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#28: The Speed of Travel
Me and the family went on a really incredible trip lately. But it all happened so fast.
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#27: I’m just an inefficient sorting algorithm
When we first bought our house, I remember that one of my cousins (still a teenager at time) told us that when he finally had enough money to buy us a housewarming present, they surely will have figured out how to make a washing machine and dryer that folds clothes by itself, so he would…
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#25: Superhero movies were a blip
It has felt like the superhero blockbuster meant the end of a certain kind of film. But maybe that was just something temporary.
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#24: Sunday Sauce
This weekend I made Sunday Sauce. And there’s something about it that just feels comforting to make.
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#23: The React Rewrite
An article I read this week got me thinking about rewrites, and how certain frameworks push them into existence.
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#22: Taking the Long View
I’ve been thinking about ‘East of Eden’, and I found myself drawn to Lee’s life vision, which is kind of the opposite of today’s deteriorating attention spans and overcommitted lives.
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Using Full Site Editing as a Developer
My quest for control inside of WordPress’ full site editing.
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#21: The art of letting go
Letting go means a lot of things. But it’s not always easy to relinquish control.
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#20: The analog, human web
I’ve been thinking about a new term to represent the personalized, human-curated web in stark contrast to our algorithm-based echo chambers.
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Paranoia ahead of revolution
The French Revolution, with its ideological rigidity and conspiracy theories, mirrors today’s political climate where politicians dismiss opposition without proper scrutiny.
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#19: Managing the what
Sometimes, to lead, you need to step out of the way. But finding the balance between autonomy and accountability is never easy.
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Writing Goals as Narratives
I think I stumbled on to a new of setting goals for myself. And I’m exciting to see how it goes this year.
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#18: Letting Time Use You
Being overwhelmed makes me think of time, and how to be inside of it rather than try to control it.
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#17: Our Personal Worlds
Kening Zhu advocates for creating a ‘digital garden’—a personal world prioritized over audience engagement. This serves as a reminder of the importance of reflection and personal ideology in shaping our digital and intellectual landscapes. It is something I want to focus on soon.
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#16: The build vs buy dilemma for personal decisions
As a tinkerer, I often grapple with the ‘build vs buy’ dilemma. ‘Building’ involves creating a personalized workflow system with light coding and no-code solutions, while ‘buying’ means embracing an existing app’s methodology. For years, I’ve used Obsidian for note-taking and organization. Recently, I considered building a second-brain app, similar to Obsidian or Roam, using…
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#15: Finding focus in the new year
I’m going to begin the year with introspection, uncertainty, and a desire for new experiences and growth. I have been thinking about focus and setting new goals now that I’ve found some success in prioritizing. But perhaps it is time for setting a new kind of focus. + East of Eden and the beauty in…
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#14: Holidays and the nature of conflict
Conflict, though complicated, is mediated through conversation. Something easy to forget during the holidays. + a post on how to blog so others can find you, thinking about the web and fun, ad collaborating with a team.
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#12: Web Components, Web Technologies and Things that Last
Web components are having a moment, and I think they’ve finally clicked. What does it mean to write on the web? And what is a mindful universe?
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Bleak House and Narratives
Dickens’ Bleak House is a powerful critique of industrialism and capitalism, cleverly intertwined with a captivating narrative. The novel exposes the frivolity of the ruling class and their disconnect from the victims of modernity. Through a compelling story, Dickens skillfully delivers his insightful rebukes.
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#11: Navigating the end of year scaries
Balancing a few things at once right now, but what I’m really excited about is focusing on a new direction for History of the Web, and getting that out into the world. + Almost done with Bleak House.
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Travelers in landscapes from our past
A post thanksgiving flurry into the holidays always has me thinking about the future.
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Choosing WordPress hosts for my personal site
I usually find my head spinning trying to pick out a new host. That still kind of happened this time, but it definitely went better.
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What’s the next move?
It used to be so easy to think about thinking, and now it takes effort. Is that the way life goes, or is it a product of our time?