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An engineering notebook on AI, systems, and everyday experiments.

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377 posts · since 2012

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    用好AI的第一步:停止和AI聊天

    会用AI和用好AI之间差的是10倍。这个差距的根源在于工作方式,而非模型。本文通过一个完整的工作流例子和上中下三策的框架,解释为什么应该从ChatGPT切换到Cursor这类Agentic工具。

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    Step One to Using AI Well: Stop Chatting with AI

    The gap between using AI and using AI well is 10x. That gap comes from how you work, not which model you use. This post walks through a complete workflow example and a Three Tiers framework to explain why you should switch from ChatGPT to agentic tools like Cursor.

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    Key Decisions for Agentic Workflows: A Simple Case Study

    A real-world case study of directing AI to add SEO summaries to 300 articles in two minutes, breaking down five key decisions: choosing the right execution environment, building tests before work, letting agents handle corner cases, divide and conquer, and outcome-oriented prompt writing.

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    OpenClaw Deep Dive: Why It Went Viral and What It Means for You

    OpenClaw went viral for the same reason DeepSeek did — not a technical breakthrough, but bringing a niche power-user experience to the masses. This post skips setup tutorials and instead dissects its memory system, Skills mechanism, and the fundamental ceiling of chat-based AI interfaces, helping you decide whether to adopt it and how to extract its core ideas into your own workflow.

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