Archive - Octal Flow

LLMs are improving — but vigilance isn't optional

A colleague caught what I missed. Here's what that revealed about trusting agentic workflows.

Apr 13 • M Kumar

I Stopped Opening VS Code

Agentic mode didn't replace the editor. It just made me forget to use it.

Apr 9 • M Kumar

March 2026

Vibe Coding's Reality Check

The tools are real, the numbers don't lie — but the missing ingredient was never a better model.

Mar 24 • M Kumar

The AI Benchmarks That Actually Matter in 2026

MMLU is dead. Here are the three numbers worth paying attention to.

Mar 15 • M Kumar

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