Posts

2025

• Dear null

  Posted on Jul 22, 2025 3 mins

  Yesterday, I got an SMS from my insurance company.

• Why Being a Battery in the Matrix Is Bad

  Posted on Jul 20, 2025 2 mins

  The machines are going to kill you as soon as they find a better energy source.

• Non-Profit FOSS Solves the Conflict of Interest

  Posted on Jul 16, 2025 4 mins

  The developers have no incentive to enshittify the app!

• My Take on LLMs for Coding

  Posted on Jul 5, 2025 Last edited Jul 16, 2025 2 mins

  Use LLMs for small, tedious tasks that you can review quickly.

• Go Didn't Get Error Handling Right

  Posted on Jul 1, 2025 2 mins

  I’ve finally found a way to put this concisely!

• Why Use Structured Errors in Rust Applications?

  Posted on May 28, 2025 Last edited Jul 1, 2025 8 mins

  Going against the common wisdom of “using anyhow for applications”.

• The Optimal Post Size

  Posted on Jan 10, 2025 Last edited Jun 29, 2025 3 mins

  No more than 5 laptop screens / 2000 words.

2024

• Your Post Doesn't Have to Be an Essay

  Posted on Dec 30, 2024 Last edited Jun 29, 2025 1 min

  Short, subjective posts can still be high-quality and useful!

• Rust Solves The Issues With Exceptions

  Posted on Nov 30, 2024 Last edited Jul 9, 2025 12 mins

  A small topic that’s too big to fit in a larger Rust post.

• Decision-Making in a Rock Band

  Posted on Nov 7, 2024 Last edited Jun 29, 2025 7 mins

  How do you run a rock band and avoid endless arguing, frustration, and eventual breakup?

• I Love Organizing Stuff

  Posted on Sep 15, 2024 Last edited Jun 29, 2025 4 mins

  I love storing things and then being able to access them later.