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February 16, 2026·2 min read

Weekly Bookmarks - V01

Spotify's engineers stopped coding months ago, letting AI handle the heavy lifting. Plus, Mark Cuban's career advice and a treasure trove of free AI tools.

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February 14, 2026·5 min read

Seedance 2.0: Creative Video Tool

Finally, an AI video generator that actually works the way creatives think. Feed it references, describe the vibe, and get something you can actually use.

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February 5, 2026·2 min read

The After Effects Reckoning

Roland Kahlenberg predicts 20-50% of After Effects users will leave in six months. When someone that deep in the ecosystem sees cracks, it's worth paying attention.

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AI·February 2, 2026·2 min read

OpenAI Just Launched a Codex Desktop App. Is Anyone Actually Switching?

OpenAI dropped a Mac app for Codex today. As someone who builds with Claude Code daily, here's my take on whether it's worth switching.

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February 2, 2026·7 min read

How I Added 4 Hours to My Day by Making My AI Agent Work Overnight

Most people use AI assistants like a search engine, ask a question, get an answer, move on.

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Building·February 1, 2026·3 min read

The Creative's Guide to Building Your Own Tools

Waiting for the perfect app is a trap. The tools you need might be the tools you build.

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Thoughts·January 31, 2026·3 min read

Get Specific with AI Requests

Vague prompts get vague results. Here's how to actually get what you want from AI as a creative.

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AI·January 30, 2026·3 min read

What 'Vibe Coding' Actually Means

It's not about vibes. It's about describing what you want and letting AI handle the implementation details.

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Thoughts·January 29, 2026·3 min read

AI Won't Replace Creatives. But Creatives Using AI Will.

The photographers, designers, and directors who figure out AI workflows will dominate. The ones who don't will wonder what happened.

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Building·January 28, 2026·3 min read

Building Products at 2am (While You Sleep)

I set my AI agent to work overnight. By morning, I had working code, documentation, and a PR ready for review.

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AI·January 27, 2026·3 min read

OpenClaw: The Open Source Brain for AI Agents

Most AI agents forget everything the moment you close the tab. OpenClaw fixes that with persistent memory that actually works.

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