The Best-Laid Plans

Today is June 12. I hoped to be in closed, private beta by June 15. That’s looking unlikely now. Why? A few setbacks. First, I had to change my user authentication database. The first provider I tried wasn’t working out, so I rebuilt the entire user database in a new environment. That added days of … Read more

No Dark Patterns, No Tricks

Just an App That Respects Your Brain I got a side of justice sensitivity with my personal blend of ADHD. That means a lot of apps make me angry. Not annoyed. Angry. Angry at the “are you sure?” loops when I try to cancel. Angry at the downgrade button hidden in a menu six layers deep. … Read more

Small models for small jobs

(or, a funny thing happened on the way to the data center) When the Tailor beta launches, the app will use a small model from Arcee AI called Trinity-Mini-Base, a 26B model with a mixture-of-experts layer that helps it work efficiently even at its small size. Why Trinity-Mini? Anyway, I encourage you to read The … Read more