by John Macdonald | Jul 10, 2026 | AI, Technology, The250
Calculators didn’t wipe out jobs. Neither did computers. At least not in the toggle-switch way that people talk about AI. But they did affect jobs and how people do their jobs. We used to employ rooms full of people to hand-calculate complex equations. We also used to... by John Macdonald | Jul 9, 2026 | AI, Technology, The250
People still do math in their heads and on paper. But the calculator (and by extension, the phone/computer) has taken over the great majority of the heavy lifting arithmetic in daily human life. Even quick and dirty math. Watch clerks try to make change. Watch... by John Macdonald | Jul 8, 2026 | AI, Human, Leadership, Technology, The250
I’m now fairly convinced. We’ll stop writing code. There will still be code, of course, but it’ll be written entirely by the agents. It just makes so much sense. I watch myself now, and I realize that I tell the agent to do everything, including basic and simple stuff... by John Macdonald | Jul 7, 2026 | Human, The250
You’re normal, right? For sure, I’m normal. Let’s grab a beer and hang. Quickly, we’ll start to have our doubts about the other. I still think I’m normal, of course. But now I’m not so sure about you. After a little while, I’m sure of it. You’re not normal. Am I... by John Macdonald | Jul 6, 2026 | Human, The250
It’s the time of year at my house when the baby birds are jumping out of their nests. The moments right after they jump out are critical. Can’t fly. Wobbly legs. Not sure of themselves or where they can hide. They’re vulnerable. And they’re on their own. The... by John Macdonald | Jul 5, 2026 | Human, Technology, The250
Visible and understandable. You may have the data, but unless you make it visible and understandable, it doesn’t matter. You may have the test results, but unless you make them visible and understandable, it doesn’t matter. You may have the requirements, but unless...