Jobs are disappearing quietly, and a personal essay on the private arithmetic of fear, and why changing work is never the same as diminished worth.
We Need to Talk About How AI Actually Makes You Feel
Can I be honest with you? We need to talk about how AI actually makes you feel, because most of what we say about AI is not really about AI at all: it’s about us.
Enterprise AI’s Hidden Problem Is Organizational Amnesia
When enterprise AI gives a wrong answer, we blame the model. Often the real failure is organizational amnesia: the company cannot remember what it already knows.
AI Built SQL Server Wait Statistics Dashboard in Minutes
One prompt. Twelve lines of plain English. A complete, production-quality, dark-themed SQL Server Wait Statistics Dashboard. And a feeling I am still not sure how to name.
Who Pays My Bills if AI Takes My Job?
This story is about Who Pays My Bills if AI Takes My Job? The fear is real. And it is not the kind of fear you can fix with a certification.
Trust Is the Product: Selling Invisible Work in the Age of AI
Invisible work is most of what a good DBA does, and the better it goes, the less anyone sees it. AI can now produce a polished report in seconds, so polish no longer proves anything. This post shows how to keep a real record, log the near misses and earn the trust clients are paying for.
How Blogging Has Changed: From Online Diaries to Newsletters
How blogging has changed is the story of one garden. It grew from online diaries and hand-built pages into blog software, feeds, short updates and newsletters. Through all of it, the useful, honest and regular post stayed the same.