Author: The NP Team

By a Tired Systems Architect I had a screaming match with a Project Manager last week.  We were … The “One Model” Fallacy: Why You Need a “Liar” and a “Pedant” Read more

By a Grumpy Humanist I watched the Google “LifeOS” keynote last week. You probably saw it. The one … I Don’t Want an AI Butler: Why “Daily Needs” Tech Feels Dystopian Read more

By a Digital Artist  I tried to generate a book cover yesterday using Nano Banana Pro, Google’s … Hallucinations Are Features, Not Bugs: Why We Need “Lying” AI for Art Read more

By an Open-Source Purist There is a strange phenomenon happening in the tech world right now. Mark Zuckerberg, … The Open-Source Lie: Why Meta’s “Open” AI Isn’t Actually Open Read more

By a Digital Ref  I had a moment last week that stopped me cold.  I was searching for … The “Dead Internet” Theory Was Right: 90% of Content is Now Slop Read more

By a Senior Engineer | December 11, 2025  I sat across the table—well, the Zoom window—from a bright, … The “Junior Developer” is Extinct: We Are Creating a Generation of Architects Who Can’t Build Read more

By a Pragmatic CTO I was at a dinner party in San Francisco last week. The … Why “AGI” is a Distraction: I Don’t Want a God, I Want a Better Excel Read more