<![CDATA[Byte-sized Brainwaves]]>https://bytesizedbrainwaves.substack.comhttps://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!36Cd!,w_256,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F6099c5d2-3562-4496-875a-1bd48d1006b7_1024x1024.pngByte-sized Brainwaveshttps://bytesizedbrainwaves.substack.comSubstackFri, 15 May 2026 06:59:53 GMT<![CDATA[Ralph Mode: Why AI Agents Should Forget]]>https://bytesizedbrainwaves.substack.com/p/ralph-mode-why-ai-agents-should-forgethttps://bytesizedbrainwaves.substack.com/p/ralph-mode-why-ai-agents-should-forgetWed, 14 Jan 2026 12:19:59 GMTSince I started posting about autonomous agent loops, I’ve been getting questions. “How do I set this flow-next thing up?” “What’s Ralph?” “How do you use it?”

This tweet (almost at 250k impressions) started it all:

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]]><![CDATA[The “Context Hygiene” Problem: Why I rewrote my Claude Code workflows.]]>https://bytesizedbrainwaves.substack.com/p/the-context-hygiene-problem-why-ihttps://bytesizedbrainwaves.substack.com/p/the-context-hygiene-problem-why-iSun, 28 Dec 2025 21:07:14 GMTInstead of finishing my actual projects this weekend, I got engrossed in rebuilding my tooling.

I just released Flow. It is a new Claude Code plugin that streamlines the development lifecycle. It stands on the shoulders of giants, fully integrating with both RepoPrompt and optionally Steve Yegge’s Beads.

The Motivation: 40k Tokens of Waste

I realized I was…

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]]><![CDATA[Announcing gmickel-bench: Real-World Evals]]>https://bytesizedbrainwaves.substack.com/p/announcing-gmickel-bench-real-worldhttps://bytesizedbrainwaves.substack.com/p/announcing-gmickel-bench-real-worldMon, 08 Dec 2025 22:57:28 GMTMost AI benchmarks tell you if a model can solve a LeetCode puzzle. They don’t tell you if it can ship a product.

I got tired of guessing which model to use for actual work. So I built gmickel-bench.

It is a living scoreboard based on the real-world engineering tasks I actually ship:

  • Full-Stack: Building OAuth 2.1 servers on Convex.

  • Frontend: Designing comp…

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]]><![CDATA[Claude Opus 4.5 Unlocks the "No Restart" Workflow]]>https://bytesizedbrainwaves.substack.com/p/claude-opus-45-unlocks-the-no-restarthttps://bytesizedbrainwaves.substack.com/p/claude-opus-45-unlocks-the-no-restartSun, 07 Dec 2025 10:40:52 GMTI have been using Claude Opus 4.5 for about two weeks now, and I need to share what I have found. Not the benchmarks. I will post those soon. But the thing that actually matters when you are trying to ship.

Here is the insight that hit me on Friday: I have not had to restart a single task.

If you have spent any time with agentic coding tools, you know the…

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]]><![CDATA[The Merchants of Complexity: Why AI Finally Delivers What Agile Promised]]>https://bytesizedbrainwaves.substack.com/p/the-merchants-of-complexity-why-aihttps://bytesizedbrainwaves.substack.com/p/the-merchants-of-complexity-why-aiTue, 02 Dec 2025 09:21:44 GMTAgile is dead.

I posted this on LinkedIn yesterday, and the reaction was intense. Over 150 comments later, the thread became a perfect case study in what I call “process Stockholm Syndrome.”

The critique wasn’t straightforward. It was a mix of denial and semantics. “That is not real Agile.” “You are confusing the Manifesto with Scrum.” “You just implement…

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]]><![CDATA[The Imperative of Smarter Clinical Information Systems]]>https://bytesizedbrainwaves.substack.com/p/the-imperative-of-smarter-clinicalhttps://bytesizedbrainwaves.substack.com/p/the-imperative-of-smarter-clinicalTue, 22 Apr 2025 07:01:41 GMT
Illustration of two overwhelmed clinicians buried under flying paperwork; overlaid callouts show ‘114 min admin per doctor’, ‘74 % burnout risk’, and ‘16–19 % avoidable waste’, highlighting the crushing weight of administrative burden in hospitals

TL;DR - Hospitals don’t need more bolt‑on AI dashboards; they need to stop spending human hours transcribing voice notes, scanned referrals, and faxes into databases. Multimodal AI can now structure any input, and openEHR turns that structure into lasting, shareable knowledge. The combo wipes out form fatigue, bridges wildly different local workflows, a…

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]]><![CDATA[Exciting update to our enhanced GPT-4 Powered Chatbot with New Features]]>https://bytesizedbrainwaves.substack.com/p/exciting-update-to-our-enhanced-gpthttps://bytesizedbrainwaves.substack.com/p/exciting-update-to-our-enhanced-gptThu, 11 May 2023 19:17:34 GMTI'm thrilled to share more important improvements to the GPT-4 powered chatbot that I've recently made. The updated repository now supports a range of new features and file types for context, making the chatbot even more versatile and customizable.

Here's what's new in the 11.05.23 update

  1. Expanded file support for context: The chatbot can now process .pdf…

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]]><![CDATA[Building a GPT-4 Powered Chatbot with Node.js: Unlimited Context and Chat History in Under 100 Lines of Code]]>https://bytesizedbrainwaves.substack.com/p/building-a-gpt-4-powered-chatbothttps://bytesizedbrainwaves.substack.com/p/building-a-gpt-4-powered-chatbotMon, 08 May 2023 15:25:53 GMTIntroduction

In our previous post, we discussed the importance of providing context when using large language models like ChatGPT to generate content. We explored the "garbage in, garbage out" concept and emphasized the need for precise, clear, and adequate context to receive accurate, relevant, and coherent information. We also shared two practical stra…

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]]><![CDATA[The Importance of Context in AI: Garbage In, Garbage Out]]>https://bytesizedbrainwaves.substack.com/p/the-importance-of-context-in-ai-garbagehttps://bytesizedbrainwaves.substack.com/p/the-importance-of-context-in-ai-garbageMon, 01 May 2023 11:42:47 GMT
Midjourney: AI system concept, garbage-in garbage-out, visual metaphor, tangled wires, broken circuits, input-output malfunction, digital art, glitchy style, abstract representation, vibrant colors, Adobe Illustrator, Wacom tablet --v 5 --ar 16:9

Introduction

When communicating with large language models (LLMs) like ChatGPT, the adage “garbage in, garbage…

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