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Jan 27, 2026

What Silence Leaves Behind

A short reflection on not enjoying, yet being moved by Outer Wilds
Nov 19, 2025

The vibe writing mess

Confessions of a recovering AI writer.
Nov 16, 2025

Get your manager promoted

Traits to become a great software engineer, vol. I
Oct 26, 2025

I Assembled a Tiny Ramen Stall and Accidentally Found Zen in Software

The value of slowing down, paying attention, and caring about the craft.
Aug 09, 2025

Too Lazy to Set Up My Pet Project, So I Vibe Coded a CLI to Do It. Don’t Ask.

An unplanned dive into building a CLI tool with AI — part experiment, part happy accident.
Jul 12, 2025

Did You Know Squid Game Is Based on a Real Internment Camp? Me Neither. (It’s Not.)

A viral Squid Game reel fooled me today, so I dove into what “truth” means in the age of AI.
Jun 24, 2025

Everything I Know About UX, I Learned from a Rubber Chicken

What Monkey Island and other SCUMM games got right about UX
Apr 06, 2025

Whatever the heck are React Fragments anyway?

Because apparently, empty tags mean something now.
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