Insights

Claude Is the Antivirus Now. The Virus Was Also Claude.
AI, Practically

Claude Is the Antivirus Now. The Virus Was Also Claude.

Published on: 10/23/2026

My computer died in the middle of a webinar about AI in business. Then I asked Claude to fix it, and it did. Here's what actually happened, and what it says about where these tools are really going.

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Your AI Doesn't Need a Bigger Plan. It Needs an Org Chart.
AI, Practically

Your AI Doesn't Need a Bigger Plan. It Needs an Org Chart.

Published on: 10/22/2026

I pay $200 a month for Claude and still hit the weekly limit by Wednesday. The obvious move was to buy more. The correct move was to give it a team. Claude is the project manager, a local model on a Mac mini is the junior developer, and the junior never touches auth or RLS. Usage went from a 50% pace to 32% with more shipped.

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A pristine storefront window display sitting on a cracked, splitting concrete foundation
Hot Takes

Turns Out It Wasn't the Plugins

Published on: 10/22/2026

In July I said every WordPress plugin was a door you left unlocked. Last week two critical PHP flaws showed the problem was under the doors.

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What Is an Authenticator App? (How That Six-Digit Code Actually Works)
Building Software

What Is an Authenticator App? (How That Six-Digit Code Actually Works)

Published on: 10/21/2026

Next in my series on the parts of a software application: the authenticator app. What that six-digit code actually is, why your phone and the server get the same number without ever talking, how Microsoft's "approve" button works differently, why texted codes are a SIM swap away from useless, and how to build the backend right.

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