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Models chooser without hype
Model names change faster than team training decks. Part 5 of the Gemini product map gives a job-first chooser for Flash-class vs Pro-class, plan gates, pins and evals,…
Chat history vs memory vs projects
Tasha opened a board deck chat on Monday and the model asked about the Riverside U10 Lightning. Memory had saved that from Sunday. History, memory, and projects are…
Iterate: when the first answer is wrong
Samira sent a “fix the tone” prompt seven times; the email still opened with “I hope this message finds you well” and a $14,200 figure nobody checked. First…
2FA, recovery, and shared family or team plans
Priya lost Claude to a 6-digit 2FA prompt she never set up, 18 hours before a client workshop, after her partner bought Pro on her Apple ID. Turn…
Grok Build tools, skills, and agent workflows
Nine MCP servers landed in the repo because another tool had them, and first run hung on a browser plugin for eleven minutes. Write house rules first, and…




