Essays
Page 2 / 5Why I Use Voice Input
As I talk about why I use voice input, I am using it right now. While I speak, other thoughts keep darting around in my …
To Do Business in Japan, Make People Willing to Vouch for You
A company's product has not changed. Neither has its team or the quality of its work. The only difference is that it no …
Shibui: A Compliment That Isn't Sweet
Japanese has a rather interesting word: 「渋い」 (shibui). It originally describes an astringent taste, like an unripe persi…
Ease Is Leaving Yourself Some Room
While reading *The Almanack of Naval Ravikant*, I came across a line that, translated from the Chinese edition, reads: “…
Understanding Can Be Generated, Judgment Cannot
Suppose you want to add a search box to your website. You give the task to an AI agent that can work directly on the pro…
We Can Talk Without a Reason
The little conversations at the office that are not really about anything matter more than they seem. And they are exact…
Not Disturbing Someone Is Not Automatically Considerate
Japan Airlines has an advertisement called *Art of J* that runs for about three and a half minutes. It is divided into t…
The Abstraction Boundary of an AI Platform: Who Ultimately Bears the Complexity?
I have recently been using Factory. If Claude Code is something like a highly capable Coding Agent, Factory is attemptin…
Due-Diligence Programming: If You Submit It, You Own It
AI has lowered the cost of writing code. It has not lowered the cost of being responsible for that code. Due-diligence p…
The 「て」 I Missed
Today I misread a sentence in a work chat. 「こちらでやりとりしてます。」 At first, I took it to mean, “We’ll handle the communication …
The Machine Did 90 Percent. Why Can't the Human Walk Away?
Some products claim to have automated 90 percent of the work. The machine generates the content, while a person checks a…
Consistently Third
When we evaluate an AI product, do we pay too much attention to its highest score? A coding agent—an AI agent that can r…