Leaving Elicit(opens in new tab)
Reflections on two years of working at Elicit and why it's time to leave
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Ep 12: Coffee w/ Dr. Sforzando & Prof. Leitmotif(opens in new tab)
Austen Sforzando and Jesse Leitmotif contemplate the fine intricacies of jazz drumming, the musical concepts of Dredg, the 3D printing of multi-stringed instruments, and brewing coffee with pourovers, moka pots, and/or french presses. We might also nerd about keyboards for ...
Short note: Disavowing Snake People 3.0: Slither with a Hiss(opens in new tab)
Your bad LCP score might be a backend issue(opens in new tab)
This is the best way to debug slow web pages.
Highlighting Blogging on Mastodon(opens in new tab)
In what looks like a very smart move, the team at Mastodon just released a very nice new feature for media organizations, journalists and bloggers: when someone shares a link to an article by certain news outlets like The Verge, ...
5 Things I Will Never Do Again as a CTO or Senior manager(opens in new tab)
Becoming a good manager is not only about learning what to do. It is also what not to do. These are some of my hardest-won lessons as I write this as a diary to myself.I will never again Be the ...
A slash-why proposal(opens in new tab)
Found: 2024 Open Steno Community Mid-Year Survey Results(opens in new tab)
Stenography is a different way of text input, writing in syllables at a time. Every once in a while there's a census. What is the community like in 2024?
Terminal Trove June 2024 Wrap Up(opens in new tab)
A wrap up of all the things that happened in Terminal Trove in June 2024.
Free idea: design token ugly mode(opens in new tab)
The World Is Eating Software(opens in new tab)
The software industry is at the top of valuation, but the tail is wagging the dog.
July 2024(opens in new tab)
Organizing AI Engineer World's Fair 2024(opens in new tab)
note... this only represents my half of running AIE - the intention was to have Ben also write his side on the logistics and sponsorships but we never got round to it and its…
Keeping things in sync: derive vs test(opens in new tab)
There are times when we need to stop trying to make everything sync automatically, and just test that it is synced. Tips for Python and web dev.
What can we remove?(opens in new tab)
Found: Temper(opens in new tab)
A custom bottom plate makes room for the controller, to allow for a lower overal height. A novel idea!
Consent, LLM scrapers, and poisoning the well(opens in new tab)
Logarithmic Challenges from Romanian Math Olympiads(opens in new tab)
In the landscape of the Romanian 10th-grade Math Olympiad, logarithms are a distinct and recurring theme. While they don’t dominate the entire curriculum, a problem involving them is bound to appear, often requiring a deep understanding of algebraic inequalities and ...
How to get inside the head of a hiring manager in web3(opens in new tab)
We're diving deep into the mind of a tech hiring manager—yours truly. You've got questions, I’ve got answers. Been around the block from gaming to med tech, and now I’m living in the technicolor dream of Web3.First off, LinkedIn
Niche Economy: The rise and fall of the group buy model in mechanical keyboards(opens in new tab)
Group buys are still used as a business model, but its popularity is dwindling quickly. Why is that, and is that justified?
A Guide to Python's Weak References Using weakref Module(opens in new tab)
Chances are that you never touched and maybe haven't even heard about Python's `weakref` module. While it might not be commonly used in your code, it's fundamental to inner workings of many libraries, frameworks and even Python itself. So, in ...
10 Examples Why cURL is an Awesome CLI Tool(opens in new tab)
Whether you're developer, DevOps engineer, SysAdmin, QA or in any other technical role, you're surely familiar with cURL - _the command line tool and library for transferring data with URLs_ (as described in docs). Most of the time however, we ...
Ep 11: Horsing Around in the Third Dimension(opens in new tab)
Austen and Jesse dig into the backlog of past recordings and publish another episode! This one is all about horsing around with trailers, hand-wiring keyboards, counterfeiting soldering irons, printing in the third dimension, and PHP.Tell us! What do you think ...
Get over the enterprise hump(opens in new tab)
Offer what enterprises need: compliance, convenience, empathy. Read up, start early.
Wu-Tang Clan’s Blockchain Blunder: From Heist Drama to Digital Yard Sale(opens in new tab)
Witness Wu-Tang Clan’s legendary album saga, from Martin Shkreli’s villainous grip to blockchain chaos. Discover how a $2 million secret became a $1 digital free-for-all, raising questions about the future of music and digital hype.
Found: Chew Split and Mono keyboards(opens in new tab)
Florent Linguenheld and their partner designed two keyboards that are filled with character and attention to detail.
Found: Akira Ball(opens in new tab)
A very cyberpunk-looking custom trackball mouse.
Found: Ska-themed stenography keyboard(opens in new tab)
A hip ska-themed stenography keyboard designed by Lucy Goose.
My home-cooked app for online bookmarks(opens in new tab)
Pivoting From React to Native DOM APIs: A Real World Example(opens in new tab)
“One dev team made the shift from React’s "overwhelming VDOM" to modern DOM APIs. They immediately saw speed and interaction improvements.”
Talk Nerdy to Me: GPT's New Role in My Blogging Workflow(opens in new tab)
Alright, so here’s the thing. Ideas might grow on trees, but actually pulling them down and turning them into something meaningful? That’s special. That is the hard part. So I’m just gonna spill my brains here in the hope it ...
Race Report: 5k Banthumloop 2024(opens in new tab)
A race report of the Banthumloop, where I challenged my goal time of 30:00 at a distance of 5k.
Chaos Layouts and Other Tales from Electric Worlds(opens in new tab)
Transcript version of my talk for Digital Art in Ireland, presented June 14th 2024!
How React 19 (Almost) Made the Internet Slower(opens in new tab)
“After a lot of public pushback, heated discussions, and probably a good deal of talking behind the scenes, the React team backed out and decided to hold off on this change for now.”
Mountainbiking for the first time(opens in new tab)
The first time I went mountain biking, during a weekend trip with a group of unfamiliar people.
Golang Web: PUT Method(opens in new tab)
Introduction In this section of the series, we will be exploring how to send a HTTP request in golang. We will understand how to send a basic PUT request, creat
Never, Sometimes, Always(opens in new tab)
Just like the only numbers programmers care about are zero, one, infinity, the only frequencies we care about are Never, Sometimes and Always.
How To Hack Your Google Lighthouse Scores In 2024(opens in new tab)
I put on my lab coat and science googles to investigate.
One does not simply delete cookies(opens in new tab)
Sometimes, even the most "intuitive" framework APIs can create misunderstandings in the minds of seasoned web developers (ahem, me).
How To Sync Obsidian(opens in new tab)
How to synchronize your Obsidian Vaults. Using Obsidian Sync, Syncthing, Google Drive or Github.
How To Use Obsidian To Write Astro Markdown Content(opens in new tab)
The efficient way to edit your Astro project's markdown blog posts with Obsidian.
Kubernetes 2.0(opens in new tab)
Breaking changes I would like to see in Kubernetes 2.0
Workplace discrimination: another terrible thing Windows Recall might enable(opens in new tab)
Ten Years of Kubernetes(opens in new tab)
How I got started with Kubernetes and where it has taken me.
A Second Brain - Smart Notes With An Obsidian Zettelkasten(opens in new tab)
Create a second brain. The life-long note taking system Zettelkasten.
221: How to get pytest to import your code under test(opens in new tab)
We've got some code we want to test, and some tests.The tests need to be able to import the code under test, or at least the API to it, in order to run tests against it.How do we do that? ...
Terminal Trove May 2024 Wrap Up(opens in new tab)
A wrap up of all the things that happened in Terminal Trove in May 2024.
Obsidian Android shortcuts to specific Vaults(opens in new tab)
How to create home screen shortcuts to specific Obsidian Vaults on Android.
Home-Cooked Software and Barefoot Developers(opens in new tab)
The emerging golden age of home-cooked software, barefoot developers, and why the local-first community should help build it