Perception PieEssays and notes on software, design, and attention by Zain Zaidi.https://perceptionpie.com/Bans on AI models are worrying for everyonehttps://perceptionpie.com/blog/ai-bans-are-worrying/https://perceptionpie.com/blog/ai-bans-are-worrying/Anthropic's next frontier model just got banned, this sets a terrible precedent for future models.Sun, 28 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMTThe interface is the argumenthttps://perceptionpie.com/blog/the-interface-is-the-argument/https://perceptionpie.com/blog/the-interface-is-the-argument/Software can't help taking positions. Every default, every layout, every omission is a claim about what matters.Sat, 30 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTNotes on building calm softwarehttps://perceptionpie.com/blog/notes-on-calm-software/https://perceptionpie.com/blog/notes-on-calm-software/The best tools feel like a quiet room. Some scattered notes on what makes software calm, and why so little of it is.Thu, 07 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTSmall sites should stay smallhttps://perceptionpie.com/blog/small-sites-should-stay-small/https://perceptionpie.com/blog/small-sites-should-stay-small/A personal site is one of the last places on the web where you owe nothing to scale. That's worth protecting.Sun, 12 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT