<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" standalone="yes"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"><channel><title>Ai on The Code Mercenary — Notes from the hired hand</title><link>https://thecodemercenary.com/categories/ai/</link><description>Recent content in Ai on The Code Mercenary — Notes from the hired hand</description><generator>Hugo</generator><language>en</language><copyright>&amp;copy; &lt;a href:"https://www.linkedin.com/in/ayinla">Àyìnlá&lt;/a> 2025</copyright><lastBuildDate>Sat, 31 Jan 2026 05:17:00 +0000</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://thecodemercenary.com/categories/ai/index.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title>What Bespoke Shoes Can Teach Us About AI</title><link>https://thecodemercenary.com/posts/what-bespoke-shoes-can-teach-us-about-ai/</link><pubDate>Sat, 31 Jan 2026 05:17:00 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://thecodemercenary.com/posts/what-bespoke-shoes-can-teach-us-about-ai/</guid><description>&lt;p>
I have always had a weakness for leather shoes and well tailored clothes.&lt;/p>
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Not in a loud or logo driven way, but in the quiet details. The weight of good leather. The way a shoe creases after a few wears. The balance between structure and softness in something made to last. There is a particular satisfaction that comes from owning things that were clearly made with care by someone who knew exactly what they were doing.&lt;/p></description></item></channel></rss>