mental model shift

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The Karpathy CPU/RAM/OS analogy is a foundational mental model that explains WHY context engineering matters more than prompt engineering.

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context window management 3 tool integration patterns 2 multi agent orchestration 2 tool vs delegation 1 task decomposition 1 retrieval augmented generation 1 prompt compression 1 persistent state management 1 model selection strategy 1 deployment infrastructure 1 context preservation across tasks 1 context preservation across sessions 1 agent orchestration 1 agent autonomy 1

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@owengretzinger: if you're not using linear you're ngmi supports

Owen's argument that teams must shift their mental model from 'work queue' to 'context interface' is about how human cognition needs to adapt to AI-augmented workflows.

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The Karpathy CPU/RAM/OS analogy is a foundational mental model that explains WHY context engineering matters more than prompt engineering.

@sarahwooders: I was trying out Conductor and liked it, but I ended up just asking my agent ... supports

Demonstrates a shift from 'how do I use this tool' to 'what instructions does my agent need?' This is a fundamental reframing of the problem.

@brexton: I'm finding that my personal dev stack has really aggressively shrunk over th... supports

Tweet implies shift from 'AI + scaffolding tools' to 'AI with integrated execution + persistence' as the base unit

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