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Interviews take a lot of energy. In general but this one in particular. And getting through it also deserves a little...
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Glass walls of comp day, “Tough times” reflected on mouth, Spoils go to victor machine.
Welcome! This is where you can find my most up-to-date writings.
Novelty is a real bitch, isn't it? What, you mean like how I can't come up with a better opening tag? Or the fact I u...
If I get famous, that means they're trying to kill me. Not that I'd ever get famous, right? Right? I'm kidding, but h...
Hey guys, can we stop trying to turn the Small Web into Reddit, please? Yes, this is about Bubbles. All the guy who m...
Exploring the universe from the inside out
The belly hangs over the belt, but it fits
The portmanteau is overdue
Here today, gone tomorrow
Thoughts on software development, AI, and technology
In Which I Describe why some AI Skeptics need to Experiment
In Which I Learn that our Body Temperature is Lower than Commonly Believed
In Which I Vent my Frustrations about Using LLMs for Coding
Chuck Carroll's RSS Feed: A place where I complain about technology or dive into quasi-philsophical subjects.
I was recently handed down a D-Link DNS-323 NAS which I thought would be great for my brother to use. Although the st...
A few months back, Ars Technica published Password managers' promise that they can't see your vaults isn't always tru...
This post is not about electric vehicle hesitations like range anxiety and more complicated trip planning. No, this p...
Ist HTTP/3 für dieses Blog schneller als 1.1 oder 2?
Ist eine verdorbene Gottheit fermentiert? Wo ist der Unterschied? Und ist es wichtig?
Warum ist der Zug zu spät? Es steht in den Sternen.
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I’m a data scientist based in Amsterdam, currently working at Spotify. I work on projects aimed at enhancing the productivity and experience of developers, using research and data analysis to inform our platform strategies.
I have added several long conversational youtube videos into a playlist, hoping I’ll come back to the them some day, ...
I quite liked this metaphoric view of the morning ritual from Herbert Lui: A good morning ritual needs to be flexible...
I started using Claude Code in July last year. I was a Cursor user looking for something better, and I was skeptical ...
A container for all my views with excerpts from technology, travel, films, books, kannada, friends and other interests. I am Thejesh GN, friends call me Thej.
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I am back from Chennai. It was fun meeting lots of students, hearing what they think, etc. This time I met some old-t...
I sent this email to all workshop attendees. It made sense to publish it as a post as well. Thank you for attending t...
An online diary of a lady's misadventures in two worlds
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The unsupported use case of a disordered, surplus, mediocre midlife in St. Johns, Oregon.
So, the funny thing is that I really did want to blog for the 25th anniversary of Firefly next year because it was my...
Someday all of the posts to Once We Were Browncoats will get imported here as part of the ongoing blog restoration pr...
In a newsletter edition about “stakes” in storytelling, Charlie Jane makes an observation about another storytelling ...
A practising self-memoir, recorded as an inconsistent logbook.
June 18, 2026, 11:50 PM - June 19, 2026, 1:55 AMAs I lie on bed, tired and spent from working all day, I am trying to...
This Is Not a Walkafter Chagall’s La promenadeMarc Chagall, La promenade (The Promenade) (1918), oil on canvasThis is...
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A digital garden exploring web development, the small/indie web, Gemini protocol, book reviews, and personal reflections.
On iOS, it’s possible to use a custom schedule to turn on the night shift (slightly tinted yellow-orange) mode separa...
This would have been a great opportunity to use “The Anthropocene Reviewed, reviewed” if not for the sake of my confo...
Kev Quirk started a personal blog challenge where you answer a few questions and “tag” a few people of your choosing ...
A wide-ranging blog with technical tutorials on Django, Python, and web development alongside travel guides and reflections on life abroad in Germany.
Last month, thieves tried to steal my bike before a shopkeeper shooed them off. They mangled my bike lock, so I got a...
Last month, thieves tried to steal my bike before a shopkeeper shooed them off. They mangled my bike lock, so I got a...
This is the traffic to All About Berlin, the website that I run since 2017, and live from since 2020. After 7 years o...
A long-running blog mixing practical programming guides on Django, Node.js, and PostgreSQL with essays on developer careers, productivity, and personal growth.
I can’t believe it’s been over two years since I last published an article here! Time really flies. The crazy part is...
I can’t believe it’s been over two years since I last published an article here! Time really flies. The crazy part is...
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An online journal exploring curious and obscure works that have entered the public domain, featuring essays, collections, and cultural commentary on historical art, literature, and media.
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69 images of kite flying from across 5 centuries and some 10 countries.
Paintings from an era when Venetians brawled on bridges.
A personal blog with posts spanning book and movie reviews, technology projects, and commentary on social and political topics.
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“Focus on the work, not your attachment to it.”
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electronic brain surgery since 2001
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