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Indian capital behaves the way the Indian state has taught it to behave.

A response to the idea that India's innovation gap is mainly caused by rich Indians refusing to fund startups, and why the state, bureaucracy, and black money matter more.

Guardrails Against AI and Human Slop

Make the repo push back before review

How to prevent new AI and human slop from entering a codebase by turning review findings and production issues into continuously improving guardrails.

AI slop? What about human slop?

Sloppy code was never just an AI problem

AI slop is real, but sloppy code has always had a human version: rushed, under-reviewed, inconsistent, and protected by excuses.

Throw That Shit Away

Why AI-assisted development is not an option

A reflection on how far we've come in development — and why AI agents are the natural conclusion of decades of painful progress.

Don’t Be an Ostrich

Why AI-assisted development is not an option

A reflection on how far we've come in development — and why AI agents are the natural conclusion of decades of painful progress.