Writing a joke with AI
I used AI to help word a joke for a Town Square post and ended up thinking about where assistance ends and authorship begins.
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Is anyone learning a new language?
I built a small app for practising languages. Is anyone learning a new language and willing to try it?
Hermes and I
Hermes became real for me when I trusted it with things that mattered, and useful when I could keep clear boundaries around authorship.
Coding on the Beach
A reflection on coding from the beach in Algarve and whether making things on vacation can still count as rest.
A Good Product Is Hard to Outgrow
Great tools stay approachable at the beginning, but reveal deeper capability as users grow into them.
Mom, I made it to HN front page
Townsquare made it to the Hacker News front page, chaos followed and the best part was seeing how much people genuinely enjoyed being together there.
Town Square, the community deserves connection
A short update on Town Square after launch: the map is live, new features keep emerging from people enjoying it and the best part has been seeing how much the community cares.
Two days of Town Square
It has been two days since I posted about the release of Town Square and I thought it would be nice to write a quick report. My post got automatically posted on Bubbles and I shared it on Hacker News. Someone also posted it on Lobste.rs, which I had never heard of before. Later it got posted on some other sites I don’t even know. All of that generated a big traffic spike. Lots of people visited…
Turn your site into a place people can bump into each other
Releasing Town Square. Bring back the feeling that real people are browsing your site with you.
Aphantasia and the Other Senses of the Mind
A personal reflection on aphantasia, the “other senses of the mind,” and what it means to remember without seeing. The post explores inner speech, memory, sensory imagination and the unsettling possibility that different minds may experience absence, attachment and recollection in very different ways.
A Town Square for my site
A tiny town square at the bottom of my site where visitors can see each other and chat in real time.
Publio. Building a Website Without “Building” It
A calm, simple AI website builder that lets you create a professional website just by describing it.
“Just one more feature” is my new “just one more turn”
I replaced “just one more turn” with “just one more feature,” and I’m not sure that’s actually healthier.
An Android App for my Obsidian Tasks
A simple, straightforward task manager for my Obsidian Vault.
AI Broke the Internet. Weirdos Might Save It
Scrolling through AI slop made me nostalgic for the weird, human internet of my teenage years. A rabbit hole into the Indie Web reminded me why blogging matters.
Using Obsidian Bases for Tasks
WHy and How I switched to Bases for my tasks management in Obsidian
A Meditation Reminder. Not Magic, But It Helps
Meditation helped me clear my head during a chaotic week. Here’s what it reminded me about stress, focus and noticing when your brain is out of breath.
Three-Body Problem. Book Review
A good short story in the the format of a book
Digital Overload and Mental Clutter
Reviewing how we consume digital contant and how it impacts our brain
Kakizome
The japanese art of writing yearly resolutions
Taking Control Of My Digital Memories
Testing a self-hosted Google Photos Alternative, Immich, to take control of my online data
Link Blog
I recently read the blog post from Simon Willion's about his idea of link blog. I was actually triggered to read by his post on Blueksy . "That’s the purpose of my link blog: it’s an ongoing log of things I’ve found—effectively a combination of public bookmarks …
Using ChatGPT for Personality Test Analysis
Surprising results for ChatGPT personality assessment
Why Clarity Matters: The Case for Being Direct
Not being direct about what you want can hold you back.
Mental Apps
How our brains opperates with pre-loaded apps.
Buy Mindfully
Choosing better products and better brands.