by John Macdonald | Jun 27, 2026 | AI, Technology, The250
When a landscaper considers purchasing more equipment, like a skid loader or excavator, they typically analyze the cost versus return. And the return depends quite a bit on how many hours per week they can keep that equipment busy. They want to maximize the... by John Macdonald | Jun 24, 2026 | AI, Technology, The250
I’m lucky with AI. AI thinks like me. AI, especially agentic AI, tries to solve all the problems with software. Its output is code. Its process is code. Everything it creates, it does so with code. Heck, these things even assume you know (or want you to know) git. I... by John Macdonald | Jun 22, 2026 | AI, Leadership, Technology, The250
GPT, Opus, or Gemini? Grok, DeepSeek, or Kimi? In some very real ways, it’s like Chevy or Ford. Maybe Mercedes or BMW. Possibly McLaren or Kia. They’ll all get you there if you know how to work them. Some maybe faster or more stylish than others. You might care. You... by John Macdonald | Jun 20, 2026 | AI, Human, Leadership, Technology, The250
One of the first things I learned when working on a construction crew as a teenager was, “clean up after yourself!” Don’t leave the tools, scrap material, and extra material lying around. It’s fine during the work process, but we cleanup and leave it tidy before we go... by John Macdonald | Jun 18, 2026 | Human, Leadership, Technology, The250
If you’re budgeting across personnel and tokens, you can take either of these two paths. You can try to do more with less, or do less with more. More output, more ideas, and more value. Or less scattershot, less distractions, and less surface area. Either can lead to... by John Macdonald | Jun 17, 2026 | AI, Human, Technology, The250
We have two kinds of AI trolls. The first are humans trolling AI. These aren’t dangerous. An AI doesn’t care if it gets trolled. The second is AI trolling humans. These are dangerous. Humans care about getting trolled. Let’s think about this as we continue to weave AI...