I Need Coffee - Episode 219 - Weekly BC Review! (August 7, 2026)

1. Utah Trip & Home Maintenance (1,600+ miles / ~2,575 km)
   - Primary trigger: misbehaving sprinklers. Turned out to be a reset timer + unplugged wires; only one physical valve issue. Avoided digging 1-inch residential PVC.
   - Saw Tanya; worked from dining table, strategic planning, fresh cherries.
   - Temporary folding d...

I Need Coffee - Episode 218 - Weekly BC Review! (July 24, 2026)

1. App & Product Work
   - Corporate Direct Debit BAI2 import marketplace app: on-the-fly enhancements after customer clarified real requirements (A *and* B, not just A). BAI2 parsing itself is now easy with AI; process/edge cases are the hard part.
   - New BAI2 user guide auto-generated, versioned (v005), committed to repo, and publis...

I Need Coffee - Episode 217 - Weekly BC Review! (July 17, 2026)

- Neighborhood animal chaos
  Helped trap a stray cat with severe mange for the local shelter (TNVR process). Separately, a pack of large collared dogs has been roaming the area twice in two months, drawing multiple sheriff’s cars, motorcycle cops, and even a helicopter after one of the dogs bit someone.

- ERP Academy launch
  Created a full...

I Need Coffee - Episode 216 - Weekly BC Review! (July 10, 2026)

1. AI Development Practices & Lessons

Development Process Improvements:
Uses PRD → Detailed Design Doc → Comprehensive Development Plan (52 pages in latest example).
Adds wireframe walkthroughs for early validation.
Implements review gates, proofs of concept, and phased execution.

Key insight: One-shotting complex apps with AI is risky. Ne...

I Need Coffee - Episode 215 - Weekly BC Review! (July 3,2026)

1. Trip to El Salvador Highlights
Flew to El Salvador office in Berlin.
Airport experiences: Ate pupusas at 7 AM (heavy but good), used the SEPA/Ca Sepa lounge.
Stopped at famous roadside Papuseria La Infia.
Set up new office decor (Microsoft Dynamics 365 pillows).
Morning walks around town, coconut tree maintenance (OSHA hazard – needs regul...

I Need Coffee - Episode 214 - Weekly BC Review!  (June 19, 2026)

1. Opening & Casual Notes
Morning coffee: Good Beans Guora Pakamara Washed (milder than natural process).
Light-hearted joke about project managers and PMP exam struggles.
Audio troubleshooting at the start.

2. AI & Development Wins
Missed Anthropic’s short-lived Fable model (high-cost, advanced AI that was pulled quickly).

I Need Coffee - Episode 213 - Weekly BC Review! (June 12, 2026)

1. Personal & Fun Updates
- Served as part-time caterer: Grilled veggies and steaks for a 20–30 person potluck.
- Discovered Loupe app (by @myk_co) — reveals extensive iOS device fingerprinting (copy/paste count, activation timestamps, reboot history, SSIDs, etc.). Highlights near-impossible anonymity on mobile devices, especially with roa...

I Need Coffee - Episode 212 - Weekly BC Review! (June 5, 2026)

1. AI Tooling & Claude Frustrations
- Claude continues to use overly abstract, meaningless phrases (e.g., "first class citizens", "casting nets", "rung scaffolds").
  - Steve wrote a blog post on blog.steendendo.com with a style guide to force better, literal English.
- Significant hallucinations still occurring (Opus 4.8 criticized heavily).

I Need Coffee - Episode 211 - Weekly BC Review! (May 22, 2026)

1. Recent Conferences
- Attended Dynamics Con in Las Vegas at the Fontainebleau Hotel.
  - Flew in same morning, presented a session immediately after landing.
  - Accidentally booked/upgraded to the Emerald Suite ($550+/night) — luxurious but noisy (party pool + bright LED signs).
  - Hosted the "Doug" (El Salvador) meetup table...

I Need Coffee - Episode 210 - Directions NA Recap (May 1, 2026)

1. Directions NA Conference Recap (Orlando)
1,400 attendees — largest ever.
Excellent venue layout (compact, logical hallway design) enabled much better conversations and networking compared to last year’s chaotic Vegas setup.
Noticeably more collaborative, humble atmosphere — partners openly sharing challenges and seeking help.
Ma...

I Need Coffee - Episode 209 - Weekly BC Review! (April 24, 2026)

1. Weekend Activities

Vibe-coded a full new website in ~4–6 hours (Astro + Cloudflare).
Learned a lot, but decided to scrap the complex architecture.
Planning a simpler vanilla HTML + CSS version (cleaner, no heavy frameworks).

Attended a Chinese dance performance and did amateur photography (technically challenging low-light conditio...

I Need Coffee - Episode 208 - Weekly BC Review! (April 17, 2026)

1. Weekend – World of Coffee Conference (San Diego)

Attended with friend Gabe from San Salvador (his coffee business ranked #69 in North & Central America – huge achievement).
Massive event: thousands of hardcore coffee nerds, huge convention center, top roasters (Onyx, Weber, Probat, etc.).
Highlights: premium packaging, wild proc...

I Need Coffee - Episode 207 - Weekly BC Review! (April 10, 2026)

1. Keyboard Tray & Personal Life

Old Human Scale ergonomic keyboard tray (27–28 years old) broke → ordered Gen 5 replacement.
Paper usage metric: 500 sheets lasted almost exactly 1 year.

2. AI & Vibe Coding Breakthroughs

Reproduced a complex Dynamics GP partner application (17 years of work) in 12 hours with a partner usin...

 I Need Coffee - Episode 206 - BC Weekly Review! (April 3, 2026)

1. MVP Summit Reflections  
   - Microsoft product managers are exceptionally sharp and operate 6–18 months ahead; they run circles around most technical discussions  
   - Microsoft is uniquely positioned for comprehensive end-to-end AI (Office, Teams, Excel, BC, GitHub, etc.)  
   - Even PMs an...

 I Need Coffee - Episode 205 - BC Weekly Review! (March 27, 2026)

1. MVP Summit 2026 Recap (Seattle)  
   - Attended via Southwest flight (felt luxurious compared to Avianca)  
   - Highlighted how smart Microsoft product managers are; they operate months/years ahead and run circles around most people in technical depth  
   - Key insight: Microsoft is uniquely posi...

I Need Coffee - Episode 204 - Weekly BC Review! (March 20, 2026)

1. AI Mindset & Experimentation  
   - Strong bullish stance: AI makes previously impossible projects feasible; the real challenge is thinking big enough to use it effectively  
   - OpenClaw nightly self-improvement prompt: “Every night, scan yourself and suggest the top two improvements” (meta configuration...

I Need Coffee - Episode 203 - Weekly BC Review! (March 13, 2026)

1. AI Experimentation & Large Projects  
   - Finished the **Prospect Discovery Questionnaire** project: 500+ pages total across 35 documents (main 40-page questionnaire + topical sections + 24 detailed questionnaires)  
   - Designed as a “choose-your-own-adventure” style tool with yes/no gating questions to...

I Need Coffee - Episode 202 - double feature BC Review! (march 6, 2026)

1. OpenClaw & AI Tooling Updates  
   - Upgraded second iteration of OpenClaw (broke after Linux update); fixed with heavy AI assistance  
   - Created automated backup routine for OpenClaw configuration, scheduled jobs, etc.  
   - Connected OpenClaw to Discord (new server with topic-specific ch...

I Need Coffee - Episode 201 - Weekly BC Review! (february 20, 2026)

1. OpenClaw Update 
   - Reinstalled with its own domain, email, and Nextcloud server  
   - Connected to Telegram (main interface), WhatsApp (flaky), and a dedicated M365 Business Basic tenant  
  
   - Peter Steinberger / OpenClaw now sponsored by OpenAI; project heading toward open-source...