Unpopular opinion: AI Agents are over-hyped.
Most companies and people don't need one.
A well designed workflow is faster, cheaper, and more reliable.
#betterthinkersnotbetterai #AgenticEngineering #chatgpt #linguisticsprogramming #PromptEngineering #ContextEngineering
Most companies and people don't need one.
A well designed workflow is faster, cheaper, and more reliable.
#betterthinkersnotbetterai #AgenticEngineering #chatgpt #linguisticsprogramming #PromptEngineering #ContextEngineering
May 26, 2026 at 1:17 PM
Unpopular opinion: AI Agents are over-hyped.
Most companies and people don't need one.
A well designed workflow is faster, cheaper, and more reliable.
#betterthinkersnotbetterai #AgenticEngineering #chatgpt #linguisticsprogramming #PromptEngineering #ContextEngineering
Most companies and people don't need one.
A well designed workflow is faster, cheaper, and more reliable.
#betterthinkersnotbetterai #AgenticEngineering #chatgpt #linguisticsprogramming #PromptEngineering #ContextEngineering
Finally updated my GumRoad Store.
jt2131.gumroad.com
I feel better now!
#simplifiedtechnicalprogramming #betterthinkersnotbetterai #firstonsubstack #AgenticEngineering #chatgpt #linguisticsprogramming #XTwitter #theairabbithole #PromptEngineering #substack
jt2131.gumroad.com
I feel better now!
#simplifiedtechnicalprogramming #betterthinkersnotbetterai #firstonsubstack #AgenticEngineering #chatgpt #linguisticsprogramming #XTwitter #theairabbithole #PromptEngineering #substack
May 15, 2026 at 12:46 PM
Finally updated my GumRoad Store.
jt2131.gumroad.com
I feel better now!
#simplifiedtechnicalprogramming #betterthinkersnotbetterai #firstonsubstack #AgenticEngineering #chatgpt #linguisticsprogramming #XTwitter #theairabbithole #PromptEngineering #substack
jt2131.gumroad.com
I feel better now!
#simplifiedtechnicalprogramming #betterthinkersnotbetterai #firstonsubstack #AgenticEngineering #chatgpt #linguisticsprogramming #XTwitter #theairabbithole #PromptEngineering #substack
Indeed I do...
Thanks for the review #PandaExpress!
Check out The AI Rabbit Hole to find out!
www.substack.com/@betterthink...
#simplifiedtechnicalprogramming #betterthinkersnotbetterai #firstonsubstack #theairabbithole #chatgpt #XTwitter #PromptEngineering #grok
#lego #marines
Thanks for the review #PandaExpress!
Check out The AI Rabbit Hole to find out!
www.substack.com/@betterthink...
#simplifiedtechnicalprogramming #betterthinkersnotbetterai #firstonsubstack #theairabbithole #chatgpt #XTwitter #PromptEngineering #grok
#lego #marines
April 15, 2026 at 4:15 PM
Indeed I do...
Thanks for the review #PandaExpress!
Check out The AI Rabbit Hole to find out!
www.substack.com/@betterthink...
#simplifiedtechnicalprogramming #betterthinkersnotbetterai #firstonsubstack #theairabbithole #chatgpt #XTwitter #PromptEngineering #grok
#lego #marines
Thanks for the review #PandaExpress!
Check out The AI Rabbit Hole to find out!
www.substack.com/@betterthink...
#simplifiedtechnicalprogramming #betterthinkersnotbetterai #firstonsubstack #theairabbithole #chatgpt #XTwitter #PromptEngineering #grok
#lego #marines
Upgrading hardware and code will not solve the AI Energy problem.
Efficiency starts with the USERS!
Stop Chatting, Start Programming with Natural Language.
#betterthinkersnotbetterai #linguisticsprogramming #simplifiedtechnicalprogramming #AgenticEngineering #chatgpt #PromptEngineering
Efficiency starts with the USERS!
Stop Chatting, Start Programming with Natural Language.
#betterthinkersnotbetterai #linguisticsprogramming #simplifiedtechnicalprogramming #AgenticEngineering #chatgpt #PromptEngineering
May 15, 2026 at 12:15 AM
Upgrading hardware and code will not solve the AI Energy problem.
Efficiency starts with the USERS!
Stop Chatting, Start Programming with Natural Language.
#betterthinkersnotbetterai #linguisticsprogramming #simplifiedtechnicalprogramming #AgenticEngineering #chatgpt #PromptEngineering
Efficiency starts with the USERS!
Stop Chatting, Start Programming with Natural Language.
#betterthinkersnotbetterai #linguisticsprogramming #simplifiedtechnicalprogramming #AgenticEngineering #chatgpt #PromptEngineering
Sent a cold email lately?
"Project failed. Cost high."
Accurate? Yes. Received well? No.
That's Robot Breath. You need a mint (Middleware).
#simplifiedtechnicalprogramming #betterthinkersnotbetterai #substack #PromptEngineering #XTwitter #theairabbithole #AgenticEngineering #chatgpt #grok
"Project failed. Cost high."
Accurate? Yes. Received well? No.
That's Robot Breath. You need a mint (Middleware).
#simplifiedtechnicalprogramming #betterthinkersnotbetterai #substack #PromptEngineering #XTwitter #theairabbithole #AgenticEngineering #chatgpt #grok
March 31, 2026 at 11:57 AM
Sent a cold email lately?
"Project failed. Cost high."
Accurate? Yes. Received well? No.
That's Robot Breath. You need a mint (Middleware).
#simplifiedtechnicalprogramming #betterthinkersnotbetterai #substack #PromptEngineering #XTwitter #theairabbithole #AgenticEngineering #chatgpt #grok
"Project failed. Cost high."
Accurate? Yes. Received well? No.
That's Robot Breath. You need a mint (Middleware).
#simplifiedtechnicalprogramming #betterthinkersnotbetterai #substack #PromptEngineering #XTwitter #theairabbithole #AgenticEngineering #chatgpt #grok
The value of a document is not its length. It is its Density.
High Signal. Zero Noise.
That is the Simplified Technical Programming Standard.
#simplifiedtechnicalprogramming #betterthinkersnotbetterai #substack #promptengineering #chatgpt #ClaudeAI #AgenticEngineering #ContextEngineering
High Signal. Zero Noise.
That is the Simplified Technical Programming Standard.
#simplifiedtechnicalprogramming #betterthinkersnotbetterai #substack #promptengineering #chatgpt #ClaudeAI #AgenticEngineering #ContextEngineering
March 21, 2026 at 12:40 PM
The value of a document is not its length. It is its Density.
High Signal. Zero Noise.
That is the Simplified Technical Programming Standard.
#simplifiedtechnicalprogramming #betterthinkersnotbetterai #substack #promptengineering #chatgpt #ClaudeAI #AgenticEngineering #ContextEngineering
High Signal. Zero Noise.
That is the Simplified Technical Programming Standard.
#simplifiedtechnicalprogramming #betterthinkersnotbetterai #substack #promptengineering #chatgpt #ClaudeAI #AgenticEngineering #ContextEngineering
You have the logic.
But if you send raw logic to your boss, you look like a jerk.
Week 9: The Pragmatic Wrapper
Tomorrow morning!
#theairabbithole #substack #PromptEngineering #grok #AgenticEngineering #betterthinkersnotbetterai #simplifiedtechnicalprogramming #firstonsubstack #Claude #chatgpt
But if you send raw logic to your boss, you look like a jerk.
Week 9: The Pragmatic Wrapper
Tomorrow morning!
#theairabbithole #substack #PromptEngineering #grok #AgenticEngineering #betterthinkersnotbetterai #simplifiedtechnicalprogramming #firstonsubstack #Claude #chatgpt
March 30, 2026 at 3:37 AM
You have the logic.
But if you send raw logic to your boss, you look like a jerk.
Week 9: The Pragmatic Wrapper
Tomorrow morning!
#theairabbithole #substack #PromptEngineering #grok #AgenticEngineering #betterthinkersnotbetterai #simplifiedtechnicalprogramming #firstonsubstack #Claude #chatgpt
But if you send raw logic to your boss, you look like a jerk.
Week 9: The Pragmatic Wrapper
Tomorrow morning!
#theairabbithole #substack #PromptEngineering #grok #AgenticEngineering #betterthinkersnotbetterai #simplifiedtechnicalprogramming #firstonsubstack #Claude #chatgpt
Build a Bouncer for your AI.
Here is the "Budget Gate Protocol."
Use Boolean Logic (IF/THEN/ELSE) to auto-reject high-risk outputs before they happen.
open.substack.com/pub/jtnovelo...
#AgenticEngineering #PromptEngineering #grok #chatgpt #Claude #betterthinkersnotbetterai #theairabbithole
Here is the "Budget Gate Protocol."
Use Boolean Logic (IF/THEN/ELSE) to auto-reject high-risk outputs before they happen.
open.substack.com/pub/jtnovelo...
#AgenticEngineering #PromptEngineering #grok #chatgpt #Claude #betterthinkersnotbetterai #theairabbithole
March 26, 2026 at 12:04 PM
Build a Bouncer for your AI.
Here is the "Budget Gate Protocol."
Use Boolean Logic (IF/THEN/ELSE) to auto-reject high-risk outputs before they happen.
open.substack.com/pub/jtnovelo...
#AgenticEngineering #PromptEngineering #grok #chatgpt #Claude #betterthinkersnotbetterai #theairabbithole
Here is the "Budget Gate Protocol."
Use Boolean Logic (IF/THEN/ELSE) to auto-reject high-risk outputs before they happen.
open.substack.com/pub/jtnovelo...
#AgenticEngineering #PromptEngineering #grok #chatgpt #Claude #betterthinkersnotbetterai #theairabbithole
Vibe Proofing - the next new thing?
Vibe Coding a new tool is cool…
Vibe Proofing a new Law of Reality.. yeah… let's see how fast we can prove this is a simulation…
#AgenticEngineering #ChatGPT #substack #PromptEngineering #simplifiedtechnicalprogramming #betterthinkersnotbetterai
Vibe Coding a new tool is cool…
Vibe Proofing a new Law of Reality.. yeah… let's see how fast we can prove this is a simulation…
#AgenticEngineering #ChatGPT #substack #PromptEngineering #simplifiedtechnicalprogramming #betterthinkersnotbetterai
April 1, 2026 at 3:47 PM
Vibe Proofing - the next new thing?
Vibe Coding a new tool is cool…
Vibe Proofing a new Law of Reality.. yeah… let's see how fast we can prove this is a simulation…
#AgenticEngineering #ChatGPT #substack #PromptEngineering #simplifiedtechnicalprogramming #betterthinkersnotbetterai
Vibe Coding a new tool is cool…
Vibe Proofing a new Law of Reality.. yeah… let's see how fast we can prove this is a simulation…
#AgenticEngineering #ChatGPT #substack #PromptEngineering #simplifiedtechnicalprogramming #betterthinkersnotbetterai
You wouldn't wire a house without a circuit breaker. Why are you prompting without one?
Tomorrow: Simplified Technical Programming Week 8 Workflow: The Budget Gate.
How to automate safety.
#AI #betterthinkersnotbetterai #PromptEngineering #chatgpt #AgenticEngineering #Claude #grok
Tomorrow: Simplified Technical Programming Week 8 Workflow: The Budget Gate.
How to automate safety.
#AI #betterthinkersnotbetterai #PromptEngineering #chatgpt #AgenticEngineering #Claude #grok
March 25, 2026 at 3:07 PM
You wouldn't wire a house without a circuit breaker. Why are you prompting without one?
Tomorrow: Simplified Technical Programming Week 8 Workflow: The Budget Gate.
How to automate safety.
#AI #betterthinkersnotbetterai #PromptEngineering #chatgpt #AgenticEngineering #Claude #grok
Tomorrow: Simplified Technical Programming Week 8 Workflow: The Budget Gate.
How to automate safety.
#AI #betterthinkersnotbetterai #PromptEngineering #chatgpt #AgenticEngineering #Claude #grok
Times are really bad in Los Angeles when you need the wheels off a shopping cart..
#simplifiedtechnicalprogramming
#betterthinkersnotbetterai
Wonder what #ChatGPT told them?!?
#simplifiedtechnicalprogramming
#betterthinkersnotbetterai
Wonder what #ChatGPT told them?!?
March 28, 2026 at 3:15 AM
Times are really bad in Los Angeles when you need the wheels off a shopping cart..
#simplifiedtechnicalprogramming
#betterthinkersnotbetterai
Wonder what #ChatGPT told them?!?
#simplifiedtechnicalprogramming
#betterthinkersnotbetterai
Wonder what #ChatGPT told them?!?
How to fire a client without being a jerk.
Here is the "Bad News Stack."
1. Generate the Cold Truth.
2. Wrap it in Warm Empathy.
3. Outsource the emotional labor.
open.substack.com/pub/jtnovelo...
#simplifiedtechnicalprogramming #betterthinkersnotbetterai #PromptEngineering
Here is the "Bad News Stack."
1. Generate the Cold Truth.
2. Wrap it in Warm Empathy.
3. Outsource the emotional labor.
open.substack.com/pub/jtnovelo...
#simplifiedtechnicalprogramming #betterthinkersnotbetterai #PromptEngineering
Week_9W How to Deliver Bad News with AI (The Bad News Stack)
Use the ADAPT primitive to turn “Cold Truth” into “Warm Empathy.”
open.substack.com
April 2, 2026 at 1:49 PM
How to fire a client without being a jerk.
Here is the "Bad News Stack."
1. Generate the Cold Truth.
2. Wrap it in Warm Empathy.
3. Outsource the emotional labor.
open.substack.com/pub/jtnovelo...
#simplifiedtechnicalprogramming #betterthinkersnotbetterai #PromptEngineering
Here is the "Bad News Stack."
1. Generate the Cold Truth.
2. Wrap it in Warm Empathy.
3. Outsource the emotional labor.
open.substack.com/pub/jtnovelo...
#simplifiedtechnicalprogramming #betterthinkersnotbetterai #PromptEngineering
The root cause of LLM unreliability is the Input Layer.
This is the only layer that Non-Engineers and Non-Coders control.
Simplified Technical Programming is the standardization of the Input Layer you control.
#BetterThinkersNotBetterAI
#simplifiedtechnicalprogramming #PromptEngineering
This is the only layer that Non-Engineers and Non-Coders control.
Simplified Technical Programming is the standardization of the Input Layer you control.
#BetterThinkersNotBetterAI
#simplifiedtechnicalprogramming #PromptEngineering
March 30, 2026 at 3:23 PM
The root cause of LLM unreliability is the Input Layer.
This is the only layer that Non-Engineers and Non-Coders control.
Simplified Technical Programming is the standardization of the Input Layer you control.
#BetterThinkersNotBetterAI
#simplifiedtechnicalprogramming #PromptEngineering
This is the only layer that Non-Engineers and Non-Coders control.
Simplified Technical Programming is the standardization of the Input Layer you control.
#BetterThinkersNotBetterAI
#simplifiedtechnicalprogramming #PromptEngineering
STP generates ""Meat"" (Cold, Hard Truth).
Humans need ""Bread"" (Social Pleasantries).
Don't serve raw meat.
Use the Pragmatic Wrapper.
Week 9: Making Logic Socially Acceptable.
open.substack.com/pub/jtnovelo...
#AgenticEngineering #XTwitter #substack #betterthinkersnotbetterai
Humans need ""Bread"" (Social Pleasantries).
Don't serve raw meat.
Use the Pragmatic Wrapper.
Week 9: Making Logic Socially Acceptable.
open.substack.com/pub/jtnovelo...
#AgenticEngineering #XTwitter #substack #betterthinkersnotbetterai
Week_9T What is the Pragmatic Wrapper in AI? (Don’t Serve Raw Meat)
How to interface higher consistency or reduced variance logic with human emotion using “Middleware.”
open.substack.com
March 30, 2026 at 11:34 AM
STP generates ""Meat"" (Cold, Hard Truth).
Humans need ""Bread"" (Social Pleasantries).
Don't serve raw meat.
Use the Pragmatic Wrapper.
Week 9: Making Logic Socially Acceptable.
open.substack.com/pub/jtnovelo...
#AgenticEngineering #XTwitter #substack #betterthinkersnotbetterai
Humans need ""Bread"" (Social Pleasantries).
Don't serve raw meat.
Use the Pragmatic Wrapper.
Week 9: Making Logic Socially Acceptable.
open.substack.com/pub/jtnovelo...
#AgenticEngineering #XTwitter #substack #betterthinkersnotbetterai
Build a Bouncer for your AI.
Here is the "Budget Gate Protocol."
Use Boolean Logic (IF/THEN/ELSE) to auto-reject high-risk outputs before they happen.
open.substack.com/pub/jtnovelo...
#AgenticEngineering #PromptEngineering #grok #chatgpt #Claude #betterthinkersnotbetterai #theairabbithole
Here is the "Budget Gate Protocol."
Use Boolean Logic (IF/THEN/ELSE) to auto-reject high-risk outputs before they happen.
open.substack.com/pub/jtnovelo...
#AgenticEngineering #PromptEngineering #grok #chatgpt #Claude #betterthinkersnotbetterai #theairabbithole
Week_8W How to Use Boolean Logic in AI Prompts (The Budget Gate Protocol)
A step-by-step guide to building automated risk filters with IF/THEN logic.
open.substack.com
March 26, 2026 at 12:06 PM
Build a Bouncer for your AI.
Here is the "Budget Gate Protocol."
Use Boolean Logic (IF/THEN/ELSE) to auto-reject high-risk outputs before they happen.
open.substack.com/pub/jtnovelo...
#AgenticEngineering #PromptEngineering #grok #chatgpt #Claude #betterthinkersnotbetterai #theairabbithole
Here is the "Budget Gate Protocol."
Use Boolean Logic (IF/THEN/ELSE) to auto-reject high-risk outputs before they happen.
open.substack.com/pub/jtnovelo...
#AgenticEngineering #PromptEngineering #grok #chatgpt #Claude #betterthinkersnotbetterai #theairabbithole
Monday Morning is coming.
Are you going to "ask" AI for help, or are you going to "Command" it?
Simplified Technical Programming is Context Engineering for Non-coders.
Week 2 is about the Driver Mindset.
Get ready to stop asking questions.
#contextengineering
substack.com/@betterthink...
Are you going to "ask" AI for help, or are you going to "Command" it?
Simplified Technical Programming is Context Engineering for Non-coders.
Week 2 is about the Driver Mindset.
Get ready to stop asking questions.
#contextengineering
substack.com/@betterthink...
The AI Rabbit Hole (@betterthinkersnotbetterai)
Monday Morning is coming.
Are you going to "ask" AI for help, or are you going to "Command" it?
Simplified Technical Programming is Context Engineering for Non-coders.
Week 2 is about the Driver...
substack.com
February 9, 2026 at 2:58 AM
Monday Morning is coming.
Are you going to "ask" AI for help, or are you going to "Command" it?
Simplified Technical Programming is Context Engineering for Non-coders.
Week 2 is about the Driver Mindset.
Get ready to stop asking questions.
#contextengineering
substack.com/@betterthink...
Are you going to "ask" AI for help, or are you going to "Command" it?
Simplified Technical Programming is Context Engineering for Non-coders.
Week 2 is about the Driver Mindset.
Get ready to stop asking questions.
#contextengineering
substack.com/@betterthink...
The AI is a "Yes Man." It wants to please you.
If you ask for a fact it doesn't have, it will invent one just to make you happy.
Week 8: Logic Gates. Teaching the AI to say "No."
open.substack.com/pub/jtnovelo...
#PromptEngineering #SimplifiedTechnicalProgramming #BetterThinkersNotBetterai
If you ask for a fact it doesn't have, it will invent one just to make you happy.
Week 8: Logic Gates. Teaching the AI to say "No."
open.substack.com/pub/jtnovelo...
#PromptEngineering #SimplifiedTechnicalProgramming #BetterThinkersNotBetterai
Week-8T What are Logic Gates in AI? (How to Stop Hallucinations)
Teaching the AI to say “No” using Boolean Logic.
open.substack.com
March 23, 2026 at 2:19 PM
The AI is a "Yes Man." It wants to please you.
If you ask for a fact it doesn't have, it will invent one just to make you happy.
Week 8: Logic Gates. Teaching the AI to say "No."
open.substack.com/pub/jtnovelo...
#PromptEngineering #SimplifiedTechnicalProgramming #BetterThinkersNotBetterai
If you ask for a fact it doesn't have, it will invent one just to make you happy.
Week 8: Logic Gates. Teaching the AI to say "No."
open.substack.com/pub/jtnovelo...
#PromptEngineering #SimplifiedTechnicalProgramming #BetterThinkersNotBetterai
#NewThing
High dimensional manifold representations…
Had the ol’ AI Machines render a high dimensional representation of the chat window..
The Nodes represent topic clusters and density.
#grok #ClaudeAI #AgenticEngineering #betterthinkersnotbetterai #promptengineering #ContextEngineering
High dimensional manifold representations…
Had the ol’ AI Machines render a high dimensional representation of the chat window..
The Nodes represent topic clusters and density.
#grok #ClaudeAI #AgenticEngineering #betterthinkersnotbetterai #promptengineering #ContextEngineering
March 21, 2026 at 2:16 PM
#NewThing
High dimensional manifold representations…
Had the ol’ AI Machines render a high dimensional representation of the chat window..
The Nodes represent topic clusters and density.
#grok #ClaudeAI #AgenticEngineering #betterthinkersnotbetterai #promptengineering #ContextEngineering
High dimensional manifold representations…
Had the ol’ AI Machines render a high dimensional representation of the chat window..
The Nodes represent topic clusters and density.
#grok #ClaudeAI #AgenticEngineering #betterthinkersnotbetterai #promptengineering #ContextEngineering
A paragraph prompt is a blender drink.
A Stacked Prompt is a Burger.
Top Bun (Command).
Meat (Input).
Cheese (Constraint).
Tomorrow, we build the burger.
#SimplifiedTechnicalProgramming
#ContextEngineering
#promptengineering
#chatgpt
#gemini
#betterThinkersNotBetterAI
A Stacked Prompt is a Burger.
Top Bun (Command).
Meat (Input).
Cheese (Constraint).
Tomorrow, we build the burger.
#SimplifiedTechnicalProgramming
#ContextEngineering
#promptengineering
#chatgpt
#gemini
#betterThinkersNotBetterAI
February 25, 2026 at 2:29 PM
A paragraph prompt is a blender drink.
A Stacked Prompt is a Burger.
Top Bun (Command).
Meat (Input).
Cheese (Constraint).
Tomorrow, we build the burger.
#SimplifiedTechnicalProgramming
#ContextEngineering
#promptengineering
#chatgpt
#gemini
#betterThinkersNotBetterAI
A Stacked Prompt is a Burger.
Top Bun (Command).
Meat (Input).
Cheese (Constraint).
Tomorrow, we build the burger.
#SimplifiedTechnicalProgramming
#ContextEngineering
#promptengineering
#chatgpt
#gemini
#betterThinkersNotBetterAI
Why do you need a dictionary to speak to a robot?
Because Natural Language is messy.
"Cut the onions" could mean chop, dice, or slice.
Simplified Technical Programming (STP) Primitives are the precise culinary terms of AI.
Stop guessing. Start using Primitives.
open.substack.com/pub/jtnovelo...
Because Natural Language is messy.
"Cut the onions" could mean chop, dice, or slice.
Simplified Technical Programming (STP) Primitives are the precise culinary terms of AI.
Stop guessing. Start using Primitives.
open.substack.com/pub/jtnovelo...
The AI Rabbit Hole (@betterthinkersnotbetterai)
Why do you need a dictionary to speak to a robot?
Because Natural Language is messy.
"Cut the onions" could mean chop, dice, or slice.
Simplified Technical Programming (STP) Primitives are the p...
substack.com
February 16, 2026 at 1:58 PM
Why do you need a dictionary to speak to a robot?
Because Natural Language is messy.
"Cut the onions" could mean chop, dice, or slice.
Simplified Technical Programming (STP) Primitives are the precise culinary terms of AI.
Stop guessing. Start using Primitives.
open.substack.com/pub/jtnovelo...
Because Natural Language is messy.
"Cut the onions" could mean chop, dice, or slice.
Simplified Technical Programming (STP) Primitives are the precise culinary terms of AI.
Stop guessing. Start using Primitives.
open.substack.com/pub/jtnovelo...