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1d ago
How to make an AI research agent label facts vs inferences — a deterministic provenance pipeline
Originally published on hexisteme notes, part of a series on building and running an AI agent...
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2d ago
AI food logging should optimize for the second tap
The first tap in a food logging app is obvious. Take a photo. Scan a barcode. Type what you...
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3d ago
AI food logging needs a confidence handoff, not a magic result
The clean demo for an AI food logger is simple: take a photo get a perfect meal log move on That...
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4d ago
The best AI food logger is built for messy meals
A lot of AI food logging demos look clean because the demo meal is clean. One plate. One obvious...
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5d ago
AI food logging should let users be vague first
Most food logging apps accidentally ask for precision at the worst possible time. The user is...
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6d ago
AI food logging needs a review screen, not just a chatbot
I have been building MetricSync, an iPhone AI food logging app, and one UX lesson keeps getting...
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1w ago
AI food logging works better when every input is optional
I have been building MetricSync, an iPhone food logging app, and one product lesson keeps coming...
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1w ago
The food logging UI I want after the first guess is wrong
The most important screen in an AI food logger is not the camera. It is the screen after the camera...
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1w ago
A photo is not always the fastest food log
A lot of AI food logging demos start with the same interaction. Open camera. Take a picture. AI...
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1w ago
The Loop That Wasn't on the Switches
How a brand-new firewall took down international company for 37 minutes — and why LACP told us...
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1w ago
Building an AI food logger for the meals that do not photograph well
I have been working on MetricSync, an iPhone AI food logging app, and one UX problem keeps coming...
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2w ago
What I changed after testing photo, barcode, and text food logging
I have been building MetricSync, an iPhone AI food logging app, and the biggest UX lesson so far is...
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2w ago
The hardest part of AI food logging is not the photo
I used to think the hardest part of AI food logging was the photo. Can the model recognize chicken?...
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2w ago
The small UX detail that makes AI food logging feel usable
AI food logging demos usually show the cleanest case: Take a photo, get calories and macros,...
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2w ago
Designing an AI food logger for messy meals, not demo meals
Most AI food logging demos look clean: Take a photo The app detects the meal Tap save Real meals...
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2w ago
What barcode scanning taught me about AI food logging UX
I used to think the best AI food logging flow would be simple: Take a photo, let the model identify...
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2w ago
Designing interruptions for a tiny Mac utility
A lot of Mac utilities fail for the same reason: they technically work, but they interrupt you at the...
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2w ago
The food logging UX mistake I kept making
I have been building an iPhone AI nutrition tracker, and the first version of my thinking was too...
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3w ago
Designing a tiny Mac alert that people do not hate
Most utility alerts fail for a simple reason: they are technically correct, but they show up at the...
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3w ago
What I learned building a food logging app that has to be faster than typing
Most app ideas sound better before you time the actual user action. I have been working on a small...
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3w ago
The hardest UX problem in AI food logging is not the camera
I have been thinking about AI food logging from the product side, and the camera is not the hard...
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3w ago
The fastest food logger is the one that lets you fix mistakes quickly
Most food logging apps optimize for the first guess. Take a photo. Scan a barcode. Type a meal. Let...
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1mo ago
The surprise AI bill problem is killing small products
The easiest way to lie to yourself as an indie builder is to look at revenue without looking at usage...
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2mo ago
My surprise AI bill is why I built TokenBar
A few months ago I had one of those dumb founder moments where you stare at a bill and think: wait,...
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