Django Web Studio
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Hi, I am Gerald, CEO of Django Web Studio. We are specialists in the web framework Django, hence the name, but more importantly we help companies manage their SaaS platforms. From helping design product roadmaps to user support, and the other way round!
People are always on about startups but apparently, startups fail far more often than they succeed.
We’re not a startup. We’re just a hard-working software company that makes a point of listening to what our users have to say, and to hear our leads even if they turn down our offer.
We’re not a startup. We’re just a hard-working software company that makes a point of listening to what our users have to say, and to hear our leads even if they turn down our offer.
AI is cool ‘n all but connecting systems is what brings real value.
Many tech startups fail because they’re a solution to a problem that doesn’t exist. AI won’t help them. Talking to potential users could.
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February 17, 2026 at 7:33 AM
People are always on about startups but apparently, startups fail far more often than they succeed.
We’re not a startup. We’re just a hard-working software company that makes a point of listening to what our users have to say, and to hear our leads even if they turn down our offer.
We’re not a startup. We’re just a hard-working software company that makes a point of listening to what our users have to say, and to hear our leads even if they turn down our offer.
This week: how mental health treatment doesn’t need all those categories, the best painters of female nudes are females, you CAN eat well in Antartica, Paul Simon in the South Africa of the eighties, Via Mardot on TikTok. And, new recurring item: the headlines of the EU on Sunday.
Good News Sunday: we need some uplifting stories to get us through.
Last week was rough, next week might be tougher. Here’s some — relatively — good news that might help to get us through.
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February 15, 2026 at 12:42 PM
This week: how mental health treatment doesn’t need all those categories, the best painters of female nudes are females, you CAN eat well in Antartica, Paul Simon in the South Africa of the eighties, Via Mardot on TikTok. And, new recurring item: the headlines of the EU on Sunday.
Today it was US Secretary of State Rubio’s turn to bash the EU for respecting democracy, human values and the environment.
Such rants are set to weaken the already precarious world order.
But maybe “world order” isn’t that fragile: we're building a cathedral that can withstand the test of time.
Such rants are set to weaken the already precarious world order.
But maybe “world order” isn’t that fragile: we're building a cathedral that can withstand the test of time.
The internet: we’ve built our homes, towns and cities there, but where are our cathedrals?
Our internet is a grand suburban sprawl with a couple of hi-rises. But the true, intergenerational store of wealth and community is…
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February 14, 2026 at 2:37 PM
Today it was US Secretary of State Rubio’s turn to bash the EU for respecting democracy, human values and the environment.
Such rants are set to weaken the already precarious world order.
But maybe “world order” isn’t that fragile: we're building a cathedral that can withstand the test of time.
Such rants are set to weaken the already precarious world order.
But maybe “world order” isn’t that fragile: we're building a cathedral that can withstand the test of time.
The Philosopher’s Stone is a mythical substance that has transformative properties. Yes, it can turn lead into gold, which is obviously very helpful to attract investors seeking an easy buck. But also cure disease and ensure longevity.
And of course, it’s not real. However, in some ways, it is.
And of course, it’s not real. However, in some ways, it is.
Lead into Gold: AI researchers still haven’t found their Philosopher’s Stone.
True Artificial Intelligence is the 21st century alchemist’s dream.
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February 12, 2026 at 8:23 AM
The Philosopher’s Stone is a mythical substance that has transformative properties. Yes, it can turn lead into gold, which is obviously very helpful to attract investors seeking an easy buck. But also cure disease and ensure longevity.
And of course, it’s not real. However, in some ways, it is.
And of course, it’s not real. However, in some ways, it is.
In this week's Good News Sunday: China’s dubious green energy transition, who’s in Europe’s headlines today (not Trump), Paul Krugman’s eclectic taste in music, and the EU spends vastly less securing their leaders than the USA.
Good News Sunday: it’s complicated.
China’s dubious green energy transition, who’s in Europe’s headlines today (not Trump), Paul Krugman’s eclectic taste in music, and the EU…
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February 8, 2026 at 12:30 PM
In this week's Good News Sunday: China’s dubious green energy transition, who’s in Europe’s headlines today (not Trump), Paul Krugman’s eclectic taste in music, and the EU spends vastly less securing their leaders than the USA.
Working with AI coding agents is challenging in many ways. In the last several months, individual software developers have integrated agents into their personal programming style.
But that leaves one important challenge open, how to get agents to fit into your company workflow.
But that leaves one important challenge open, how to get agents to fit into your company workflow.
How robotics, AI and evolution are intertwined.
Understanding evolution is core to understanding where we are in AI and robotics. Which insights would help our company improve its AI…
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February 7, 2026 at 3:01 PM
Working with AI coding agents is challenging in many ways. In the last several months, individual software developers have integrated agents into their personal programming style.
But that leaves one important challenge open, how to get agents to fit into your company workflow.
But that leaves one important challenge open, how to get agents to fit into your company workflow.
We’ve become accustomed to using AI coding agents for our production work as a software company. Lead time exceeds expectations, but now Project Managers are feeling the squeeze of a new bottleneck.
Reviewing tickets is taking a factor x longer than the coding agent needs to do them.
Reviewing tickets is taking a factor x longer than the coding agent needs to do them.
Why the bottleneck is no longer dev time but PM time.
It takes so much longer to review the ticket than for the AI coding agent to do the ticket, it’s crazy.
medium.com
February 5, 2026 at 7:59 AM
We’ve become accustomed to using AI coding agents for our production work as a software company. Lead time exceeds expectations, but now Project Managers are feeling the squeeze of a new bottleneck.
Reviewing tickets is taking a factor x longer than the coding agent needs to do them.
Reviewing tickets is taking a factor x longer than the coding agent needs to do them.
At our small software company, we’re acutely aware of the dangers of the internet. While we’re endowing our developers with the superpower of AI coding agents, cybercrime is becoming super-powered as well.
No surprise. It’s out there. Malicious AI.
Malicious LLMs have been commercially available since 2023. Fine-tuned to build the next big thing in cyber warfare.
medium.com
February 3, 2026 at 7:52 AM
At our small software company, we’re acutely aware of the dangers of the internet. While we’re endowing our developers with the superpower of AI coding agents, cybercrime is becoming super-powered as well.
This week, the EU again bypassing the US, protectors the environment have won a battle against the spread of motorways in the Netherlands, New Zealand’s not falling for Trumps “peace” plan for Gaza, and how to help EU talent escape the lure of US dollars.
I wish every day was a Good News Sunday!
I wish every day was a Good News Sunday!
Good News Sunday: shadows of me through the lens of good news
I don’t quite know why I gave this post that particular title. It has something to do with me trying to make sense of the news. And the…
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February 1, 2026 at 1:23 PM
This week, the EU again bypassing the US, protectors the environment have won a battle against the spread of motorways in the Netherlands, New Zealand’s not falling for Trumps “peace” plan for Gaza, and how to help EU talent escape the lure of US dollars.
I wish every day was a Good News Sunday!
I wish every day was a Good News Sunday!
We tend to keep US tech at arms length.
But things US creep in. We used to self-host our email, then we switched to GSuite. That was when we still thought that Google were the good guys.
The US has gone from unpredictable to worse. Times have changed.
In the EU, we're shaking ourselves loose.
But things US creep in. We used to self-host our email, then we switched to GSuite. That was when we still thought that Google were the good guys.
The US has gone from unpredictable to worse. Times have changed.
In the EU, we're shaking ourselves loose.
Want to be SEAL-compliant? Here’s a shortlist of EU replacements for your US tech.
If you’re based in the EU and are concerned about digital sovereignty, you might want to take a look at the SEAL scale.
medium.com
January 31, 2026 at 1:16 PM
We tend to keep US tech at arms length.
But things US creep in. We used to self-host our email, then we switched to GSuite. That was when we still thought that Google were the good guys.
The US has gone from unpredictable to worse. Times have changed.
In the EU, we're shaking ourselves loose.
But things US creep in. We used to self-host our email, then we switched to GSuite. That was when we still thought that Google were the good guys.
The US has gone from unpredictable to worse. Times have changed.
In the EU, we're shaking ourselves loose.
AI is the hottest tech in town. It’s true. Billions are being poured into its development, companies are spending millions to integrate it into their work processes.
But is it a real paradigm shift like the smartphone, the internet? Will it have the deep, profound impact of the printing press?
But is it a real paradigm shift like the smartphone, the internet? Will it have the deep, profound impact of the printing press?
Three examples of a paradigm shift nobody saw coming.
They say AI is a paradigm shift. Is it? If it is, a shift to what exactly? Thing is we don’t know till we know.
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January 29, 2026 at 11:08 AM
AI is the hottest tech in town. It’s true. Billions are being poured into its development, companies are spending millions to integrate it into their work processes.
But is it a real paradigm shift like the smartphone, the internet? Will it have the deep, profound impact of the printing press?
But is it a real paradigm shift like the smartphone, the internet? Will it have the deep, profound impact of the printing press?
Many say AI is a paradigm change. I agree. But many say also that companies that invest in AI are failing to make a difference. Why?
Because they are unable to see through the data and information. To take advantage of the paradigm shift, they should invest in gaining insight. Read the classics.
Because they are unable to see through the data and information. To take advantage of the paradigm shift, they should invest in gaining insight. Read the classics.
You don’t have too little data, you don’t have too little information, you have too little insight.
All that investment in AI can’t give companies a deep understanding of the rapidly evolving market.
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January 27, 2026 at 8:05 AM
Many say AI is a paradigm change. I agree. But many say also that companies that invest in AI are failing to make a difference. Why?
Because they are unable to see through the data and information. To take advantage of the paradigm shift, they should invest in gaining insight. Read the classics.
Because they are unable to see through the data and information. To take advantage of the paradigm shift, they should invest in gaining insight. Read the classics.
In this week’s Good News Sunday: more people keeping axolotls means more axolotls, TikTok made a deal with the devil, for an anti-ICE song but you’d do better to have Jesse Welles on your playlist, cats can swim but not very well, after Avatar, now James Cameron is coming to New Zealand.
Enjoy!
Enjoy!
Good News Sunday: is it something good, or is it something bad? Both?
This week, stories that sound good but might turn out less so, or the other way round.
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January 25, 2026 at 12:48 PM
In this week’s Good News Sunday: more people keeping axolotls means more axolotls, TikTok made a deal with the devil, for an anti-ICE song but you’d do better to have Jesse Welles on your playlist, cats can swim but not very well, after Avatar, now James Cameron is coming to New Zealand.
Enjoy!
Enjoy!
At our company, our developers are getting really comfortable working with AI coding agents. But we want to do more. We want to integrate coding agents into the complete development cycle.
It's not going to be simple. But we're taking baby steps.
It's not going to be simple. But we're taking baby steps.
Using an AI coding agent is simple. Using them in your team is not simple at all.
At our software company we’re using coding agents a lot. But what we actually need is for us to work together.
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January 24, 2026 at 3:33 PM
At our company, our developers are getting really comfortable working with AI coding agents. But we want to do more. We want to integrate coding agents into the complete development cycle.
It's not going to be simple. But we're taking baby steps.
It's not going to be simple. But we're taking baby steps.
Trump's disgust of Europe’s democracies came over load and clear in Davos. I fear the world as we know it is dying tiny deaths every day.
But then I skim through the AI section of the outstanding newsletter TLDR and I realise that US innovation is still very much alive.
So difficult to rhyme.
But then I skim through the AI section of the outstanding newsletter TLDR and I realise that US innovation is still very much alive.
So difficult to rhyme.
The amazing discrepancy between US AI and US politics.
For those who follow the progress of AI development AND what’s happening to the USA, torn between two worlds is an understatement.
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January 22, 2026 at 8:20 AM
Trump's disgust of Europe’s democracies came over load and clear in Davos. I fear the world as we know it is dying tiny deaths every day.
But then I skim through the AI section of the outstanding newsletter TLDR and I realise that US innovation is still very much alive.
So difficult to rhyme.
But then I skim through the AI section of the outstanding newsletter TLDR and I realise that US innovation is still very much alive.
So difficult to rhyme.
In this week’s Good News Sunday, endangered kākāpō gorging and dating, 60 million for Amsterdams Rijksmuseum, High Seas Treaty into effect, EU trade deal with South America.
Good News Sunday: and those hits they keep on coming.
Every Sunday I try to leave the onslaught of the bad behind so I can focus on the week ahead.
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January 18, 2026 at 1:24 PM
In this week’s Good News Sunday, endangered kākāpō gorging and dating, 60 million for Amsterdams Rijksmuseum, High Seas Treaty into effect, EU trade deal with South America.
Not long ago, the Dutch government asserted control over the Chinese-owned company Nexperia, citing serious breach of IP law and mismanagement. This week, a trial started which could define the relationship of the EU with China and possibly start a trade war.
What’s next for Nexperia? How the breakdown of global trade affects local businesses.
China threatened a trade war over the takeover of Nexperia by Dutch authorities. Impacting businesses, big and small.
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January 17, 2026 at 3:08 PM
Not long ago, the Dutch government asserted control over the Chinese-owned company Nexperia, citing serious breach of IP law and mismanagement. This week, a trial started which could define the relationship of the EU with China and possibly start a trade war.
AI coding agents are boosting our productivity, which is great. But they’re also supercharging cybercrime.
We learned the hard way: AI-powered attacks are faster, cheaper, and relentless.
But we're fighting back.
We learned the hard way: AI-powered attacks are faster, cheaper, and relentless.
But we're fighting back.
With AI coding agents on the offence and on the defence, the internet has become a battlefield.
AI-powered cybercrime is threatening to overpower cybersecurity. It’s getting more costly to defend than to build.
medium.com
January 14, 2026 at 8:10 AM
AI coding agents are boosting our productivity, which is great. But they’re also supercharging cybercrime.
We learned the hard way: AI-powered attacks are faster, cheaper, and relentless.
But we're fighting back.
We learned the hard way: AI-powered attacks are faster, cheaper, and relentless.
But we're fighting back.
This week’s Good News Sunday was particularly hard to fill. We’ve already had a whole year’s worth of bad news thrown at us in the last couple of days alone.
Still, we must soldier on. I've Peter Paul Rubens, an article about cars, and Jimi Hendrix.
I hope this week’s selection offers some relief.
Still, we must soldier on. I've Peter Paul Rubens, an article about cars, and Jimi Hendrix.
I hope this week’s selection offers some relief.
Good News Sunday: some weeks I just don’t know what to say.
In this week’s Good News Sunday: sketch bought on a hunch turns out to be by Rubens, an array of vehicles from all over the world, and…
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January 11, 2026 at 2:57 PM
This week’s Good News Sunday was particularly hard to fill. We’ve already had a whole year’s worth of bad news thrown at us in the last couple of days alone.
Still, we must soldier on. I've Peter Paul Rubens, an article about cars, and Jimi Hendrix.
I hope this week’s selection offers some relief.
Still, we must soldier on. I've Peter Paul Rubens, an article about cars, and Jimi Hendrix.
I hope this week’s selection offers some relief.
We’re a small software company servicing mostly smaller businesses. AI coding agents are revolutionising our industry; we’re making use of light speed development to help our clients succeed.
In a world breaking apart small companies like ours can find a measure of trust in working together.
In a world breaking apart small companies like ours can find a measure of trust in working together.
We’re building a highly automated version of our software service company.
We’re making use of AI agents to automate the software development cycle, and our company. So that humans can concentrate on helping our…
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January 10, 2026 at 5:40 PM
We’re a small software company servicing mostly smaller businesses. AI coding agents are revolutionising our industry; we’re making use of light speed development to help our clients succeed.
In a world breaking apart small companies like ours can find a measure of trust in working together.
In a world breaking apart small companies like ours can find a measure of trust in working together.
Many people are opposed to AI for many different reasons. They might worry about copyright, how AI floods the internet. They might worry about their job.
All valid concerns. But there are others.
I was always cavalier about the danger of AI. But maybe I should start paying attention.
All valid concerns. But there are others.
I was always cavalier about the danger of AI. But maybe I should start paying attention.
Those warnings about the dangers of AI, can they be taken at all seriously?
I sometimes think that there’s a lot of fear-mongering going on in AI safety circles. But maybe they’re on to something after all.
medium.com
January 6, 2026 at 12:33 PM
Many people are opposed to AI for many different reasons. They might worry about copyright, how AI floods the internet. They might worry about their job.
All valid concerns. But there are others.
I was always cavalier about the danger of AI. But maybe I should start paying attention.
All valid concerns. But there are others.
I was always cavalier about the danger of AI. But maybe I should start paying attention.
In this the first Good New Sunday of the new year I’ve just one good news item. Or I have many, depending how you look at it.
I cite from an article in Der Spiegel on how much better 2025 was than we might think. From behind their paywall. And isn’t that Good News in itself?
I cite from an article in Der Spiegel on how much better 2025 was than we might think. From behind their paywall. And isn’t that Good News in itself?
Good News Sunday: Happy New Year!
Not. This year has started badly, with the US asserting its power for whatever reason. Here’s some cheer anyway.
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January 4, 2026 at 1:40 PM
In this the first Good New Sunday of the new year I’ve just one good news item. Or I have many, depending how you look at it.
I cite from an article in Der Spiegel on how much better 2025 was than we might think. From behind their paywall. And isn’t that Good News in itself?
I cite from an article in Der Spiegel on how much better 2025 was than we might think. From behind their paywall. And isn’t that Good News in itself?
The AI we use daily is an enormous achievement. In our small software company, it has permeated into the tiniest details of our workflow.
What every professional realises very quickly though, is that AI fails utterly in creativity.
Here’s my take on how AI might overcome its failings.
What every professional realises very quickly though, is that AI fails utterly in creativity.
Here’s my take on how AI might overcome its failings.
AI is like anything else. It’s not the invention that counts, it’s what you do with it.
We learned to control fire, then to cook with it. Control our larynx, then to talk with it. What are we going to do with AI?
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January 3, 2026 at 1:19 PM
The AI we use daily is an enormous achievement. In our small software company, it has permeated into the tiniest details of our workflow.
What every professional realises very quickly though, is that AI fails utterly in creativity.
Here’s my take on how AI might overcome its failings.
What every professional realises very quickly though, is that AI fails utterly in creativity.
Here’s my take on how AI might overcome its failings.
In this week’s Good News Sunday more love for the city of Christchurch NZ, love for tiny pakahē chicks, love for high life expectancy and experience, and love for tiny robot rovers on the surface of Mars.
Good News Sunday: Christchurch is haunted but vibrant, miracle chick, old people have a future…
More good news stories. We’ll be talking about the perseverance of my home town, Christchurch NZ, the perseverance of an almost extinct NZ…
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December 28, 2025 at 12:50 PM
In this week’s Good News Sunday more love for the city of Christchurch NZ, love for tiny pakahē chicks, love for high life expectancy and experience, and love for tiny robot rovers on the surface of Mars.
Not too long ago, small and medium-sized businesses managed their own networks and their own data. The satisfying hum of servers in the IT department is one of my fondest memories.
If it’s up to Big SaaS that world will never return. But now, coding agents are making ownership possible again.
If it’s up to Big SaaS that world will never return. But now, coding agents are making ownership possible again.
Your SaaS subscriptions are eating up your company budget.
The software-as-a-service goliaths are losing out now that companies are discovering how to succeed without them.
medium.com
December 27, 2025 at 10:08 AM
Not too long ago, small and medium-sized businesses managed their own networks and their own data. The satisfying hum of servers in the IT department is one of my fondest memories.
If it’s up to Big SaaS that world will never return. But now, coding agents are making ownership possible again.
If it’s up to Big SaaS that world will never return. But now, coding agents are making ownership possible again.