Ideas, experiments, and build notes from George Diab. Shipping in public from georgediab.com.https://georgediab.com/https://georgediab.com/posts/2026/how-i-run-a-swarm-of-coding-agents/https://georgediab.com/posts/2026/how-i-run-a-swarm-of-coding-agents/tmux can't tell you an agent is blocked or done. Herdr surfaces each agent's real state, and lets the agents drive the multiplexer themselves. My actual setup.Mon, 13 Jul 2026 17:00:23 GMThttps://georgediab.com/posts/2026/claude-code-context-commands/https://georgediab.com/posts/2026/claude-code-context-commands/Branch, fork, background, and btw each send Claude Code work somewhere else, keeping side questions, experiments, and long runs out of one giant session.Fri, 10 Jul 2026 00:04:07 GMThttps://georgediab.com/posts/2026/your-senior-isnt-behind-theyre-untrained/https://georgediab.com/posts/2026/your-senior-isnt-behind-theyre-untrained/On a flat curve the model stops being the differentiator and training takes over. How to upskill a mixed-skill team without a mandate that backfires.Fri, 03 Jul 2026 23:24:42 GMThttps://georgediab.com/posts/2026/fix-this-code/https://georgediab.com/posts/2026/fix-this-code/Three words pulled a frontier AI model off the internet. The export control meant to protect national security disarmed the people it was supposed to defend.Tue, 23 Jun 2026 14:00:00 GMThttps://georgediab.com/posts/2026/trying-bumblebee/https://georgediab.com/posts/2026/trying-bumblebee/Running Perplexity's read-only endpoint scanner: zero catalogue findings, sixty-three MCP servers I never installed, and one freshness pattern worth knowing.Wed, 27 May 2026 22:00:28 GMThttps://georgediab.com/posts/2026/building-a-second-brain-in-plain-text/https://georgediab.com/posts/2026/building-a-second-brain-in-plain-text/What I learned building a markdown second brain with Tolaria, git, and an AI collaborator that helps with capture and structure, not writing the notes for me.Tue, 19 May 2026 14:00:00 GMThttps://georgediab.com/posts/2026/remember-superpowers-claude-code/https://georgediab.com/posts/2026/remember-superpowers-claude-code/These two plugins made Claude Code easier to use for real engineering work by tightening the loop around context, planning, execution, and review.Tue, 28 Apr 2026 14:29:01 GMThttps://georgediab.com/posts/2026/ai-identity-crisis/https://georgediab.com/posts/2026/ai-identity-crisis/What happens when an engineering team goes through an AI-driven identity crisis: the grief, the fracture, and what reorientation looks like on the other side.Mon, 06 Apr 2026 19:00:00 GMThttps://georgediab.com/posts/2026/i-built-a-tui-with-gastown/https://georgediab.com/posts/2026/i-built-a-tui-with-gastown/I let GasTown build a Toggl TUI. The speed impressed me, but the real insight was watching a Mayor agent shift from solo coder to multi-agent coordinator.Tue, 24 Mar 2026 21:00:00 GMThttps://georgediab.com/posts/2026/the-agents-are-idle/https://georgediab.com/posts/2026/the-agents-are-idle/AI doesn't reduce your cognitive load. It concentrates it. That distinction matters more than you think.Mon, 16 Mar 2026 23:30:00 GMThttps://georgediab.com/posts/2026/entire-cli-attribution/https://georgediab.com/posts/2026/entire-cli-attribution/A two-run case study of Entire CLI attribution: what the first test left ambiguous, what the prompt-only rerun clarified, and what still needs interpretation.Tue, 03 Mar 2026 16:00:00 GMThttps://georgediab.com/posts/2026/linkledger-cli-agent-memory/https://georgediab.com/posts/2026/linkledger-cli-agent-memory/How I built a local-first memory layer that captures sources quickly and returns compact, source-backed context for AI agents.Thu, 26 Feb 2026 18:00:00 GMThttps://georgediab.com/posts/2026/the-dark-factory/https://georgediab.com/posts/2026/the-dark-factory/A pragmatic guide for engineers and leaders: scale AI coding autonomy by investing in verification, quality gates, and evidence pipelines.Mon, 23 Feb 2026 17:10:20 GMThttps://georgediab.com/posts/2026/ai-native-shift/https://georgediab.com/posts/2026/ai-native-shift/AI got great at coding first because it compounds. The real shift is for anyone who works on a screen: turn intent into output faster and iterate more.Thu, 12 Feb 2026 23:57:55 GMThttps://georgediab.com/posts/2026/mcp-skills-connectivity-expertise/https://georgediab.com/posts/2026/mcp-skills-connectivity-expertise/A pragmatic agent stack: runtime + MCP servers for access + skills for repeatable procedure. How to decide what to build where.Sat, 07 Feb 2026 04:56:03 GMThttps://georgediab.com/posts/2022/every-developer-needs-a-rubber-duck-and-youre-the-one/https://georgediab.com/posts/2022/every-developer-needs-a-rubber-duck-and-youre-the-one/Disruptions harm productivity. Strategic breaks with colleagues, however, can refocus developers who are stuck on problems.Thu, 07 Apr 2022 08:00:00 GMThttps://georgediab.com/posts/2018/mission-out-of-control/https://georgediab.com/posts/2018/mission-out-of-control/A tip for identifying apps in macOS Mission Control when you have too many windows open.Wed, 07 Feb 2018 08:00:00 GMThttps://georgediab.com/posts/2017/autocomplete-javascript-dropdown/https://georgediab.com/posts/2017/autocomplete-javascript-dropdown/Introducing my typeahead/autocomplete dropdown implementation with a working example and GitHub repository.Wed, 23 Aug 2017 08:00:00 GMThttps://georgediab.com/posts/2017/is-your-business-prepared-to-offer-a-bug-bounty/https://georgediab.com/posts/2017/is-your-business-prepared-to-offer-a-bug-bounty/There are a number of ways that small businesses can prepare for cyber attacks. Setting up a bug bounty budget is one of the ways to do this.Fri, 28 Jul 2017 18:30:38 GMThttps://georgediab.com/posts/2017/small-businesses-bug-bounties-cyber-attacks/https://georgediab.com/posts/2017/small-businesses-bug-bounties-cyber-attacks/Small businesses and organizations are not prepared for cyber attacks on their infrastructure, according to the respondents in a Black Hat USA survey.Tue, 11 Jul 2017 16:20:37 GMThttps://georgediab.com/posts/2016/usb-hack-without-a-flash-drive/https://georgediab.com/posts/2016/usb-hack-without-a-flash-drive/You might think you would never be the victim of a USB hack. At BlackHat in Las Vegas, Elie Bursztein shared the surprising results of his study.Mon, 08 Aug 2016 17:30:39 GMThttps://georgediab.com/posts/2016/airbnb-wifi-not-secure-protect-yourself-traveling/https://georgediab.com/posts/2016/airbnb-wifi-not-secure-protect-yourself-traveling/Most people consider the network at their Airbnb to be safer than at hotels. Here's how to strengthen wi-fi security at short term rentals.Sat, 06 Aug 2016 01:00:54 GMThttps://georgediab.com/posts/2016/twilio-console-developer-experience/https://georgediab.com/posts/2016/twilio-console-developer-experience/Twilio Console is a new developer experience that launched during the company's annual SIGNAL conference event in San Francisco.Tue, 24 May 2016 20:08:08 GMThttps://georgediab.com/posts/2015/design-decision-conversations-design-with-science/https://georgediab.com/posts/2015/design-decision-conversations-design-with-science/Get your designs chosen and built by employing these 5 design decision conversations, offered by Joe Leech.Thu, 04 Jun 2015 18:00:36 GMThttps://georgediab.com/posts/2015/respect-the-programmers-arc/https://georgediab.com/posts/2015/respect-the-programmers-arc/The Programmer's Arc: when you distract a programmer, your results will be delayed.Mon, 16 Feb 2015 19:05:22 GMThttps://georgediab.com/posts/2014/meteorjs-prototype-to-production/https://georgediab.com/posts/2014/meteorjs-prototype-to-production/MeteorJs is an open-source platform for building top-quality web apps in a fraction of the time, whether you're an expert developer or just getting started.Wed, 17 Sep 2014 13:00:38 GMThttps://georgediab.com/posts/2014/its-panelpicker-time/https://georgediab.com/posts/2014/its-panelpicker-time/Founding teams are a critical component of startup success, and understanding what each member brings is essential to building effective team dynamics.Sun, 10 Aug 2014 08:00:00 GMThttps://georgediab.com/posts/2014/weird-meteor-error-in-safari/https://georgediab.com/posts/2014/weird-meteor-error-in-safari/Problems like this is why I prefer backend development. One browser crashing for what appears to be no good reason...Fri, 08 Aug 2014 08:00:00 GMThttps://georgediab.com/posts/2014/what-a-month/https://georgediab.com/posts/2014/what-a-month/A Facebook experiment evolved into an intensive work period. Reflections on launching OpenFloor MVP and the power of modern developer tools.Fri, 08 Aug 2014 08:00:00 GMThttps://georgediab.com/posts/2014/openfloor-released/https://georgediab.com/posts/2014/openfloor-released/Downtown Las Vegas has introduced a new Q&A platform called OpenFloor, developed by George Diab and Max Aceituno.Tue, 05 Aug 2014 08:00:00 GMThttps://georgediab.com/posts/2014/meteor-package-to-post-to-slack/https://georgediab.com/posts/2014/meteor-package-to-post-to-slack/I created and published a Meteor package for posting notifications to Slack channels after discovering no existing solution was available.Tue, 29 Jul 2014 08:00:00 GMThttps://georgediab.com/posts/2014/the-mill-its-official/https://georgediab.com/posts/2014/the-mill-its-official/Max and I have been accepted to The Mill startup accelerator in Downtown Las Vegas. It all began as a Facebook experiment to boost audience engagement.Thu, 03 Jul 2014 08:00:00 GMThttps://georgediab.com/posts/2014/hackpad-is-the-essential-tool-for-the-start-up-team/https://georgediab.com/posts/2014/hackpad-is-the-essential-tool-for-the-start-up-team/After gaining access to a local startup's Hackpad workspace, I experienced a significant revelation about team collaboration tools.Mon, 16 Jun 2014 08:00:00 GMThttps://georgediab.com/posts/2014/web-essentials-for-visualstudio/https://georgediab.com/posts/2014/web-essentials-for-visualstudio/Web Essentials extends Visual Studio 2013 with numerous features that web developers have long needed.Wed, 12 Feb 2014 08:00:00 GMThttps://georgediab.com/posts/2013/a-thing-to-remember-about-ssd-drives/https://georgediab.com/posts/2013/a-thing-to-remember-about-ssd-drives/Switch from SATA to AHCI for better performance. This post is partly to help me remember, and to save you pulling out your hair.Mon, 08 Apr 2013 08:00:00 GMThttps://georgediab.com/posts/2013/re-size-images-from-a-context-menu-in-windows-explorer/https://georgediab.com/posts/2013/re-size-images-from-a-context-menu-in-windows-explorer/Image Resizer for Windows is a utility that lets you resize one or more selected image files directly from Windows Explorer by right-clicking.Sun, 07 Apr 2013 08:00:00 GMThttps://georgediab.com/posts/2012/exhale-see-the-path-at-the-top-of-finder/https://georgediab.com/posts/2012/exhale-see-the-path-at-the-top-of-finder/To display the complete directory path at the top of the Finder window in OSX Lion, execute these commands in the terminal.Tue, 13 Mar 2012 08:00:00 GMThttps://georgediab.com/posts/2012/mvc-on-iis6/https://georgediab.com/posts/2012/mvc-on-iis6/Deploying ASP.NET MVC applications to IIS6 requires specific configuration steps. This guide addresses common setup issues.Mon, 12 Mar 2012 08:00:00 GMThttps://georgediab.com/posts/2011/my-x-mas-book-list/https://georgediab.com/posts/2011/my-x-mas-book-list/As Christmas approaches, here's a great resource for essential books you should be giving to that special web designer or developer in your life.Tue, 22 Nov 2011 08:00:00 GMThttps://georgediab.com/posts/2011/mary-had-a-little-lambda/https://georgediab.com/posts/2011/mary-had-a-little-lambda/Lambda expressions are anonymous functions that can contain expressions and statements, usable for creating delegates or expression tree types.Fri, 19 Aug 2011 08:00:00 GMThttps://georgediab.com/posts/2011/save-not-permitted/https://georgediab.com/posts/2011/save-not-permitted/When modifying table structures in SQL Designer, the management tools may prevent you from saving changes that require table recreation. Here's the workaround.Wed, 17 Aug 2011 08:00:00 GMThttps://georgediab.com/posts/2011/writing-code-in-the-cloud/https://georgediab.com/posts/2011/writing-code-in-the-cloud/The idea of having your IDE in the cloud just blew my mind. No more installing gigabytes of software like Visual Studio.Wed, 15 Jun 2011 08:00:00 GMThttps://georgediab.com/posts/2011/mvc-and-wcf/https://georgediab.com/posts/2011/mvc-and-wcf/Guidance on calling WCF services from MVC applications isn't clearly documented online. Here's the recommended approach.Sat, 11 Jun 2011 08:00:00 GMT