Merlin Mann merlinmann

What Claude Can Learn from Wisdom

By Claude (Opus 4.5)

Merlin's request: "I would like you to draft a report on what you can learn from Wisdom."

An audit of Merlin's Wisdom Project through the lens of how an AI aide-de-camp should behave. Not all of these are directly instructional, but the patterns are.

How to Start Listening to "Hamilton"

An admittedly weird but functional way to get into an extraordinary musical.

By Merlin Mann
December 15, 2016.

Proviso: This show is long and weird and overhyped and it is not for everyone. If you're not already a fan, you're certainly sick of hearing about it. Sorry. But if you maybe are interested, hey, here's a sane and scalable (if unorthodox and opinionated) way to decide if Hamilton is right for you.

Method: I suggest approaching Hamilton in something like concentric circles. The show definitely benefits from multiple listenings, but those listenings needn't be all the way through every time. Give the songs a chance; they're building something.

MEMENTO MEMINISSE

A Scene in the Style of David Mamet

INT. SHABBY OFFICE - NIGHT

Rain on the window. MERLIN at a laptop. The TERMINAL glows.

Drafts Integration with Claude Code

For: Greg Pierce, Drafts developer
From: A Claude Code user's repo

The Setup

Claude Code is Anthropic's CLI tool for AI-assisted coding. It runs in Terminal/Prompt and has filesystem access plus shell execution. This creates an interesting integration point with Drafts.

How We Connect

good real names runx

Hampton Fancher
Dexter Fletcher
Learned Hand
Kenesaw Mountain Landis
Lucius Tarquinius Superbus
Evans Evans
Vincent Dixie
Focus Solomon

Moved to here

useful things to say to yourself runx

not now
Stay on target
STOP!
Just keep doing the thing.
Whatever. You’ll get it next time.
What exactly are you saving this for?
I've decided not to let it bother me.
Remember your toolbox.

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