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When Vibecoding Is Actually Safe

The problem with vibecoded software isn’t that it’s bad. It’s that nobody knows whether it’s bad. Vibecoding trades an understanding of what the code does for massively increased speed — great for a personal project, but nobody advocates for it as a way to build quality software, because nobody has inspected the code. And all [ ] The post When Vibecoding Is Actually Safe appeared first on Fried…

Rome Fell and Nobody Noticed

When I first began learning about the Roman Empire in middle school, I was most interested in what everyone else seems to be interested in — the time of Caesar and Augustus. Recently, however, I’ve become far more interested in the decline fall of the Roman Empire. You always hear the date 476 as [ ] The post Rome Fell and Nobody Noticed appeared first on Fried Kielbasa .

Let’s try to build an apartment in NYC

So you have a plot of land in New York. You want to put an apartment building on it. What does it look like to actually accomplish this? A pretty usual New York City plot of land that you would put an apartment building on is 25 feet by 100 feet. This is pretty common [ ] The post Let’s try to build an apartment in NYC appeared first on Fried Kielbasa .

Why I care about zoning

What makes different cities different? Why is it that your daily life takes a different structure when you re in a new spot? The small things about the built environment make a massive difference in the texture of your daily activities. We re talking about things like where you get coffee, where you get groceries, how you [ ] The post Why I care about zoning appeared first on Fried Kielbasa .

3 Weeks of Unemployment

If you re looking through a security camera at me during a regular workday, there s not really that much happening. I think that internet use is a natural reaction to living a life which is pretty much the same every single day. I was very lucky to be unemployed with my wife for three weeks between [ ] The post 3 Weeks of Unemployment appeared first on Fried Kielbasa .

What actually happens after you get arrested in NYC

All I wanted to know was how the NYC government works and now I’m insufferable at parties. Around 90% of people arrested in NYC are released after their arraignment. After a person is arrested, they must be brought in front of a judge to have their bail set prior to their court date. The purpose [ ] The post What actually happens after you get arrested in NYC appeared first on Fried Kielbasa .

Running a Business Means Contact With Reality

A year ago I decided to help build a service business for my mom because I wanted to learn about marketing and business. One of the largest blindspots engineers have is around sales and marketing. I was determined to not fall into this trap, but marketing seemed like a skill I couldn’t just learn by [ ] The post Running a Business Means Contact With Reality appeared first on Fried Kielbasa .

How to Change Your Behavior Without Trying Harder

If your gym was inside your home, would you struggle to work out? If your phone wasn t next to your bed, would you still check Twitter as soon as you wake up? If all of your friends started a run club, would you find it hard to get started running? The standard advice is simply [ ] The post How to Change Your Behavior Without Trying Harder appeared first on Fried Kielbasa .

Reactive Programming in Angular, A Journal Entry

This has been in my drafts for a while — I’ve decided to publish as is and label it as something close to a more polished journal entry. Since this has gotten stale, I’d recommend using Angular Signals today The core problem that we were trying to solve using NgRx Component Store was building a [ ] The post Reactive Programming in Angular, A Journal Entry appeared first on Fried Kielbasa .

Book Reviews 2025

1. Breath by James Nestor (reread) Rating: 10/10 I reread this book looking to understand the techniques that were mentioned and the sources a bit better. I don t know if what s in the book is true, but if it is I would give this a 10/10. 2. Russian Shores of the Black Sea by Laurence [ ] The post Book Reviews 2025 appeared first on Fried Kielbasa .