Amr

Hi, I am Amr


Feb. 9, 2026

Readings

End Game Play — The ability to model the terminal state of AI does not mean the terminal state of AI is close.

Stop Using Icons in Data Tables — In our quest for "clean" and "minimalist" UI, we have stripped away the clarity of text and replaced it with a field of cryptic glyphs.

Feb. 8, 2026

Readings

The shape of time — Gradually, the linear model of time gained ground, and thinkers literally began drawing time as a line.

Videos

Feb. 7, 2026

Readings

Where I'm at with AI — I've long held the belief that our job as software engineers is not to write code, but rather to solve problems.

We mourn our craft — as a senior, you could abstain. But then your junior colleagues will eventually code circles around you, because they're wearing bazooka-powered jetpacks and you're still riding around on a fixie bike.

We Need to Talk About How We Talk About 'AI' — The problem with anthropomorphic descriptions is that they risk masking important limitations of probabilistic automation systems, which make them fundamentally different from human cognition.

Books