SOPs and the Art of Showing Other People
Anthropic recently released Claude Skills—a framework for packaging reusable workflows that Claude can execute on-demand. Think of them as Standard Operating Procedures for AI agents.
I'm Oisín Thomas
Head of AI at Examfly and formerly Co-founder of Weeve
Here is a smorgasbord of thoughts, tinkerings, and translations.
You can also read my Substack
Thoughts
The DAVID Framework for AI Evaluations
A Framework for AI Evals That Actually Works
Mines and Rabbit Holes #2
Welcome to Mines and Rabbit Holes #2. It is great to say that there is indeed a follow up and I hope you enjoy!
Why Structured Training Will Triumph Over AI Edutainment
You can't be both the student and the teacher
AI and Mental Masturbation
AI feels like a real conversation. It isn’t.
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Cén Ghaeilge ar Clanker?
The word of the year. Focail na mbliana.
Mines and Rabbit Holes
#1?
Luxury as the Anti-Algorithm
Harnessing Human Imperfection and Bold Vision in an AI-Driven World
The Soon-to-be Obsolete Skill of Prompt Engineering
300k -> 0k
Train the Model, Train the Team
Why Documentation is the New Superpower
The Blinking Cursor
Friend or Foe? Neither: Frenemy.
ChatGPT Is the New MS-DOS
We Haven’t had the Windows 95 Moment Yet
The Cognitive Collapse
How the Memory Paradox and AI Slide Are Undermining Human Intelligence
Good Taste Isn't Autocorrect
The Great Cognitive Outsourcing
The New Terrain of Critical Thinking
The Pyramid is Dead. Long Live the Diamond.
The Traditional Org Chart is Being Toppled by AI
Curiosity and The Compression Imperative
Why We Hunt for Better Metaphors
Leaky Abstractions Redux
Your AI Coding Assistant Keeps You Dry—Until It Doesn't
Stairs, Slides, and Ladders
Navigating the AI Training Gap
Re-Eval Your Life
A Holiday Guide to Better Questions
an ode to code
programming languages >> natural languages
Reducing the Activation Energy for Greatness
Making Greatness Default
The Kaleidoscope Hypothesis for Education
Abstracting and synthesising our way in and out of novel problems
Thinking More, Faster
Approaching the Speed of Thought for Content Creation
Humans Only; AI Need Not Apply
AI aids development; but, without the human touch, it will never be accessible to all.
Honey, The AI Shrunk the Language Divide
AI can be the great variance amplifier for minority languages
Does Language Learning have to be like Tiktok?
You can escape the attention-mining rush and learn faster simply by reading what you like.
Anyone in Need of Assistants?
DevDay for OpenAI brings AI agents to the masses
Functional Filtering with ChatGPT
LLMs still going brrr thanks to timesaving with JSON outputs
What is the Diglot Weave Method?
Diglot Weaving involves weaving or mixing two languages together. In the case of language learning, it is where sentences written in the learner’s native language have words from the language they want to learn mixed in.
Translating into Learnings
Translation forces you to think about meaning in a way other meditatative practices on a text don't.
3 Reasons to Code at a Startup
A reflection on a year at Weeve (formally Diglot)
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Cúis na Méine
A few thoughts on FOMO and the importance of asking yourself the right questions.
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Uisce
Adaptability is not just the key to surive, but the key to thrive.
Tinkerings
Silicon in Irish (Part 4): Benchmark v2
Gemini 3 Flash wins the expanded 1,341-test Irish grammar benchmark at 72.4% accuracy
Silicon in Irish (Part 3): An Interlude
Comparing three independent studies on LLM Irish grammar competence - all hitting the same ~70% ceiling
Silicon in Irish (Part 2)
Un-reason-LLM-bly good?
Silicon in Irish (Part 1)
AI's Unexpected Fluency in Irish
Enhancing Security and User Experience: Why Browser Extensions Should Have an Associated Website
Discover why managing user onboarding, account management, and subscriptions from a separate website can enhance the security and user experience of your browser extension.
Setting Up Expo Client on MacOS Catalina
A guide to setting up the Expo Client on MacOS Catalina.
Translations
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Réimse Scríbhneoireacht na nAistí
An Irish translation of Paul Graham's Essay on 'The Shape of the Essay Field'
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An Gá a Bheith ag Léamh
An Irish translation of Paul Graham's Essay on 'The Need to Read'
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Na rudaí atá fonn ort (fonn a bheith ort)* a dhéanamh
An Irish translation of Paul Graham's Essay on 'What You (Want To)* Want'
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An Coróinvíreas Agus An Chreidiúnacht
An Irish translation of Paul Graham's Essay on 'Coronavirus and Credibility'
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Ag Scríobh Go Gonta
An Irish translation of Paul Graham's Essay on 'Writing, Briefly'
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An Chéad Rud Ar Mo Liosta Rudaí Atá Le Déanamh
An Irish translation of Paul Graham's Essay on 'The Top Of My Todo List'
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Cad Í An Obair Nach Bhfuil Cuma Oibre Uirthi?
An Irish translation of Paul Graham's Essay on 'What Doesn’t Seem Like Work?'
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An Riosca Fionnachtana
An Irish translation of Paul Graham's Essay on 'The Risk of Discovery'
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An Tástáil Oileáin
An Irish translation of Paul Graham's Essay on 'The Island Test'
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Fashionable Problems
An Irish translation of Paul Graham's Essay on 'Fashionable Problems'
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Déan Aithris Ar Na Rudaí Is Ansa Leat
An Irish translation of Paul Graham's Essay on 'Copy What You Like'
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Dea- agus Drochmhoilleadóireacht
An Irish translation of Paul Graham's Essay on 'Good and Bad Procrastination'