My first job taught me discipline. It taught me how to listen. How to take feedback. How to grow. And how to cry silently in a bathroom stall.

Everyone’s chasing the algorithm. Nobody’s asking if the algorithm is worth chasing.

Modern career advice: Just follow your passion. And be constantly networking. And have a side hustle. And another. And have experience. And be confident. And show humility. And read voraciously. And build your brand. And take time for yourself. And don’t ever use an em dash.

ChatGPT stepped out for some milk and cigarettes.

Real leaders respect weekends. We value rest. We believe in boundaries. There’s no pressure to be online after hours. That’s why we keep standup short on weekends. #Startups

Weekends are your edge. While others rest, you build. No distractions. No meetings. Pure execution. By Sunday night, you’ll be three days ahead of the rest. And four years behind on your personal relationships. #Startups

It’s the weekend. Time to touch grass.

We don’t have a product yet. But we do have a Chief Product Officer. A Chief Technology Officer. And a Head of Brand. Morale is high. Burn rate is higher. #startups

Startup Bro: We’re revolutionizing dating. Investor: How? Startup Bro: Everyone gets a custom AI partner trained on their ex. Investor: That’s sick. Startup Bro: Literally.

In today's fast-paced world, we find ourselves at the precipice of mistrust. Will 'Is it AI?' be the newest phrase to enter the zeitgeist? Or can we trust in our wives' boyfriends?

We started with an idea. And we hired one person to build it. Two to make it look nice. Ten to tell us how to grow it. Now we have no product, a Notion workspace and a podcast. #ExFounder #SerialEntrepreneur

Hot takes from a podcast: "AI allows anyone to build complex apps with no code" You say complex, I say cookie cutter. "AI is evolving like a new, uncontrollable species" A species born of reddit quips and parroted conspiracies. "AGI is just around the corner." There's always another corner.

My computer science degree did not prepare me for a career in tech. I wasn’t taught how to build, scale or maintain. I wasn’t taught how to delegate, collaborate or communicate. But I was taught Java

Know thyself with data or how I procrastinated with paid work and wrote an MCP server to interrogate my Up Bank transactions.

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Social media growth advice: Be authentic. Post frequently. Burn out quietly.

I tried to organize a hide-and-seek tournament at work… But good players are hard to find. #TheseAreTheJokes

Everyone’s chasing the algorithm. Nobody’s asking if the algorithm is worth chasing.

I wish dentistry was like software engineering, where I could just call up a friend, who knows a friend, who is a dentist, and can get my tooth fixed for a free dinner.

Tis true

Yes, I do use “AI”. But by golly I’m still bearish on it.

People can be wrong and right at the same time. Elon's a fan of reducing meetings. Agreed. Elon's a fan of reducing welfare. Disagreed. That’s why I don’t indulge in a cult of personality. Unless it's by Living Color.

I remember seeing a movie once about a bus that had to speed around the city, keeping its speed over fifty. If its speed dropped, the bus would explode. I can’t imagine the predicament of this bus but I can certainly empathize with it.

It doesn't take much for me to go down memory lane, especially the late 90s dub.sh/90skid4lyfe

The thing about depression is sometimes you can wake up in the morning and not feel like you're awake. The origin of these waves isn't always apparent. There might be a reason buried deep beneath the surface, but in the moment, survival takes precedence. The 'why' can wait.

They should have fired him. By him, I mean me. dub.sh/should-have-...

Definitely listen to Gary Vaynerchuk.

That sign standing firm while everything burns around it. Almost smiling.

Thought leadership often amounts to the same ol' tired advice: - hire the best - be the best - outperform the rest - put yourself first Well, give it a rest.

Things were a bit different this time last year. I had a full time job, a savings account and a generous supply of edibles. Today I'm writing a blog post and considering what's next. Without any edibles. Help. dub.sh/last-year

I bought a domain a while back called catharticby.design I wanted to sell shirts with funny quotes about depression. But then I realized I’m depressed and don’t have the energy to sell shirts.

I've embellished on my resume before. I don't actually know how to properly use Kubernetes.

Sometimes when you're depressed for so long, you forget that it doesn't have to be your default state. It's ok to let a little something else into your day. More musings on depression. dub.sh/I-just-remem...

Don't forget: Employers need you more than you need them... to fix the errors created by their liberal use of GenAI

Their presence enriches our lives and yet if one were to ask, their label undefinable. Like the space between heartbeats, unnoticed until absent. Like the gaps between words that give language meaning or the very sand between each rock that smoothens our walk. dub.sh/the-intersti...

I kid you not, @itch.io has been taken down by Funko of "Funko Pop" because they use some trash "AI Powered" Brand Protection Software called Brand Shield that created some bogus Phishing report to our registrar, iwantmyname, who ignored our response and just disabled the domain

A man walks into a comedy club. He signed up for an open-mic night. The MC asks “is this your first time?” “No, I’ve watched plenty of open-mics before”. dub.sh/a-joke

Caption: a tree dub.sh/tree-and-a-sky

Make friends at work and share your enemies. dub.sh/friend-at-work

Pretty much every serious photographer here tries to capture photos of the volcano and the northern lights together. Sometimes, they succeed quite well ;) Photos from Wioleta Gorecka, taken near Reykjanesvíti.

I read Keats and I shamelessly copied Keats to help understand my feels. Also @dub.co is pretty kewl dub.sh/6zWZWhC

There are signs I won't work there. They appear downright silly to some but it's my way of avoiding the silly some.

Developers don't like writing documentation. Developers say others don't read documentation. Developers discover LLMs. Developers discover LLMs read documentation. Developers like writing documentation. Be a good developer, help onboard an AI today.

The rain in Fiji is different. I swear.

Oh dear, I'm eating babies.

At the gym, my body ached, yet my mind found its reprieve.