Month: May 2026
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The Lice Conspiracy: Someone Had to Do the Math
Could pharmaceutical companies deliberately spread head lice to boost shampoo sales? Probably not. But after examining the biology, logistics, economics, and available evidence, I found the question far more technically plausible than the usual dismissals suggest. Sometimes the interesting part is not the conclusion, but the numbers.
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UI tests are the guardrails an AI needs: the story of clipboardwire
I built clipboardwire to synchronize the clipboard between Linux (Wayland) and Windows. After rejecting existing alternatives, I designed the architecture and security model while Claude Code wrote the implementation. Automated tests, including GUI tests, enabled safe iteration without regressions. The result is a lightweight, open-source utility.