Claude Clue #17: Don't Wait! Keep Moving While Claude Works
Patience is a virtue when working with AI, but sometimes you don't actually have to wait.
Christopher Moravec
Episode 60 - Say Hello, Jaws
I built an autonomous AI agent that runs 24/7 on a Mac Mini, manages my home office, triages my email, helps write content, and improves itself every night at 3 AM. Here's an introduction to how it actually works.
Claude Clue #16: Stop Staring and Let Claude Ding You
Small automations that fire at specific points in Claude's lifecycle. A simple example: playing a sound!
Episode 59 - Poison Pills
Poison pills are hidden instructions in data your AI consumes. They’re a fun defensive trick for content creators and a serious attack vector if you’re building AI tools that touch external data.
Claude Clue #15: Skills Are Just Files Your Model Can Find
A skill is essentially a file that your model can access on demand to tailor its behavior for a specific task.
Episode 58 - Guardrails
It takes more than a good system prompt to protect an AI from abuse, and it is worth making it as hard as possible for attackers.
Claude Clue #14: Skills Focus, Hooks Enforce
Skills are reusable prompts, hooks are code you can run to stop or alter the model's behavior.
Episode 57- We will all be Software Gardeners
Do you garden? I do, sometimes. I have a raspberry bed that I am proud of. Sometimes I grow a few tomatoes, lettuce, and the occasional pepper.
Claude Clue #13: Know Your Limits (And Have a Backup Plan)
Here's a fun way to start your work week: burning through 80% of your weekly Claude usage by Tuesday morning!
Episode 56 - The Levels of AI Assisted Software Development
There are four levels of AI coding available today, from fancy autocomplete to full agentic engineering. The interesting stuff starts at Level 2. And Level 3 is where it gets weird.