Things I write down

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I write things down so I can understand them, remember them, and return to them later.

There are twenty-seven articles here about products, engineering, learning, and the tools I use.

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Making a Cloud Engine Feel Like a Product
A cloud engine combines independent computers into one fault-tolerant platform. The difficult part is making that new model easy to buy and operate.
April 9, 2026
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Claude Manager: Keeping Track of Claude Code Across Projects
I was running Claude Code across multiple projects and worktrees inside tmux. I wanted a better overview, so I built a small tool for it.
March 23, 2026
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Why We Built a Separate Governance App
The existing NNS dapp did a lot. We needed a simpler path without breaking workflows people already depended on.
March 13, 2026
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Back to the Terminal
I was happy with Zed. But Claude Code & others showed up, and I went all-in on the terminal again.
March 8, 2026
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I Built a TIL Pipeline with OpenClaw + Telegram
From raw notes in Telegram to curated PRs and a live feed on my own website.
February 21, 2026
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Adding Strava to Your Portfolio
Show off your activity by integrating the Strava API into your Next.js app.
February 20, 2026
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Stop Duplicating State: localStorage IS the Store
Why duplicate localStorage data in React state when you can read directly from the source?
January 15, 2026
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Next.js rendering: When to use Client vs Server Components
Stop seeing skeletons everywhere. Why Server Components might be the best upgrade for your app.
September 20, 2025
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7 Months Working on the NNS Dapp
From insurance to open source blockchain. My journey with Svelte, the Internet Computer, and building in public.
June 15, 2025
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LazyGit: The Git Interface You Didn't Know You Needed
Stop fighting with the terminal and embrace the TUI revolution.
February 18, 2025
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From VSCode to Zed
Finding the perfect balance between Vim speed and modern editor comfort.
December 18, 2024
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VIM Basics Handbook
Stop using the mouse. Start coding at the speed of thought.
June 20, 2024
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Spotify Now Playing with Next.js
How I built a real-time Spotify card for my blog using the Spotify API and Next.js.
May 20, 2024
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Awesome Visual Studio Code
You deserve a better editor. Let's make it awesome!
March 20, 2024
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The Rule of Three in Computer Programming
Wait with the refactoring until the third instance of duplication.
January 10, 2024
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Stopping Unwanted Docker Restarts
Does Docker restart containers on its own?
September 22, 2023
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Heimdall: Making Integration Failures Visible
The team was solving insurance integration failures through logs, Swagger, Postman, and knowledge held by a few people.
January 17, 2023
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The Alchemist
My annual guide for New Years growth
January 3, 2023
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A programmatically generated Resume
Creating a Resumen with Next.js, tailwindcss, and puppeteer
March 14, 2022
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Git Alias
Git superpowers with aliases
January 29, 2022
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2022, lets go!
Kind of a resolutions list with a bit of a time box for my future me
January 1, 2022
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Better loggin in Node
Logging objects in Node is a pain in the assh, but there is a nicer way
December 1, 2021
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Building a Configurable Insurance Frontend
We kept building similar purchase journeys for different partners. The difficult part was deciding what should become shared.
August 19, 2021
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React performance starts with measurement
The practical lessons from an internal workshop about finding, measuring, and fixing React performance problems.
August 19, 2021
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Why React?
A friendly introduction on why we use React
December 20, 2020
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Learning How to Learn
My summary of what I learned from Learning How to Learn
December 15, 2020
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Hello world
It took almost 1891 days, but I am finally here
December 10, 2020