How to calculate how much memory Google Chrome actually uses
Learn how to calculate Google Chrome's total memory usage by summing the RSS of all its processes using ps, grep, and awk on macOS and Linux.
Mohammad M. Ramezanpour
Software developer since 2002, husband since 2012, and father since 2017. Also a bookworm, math lover, physics enthusiast.
Latest posts
Productive Procrastination
Procrastination can disguise itself as productivity, from endless RFCs to needless meetings. How to spot productive procrastination.
I’m not sure if I’m chatting with humans anymore
As LLMs spread across coding, product, and consulting, I explore the unsettling feeling of no longer knowing if I'm talking to a human.
What 40 Days Without Dopamine Taught Me
What 40 days without social media, news, streaming, and video games taught me: the surprising results of my dopamine detox.
2025
Looking back on 2025: a year of big changes, deeper integration in Germany, and mixed feelings about growth and belonging.
When Everything Is Important, Nothing Matters
Why our ever-growing lists of yearly goals rarely get done, and how trying to do everything means accomplishing nothing.
Dopamine Detox: Harder Than I Thought, Better Than I Expected
A month-long dopamine detox turned out far harder than expected. Here's what I gave up and what the first difficult days taught me.
Dopamine Detox December: One Month to Reset Your Brain
Introducing Dopamine Detox December: a month to reduce overstimulation, reclaim your attention, and learn how dopamine really works.
The Soft Skill Every Manager Needs: Working With Everyone
Why the ability to work with everyone, especially product managers, is the underrated soft skill every engineering manager needs.
Let’s Focus on Things You Can Control
Three simple questions from 'The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People' to stop worrying about things outside your control.