I’m a software engineer, side-project enthusiast, hobbyist game developer, sometimes writer, and full-time wheelchair user.
Reflections on the yearly writing challenge that inspired me to write my first novel—and the nonprofit’s tragic end.
LLMs don't actually understand us. But, maybe a facsimile of understanding is good enough to make computers easier for everyone.
This is the story of how the dreaded flash of unstyled text drove me to purchase some new fonts.
I bought this domain as a college student using a friend’s credit card. Twenty years later, it’s one of the best decisions I've ever made.
Six years after launching it, I introduce Minimal Character Sheet and its features.
Damn.
I celebrate ten years of being employed by looking back at the difficult journey it took to get there.
I don't mind the notch so much on iPhones, but I really can't stand it on MacBooks. Whenever the menu bar is too long and some of the menus appear on the other side of the notch, it just looks so ridiculous. No way Steve Jobs would have approved of this.
Sometimes I think about how a startup might look at a number of MRR and think it's nothing. Whereas an indie developer could potentially make a living off of that same amount. I think about the 1,000 fans idea. Make something cool. Sell it at a price such that, if your 1,000 true fans purchased it, you can make a living from it.
It's common to hear about people using ChatGPT, Gemini, etc for personal therapy. I'm not here to judge anyone for doing that. However, do yourself a favor, download Ollama and use a *local* AI model. That way you aren't giving your deep, personal secrets to big tech companies.