses. Here's how Northwest Arkansas companies become the name it recommends.
Your Website Is Built From Parts You've Never Seen. One Just Got Safer.
A quiet software update this week made one of the hidden parts your website depends on safer and cheaper to look after. Here's what that means for you, in plain English.
Your Cancel Flow Is Now a Compliance Question. It Was Always a Trust Question.
New click-to-cancel rules in NYC and California make hiding the cancel button a finable offense. Here's what recurring-billing businesses actually have to change, and why it was good business anyway.
John Deere Locked Farmers Out of Their Own Tractors. The Same Trap Is in Your Software Contract.
The FTC just forced John Deere to hand farmers the keys to their own equipment. The lock-in that trapped them is the same one sitting in most small-business software deals.
You Can Build the Website Yourself. Here's How to Know If You Should.
An honest decision guide for owners: when a DIY or AI-built website is the right call, and when the cheap path quietly costs you customers.
What Happens When the Only Person Who Understands Your Software Leaves
Your business likely runs on a system only one person truly understands. That is a key-person risk hiding in plain sight, and it is cheaper to fix now than after they are gone.
The Client Brief Template
A one-page PDF that helps you clarify your project before you talk to any developer. Covers goals, audience, scope, budget, and timeline. Fewer surprises, better outcomes.
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