When a Notes App Is Just a Notes App
My thoughts on why Bear Notes is still worth paying for every year.
My Writings on Preslav Rachev
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Installed the macOS 27 Beta on My Trusty M1 Mac Mini
I installed the macOS 27 beta on a spare 2020 M1 Mac Mini and ran Geekbench before and after. Most scores improved, one dropped slightly.
Pointing a Cloudflare Domain to Netlify Without Changing Nameservers
Hosting a static site on Netlify while keeping its domain managed by Cloudflare, with the DNS records to make it work.
Saying the obvious thing
Don’t avoid writing something down just because you think it’s obvious.
My Appearance on the Cup O’ Go Podcast
Less than two weeks ago, I had the pleasure of being a guest on Cup O’ Go - one of my favorite Go podcasts, hosted by Shay Nehmad and Jonathan Hall.
The 10 Go Error Handling Commandments
Thou shalt handle errors with care: ten tips for wrapping, translating, and returning them without turning every failure into noise.
AI can't tell you what to build.
AI can’t tell you what to build.
Lost in Translation
A love letter to films that still trust the viewer to think.
It's all relative
You don’t have to be an amateur, just because you use AI tooling.
The bottleneck is the supervision
The [AI] models are already powerful enough to produce publishable results under competent supervision.
The friction is just not there anymore.
The friction of building personal apps has always been so high that as users we accepted the ads, the trackers, the dark patterns, and the constant upsells.
Who Is the Assistant?
The way a smart assistant works is, it processes information ahead of you, trims it down, and presents you with a couple of options to decide on.
Why I'm Still Building Murmel
On competing without feature wars. When identity, trust, and story matter more than what’s on your roadmap.
(untitled)
Time to dust it off.
The Cinematic Color Negative Made It All the Way to Malaysia
A proof that small niche tools can make impact.
Stop Overthinking Struct Pointer and Value Semantics in Go
Just go pointer-first. It’s fine.
How to Disable Terminal Suggestions in VS Code
A quick guide to disabling VS Code’s terminal autocomplete suggestions and restoring your preferred CLI tools like fzf.
How to Install Logseq’s DB Version on Your Computer
Grab a fresh build straight off the Github pipeline.
gomjml: September Update
A frank update on gomjml’s journey to full MJML compliance
The Recipes I Carry On My Fujifilm Camera
My go-to film simulation recipes for the XE-1: Classic Chrome alternative, faux Acros, and tweaked Astia
Static Sites Enable a Good Time Travel Experience
With static sites and git, you don’t have to pray to the SaaS gods or dig through some arcane database.
This Site Supports h-card Microformats Now
Today, I updated this site to support IndieWeb’s h-card microformats.
Introducing gomjml: MJML for Go Developers
gomjml is a native Go implementation of the MJML email framework, making responsive email design faster and easier for Go developers.
Display your Claude Code Token Usage on Your Mac's Toolbar
A simple Python script and xbar setup to monitor Claude Code token usage directly in your macOS toolbar.
Hitting the Brakes on Claude Code
Prevent Claude Code from burning tokens aimlessly. Slow things down with a simple shell trick.
From Outbound to Inbound and Back Again: The Hidden Power of RSS Feeds
Or how we accidentally built a content train station where stories find their way to people who never knew they needed them
Why I Made Peace With Go’s Date Formatting
If we’re all going to google it anyway, we might as well google something that makes sense.
Boost Your Productivity on the iPad With Guided Access Sessions
The iPad can be a fantastic companion for productivity and creativity. It can also be your biggest source of distraction. Using the built-in Guided Access support will help you stay in focus.
Cinematic Color Negative: A Nostalgic Picture Profile for Canon Cameras
Add a filmic, nostalgic look to your Canon photos. Give new life to your Canon camera, and achieve great results, without spending hours editing your photos.
How to Apply Unsupported Simulations on Older Fujifilm Cameras
Get that Classic Chrome look on every photo with this little trick.
Your Eyes Are the Camera
You don’t need a thousand photos to call yourself a photographer. You don’t even need a camera.
Stuck With Your Decision Making? Try Some Randomness
The whole point of choosing is not to make a perfect choice, but to just get going.
Got Bitten by the Fuji Bug
Despite telling myself countless times that I won’t fall for the social media hype, I got bitten by the Fujifilm bug, too.
Quality Control
The symphony ends. The cigarette burns out. The test results are in.
Don't Give Your Main Bluesky Password to 3rd-Party Apps
Generate an app Password instead
All You Can Feed
A short story about hunger, algorithms, and the things we feed when we think we’re being fed. Bon appétit.
How to Replace Linkedin’s Algorithmic Timeline
And, bring back your sanity.
2025: More Social, Less Media
Happy New Year! 🎉
3 (+1) Things Evernote Got Right
A look at three features that made Evernote click for me back in the day — ones that modern note-taking apps still struggle to replicate fully.
The Raw Arithmetic of Being
Our entire existence as humans hangs on two primal drives: survival and the need to feel something .
Because I Wanted To
Trust your instincts. Not every choice needs justification.
Double-Click to Edit: Rethinking Note Interactions in Obsidian
Switching between reading and editing modes in Obsidian with ease: a simple home-made plugin that brings intentional editing to my note-taking workflow.
Why I Am Not Writing About Programming as Much Anymore
After 25 years of coding, I’m shifting my gaze beyond the keyboard to embrace creative passions like writing, photography, and music. Here’s why I’m writing less about programming—and what’s next for this blog.
Signs
Some “signs” aren’t signs at all.
A Few Words About Obsidian’s License
Obsidian is free to use but not open-source. It has a commercial license, but for most users, including indie authors, it’s not a concern.
How to Fix That Ghost Email Configuration Once and for All
Sometimes, the simple solution has been there all along. It takes you a minute to implement it and an eternity of scratching your head and looking in the wrong direction.
LinkedIn Is Not Having an Identity Crisis. Jobs Are.
It’s not just the platform that’s changed. It’s us.
Posts About Retro Gaming From the Blogosphere
The latest blog posts on Feedle discussing retro games.
State of the Cloud 2024
And yes, there is drama watching cloud companies that were overvalued and overfunded in the Covid bubble crash come down to earth or pivot to austerity.
Look for the Bridges
What if perseverance isn’t all there is? What if we need to pause, look around, and recognize when we’re making things harder than they need to be?