# dummies (blogs) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 5 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover dummies. Page: Feed: --- ## [The Open Source Creative Podcast](https://monsterjavaguns.com/blog/opensourcecreative/) _2026-06-23 · Jason van Gumster on monsterjavaguns.com_ I’m bringing back my podcast. It’s important. ## [On Burnout](https://monsterjavaguns.com/blog/burnout/) _2026-05-29 · Jason van Gumster on monsterjavaguns.com_ This one may qualify for the “oversharing” descriptor that I put to describe my blog… ## [Putting Ideas to Bed](https://monsterjavaguns.com/blog/putting-ideas-to-bed/) _2026-05-09 · Jason van Gumster on monsterjavaguns.com_ Sometimes you have a great idea… that only works for you. A post mortem on Tablescraps. ## [You're smarter than this](https://crankysec.com/blog/smarter/) _2026-04-27 · CrankySec_ Critical thinking is part of the job ## [Smash the glass wing](https://crankysec.com/blog/smash/) _2026-04-15 · CrankySec_ PoC || GTFO, bro. ## [A New New Hope](https://crankysec.com/blog/new-hope/) _2026-04-08 · CrankySec_ The Cleanup Crew Is Standing By ## [Let's Delve In](https://crankysec.com/blog/delve/) _2026-03-21 · CrankySec_ Are you new here? ## [The Drive By](https://crankysec.com/blog/drive-by/) _2026-03-11 · CrankySec_ Ey.. I'm hackin' over here! ## [Reducing OpenClaw Token Costs with claw-llm-router](https://donnfelker.com/reducing-openclaw-token-costs-with-claw-llm-router/) _2026-02-25 · Donn Felker_ Right model, right time. Save tokens. ## [The Passive AI Learning Stack That Changed the Way I Learn](https://donnfelker.com/the-passive-ai-learning-stack-that-changed-the-way-i-learn/) _2026-02-08 · Donn Felker_ Learn more with less effort. ## [AI publishing with human taste (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/Kabx8bFGP7G2) _2026-02-07 · **Sponsored**_ Convert AI research into blogs, podcasts, and newsletters with optional human review. ## [Molto Bene](https://crankysec.com/blog/molt/) _2026-02-02 · CrankySec_ You know what "molt" means, right? ## [A Jason of One](https://monsterjavaguns.com/blog/jason-of-one/) _2026-01-02 · Jason van Gumster on monsterjavaguns.com_ I think it’s time to have fewer silos in my life… ## [It's never simple](https://crankysec.com/blog/simple/) _2025-12-09 · CrankySec_ Like, never. ## [Pun in the Sun](https://monsterjavaguns.com/blog/puninthesun/) _2025-11-17 · Jason van Gumster on monsterjavaguns.com_ I’ve started something new. Seriously… I think I need to be stopped. ## [Learn Agentic Coding in 2 Days (and unlock a decade of productivity)](https://donnfelker.com/learn-agentic-coding-in-two-days/) _2025-11-10 · Donn Felker_ Evolving into an Agentic Coding Architect ## [Inktober 2025](https://monsterjavaguns.com/blog/inktober2025/) _2025-11-07 · Jason van Gumster on monsterjavaguns.com_ I did Inktober again! ## [Call us, maybe?](https://crankysec.com/blog/business/) _2025-10-31 · CrankySec_ Let's do that business! ## [More Hands](https://crankysec.com/blog/hands/) _2025-09-24 · CrankySec_ We’ll do it live. ## [The Modern Individual Contributor](https://crankysec.com/blog/modern/) _2025-09-02 · CrankySec_ Know your place, slug ## [The Single Most Important Thing You Need as a One-Person Business to Guarantee You Get Paid](https://donnfelker.com/the-most-important-thing-you-need-get-paid-a-contract/) _2025-08-06 · Donn Felker_ Get paid or go broke. ## [Your 24/7 AI Media Buyer (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/VCzboEI6X7u8) _2025-08-05 · **Sponsored**_ Finds placement, geo, and funnel leaks and proposes fixes you approve ## [Fork that.](https://crankysec.com/blog/fork/) _2025-08-05 · CrankySec_ The world is a vampire. ## [Be Savvy](https://crankysec.com/blog/savvy/) _2025-07-29 · CrankySec_ Yarrrrr. ## [New Rules for Social Media](https://monsterjavaguns.com/blog/new-rules-for-social/) _2025-07-24 · Jason van Gumster on monsterjavaguns.com_ Social media isn’t social any more. At least, not the way I see it. ## [When You Wish Upon a Star](https://crankysec.com/blog/wishing/) _2025-07-18 · CrankySec_ This is so dumb. ## [The Grass Is Always Grayer](https://crankysec.com/blog/grass/) _2025-06-19 · CrankySec_ Let's plant a garden instead ## [Smart Guys](https://crankysec.com/blog/smart/) _2025-05-29 · CrankySec_ This too shall pass ## [Pour one out for community](https://crankysec.com/blog/the-commons/) _2025-05-17 · CrankySec_ It's gone, bro. ## [We're all DEVO](https://crankysec.com/blog/devo/) _2025-05-05 · CrankySec_ It's devolution, baby! ## [Vibe Coding with AI and the Future of Software](https://donnfelker.com/vibe-coding-with-ai-and-the-future-of-software/) _2025-04-16 · Donn Felker_ Software’s Industrial Revolution Moment ## [There is no "community"](https://crankysec.com/blog/community/) _2025-04-14 · CrankySec_ You can't sit with us ## [Recipe PDFs Ready Fast (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/lpkmjTeK9CuW) _2025-04-13 · **Sponsored**_ Turn online or personal recipes into clean, printable PDFs in seconds. ## [What can possibly go wrong?](https://crankysec.com/blog/go-wrong/) _2025-04-03 · CrankySec_ Just YOLO it. ## [The Vibes Are Off](https://crankysec.com/blog/vibes/) _2025-03-25 · CrankySec_ Vibe Code Deez Nuts. ## [Productive LLM Coding with an llm-context.md File](https://donnfelker.com/productive-llm-coding-with-an-llm-context-md-file/) _2025-03-24 · Donn Felker_ Avoid repeat prompts with context. ## [20% of Zero is Zero](https://crankysec.com/blog/twenty-percent/) _2025-03-10 · CrankySec_ The wheels on the bus... ## [Invisible Mentors](https://donnfelker.com/invisible-mentors/) _2025-03-07 · Donn Felker_ Mentorship without direct connection. ## [The Life Changing Magic of Doing Things For Free](https://donnfelker.com/the-life-changing-magic-of-doing-things-for-free/) _2025-03-01 · Donn Felker_ Plant Seeds of Opportunity. ## [Last night today](https://crankysec.com/blog/last-night/) _2025-02-24 · CrankySec_ Welcome, welcome, welcome! ## [Done is Better Than Perfect](https://donnfelker.com/done-is-better-than-perfect/) _2025-02-21 · Donn Felker_ Perfection delays real progress. ## [Master the Basics](https://donnfelker.com/master-the-basics/) _2025-02-20 · Donn Felker_ Skill beats high-end tools. ## [How to Backup A Digital Ocean Managed Database](https://donnfelker.com/how-to-backup-a-digital-ocean-managed-database-postgresql/) _2025-02-19 · Donn Felker_ Digital Ocean backup with pg\_dump. ## [Game Over](https://crankysec.com/blog/game-over/) _2025-02-10 · CrankySec_ Been a good run, ferda. ## [Designing a Tattoo with Blender](https://monsterjavaguns.com/blog/designing-a-tattoo-with-blender/) _2025-02-01 · Jason van Gumster on monsterjavaguns.com_ In far too many words, I describe how I designed myself a travel tattoo… in the nerdiest way possible. ## [Be interesting](https://crankysec.com/blog/interesting/) _2025-01-29 · CrankySec_ No. Not like that. ## [Cunty Club](https://crankysec.com/blog/banning/) _2025-01-17 · CrankySec_ You can't sit with us ## [Migrating from Sidekiq to Solid Queue](https://donnfelker.com/migrating-from-sidekiq-to-solid-queue/) _2025-01-08 · Donn Felker_ Goodbye Sidekiq, Hello Solid Queue. ## [Rails ImportMap Pin with Version](https://donnfelker.com/rails-importmap-pin-with-version/) _2025-01-02 · Donn Felker_ Pin specific versions in ImportMap. ## [You can't E2EE your life.](https://crankysec.com/blog/e2ee/) _2024-12-04 · CrankySec_ Big brain time! ## [State of the Blog](https://crankysec.com/blog/sotb24/) _2024-12-02 · CrankySec_ I said "Hey, a-what's going on?" ## [Take care of yourself](https://crankysec.com/blog/care/) _2024-11-12 · CrankySec_ And everyone else ## [I wrote an app to help published authors](https://monsterjavaguns.com/blog/tablescraps/) _2024-11-01 · Jason van Gumster on monsterjavaguns.com_ It’s called Tablescraps and it’s here to help published authors monitor their book stats.