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2025-11-30 • technology friction purpose meaning life choices

The text discusses the modern tendency to eliminate frictions in daily life, leading to a passive existence where technology caters to every need. It argues that this frictionless life is ultimately meaningless and contrasts it wi...

2026-03-13 • reflection introspection comfort melancholy emotions

Melancholy serves as a comforting yet profound journey of self-discovery, revealing the beauty in sadness and the illusion of comfort.

2026-01-09 • technology software development augmented reality smart glasses project aris

Project Aris aims to revive Google Glass by developing a companion app that delivers contextual information and enhances its functionality.

2025-07-04 • self-esteem emotional intelligence validation therapy

The author reflects on their lifelong struggle with a pathological craving for validation in both personal and professional contexts. Raised in an emotionally repressive environment, they learned to associate love and affection wi...

2026-01-24 • programming software engineering codex ai

The post examines the challenges and benefits of pair programming with two AI agents, Codex, using a CLI called twindex to enhance collaboration and code review.

2025-10-08 • career development mental health software engineering self improvement release notes

The blog post announces the release of Kenneth v24.0, highlighting significant improvements and personal reflections since the last release. The author shares their journey of finding a job at Ona, the importance of self-awareness...

2025-12-01 • music creativity art piano emotions

The author reflects on their return to playing the piano after a long absence, describing the emotional connection and transformative experience of making music. The narrative captures the joy and solace found in playing, likening...

2025-08-25 • personal development journey fate vs. free will healing centers

The author reflects on their journey through life's challenges, describing how fate has guided them through struggles and triumphs. They depict a metaphorical relationship with Fate, illustrating the sacrifices made along the way ...

2025-07-30 • emotional intelligence growth mindset software engineering communication

The author discusses the mindset shift from asking 'why' to 'what' in conversations, particularly in software engineering. This change helps avoid blame and defensiveness, fostering more productive discussions. The author provides...

2025-10-01 • mental health motivation self discovery insecurity

The author reflects on their feelings of inadequacy while being surrounded by high-achieving individuals. They express a struggle with comparison and the pressure to prove their worth, leading to a cycle of insecurity and overwork...

2025-11-04 • loneliness reflection career mental health personal development

The author reflects on their journey from a low point in life to finding fulfillment in a new job and city. Despite professional success and supportive relationships, they grapple with feelings of loneliness and a desire for deepe...

2026-01-01 • mental health gratitude personal development ambition self discovery

A transformative year of personal growth leads the author to embrace optimism and ambition for the future, fueled by gratitude for meaningful connections.

2025-10-29 • mindfulness personal development self improvement

The author reflects on their struggle with seeking approval from others and the impact it has had on their life. They emphasize the importance of living authentically and not allowing others' opinions to dictate their actions. The...

2025-05-28 • cybersecurity cloudflare services tunnels cloud security

CloudFlare Tunnel allows you to expose services within a network to the public without a publicly routable IP address. It provides benefits such as DDoS protection, caching, and more, without exposing your machines to the public. ...

2025-05-13 • github actions tailscale vpn continuous integration and delivery ssh

The text discusses the author's experience with setting up continuous deployment for their website using Tailscale and SSH. It provides a high-level overview of the process, details on setting up Tailscale GitHub Action, defining ...

2025-05-05 • programming software development autocomplete

The author questions the use of autocompletion in coding, stating that turning it off has improved their coding experience by reducing interruptions and helping consolidate their codebase in their mind. They suggest that more deve...

2025-04-10 • emotional intelligence empathy human networks outward intelligence

The text discusses the importance of emotional intelligence and human connections, emphasizing that it is more difficult to develop deep emotional connections than honing technical excellence. It also highlights the bias towards o...

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The author discusses the implementation of a selection detection algorithm for a whiteboard program using vector math and the Internet. The algorithm involves finding the closest point on a line to a mouse click and computing the ...

2024-12-04 •

The text emphasizes the importance of surrounding oneself with a positive and supportive environment, including social circle and content consumption, to avoid negative impact on mental health and motivation.

2024-10-26 •

Progressive blur is a type of blur effect that blurs an object or background with gradually increasing strength. This guide shows how to achieve the same effect in CSS, breaking down the process into segments of blurs that increas...

2024-09-07 •

The article is about packaging a go cli as a nix flake. It explains the structure of a flake file, flake inputs, and outputs. It also discusses specifying runtime dependencies, declaring a development shell environment, and using ...

2024-08-25 •

The text discusses the use of language models (LLMs) in programming and the author's refusal to use them. It also delves into the art of programming and the author's perspective on programming as a form of self-expression. The aut...

2024-07-10 •

The text discusses the concept of impostor syndrome and argues that embracing it can be a better way to cope with it. The author shares personal experiences and the impact of impostor syndrome on their professional growth.