https://jason.now Notes, projects, and the now. en-us Sun, 19 Oct 2025 00:00:00 GMT https://jason.now/blog/ai-water-usage-and-orders-of-magnitude/ https://jason.now/blog/ai-water-usage-and-orders-of-magnitude/ Sun, 19 Oct 2025 00:00:00 GMT Sorting through conflicting claims about AI data-center water use and why orders of magnitude matter when comparing numbers. https://jason.now/blog/vibe-coding-an-atari-version-of-fortnite/ https://jason.now/blog/vibe-coding-an-atari-version-of-fortnite/ Sun, 29 Jun 2025 00:00:00 GMT Building a rough Atari 2600-style Fortnite with Amazon Q: constraints, glitches, and a playable demo. https://jason.now/blog/doom-unto-all/ https://jason.now/blog/doom-unto-all/ Fri, 30 May 2025 00:00:00 GMT NYT embedded Doom; a quick note on the web port and the irresistibility of playing it. https://jason.now/blog/fireflies-are-on-the-decline/ https://jason.now/blog/fireflies-are-on-the-decline/ Tue, 27 May 2025 00:00:00 GMT Childhood memories of abundant fireflies and the unsettling reality of their decline. https://jason.now/blog/sometimes-ai-remembers-the-wrong-me/ https://jason.now/blog/sometimes-ai-remembers-the-wrong-me/ Sat, 24 May 2025 00:00:00 GMT ChatGPT's memory can overfit past queries, producing the wrong 'me' and raising personalization concerns. https://jason.now/blog/turns-out-im-not-famous-or-in-the-force/ https://jason.now/blog/turns-out-im-not-famous-or-in-the-force/ Fri, 23 May 2025 00:00:00 GMT A funny 'Separated at Birth' anecdote about look-alikes and a reality check on my supposed fame. https://jason.now/blog/microsofts-ai-security-chief-eats-some-dogfood/ https://jason.now/blog/microsofts-ai-security-chief-eats-some-dogfood/ Thu, 22 May 2025 00:00:00 GMT A protest at Microsoft Build led to an accidental screen-share leak of Walmart AI plans, highlighting security optics. https://jason.now/blog/ai-has-the-most-dangerous-demos/ https://jason.now/blog/ai-has-the-most-dangerous-demos/ Thu, 22 May 2025 00:00:00 GMT Trying low-stakes AI experiments shows how demos hide the hard parts; real value comes from skill, iteration, and context, not flashy outcomes. https://jason.now/blog/shortcuts-dont-skip-the-climb/ https://jason.now/blog/shortcuts-dont-skip-the-climb/ Tue, 15 Apr 2025 00:00:00 GMT A conversation with my son about AI and school, and why shortcuts do not replace foundational skills. https://jason.now/blog/the-one-about-shopifys-ai-positioning/ https://jason.now/blog/the-one-about-shopifys-ai-positioning/ Fri, 11 Apr 2025 00:00:00 GMT Tobi's memo on making reflexive AI use a baseline expectation at Shopify, preserved in full.