hurricane isaias
Super(intelligence) models
Hurricanes don't care about your models. They're going to do what they're going to do.
Phil Nickinson
Phil Nickinson is a Pensacola native, former editor at the Pensacola New Journal, formerly with Android Central, Modern Dad and Mobile Nations, and currently at Community Health Northwest Florida.
android
On the death of Android Central
The news that most (if not all) at Android Central were laid off last week has sat with me for a few days. I’m trying real hard not to be cynical about it.
ai
Old man yells at AI slop in the sky
Google News has always been suspect when it comes to using good sources. Google Discover made us lazy. And AI slop is only making everything worse.
vibe-coding
My job is to do my job
The back and forth about vibe coding versus being an actual software engineer is fascinating. But my job isn’t to know how to code. My job is to do my job.
streaming services
Vote with your wallet
I'd subscribed to YouTube TV since it was first available. But the math just isn't mathing anymore.
claude
Out of the GUI and into the CLI
The biggest change over the past six months or so has been my shift from using the Claude app (desktop or web, really) and relying heavily on Claude Code in a command line interface.
claude
Vibe-coding is not a crime
Everybody needs a hobby. In the summer of 2025 I decided I’d finally dip my toes into all this “AI” stuff.