by John Macdonald | Jan 20, 2026 | AI, The250
I’m now in my mid-50’s. Squarely outside the norm of pop culture. My life inspires the Dr. Rick commercials. I’ve gotta look up words I overhear young people using. I text in full sentences and spell out words. Etc. You understand. Basically, I’m left behind... by John Macdonald | Jan 19, 2026 | AI, The250
I hate when someone says, “Work smarter, not harder.” It feels condescending. Like, somehow I’m no good at what I do, or at the very least, I should be doing it differently. But, it really is an excellent strategy. And as for “doing it differently” — yeah, maybe... by John Macdonald | Jan 18, 2026 | AI, The250
If you or your organization uses AI, you’ll have an anecdotal answer to this question. I do. For myself personally, the answer is 100% “Yes!” But is it really helping across the board? The answer is also “Yes!” And it will increase over the coming years.... by John Macdonald | Jan 14, 2026 | AI, The250
The turtle doesn’t always win the race, regardless of Aesop’s famous fable. Move fast and break things is the famous motto of Facebook developers during its formative years. It’s great motto for a product like Facebook because: Nobody’s life or safety depends on... by John Macdonald | Jan 11, 2026 | AI, The250
Dunning-Kruger is going like gangbusters right now. Every entrepreneur, Chief Operating Officer, and anyone with an idea but no knowledge of how to actually do it now thinks they can. AI, of course. “We’ll have AI do that.”“I can reduce my workforce by 30%.”“I’ll... by John Macdonald | Jan 3, 2026 | AI, The250
A million ways to Sunday is the hyperbolic version of the original idiom, which was “six ways to Sunday.” That checks out, because today’s culture hyperbolizes just about everything. The original (with “six”) appears in the English language in the 1800’s and...