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Seeing People
What we chose to do with a week
Jun 28
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Stephen Pao
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The Detour
Before the kidney, the plumbing needs attention first
Jun 21
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Stephen Pao
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Eight Years In and Still Figuring It Out
Part 2 of 2: On subscriptions, second-guessing, and leaving well enough alone
Jun 14
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Stephen Pao
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Overengineering: A Case Study
How I set up an enterprise-grade stack for a resume site and a blog nobody reads anymore
Jun 13
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Stephen Pao
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One Wedding, Many Parties
On scattering a daughter’s celebrations across continents and why I’d recommend it, with one honest caveat
Jun 6
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Stephen Pao
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Some Role Reversal
Weddings, waiting rooms, and what it means to start feeling like the kids are taking care of me!
Jun 2
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Stephen Pao
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What Real Data Does to Vibe Coding
Building a private lending tool, and what it taught me about transitioning from a spreadsheet
May 17
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Stephen Pao
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Building a Gratitude App I Wanted to Use
Why I ended up making a small, shared journaling tool instead of adopting another platform
May 10
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Stephen Pao
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Trying to Explain Parenthood
Notes after a long Zoom call with our daughter
May 3
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Stephen Pao
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Claude Is Scary Too
When “Safer” AI Starts Asking the Wrong Questions
Apr 26
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Stephen Pao
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On Repeating Patterns
A small story about AI, fabric, and writing things down precisely
Apr 22
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Stephen Pao
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Different Rules
Watching the ground shift
Apr 13
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Stephen Pao
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A Spring Catch-Up
Meals, milestones, and a couple of things that didn’t quite work
Apr 5
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Stephen Pao
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A Familiar Town Hall, a Sharper Edge
What people are asking now, and why protest keeps coming up
Mar 24
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Stephen Pao
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