From Zero to Tools: My 3‑Month Claude Journey
Okay, it's been 3 months since I took the plunge into Claude Code and 2 months since I created Claude Blattman to help other non-coding, non-technical, forever-behind people like myself learn how to use these tools. This is a Here's what I've developed and created since then. 🧵

New InDevelopment Magazine Explores GiveDirectly Origins
Highly ecommended: @notanastronomer's new magazone InDevelopment, with a first isue featuring @PaulFNiehaus on the origins of GiveDirectly and cash transfers https://t.co/T6LezBRInH https://t.co/iUpgIoTMGt
VS Code Wins: Claude Terminal Now Supports Codex, Gemini, Grok
I briefly checked out the desktop apps then went straight back to VS Code, where my Claude terminal now has codex and Gemini and grok integration.
Integrating Codex with Claude Code for Dual Research Critique
No but I’ve integrated codex into Claude Code so I can get dueling deep research reports, or have an outside critic of Claude plans/skills/code from Codex. Am planing to push an update on this to https://t.co/upzXggzNqq in a week or...
Even My Worst Move Isn't My Top Mistake
To put this in perspective, however, of all of the things I have done to make my children's lives complicated or difficult, and of all the things I have done to confuse or confound other people socially, this isn't even...
Different Surnames for Kids Rarely Cause Bureaucratic Problems
We had the opposite experience: 1. My wife kept her last name. 2. When we had her firstborn daughter, my wife suggested she take her last name. I thought that was fine. 3. When we had my son, he took my last name...
Executive Assistants Boost Productivity Across Research and Management
Agree, though I’ve found the Executive Assistant capabilities to be equally productivity enhancing as the research tasks that it does well. Managing and planning trips/travel, managing proposal and article reviews (I referee more funding proposals than I do papers but...