Business

The Unreliable Assistant

Notes from the bleeding edge of AI deployment

Mar 2 • Stephen Pao

Running OpenClaw AI

Three tradeoffs I did not expect

Feb 22 • Stephen Pao

I Switched My Internet Provider

It Will Not Be Enough

Feb 15 • Stephen Pao

AT&T, ICE, and My Internet

Why I May Leave QuantumFiber

Feb 3 • Stephen Pao

Alien vs. Predator, but for Streaming

Why I’m Hitting Pause

Dec 14, 2025 • Stephen Pao

Episode 13 —The People In Our Lives

Why Distance Changes Everything

Nov 27, 2025 • Stephen Pao

9:02

Episode 012 — I Technically Met My Goals

Why doesn’t it feel like it to me?

Nov 17, 2025 • Stephen Pao

14:33

I Realized I Was Writing in Iterations

And why I’m shifting toward raw reflections

Aug 20, 2025 • Stephen Pao

Before AI and the Data Intelligence Layer

How Oracle Data Browser in the early 90s paved the path to the modern era

Aug 2, 2025 • Stephen Pao

MileagePlus Rewards in Retirement: A Different Game Entirely

How airline miles and credit card strategies change when your travel patterns shift

Jul 30, 2025 • Stephen Pao

How My 1990s Startup Helped Pioneer Web Conferencing

From Telephone Conference Calls to Zoom

Jul 27, 2025 • Stephen Pao

Beyond Travel: How My Pacmodo Solved an Unexpected Wardrobe Challenge

I have written before about how Pacmodo is my new favorite travel system. Beyond travel, I also use my Medium PAC and Modo for regular walking commutes…

Jul 21, 2025 • Stephen Pao

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