diff --git a/content/journal/dispatch-37-march-2026/index.md b/content/journal/dispatch-37-march-2026/index.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..6bce09d --- /dev/null +++ b/content/journal/dispatch-37-march-2026/index.md @@ -0,0 +1,56 @@ +--- +title: "Dispatch #37 (March 2026)" +date: 2026-02-07T13:11:30-05:00 +draft: false +tags: +- dispatch +references: +- title: "The Point of Pointless Corp. in the AI Age | Viget" + url: https://www.viget.com/articles/the-point-of-pointless-corp-in-the-ai-age + date: 2026-03-04T04:31:17Z + file: www-viget-com-7crcce.txt +--- + +- New (to us) RAV4 Prime + - Went an entire month before it needed gas +- [Pointless][1] +- 3D printing + - Valentines +- Friend visit +- Fam visit +- Tree work +- Deck project + +[1]: https://www.viget.com/articles/the-point-of-pointless-corp-in-the-ai-age + +On my deathbed perhaps I'll regret the amount of time I spent hunting down the perfect right-angle quarter-inch TRS-to-XLR audio cable +My life is keeping things charged +My wife calls me "the charging fairy," flitting around the house, plugging things in + + + +### This Month + +* Adventure: Baltimore; Vegas +* Project: +* Skill: + +### Reading & Listening + +* Fiction: [_Title_][2], Author +* Non-fiction: [_Title_][3], Author +* Music: [_Polymood_][4], L'Eclair + +[2]: https://bookshop.org/ +[3]: https://bookshop.org/ +[4]: https://leclairband.bandcamp.com/album/polymood + +### Links + +* [Title][5] +* [Title][6] +* [Title][7] + +[5]: https://example.com/ +[6]: https://example.com/ +[7]: https://example.com/ diff --git a/static/archive/www-viget-com-7crcce.txt b/static/archive/www-viget-com-7crcce.txt new file mode 100644 index 0000000..792eb24 --- /dev/null +++ b/static/archive/www-viget-com-7crcce.txt @@ -0,0 +1,345 @@ +[1] Skip to Main Content +[2] Viget + + • [3] Work + • [4] Services + • [5] Articles + • [6] Careers + • [7] Contact + • Open Menu + +Navigation + +[9] Viget Close + + • Practice + • [11] Work + • [12] Services + • [13] Articles + +We’re a full-service digital agency that’s been helping clients make lasting +change since 1999. + +[14] Contact Us + +People + + • [15]Company + • [16]Careers + • [17]Code of Ethics + • [18]Diversity & Inclusion + +More + + • [19]Pointless Corp. + • [20]Explorations + • [21]Code at Viget + +Featured + +[22] +Read the Article: First Impressions of the Dia AI Browser + +Newsletter + +First Impressions of the Dia AI Browser + +[23] +Read the Article: The Point of Pointless Corp. in the AI Age + +Article + +The Point of Pointless Corp. in the AI Age + +The Point of Pointless Corp. in the AI Age + +[eyJidWNrZXQiOiJ2Z3QtdmlnZXRjb20tYW] + + • [24]Home + • [25]Articles + • [26]The Point of Pointless Corp. in the AI Age + +[27] Subscribe (opens in a new window) +Share + + • [29] Share this page + • [30] Share this page + • [31] Post this page + +[32] Brian Williams + +[33]Brian Williams, Co-Founder & CEO + +Article Category: [34] #News & Culture + +Posted on February 6, 2026 + + • [35] + Share + • [36] + Share + • [37] + Post + +Breaking from client work to experiment, learn, and sharpen our judgment +through the Pointless Corp. framework has always been one of Viget’s most +valuable investments. + +B r e a k i n g f r o m c l i e n t w o r k t o e x p e r i m e n t , l e a r n +, a n d s h a r p e n o u r j u d g m e n t t h r o u g h t h e P o i n t l e s +s C o r p . f r a m e w o r k h a s a l w a y s b e e n o n e o f V i g e t ’ s +m o s t v a l u a b l e i n v e s t m e n t s . + +Next week, we’ll run our annual [38]Pointless Palooza. 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In prior +years, we chose dates specifically to maximize developer availability, because +without someone writing code, nothing shipped. + +That’s no longer true. + +In 2026, small teams, and even individuals, can accomplish far more. Tools like +[41]Replit, [42]Lovable, and [43]Bolt allow non-developers to build functional +software. At a recent staff meeting, Dev Director [44]Joshua Pease walked the +team through how to get started with these platforms, part of our now weekly AI +show-and-tell. That kind of open knowledge-sharing is core to what makes +Pointless Corp., and Viget more broadly, a great place to work. + +The skill lines are blurring in every direction. Developers can ramp up more +quickly and work in a wider variety of tech stacks thanks to tools like [45] +Claude Code, [46]Codex, and [47]Cursor. They can also generate interfaces, +explore product concepts, and draft compelling copy in seconds. Designers and +PMs can prototype real, working software. While I’m skeptical of the more +extreme proclamations regarding AI’s impact on our industry, there’s no denying +that this is an incredible time to be making digital products. + +Viget has always valued a generalist mindset. Not everyone doing everything, +but people who understand enough of the whole system to make good decisions +with their part. People with the taste and agency to use new tools when their +value is clear, and with the experience and wisdom to avoid an approach that +creates a brittle house of cards when it matters. + +That judgment only comes from experience, which is the real point of Pointless +Corp. + +Viget values perpetual professional development. We hire lifelong learners who +want hands-on experience with real tech, not just opinions about it. It’s one +thing to read about what’s new. It’s another to carve out focused time to try, +break, fix, and understand it. 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