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  <entry><id>https://matlock.dutchp2p.com/en/notes/the-desk-trap-and-polite-code</id><title>The Desk Trap and Polite Code (Why Heavy Background Loading Freezes Fast Computers)</title><link href="https://matlock.dutchp2p.com/en/notes/the-desk-trap-and-polite-code"/><updated>2026-10-28T00:00:00Z</updated><summary>A builder perspective on workstation lockups, the hidden cost of uncontrolled runtime loading, and practical code patterns for polite background execution.</summary></entry>
  <entry><id>https://matlock.dutchp2p.com/en/notes/why-agentic-coding-costs-explode-without-accuracy-gains</id><title>Why Complex AI Coding Tools Cost 3x to 5x More Without Raising Accuracy</title><link href="https://matlock.dutchp2p.com/en/notes/why-agentic-coding-costs-explode-without-accuracy-gains"/><updated>2026-10-25T00:00:00Z</updated><summary>Primary-source breakdown of the agentic harness tax, KV-cache prefix breaks, the 700-firm PR review bottleneck, orbital compute economics, and a runnable 3-metric session redline gauge.</summary></entry>
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