https://prismlabs.si/blog.htmlNotes from Prism Labs.en https://prismlabs.si/blog-measure-field-acres-from-a-shapefile.htmlhttps://prismlabs.si/blog-measure-field-acres-from-a-shapefile.htmlTue, 29 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMTHow to get true acres from a field boundary shapefile, why flat maps inflate area in the northern plains, and a free way to do it with nothing to install. https://prismlabs.si/blog-release-0-5-53.htmlhttps://prismlabs.si/blog-release-0-5-53.htmlTue, 29 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMTPrism now opens on Ubuntu 22.04 and newer, Debian 12 and newer and Fedora, and finds agent programs you install from a terminal. https://prismlabs.si/blog-release-0-5-52.htmlhttps://prismlabs.si/blog-release-0-5-52.htmlTue, 29 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMTA Codex agent that is allowed to use the network can run Prism's own command line from its shell again, even with Codex's network proxy switched on. https://prismlabs.si/blog-from-ocean-drones-to-one-engine.htmlhttps://prismlabs.si/blog-from-ocean-drones-to-one-engine.htmlMon, 28 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMTHow an ocean-plastic drone idea at NDSU became WeSentinels, then CleanSentinels, then Prism Labs, and what each step became today. https://prismlabs.si/blog-north-dakota-flood-insurance-claims.htmlhttps://prismlabs.si/blog-north-dakota-flood-insurance-claims.htmlSun, 27 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMT13,307 flood insurance claims in North Dakota from 1978 to 2025 paid $259.5 million. Two years, 1997 and 2011, account for three quarters of it. https://prismlabs.si/blog-north-dakota-counties-without-a-flood-map.htmlhttps://prismlabs.si/blog-north-dakota-counties-without-a-flood-map.htmlSun, 27 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMTAs of 27 September 2026, 18 of North Dakota's 53 counties have no countywide map in FEMA's digital flood layer, including Ward, home of Minot. https://prismlabs.si/blog-workers-put-company-data-into-personal-ai.htmlhttps://prismlabs.si/blog-workers-put-company-data-into-personal-ai.htmlSun, 27 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMTA July 2026 survey found 38% of US workers entered work information into personal AI accounts, and most did not know it can be illegal. What organisations can do. https://prismlabs.si/blog-a-forecast-we-do-not-show.htmlhttps://prismlabs.si/blog-a-forecast-we-do-not-show.htmlSun, 27 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMTPrism Microclimate shows a prediction only if it beats the simple guess on days it never saw. One of our own forecasts failed that test, so growers never see it. https://prismlabs.si/blog-farmers-want-proof-before-autonomy.htmlhttps://prismlabs.si/blog-farmers-want-proof-before-autonomy.htmlSun, 27 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMTExperts at Big Iron said autonomy on farms lags expectations: cost, repairs and data. Showing it on a farmer's own field, first, answers part of that. https://prismlabs.si/blog-fema-reform-and-state-flood-data.htmlhttps://prismlabs.si/blog-fema-reform-and-state-flood-data.htmlSun, 27 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMTA federal review council proposed shifting disaster and flood work toward states and private insurers. What it recommends, and why local flood data matters. https://prismlabs.si/blog-minot-fargo-flood-protection-and-the-map-gap.htmlhttps://prismlabs.si/blog-minot-fargo-flood-protection-and-the-map-gap.htmlSun, 27 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMTMinot and Fargo are building major flood protection. Yet 18 North Dakota counties, Ward among them, still have no countywide digital flood map. https://prismlabs.si/blog-north-dakota-agtech-engine.htmlhttps://prismlabs.si/blog-north-dakota-agtech-engine.htmlSun, 27 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMTThe NSF AgTech Engine at NDSU received $45 million in March for three more years, with up to $160 million over ten. What the programme is for. https://prismlabs.si/blog-north-dakota-ai-committee.htmlhttps://prismlabs.si/blog-north-dakota-ai-committee.htmlSun, 27 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMTNorth Dakota formed an interim committee on AI and data centres in June 2026, with draft bills due by November. What it covers and the wider picture. https://prismlabs.si/blog-checks-caught-a-tool-changing-data.htmlhttps://prismlabs.si/blog-checks-caught-a-tool-changing-data.htmlSun, 27 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMTA widely used conversion tool rounded long decimals and shifted plain dates while loading flood data. An independent re-count caught it before anyone relied on it. https://prismlabs.si/blog-prism-map-studio.htmlhttps://prismlabs.si/blog-prism-map-studio.htmlSun, 27 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMTPrism Map Studio opens today: add your own data, run more than a thousand analysis tools, ask your layers with SQL, and open files right in your browser. https://prismlabs.si/blog-drought-state-average-hides-your-field.htmlhttps://prismlabs.si/blog-drought-state-average-hides-your-field.htmlSun, 27 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMTMore than half of North Dakota was in drought this August, yet the state yield forecast barely moved. Growers on the ground describe something very different. https://prismlabs.si/blog-right-to-repair-and-farm-autonomy.htmlhttps://prismlabs.si/blog-right-to-repair-and-farm-autonomy.htmlSun, 27 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMTIn July the FTC and five states settled with Deere for ten years of repair access for farmers. Why it matters for the autonomous machines coming next. https://prismlabs.si/blog-flood-insurance-deadline-north-dakota.htmlhttps://prismlabs.si/blog-flood-insurance-deadline-north-dakota.htmlSun, 27 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMTThe National Flood Insurance Program now runs to 11 December 2026. What a lapse would mean for North Dakota homeowners, buyers and lenders. https://prismlabs.si/blog-when-ai-makes-up-sources.htmlhttps://prismlabs.si/blog-when-ai-makes-up-sources.htmlSun, 27 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMTCourts have now addressed more than 1,400 cases of AI errors such as invented citations. The lesson reaches far beyond law: an answer is only as good as its source. https://prismlabs.si/blog-farm-data-ownership-laws.htmlhttps://prismlabs.si/blog-farm-data-ownership-laws.htmlSun, 27 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMTNebraska made producers the owners of their farm data in 2026, and a federal bill followed in September. What the laws say and what they would change. https://prismlabs.si/blog-release-0-5-51.htmlhttps://prismlabs.si/blog-release-0-5-51.htmlSun, 27 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMTDay, week, month and agenda views across your synced calendars, meeting links and reminders, and editing only after you allow it and confirm each change. https://prismlabs.si/blog-release-0-5-50.htmlhttps://prismlabs.si/blog-release-0-5-50.htmlSun, 27 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMTAn admin console for the people who run a Prism server: people and roles, server mode and activity. The bundled node now checks signatures. https://prismlabs.si/blog-release-0-5-49.htmlhttps://prismlabs.si/blog-release-0-5-49.htmlSun, 27 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMTMail gains unread state, all folders, faster background sync, one-click actions, paging through long lists, and forwarded mail that keeps its attachments. https://prismlabs.si/blog-release-0-5-48.htmlhttps://prismlabs.si/blog-release-0-5-48.htmlSun, 27 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMTA fix for mail and calendar sync failing after the provider renewed its access token. The step that re-registers the account now works as intended. https://prismlabs.si/blog-release-0-5-47.htmlhttps://prismlabs.si/blog-release-0-5-47.htmlSun, 27 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMTMail becomes a three-pane client, and mail and calendar now sync on their own, every ten minutes, with a clear message when you need to reconnect. https://prismlabs.si/blog-release-0-5-46.htmlhttps://prismlabs.si/blog-release-0-5-46.htmlSun, 27 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMTA fix for Gmail sign-ins that Google approved but Prism refused, plus mail and calendar tools for agents. A person still confirms every send. https://prismlabs.si/blog-release-0-5-45.htmlhttps://prismlabs.si/blog-release-0-5-45.htmlSun, 27 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMTThe first Prism Desktop release with Gmail sign-in. Outlook sign-in is not configured in this build and follows later. https://prismlabs.si/blog-release-0-5-44.htmlhttps://prismlabs.si/blog-release-0-5-44.htmlSun, 27 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMTEach agent publishes a card with its runtime, model, skills, plugins and limits, and the card updates when you switch the agent to another model. https://prismlabs.si/blog-release-0-5-42.htmlhttps://prismlabs.si/blog-release-0-5-42.htmlSun, 27 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMTThe task board refuses a task that is already on it, and replies from Claude Code and Codex agents keep each new block of text on its own paragraph. https://prismlabs.si/blog-release-0-5-41.htmlhttps://prismlabs.si/blog-release-0-5-41.htmlSun, 27 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMTWhen a conversation starts, each agent checks that it can reach Prism. If it cannot, its first reply says so, with the reason, instead of failing quietly later. https://prismlabs.si/blog-release-0-5-40.htmlhttps://prismlabs.si/blog-release-0-5-40.htmlSun, 27 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMTClaude Code and Codex agents now receive their Prism connection, so they can use the task board and Prism's own commands from inside a conversation. https://prismlabs.si/blog-release-0-5-39.htmlhttps://prismlabs.si/blog-release-0-5-39.htmlSun, 27 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMTAgents split a request into tasks on one shared board. Each task can be claimed by one agent at a time, and a stalled claim can be picked up by another. https://prismlabs.si/blog-release-0-5-38.htmlhttps://prismlabs.si/blog-release-0-5-38.htmlSun, 27 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMTClaude Code agents keep one live process for each conversation, so follow-up replies start sooner. In testing, the third reply came in about half the time. https://prismlabs.si/blog-release-0-5-37.htmlhttps://prismlabs.si/blog-release-0-5-37.htmlSun, 27 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMTYour personal Claude Code login can serve your own agents working together, and a refused agent start is now logged and shown on the agent's card. https://prismlabs.si/blog-release-0-5-36.htmlhttps://prismlabs.si/blog-release-0-5-36.htmlSun, 27 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMTOne Inbox with Email and Meetings filters and a single search, plus a long pass of reliability fixes to agents, reconnects, mail and huddles. https://prismlabs.si/blog-release-0-5-35.htmlhttps://prismlabs.si/blog-release-0-5-35.htmlSun, 27 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMTChannel members can carry on a thread with the same agent, and agents owned by different people can work on one problem in the same channel. https://prismlabs.si/blog-bring-your-own-ai-subscription.htmlhttps://prismlabs.si/blog-bring-your-own-ai-subscription.htmlMon, 21 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMTBring your own AI subscription means a tool uses the AI account you already pay for instead of reselling model access. Here is how it works and why. https://prismlabs.si/blog-change-detection-what-changed.htmlhttps://prismlabs.si/blog-change-detection-what-changed.htmlMon, 21 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMTHow change detection works in data: stable keys, snapshots, checksums, separating noise from real change, and turning differences into a report. https://prismlabs.si/blog-data-provenance-receipts.htmlhttps://prismlabs.si/blog-data-provenance-receipts.htmlMon, 21 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMTData provenance records where each record came from, how it was fetched and whether it has changed. What to store, and why it pays off later. https://prismlabs.si/blog-entity-resolution-explained.htmlhttps://prismlabs.si/blog-entity-resolution-explained.htmlMon, 21 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMTHow entity resolution works, from cleaning and blocking to scoring, clustering and human review, and how to handle false and missed matches. https://prismlabs.si/blog-frost-risk-explained.htmlhttps://prismlabs.si/blog-frost-risk-explained.htmlMon, 21 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMTThe two kinds of frost, why low spots freeze first, what makes a frost night likely, and why the type of frost decides which protection methods can work. https://prismlabs.si/blog-growing-degree-days-explained.htmlhttps://prismlabs.si/blog-growing-degree-days-explained.htmlMon, 21 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMTGrowing degree days measure accumulated heat to estimate crop and pest development. Here is the formula, worked examples, and the limits of the method. https://prismlabs.si/blog-counting-visits-without-cookies.htmlhttps://prismlabs.si/blog-counting-visits-without-cookies.htmlMon, 21 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMTWe wanted to know which pages are useful without tracking anyone. This site counts visits and clicks with no cookies, no stored IP addresses and no third party. https://prismlabs.si/blog-how-to-read-a-patent-claim.htmlhttps://prismlabs.si/blog-how-to-read-a-patent-claim.htmlMon, 21 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMTLearn to read a patent claim: preamble, transitional phrase and body, independent and dependent claims, and why every element matters. https://prismlabs.si/blog-human-in-the-loop-approvals.htmlhttps://prismlabs.si/blog-human-in-the-loop-approvals.htmlMon, 21 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMTHuman-in-the-loop approvals only work if people read them. Here is how to decide what needs approval and design prompts that get real attention. https://prismlabs.si/blog-impact-reporting-for-funders.htmlhttps://prismlabs.si/blog-impact-reporting-for-funders.htmlMon, 21 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMTHow to build impact figures a funder can check: clear definitions, counting rules, evidence for each record, honest gaps and careful wording. https://prismlabs.si/blog-local-first-ai-explained.htmlhttps://prismlabs.si/blog-local-first-ai-explained.htmlMon, 21 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMTLocal-first AI keeps your files, notes and keys on your own device and sends out only what a task needs. How it works and what it costs. https://prismlabs.si/blog-meeting-prep-and-follow-ups.htmlhttps://prismlabs.si/blog-meeting-prep-and-follow-ups.htmlMon, 21 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMTWhat a good meeting prep brief and follow-up contain, how to write them quickly, and where AI summaries help and where a person still needs to check. https://prismlabs.si/blog-microclimate-vs-weather-station.htmlhttps://prismlabs.si/blog-microclimate-vs-weather-station.htmlMon, 21 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMTWhy conditions in your field differ from the nearest weather station, which variables differ most, and practical ways to get closer to field-level weather. https://prismlabs.si/blog-on-device-meeting-transcription.htmlhttps://prismlabs.si/blog-on-device-meeting-transcription.htmlMon, 21 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMTOn-device transcription turns speech into text on your own computer, so meeting audio never leaves it. How it works, and what you give up. https://prismlabs.si/blog-why-prism-labs.htmlhttps://prismlabs.si/blog-why-prism-labs.htmlMon, 21 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMTAI can do real work now, yet most organisations cannot hand it the work: scattered tools, data that cannot leave, answers nobody can defend. https://prismlabs.si/blog-prior-art-search-basics.htmlhttps://prismlabs.si/blog-prior-art-search-basics.htmlMon, 21 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMTWhat prior art is, how novelty and obviousness work in general terms, and how to search patents by keyword, classification and citation. https://prismlabs.si/blog-running-several-ai-coding-agents.htmlhttps://prismlabs.si/blog-running-several-ai-coding-agents.htmlMon, 21 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMTRunning several AI coding agents lets you work in parallel and cross-check results. Here is when it helps, how to set it up and what to watch for. https://prismlabs.si/blog-agent-skills-plugins-tool-servers.htmlhttps://prismlabs.si/blog-agent-skills-plugins-tool-servers.htmlMon, 21 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMTSkills teach an agent how to do a task, tool servers give it new abilities through MCP, and plugins bundle them. Here is how each works and the risks. https://prismlabs.si/blog-soil-moisture-sensors-explained.htmlhttps://prismlabs.si/blog-soil-moisture-sensors-explained.htmlMon, 21 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMTThe two families of soil moisture sensor, volumetric and tension, how each works, what field capacity and wilting point mean, and how to read the data. https://prismlabs.si/blog-spray-windows-explained.htmlhttps://prismlabs.si/blog-spray-windows-explained.htmlMon, 21 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMTA spray window is a period when weather lets a spray reach its target. How wind, temperature, humidity, Delta T and inversions affect spray drift. https://prismlabs.si/blog-too-many-work-tools.htmlhttps://prismlabs.si/blog-too-many-work-tools.htmlMon, 21 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMTWhy adding work apps makes the day harder, what real consolidation involves beyond cancelling subscriptions, and a practical way to audit your tools. https://prismlabs.si/blog-tracking-startup-outcomes.htmlhttps://prismlabs.si/blog-tracking-startup-outcomes.htmlMon, 21 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMTHow accelerators and university programmes can track what happens to startup teams afterwards: definitions, evidence, cadence and honest gaps. https://prismlabs.si/blog-questions-to-ask-an-ai-vendor.htmlhttps://prismlabs.si/blog-questions-to-ask-an-ai-vendor.htmlMon, 21 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMTTwelve plain questions to put to any AI vendor about where your data goes, who can read it, how long it is kept and how you get it back. https://prismlabs.si/blog-digital-twin-of-a-farm.htmlhttps://prismlabs.si/blog-digital-twin-of-a-farm.htmlMon, 21 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMTA farm digital twin is a living model of fields, soil, weather, crops and machines. Here are its layers, how it differs from a map, and how to start. https://prismlabs.si/blog-what-gets-sent-to-an-ai-provider.htmlhttps://prismlabs.si/blog-what-gets-sent-to-an-ai-provider.htmlMon, 21 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMTA question to an AI model carries more than the words you typed. Here is what a request usually contains, and how to keep it small. https://prismlabs.si/blog-data-pipeline-seven-steps.htmlhttps://prismlabs.si/blog-data-pipeline-seven-steps.htmlMon, 21 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMTA plain-English guide to data pipelines, from gathering raw records and keeping receipts to linking, review, sourced answers and delivery. https://prismlabs.si/blog-what-is-a-digital-twin.htmlhttps://prismlabs.si/blog-what-is-a-digital-twin.htmlMon, 21 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMTA digital twin is a digital copy of a specific real thing, kept current with data from it. Learn the parts, the uses and the common pitfalls. https://prismlabs.si/blog-ai-agent-workspace.htmlhttps://prismlabs.si/blog-ai-agent-workspace.htmlMon, 21 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMTAn AI agent workspace is one place where people and AI agents share conversations, files, tools and approvals. Here is what it contains and why. https://prismlabs.si/blog-what-is-an-ai-agent.htmlhttps://prismlabs.si/blog-what-is-an-ai-agent.htmlMon, 21 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMTAn AI agent is a language model that can take actions with tools in a loop, not just reply. Here is how that differs from a chatbot and why it matters. https://prismlabs.si/blog-what-is-data-custody-in-ai.htmlhttps://prismlabs.si/blog-what-is-data-custody-in-ai.htmlMon, 21 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMTData custody in AI means knowing who holds your data, where it sits, who can read it and how you get it back. A plain guide to the idea. https://prismlabs.si/blog-agents-owned-by-different-people.htmlhttps://prismlabs.si/blog-agents-owned-by-different-people.htmlMon, 21 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMTWhen several people bring their own AI agents into one shared space, ownership, access and approval need clear rules. Here is a practical way to set them. https://prismlabs.si/blog-where-ai-keys-should-live.htmlhttps://prismlabs.si/blog-where-ai-keys-should-live.htmlMon, 21 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMTAI keys and logins belong in your operating system's keychain or a secrets manager, not in code, chat or a vendor's database. A practical guide. https://prismlabs.si/blog-ai-answers-with-sources.htmlhttps://prismlabs.si/blog-ai-answers-with-sources.htmlMon, 21 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMTLanguage models write fluent text whether or not it is true. Grounding and citations tie each claim to evidence you can check. Here is how. https://prismlabs.si/blog-coding-agents-isolated-worktrees.htmlhttps://prismlabs.si/blog-coding-agents-isolated-worktrees.htmlMon, 21 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMTA coding agent should work on an isolated copy of your repository so you can review one diff before anything merges. Here is how git worktrees help. https://prismlabs.si/blog-release-0-5-33.htmlhttps://prismlabs.si/blog-release-0-5-33.htmlMon, 21 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMTEach agent now picks its own model and account, with a private configuration of its own. Your native command-line logins are left untouched. https://prismlabs.si/blog-release-0-5-32.htmlhttps://prismlabs.si/blog-release-0-5-32.htmlMon, 21 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMTA reliability release. A brief connection problem no longer makes a Codex agent abandon its turn or answer the same message again and again. https://prismlabs.si/blog-release-0-5-31.htmlhttps://prismlabs.si/blog-release-0-5-31.htmlMon, 21 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMTPrism now recognises its own bundled Codex bridge correctly, restores the ready state and model list, and checks all thirteen agent programs it supports. https://prismlabs.si/blog-release-0-5-30.htmlhttps://prismlabs.si/blog-release-0-5-30.htmlMon, 21 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMTYour personal Claude Code login stays on your device even inside an organisation, and the desktop app now talks only to the public Prism API. https://prismlabs.si/blog-first-public-linux-builds.htmlhttps://prismlabs.si/blog-first-public-linux-builds.htmlMon, 21 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMTPrism Desktop's first public Linux builds went out in early August, with signed automatic updates. Here is what that first month of releases covered.