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... by John Macdonald | Jan 2, 2026 | AI, The250
I made something for you (and me) to help get what you want out of AI. Take a look here. You can use this guide like a playbook. I hope you find it useful. If you do, please share it with someone else. Also, I’d love feedback. You can tell me what... by John Macdonald | Dec 25, 2025 | AI, The250
The birth of this baby on a silent night went viral. Viral in the only way it could at the time. Word of mouth over the course of months. Then word of mouth became the written word. And here we are 2000 years later, and the birth is still viral. Fully... by John Macdonald | Dec 19, 2025 | AI, The250
GLP-1’s seem to be helping people. Also, many experts think GLP-1’s could be harmful. AI seems to be helping people. Also, many experts think AI could be harmful. The Venn diagram for benefits and drawbacks of each contain a large intersection. For...