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Sep 30, 2026
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Latest issues

  1. Issue · Sep 30, 2026

    The Deletion Round: Marketing Metrics to Stop Tracking in 2026 (opens the original)

    Excerpt · Neutral tone

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  2. Issue · Sep 29, 2026

    AI Agent Instruction File Maintenance in 2026: The Instruction Decay Curve (opens the original)

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  3. Issue · Sep 28, 2026

    The Input/Transform Split (opens the original)

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  4. Issue · Sep 24, 2026

    MCP Is Not a Skill You Learn. It Is a Permissions Decision You Make. (opens the original)

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  5. Issue · Sep 24, 2026

    Write Your Internal Docs for the Reader That Never Skims (opens the original)

    Excerpt · Critical tone

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