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Recent Writing

• Send Your AI Assistant to My MCP Service -- November 2, 2026
  A working example of asking an AI assistant to use my public MCP service, with plain-language prompts and the curl command behind tool discovery.

• Give Your MCP Service a Predictable Address -- November 1, 2026
  A practical naming convention for business MCP services: use mcp.yourdomain.tld and publish clear connection instructions.

• Your Next Customer Might Send an AI Agent -- November 1, 2026
  Preparing your business for AI-assisted customers starts with reliable answers, clear permissions, and one useful interaction.

• Why We Don’t Build Custom Operating Systems -- July 17, 2026
  Custom operating systems create obligations most software customers should never have to inherit.

• Why We Favour Standards Over Proprietary Features -- July 16, 2026
  Standards preserve choices, reduce lock-in, and make long-lived software easier to move and maintain.

• Why We Pin Container Images -- July 15, 2026
  Pinned release artefacts make deployments reproducible, reviewable, and easier to recover when something goes wrong.

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