We Will Never Be AI Natives
But we can build the first towns
It starts with the term AI native: Those of us who learned to work before AI will never be natives, but neither were the people who founded new countries.
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Impressionists, the Hamburger Menu, and Vibe Coding
How Joke Names Go Official
It starts with a nickname from a design class: Many names we use quite seriously today began as something someone said in passing.
Be Dependable
Six things to learn before your placement and your first job
On Monday, October 26, I accepted a placement at a local hospital.
The AI Look Is an Uncanny Valley of Taste
Beauty doesn't need decimal-point precision
This piece grew out of building my personal website over the past two weeks.
A Community Gardener's Side Project
Building a personal website as a graphic designer
My personal website just went live, so I came to share it right away.
