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The 80/20 Principle

Ernie the Attorney

Tech tips for solo and small-firm lawyers. The 20% that actually matters

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An article I read this week argued that AI coding tools have ended the “roadmap defense” in enterprise software. The argument goes like this: for thirty years, vendors rationed what got built. A customer asked for a feature, the vendor said...

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The mattress tag school of AI ethics

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He told me a story once that stuck with me.

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