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Engineeringhttps://d4b.dev/blog/2026-02-08-git-worktrees-for-parallel-ai-assisted-development/https://d4b.dev/blog/2026-02-08-git-worktrees-for-parallel-ai-assisted-development/Use Git worktrees to run multiple AI coding tasks on one repository without branch-switch friction.Sun, 08 Feb 2026 20:43:34 GMTAIDevOpsProductivityhttps://d4b.dev/blog/2026-02-07-agi-arrived-in-2025-stop-arguing-the-label/https://d4b.dev/blog/2026-02-07-agi-arrived-in-2025-stop-arguing-the-label/An opinionated case that AGI effectively arrived in 2025 for mainstream knowledge work, and why arguing definitions now distracts from deployment and governance.Sat, 07 Feb 2026 19:08:07 GMTAISocietyTrendshttps://d4b.dev/blog/2026-02-06-ssh-tunnel-socks-proxy-macos/https://d4b.dev/blog/2026-02-06-ssh-tunnel-socks-proxy-macos/Create a secure, temporary SOCKS proxy from your Mac with SSH dynamic port forwarding and simple start/stop commands.Fri, 06 Feb 2026 16:41:00 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