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I Stopped Prompting AI and Started Managing It. A Paperclip Field Report. ericbrookfield.com

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Give Your Agent a Mailbox: ericbrookfield.com

","summary":"I spent a few hours tonight giving my AI assistant an email address. Not so it could write emails for me. Not to pipe newsletters through Claude and get summaries. I gave it an email address so that w...","url":"https://ericbrookfield.com//2026/03/25/give-your-agent-a-mailbox","date_published":"2026-03-25T12:00:00+00:00","author":{"name":"Eric Brookfield","url":"http://ericbrookfield.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2022%2F1508.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"ericbrookfield"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-03-25 12:00","date_timestamp":1774440000,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://toot.cafe/@ericbrookfield/116293239305116730"]}},{"id":"85871695","content_html":"

A Second Pair of Eyes (Made of API Calls): ericbrookfield.com

","summary":"Anthropic [announced Code Review for Claude Code](https://www.threads.com/@claudeai/post/DVrOfogkWbV) this week. When a PR opens, Claude dispatches agents to hunt for bugs. I've been doing this since ...","url":"https://ericbrookfield.com//2026/03/09/a-second-pair-of-eyes","date_published":"2026-03-09T12:00:00+00:00","author":{"name":"Eric Brookfield","url":"http://ericbrookfield.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2022%2F1508.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"ericbrookfield"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-03-09 12:00","date_timestamp":1773057600,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://toot.cafe/@ericbrookfield/116202237833876850"]}},{"id":"85047688","content_html":"

Inbox Unsullied: ericbrookfield.com

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The CI That Fixes Itself: ericbrookfield.com

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I Let Claude Read My Email: ericbrookfield.com

","summary":"I had over seven thousand unread emails in my inbox. Not spam — [Fastmail](https://join.fastmail.com/87aac080) handles spam fine. These were the other kind. The ones that exist only to be ignored. Lin...","url":"https://ericbrookfield.com//2026/02/20/i-let-claude-read-my-email","date_published":"2026-02-20T12:00:00+00:00","author":{"name":"Eric Brookfield","url":"http://ericbrookfield.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2022%2F1508.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"ericbrookfield"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-02-20 12:00","date_timestamp":1771588800,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://toot.cafe/@ericbrookfield/116104914472156491"]}},{"id":"84232134","content_html":"

The Easiest Hard Thing I've Ever Built: ericbrookfield.com

","summary":"I wrote [a post on Monday](/2026/02/10/a-hundred-commits-and-a-nap.html) about shipping a hundred commits in a week and collapsing into bed. Then I woke up Tuesday and did it again. This isn't part tw...","url":"https://ericbrookfield.com//2026/02/13/the-easiest-hard-thing-ive-ever-built","date_published":"2026-02-13T12:00:00+00:00","author":{"name":"Eric Brookfield","url":"http://ericbrookfield.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2022%2F1508.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"ericbrookfield"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-02-13 12:00","date_timestamp":1770984000,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://toot.cafe/@ericbrookfield/116066187545113008"]}},{"id":"84016516","content_html":"

A Hundred Commits and a Nap: ericbrookfield.com

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Vaporwave Sunglasses and the Polyend Play+: ericbrookfield.com

","summary":"I have 8,597 audio samples. Kicks, snares, synths, weird textures I downloaded once and forgot about. They live in folders named \"Drums_Final_v2\" and \"MISC_GOOD\" and \"sort_later.\" The Polyend Play+ is...","url":"https://ericbrookfield.com//2026/02/04/vaporwave-sunglasses-and-the-polyend-play-plus","date_published":"2026-02-04T15:00:00+00:00","author":{"name":"Eric Brookfield","url":"http://ericbrookfield.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2022%2F1508.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"ericbrookfield"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-02-04 15:00","date_timestamp":1770217200,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://toot.cafe/@ericbrookfield/116014178801190757"]}},{"id":"83344540","content_html":"

Back to GitHub Actions: ericbrookfield.com

","summary":"Remember when I was excited about [self-hosted CI on Fly.io](/2026/01/31/self-hosted-ci-flyio.html)? That lasted about 24 hours. The setup worked. The runner registered, jobs ran, tests passed. But th...","url":"https://ericbrookfield.com//2026/02/01/back-to-github-actions","date_published":"2026-02-01T12:00:00+00:00","author":{"name":"Eric Brookfield","url":"http://ericbrookfield.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2022%2F1508.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"ericbrookfield"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-02-01 12:00","date_timestamp":1769947200,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://toot.cafe/@ericbrookfield/115995566259034198"]}},{"id":"83288787","content_html":"

Self-hosted CI on Fly.io for $5/month: ericbrookfield.com

","summary":"I wanted to use WarpBuild for faster CI, but it only works for organization repos. Mine's personal. So I needed another option. GitHub Actions works fine, but I'm burning through minutes on E2E tests....","url":"https://ericbrookfield.com//2026/01/31/self-hosted-ci-flyio","date_published":"2026-01-31T14:30:00+00:00","author":{"name":"Eric Brookfield","url":"http://ericbrookfield.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2022%2F1508.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"ericbrookfield"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-01-31 14:30","date_timestamp":1769869800,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://toot.cafe/@ericbrookfield/115990320957950318"]}},{"id":"82838578","content_html":"

The Questions Shaped the Answer: ericbrookfield.com

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The stack you know is probably the right stack: ericbrookfield.com

","summary":"I was recently putting together a payment processing flow. The kind of form where you collect user info, maybe some additional details from a third party, process a deposit via Authorize.Net, send con...","url":"https://ericbrookfield.com//2026/01/21/the-stack-you-know","date_published":"2026-01-21T14:30:00+00:00","author":{"name":"Eric Brookfield","url":"http://ericbrookfield.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2022%2F1508.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"ericbrookfield"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-01-21 14:30","date_timestamp":1769005800,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://toot.cafe/@ericbrookfield/115936916586847606"]}},{"id":"68642319","content_html":"

@volts.wtf I know you’re not new to the internet. Debates don’t end here.

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@milesklee.bsky.social Dick Tips Diptychs

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@ericbrookfield.bsky.social Yeah Hades I still gives me a skill/challenge balance I favor.

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Hades II is just more of everything. I have a harder time keeping track of all the visual cues.

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@ryanhatesthis.bsky.social This made me lol not sure why thx

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@ethanmarcotte.com Hey Ethan. Long time fan of your writing, and former Boston-area webdev. Thanks for sharing your story. Well written and rational.

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What a terrible horrible no good timeline this has become.

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Please take care. The industry needs more folks like you.

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@hotdogsladies.bsky.social Hey man.

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Thanks.

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That IS an amazing performance. And stellar recording. It doesn’t sound like mush despite so many overdriven parts going at once. Even the drums are perfectly mic’d.

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And I like how they’re all dressed like regular guys. Imagine playing guitar in a fleece.

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@bradfitz.com Same birthday! We had pizza. From the good place.

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@jamellebouie.net HomePods really solved home audio for me. Two bangin speakers that I play to wirelessly through airplay. That’s all I wanted since airplay launched and they did it and I haven’t had to think about it in six years.

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@robinsonmeyer.bsky.social Seriously

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@mattmodrowski.com Agreed. Which I think means you now have a tie in your mentions. Yw

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@mattmodrowski.com I just got used to writing Tailwind 3 on all my checks!

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@kottke.org Apple Books link: books.apple.com/us/book/laoz…

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@mattmodrowski.com GM have a great weekend!

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@ericbrookfield.bsky.social And the use of “uuuhhh”.

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The track grooves, it jams, it evolves, but it’s just a loop at its core, with layers added and removed. It’s so simple.

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“Dance punk”

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@bnewbold.net The OG Richard Scarry

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@lifeofahunter.bsky.social That’s hella frustrating.

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@mattmodrowski.com OMG

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@sarahbrayne.bsky.social Knowing where things are on the computer seems like the dumbest superpower… but it is very much that.

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@mattmodrowski.com I like Astro. I wish I had a need for it other than messing around.

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@mattmodrowski.com Spiffy!

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@hotdogsladies.bsky.social I needed this. Thank you.

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I made the mistake of trying to watch the film for the first and only time on a delayed Acela and I was mildly hungover.

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Needless to say, I did not give it many stars at the time. I feel like it deserves better treatment.

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@funbutter.me Lucky you get to experience it for the first time. So good.

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Shō good, even.

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@ericbrookfield.bsky.social Also it’s weird how many games can’t be played without a wiki now. I can’t abide feeling stuck in a game anymore.

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@ericbrookfield.bsky.social Stardew Valley may as well be instant nostalgia cream for when I’d play SNES games in emulators in my teenage bedroom. Infinite fun with time just melted to oblivion.

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Apply directly to the forehead.

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@ericbrookfield.bsky.social My other video games either I’ve played through 90+% of the story and don’t have the multi-hour block of time and energy to beat it (Tears of the Kingdom, Forbidden West) or are roguelike where I’ve plateaued (Hades II, slay the spire)

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Whenever I get down on my job, I need to remember I’ve incorporated command line tools called ‘asdf’ and ‘fuck’ into my regular life, and that I’m using computers the right way to just think less about the things I don’t want to think about while getting work done.

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Whenever I get down on my job, I need to remember I've incorporated command line tools called ': ericbrookfield.com

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the internet was good to me today

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We moved to a JiT model for laundry and it a) is better and b) sure makes it look like I have too many clothes.

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Full-stack engineer sure is a fancy way to write “generalist.”

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