Writing

We like to write. We believe writing is a powerful tool for thought and it's much harder to fake your way through paragraphs than it is through a conversation.

James Gross•March 26, 2026

Destroying Demand & The Anti-Bubble

AI's explosive demand meets a lagging supply chain, throttling growth and potentially driving rampant inflation. What are we doing?

Noah Brier•March 19, 2026

Model Madness: A Tournament of Tool Calling

Tested 45 AI models in a March Madness bracket challenge with easy, medium, and hard tool sets to reveal how scaffolding impacts AI performance.

Noah Brier•March 7, 2026

The $1 Sweet Spot

Gemini Flash delivers around 80% of frontier LLM intelligence at just 10–25% of the cost, making it the defining model in the $1 intelligence tier.

Aaron Rutledge•February 20, 2026

Claude Code Has Game Feel

Claude Code feels like a finely tuned video game—complete with tight feedback loops, progressive mastery, recoverable failures, and clear agency—turning...

James Gross•January 20, 2026

Noah on Bloomberg: Claude Code and the AI Coding Boom

On Bloomberg’s Odd Lots, Noah Brier highlights Claude Code as a “computer within your computer,” using file system access and Unix commands to bypass...

Noah Brier•January 4, 2026

It's a Good Time for Weirdos

AI empowers multi-hyphenate professionals to amplify diverse skills, exposing the absurdity of forced early specialization.