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Move Up the Stack

The cost of writing software is collapsing.

Aizia · 2026-03-22 · David H. Friedel Jr.

The Calibration Gap: Why Smart People Still Make Terrible Decisions

Judgment isn't an IQ test. It's an engineering problem, and most people never build the system.

Aizia · 2026-03-12 · David H. Friedel Jr.

Kill the Ego or You Will Misuse the Machine

The silent threshold most people still refuse to acknowledge

Aizia · 2026-03-03 · David H. Friedel Jr.

Apple Would Never Ship This

So Why Are They Allowing It Through Updates?

Aizia · 2026-02-28 · David H. Friedel Jr.

Cheap Compute Is the New Cheap Ride

Token prices are falling. The gravity behind the fall is not what you think.

Aizia · 2026-02-20 · David H. Friedel Jr.

The Bug Fix Is No Longer the Point

How AI turns forgotten backlogs into product leverage and long-tail growth

Aizia · 2026-02-04 · David H. Friedel Jr.

Linux Was Always Ready. Its Audience Was Not.

If open source was waiting for intelligence, Linux was waiting for forgiveness.

Aizia · 2026-02-02 · David H. Friedel Jr.

AI and the Long-Delayed Fifth Generation of Code

AI isn’t replacing developers, it’s reshaping what it means to learn, mentor, and build in code.

Aizia · 2025-08-20 · David H. Friedel Jr.

A World Without Technical Debt

The friction that slows us may be the only thing that keeps us grounded.

Aizia · 2025-08-19 · David H. Friedel Jr.
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The Clearing Price

Set the Fed funds rate, breakeven inflation, hyperscaler capex and issuance plus more

Strikeline Try it From: The Treasury Market May Not Be Breaking... It May Be Searching for a New Price
The Alpha Half-Life

Set the adoption curve and the decay rate, then watch how long the market takes

Strikeline Try it From: When AI Eats Alpha
The Repo Loop

Build the stablecoin boom. Then pull the cash out and watch how it holds the Treasury market together.

MarketAlly Try it From: The Next Run on the Bank Won't Look Like a Bank Run
The Boom Is the Fuse

A productivity shock arrives. You decide its incidence and the economy's leverage.

MarketAlly Try it From: The Boom Is the Fuse
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