Doug Skinner

Thu, 09 Jul 2026 08:00:15 -0400

GitHub Copilot in VS Code (June 2026 releases): parallel agent sessions, per-session cost tracking, 1M context windows, agentic browser tools GA. Autopilot’s getting genuinely more hands-off. Worth a look

Tue, 30 Jun 2026 17:04:44 -0400

Introducing Claude Sonnet 5 \ Anthropic

Excited to play around with this, but still eagerly awaiting Fable’s return

Thu, 25 Jun 2026 08:42:06 -0400

Blogging Can Just Be Stating The Obvious

Quick read and insightful as I try to get the hang of this stuff.

Wed, 24 Jun 2026 13:29:57 -0400

I feel very lucky to have such a good dog that I can bring places

Wed, 24 Jun 2026 10:30:41 -0400

Found some wild strawberries in the yard this morning! This property just keeps surprising us!

Wed, 24 Jun 2026 10:29:37 -0400

Enjoying some wild black raspberries from the yard!

Wed, 24 Jun 2026 08:23:24 -0400

Here’s The Rub: We Don’t Believe You

Another insightful post from Rands that came to me through my inbox where it was titled “It’s lonely at the top”. While this is focused on senior leadership, I’ve found the same at line management. Being of the team, but not on the team is a weird feeling…

Tue, 23 Jun 2026 15:01:36 -0400

Introducing OCR 4

A new OCR model was announced by Mistral! Should be interesting to see what the teams at work can do with it, and where we reach for it over just using the native functionality in the Claude family.

Mon, 22 Jun 2026 15:18:23 -0400

The text in Claude Code’s “Extended Thinking” output is not authentic. – blog

Interesting bit I knew at one time but had forgotten about how Claude’s thinking works