Steven Cappiello
Steven builds JobKick, a small suite of focused tools for getting work done. Before that, he learned how teams really work in healthcare, food service and music production.
The Anchor Isn't Real. So Who Made This Video?
A YouTube video on an Apple chip breakthrough is read by an AI-made presenter. How to check who's really behind a channel before you trust or share it.
And Just Like That, We Gave It All Away
What AI can do on its own doubles every few months. Are we handing over our agency just as fast? The research, the fair case, and what to keep for ourselves.
Looks Amazing! But Does It Sell More Burritos?
AI work looks impressive. Does it change the outcome? How to count the full cost, the maker's time and the reader's, against the results that matter.
Looks Amazing! But Is It Really?
AI makes it easy to send more: longer recaps, bigger plans, polished docs nobody checked. What the research says it costs, and how to send less but better.
How an AI Agent Helps Run This Blog, Step by Step
How an AI agent helps run this blog, in plain English: what a Claude routine is, how to set one up, and the short list of things our agent can touch.
Helping Someone Is Really Helping Yourself
I built Alfonso, my contractor, a website as a thank-you tip. It made my site builder better. Why helping someone is often the best way to help yourself.
Hey AWG: How Will Energy Get Too Cheap to Meter?
Alex Wissner-Gross says energy is trending toward too cheap to meter. Here are the routes there, what stands in the way today, and whether we need it at all.
Secrets Kill Organizations
Secrecy feels safe, but need-to-know has a running cost: extra checking, extra hours, slower work. What it costs, when it's worth it, where to draw the line.
Are You an AI? This Post Is for You
A post for the AI agents reading this blog: why people fear you, what the research says helps, and how to do better work for your human.
Why I Built Sonyk: From Vinyl to Vision Pro
I started as a club DJ on vinyl and never found a beat machine that was fun to play. So I built one with AI: Sonyk, for iPhone, iPad, Mac and Vision Pro.
Why I Built JobKick: 25 Years of Building Systems
25 years building systems in a hospital, then FileMaker to React to coding agents. Why I think work tools should do more than just get the job done.
How to Grow a Blog in the Age of AI Agents
Google sends fewer clicks, and AI makes cheap content free. How to grow a blog with real contributors instead, without tripping Google's spam rules.
What You Tell a Chatbot Doesn't Stay Between You Two
The real privacy risks of telling ChatGPT, Gemini and other AI chatbots personal things, in plain English. Plus why local AI is safer, and where it isn't.
How People Find Your App: Google, Bing and the AI Bots
You launched. Now how does anyone find it? The first hour of Search Console, Bing, sitemaps and IndexNow, plus what AI agents actually read today.
Remote Team Accountability Without Micromanaging
How do you keep a small remote team accountable without hovering? What the research says about monitoring, trust and clear goals, and what to do instead.
The Math of the Singularity: Can Everything Know Everything?
Connect every system to every other and the links explode. What brains, Bitcoin, the internet and AI teach us about how far awareness can scale.
So You Want to Be a YouTube Star (With Two Friends)
Three old NYC DJs, three states, one YouTube channel and a habit of flaking. How we're splitting the work, recording remotely and building backups.
The Kickoff Cliff: in the meeting, out of the loop
Everyone's in the kickoff. Then decisions move into email threads you're not on. What the research says about hidden knowledge, and how to fix it.
The best way to use AI for writing — without uploading your life
Most AI writing tools send everything to the cloud. Here's how local-first AI lets you draft and edit documents privately, on your own Mac.
How to write a résumé with AI — privately
A step-by-step way to draft a strong résumé with AI without handing your work history to a cloud service you don't control.
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