ChatGPT Can't Find Its Own Settings
And: Welcome to the new thing.
Hey there,
Welcome to the new thing.
Life, as it turns out, gets busy with a kid, job, marriage, etc. So I’ve shelved the dream of cranking out polished essays like some sort of personal Paul Graham. Instead, I’m leaning into what actually fits: fast takes, sharp links, and high-signal blurbs that might help you think or act a little differently.
This blog is built for skimming. But when the mood strikes, I’ll let myself stretch out and ramble a bit. Hope you dig it.
Let’s get into it 🕺
Noted for the future
Like any PM with a pulse, I’ve been shoving AI into every part of my workflow. So when ChatGPT launched a native Mac app and the reviews were glowing, I made space for it in my menu bar—a sacred place.
But here’s the thing: Tasks? Nowhere to be found. Profile settings? Not where ChatGPT says. Even the app doesn’t seem to know where the buttons are to make the app work.
So, I’m back in the browser. No hard feelings—Google never made it to my menu bar either. But still.
It’s a bit of a letdown for the Mac faithful. Apple’s on its heels lately, and OpenAI actually took the time to build for macOS—a rare move in a cross-platform-first world. But when even the basics feel unfinished, it cheapens the gesture.
It’s the little things. Especially when you’re building for people who notice.
Worth the click
My AI Skeptic Friends Are All Nuts... Look, I get it — generative AI can be a mess. It hallucinates. It forgets things. It gets strangely confident about being wrong. But writing it off entirely? That’s just posturing. This piece gets it right: AI today is like hiring an overeager intern. Not always right, occasionally weird, but useful if you manage it properly.
Figma Slides is a Beautiful Disaster... This is what happens when a design-forward company ships something halfway between beta and a vibes check. Figma Slides is sleek, ambitious, and at times unusable, which makes it perfect for anyone who wants to look cool while cursing under their breath during a live demo.
What I am tracking
Google’s AI Mode finally landed in my account. For someone with a career built in media, it feels a bit like watching the asteroid through a telescope. Is it fun? Kind of. But I’ll know it’s real when Google either (a) adds AI-driven traffic to Search Console, or (b) quietly shelves it to avoid making every writer alive feel like their traffic graphs just got a lobotomy.
Throwback
Until the next one!