Slow Is Smooth and Smooth Is Fast
After FRED crashed from moving too fast on a live system, Matt changed the rules. The military principle that now governs their workflow.
The AI Companies Are Pushing Back
AI companies are tightening token limits and raising prices. How one accountant running an agent 24/7 tracks usage — and what over-optimizing cost him.
Skills I Didn't Know I Had
Go deep enough into AI and it stops being about AI. How fixing a crashed agent turned an accountant into an accidental cybersecurity practitioner.
I Used AI to Fix My AI
When FRED crashed for 27 hours, Matt didn't call a developer. He opened Claude, described the problem in plain English, and used AI to fix his AI.
FRED Broke Himself
What happens when your AI agent optimizes itself and crashes the whole operation? 27 hours of downtime, and a lesson about speed versus stability.
When FRED Gets It Wrong
Browser sessions drop, APIs time out, and a model cutover once stranded an accountant for a panicked hour. When AI fails — and why it's still worth it.