Links and Notes - January 28th 2026
Notes on video generation being weird still. An ode to Carlos Alcaraz's movement. And some findings on those who dominated the tennis world as children.
The Random Headspace of Adnan
Ramblings of an easily excitable, occasionally grumpy software person.
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No, I don't think I'll stop writing code yet
There's been a lot of talk of never having to code again or that coding is a waste of time. I beg to differ. I see this attitude as a one way ticket to shooting your future in its foot. And I want to write about why.
On buffets and shared tables at functions
A love letter to the joys and warmth of eating from shared dishes instead of buffets at weddings and other large functions.
Links and Notes - January 20th 2026
A note on Karen Hao's book "Empire of AI" and disaster capitalism. And a smattering of shout outs to stuff from folks like Joan Westernberg, Matt Gemmell, and others
Links and Notes - January 19th 2026
A new blog post (yes!), a status update on my obsidian to ghost plugin, and a shoutout to animation obsessive.
How fast and strong are your signals?
How I measure the actual impact of media I consume across various mediums and a challenge for any readers to try for themselves
Links and Notes - January 18th 2026
I have an iPad mini! Also, some thoughts on how easy it can be to forget boundaries of time when working with AI. Plus good news about another indie game studio.
Links and Notes - January 17th 2026
An update on how I publish to the blog. A note on chat gpt ads. And mention of Hytale!!
An actual test post from Obsidian
A post from Obsidian for the sake of testing
Links and Notes - October 28th 2025
Economics is hard View on Threads Saw these posts on threads and was wondering to myself about this statement. I keep running into it. Tax the rich, and the rich shall leave. Firstly, what a bunch of selfish gits. Second, I wonder if a better metric than number of businesses
Links and Notes - September 8th 2025
Today, I return to the GTD wagon after taking a break following a super intense life period. And I also muse on the rise of AI slop in creative fields and the one silver lining it may hold for us.
On the future shape of creative work and its workers
Where I muse on the shape of software development, art, and how its workers of today may not find joy in how their work of tomorrow is required to be done.
On having experienced F1 in isolation
A love letter to the feeling of immersion and deep relationship that I discovered with F1 by being forced to watch it in complete isolation. Also, a call to make F1 your own story instead of one governed by noise outside
On the importance of getting old
Reflecting on a very small portion of a very famous commencement speech and wondering what the world would look like if we lived by it
On posting without further thought
Thoughts on why I should be opting to publish whatever I have written and how focusing on quality has only given me a dead blog