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Jake Simonds's Blog

@jakesimonds.com

prevously latenthomer.leaflet.pub (old blog jakesimonds.github.io)

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Are LLM-generated Quizzes good?

A: yes! | B: no! | C: 'quiz' is a gen-Z slang term, meaning vague acquaintance you trust (and often pay) for brutally honest fashion advice

Log Level Thoughts: LLM linting, 'wireless', other Mcluhan-isms

stick around to the end for an imagined job posting from a world where tokens are a first class consideration

RSS for Vibe Coding is a good idea

What lives between sharing raw chat transcripts and "I solemnly swear I used AI responsibly"?

Drive up Mt. Washington, but then walk around the summit

it feels like I'm coding at an incredible rate!

Mclu-points for AI: AI as extensions for humans + hot/cold media

Tired: tokenmaxxing Inspired: Mcluhanmaxxing

Log-level thoughts (HTML , how to share slop , AI is like a really big number)

And introducing...the Slog!

"More motorcars are selling, but we're not seeing the jump in hay sales or manure shoveling jobs"

The story of this chart is the people who made the apps

Streetlight Notes: The OODA Hourglass + HTML Thoughts

quick thoughts from streetlight.jakesimonds.com iterating

Midi Harness: An Experimental Stack

1 hook + 1 skill + 1 html template + 1 Go Listener + 1 (brief) system prompt + claude code + wisprflow + MIDI

Viewpoints for AI

non-scientific but slightly more specific

B.Y.O.C.: Baby Bird Failure Case

build your own claw notes

The Instrument Analogy

riffing on Geoffrey Huntley's LLM-as-guitar analogy