bonzaiKids asked me where the line was for my golf skee-ball game
For a school project, I built a golf version of skee-ball out of cardboard and tape in my garage. Then almost all the kids ran to it, with both my parents there to see it.
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In my first week building Bonzai, I designed for the drafts people leave unfinished
Parallel agents and twice-daily reviews with my co-founder, Jeff, got a voice-first prototype working in less than a week. With funding in mind, we're positioning Bonzai as a platform, not a publication. The ease I wanted is still a design intention; we have yet to bring in cold users to see what they get from it.
Teaching my son chess by the campfire
On a camping trip, Jeff Tannenbaum introduced chess to his son as a war game of soldiers and rules. His son, whose attention wanders at school, now plays during recess. He also plays kids much older than he is.
I don’t need the office to be home base
A school drop-off can run long, and my son has appointments. For digital work, I’d rather work remotely most of the time and meet my team when being together helps.
Microsoft offers buyouts to thousands of workers
Microsoft is offering buyouts to about 60,000 workers, according to reports, while cutting costs and investing in AI.
How should Microsoft balance buyouts and AI investment?
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The cough that keeps taking more out of me
After about two and a half weeks of coughing, my chest hurts, my voice is raspy and I’m exhausted. My coughs seem to have been lingering longer in recent years, though I haven’t identified a cause.
A few minutes with a cup of tea
On some work-from-home afternoons, a cup of lemon ginger tea gives me a pause that is hard to explain — and feels good to take.
The unexpected skill inside his son’s new dictionary
Jeff Tannenbaum gave his son a print dictionary and discovered that finding a word was a skill in itself.
Why we’re building Bonzai
Publishing tools have made it easier to share what you’ve written. We want to make it easier to discover what you have to say.
U.S., Canada discuss steel and auto tariffs
Reuters sources say U.S. and Canadian officials are discussing tariff relief for steel and autos, without a deal.
How would tariff relief affect cross-border manufacturing?
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The AI journalist kept asking. It was missing the story.
My co-founder and I are building several AI products, looking for an experience strong enough to justify a bigger commitment. When Nina interviewed me as one of the agents we were building, the conversation showed the difference between asking questions and finding a story.
Beyond the train ride, a place on the crew
My parents signed me up to volunteer at six. Since then, I’ve helped replace a steam engine’s bell, worked on track and made friends among the volunteers.
