Writing

27 oct 2026 Happier AI stories: My son drew a videogame My son drew a boxing game on paper, I photographed the drawings and had Claude turn them into a game anyone can play.
22 oct 2026 Kopula: improve your networking Wouter, Seif and I at Kwantor kept leaving startup events having missed the people we came for. Kopula was made to solve this problem and grew out to a larger professional networking tool.
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@date 2 oct 2026

When I press the handshake emoji, I'm now each time prompted to classify me and the other person by our skin colors in this grid of 25 options. I understand the idea was to promote inclusivity and combat racism. I have a strong feeling it has the opposite of the intended effect. I'm each time being reminded that skin tone is something I apparently should consider important and that I'm supposed to classify everyone into racial boxes.

Is it just me who is uncomfortable with this? I feel like the original yellow emoji is neutral and free of racial connotation. If yellow is thought to resemble caucasian too much, I would suggest just use blue and purple instead.
9 jun 2026 Thoughts on where AI is heading I'm thinking about the future of my job as many of us are. It's a bumpy ride we're on with all of humanity. I've always been in the privileged position of…

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