Growth is not a marketing problem. It is an engineering problem.

Behold: the first-ever list of news outlets that have banned generative AI in their reporting. As of today, this is literally information that you cannot find on Google. My goal is to fill the starter pack, so please send over suggestions with supporting evidence! go.bsky.app/8cn1XfT

Me: "Code is free now." Also me: "I agree, let's pay for this expensive SaaS product with an API to save ourselves a bunch of upfront and maintenance work." Non-trivial code + infra will be valuable for a long time.

My boys went to Shimla last week. Jerry wrote a short post on his one-day experience here: blog.jerryg.xyz/my-trip-to-... Recently he has started to like photography. You can see some photos he took in the post. Let me know what you think of his writing style and his photography?

Malta seems to be a decent and simple markdown based documentation generator: malta.pilcrowonpaper.com/

@opalstack.com are brilliant. I wish they had a larger presence here. If you are a lone developer or a large company needing managed webhosting OpalStack are the people to use. Their technical support is unequalled.

I'm running @n8n.io on @opalstack.com (I'm on their value stack). Overall cheaper and you get amazing support from their team. If you want to know how to install n8n on opalstack, here is my guide: www.jjude.com/tech-notes/...

I’ve use Go for personal projects because it stays simple. I code in bursts, and Go’s clean syntax is easy to pick up months later. Plus, it rarely breaks old code. They released a new minor version with this note: > We expect almost all Go programs to continue to compile and run as before.

Keep trust or distrust as default. Trust → Easier collaboration → Progress Distrust → Limits Progress I used to be overly cautious. Now, as per my principles (www.jjude.com/principles/), I choose trust. Opt to work with those you trust and enjoy doing your best.

Been using Webfaction & Opalstack for more than 15 years I like their comprehensive shared hosting (email, dbs, apps). Their value stack is more than enough for me. Now they also introduced podman on the same plan.

Europe is quickly building their tech stack to move away from the US dependence: tech.eu/2026/01/23/... Do we have such tech stack for India?

I used to run n8n on Railway. It used to cost $7/month. I was already on the opalstack value stack plan. When they introduced AlmaLinux with podman, I migrated servers and installed n8n. My guide for installing n8n on opalstack: jjude.com/tech-notes/...

An open-source RAG platform: github.com/agentset-ai... Been thinking of building one like this to analyze my blog posts, obsidian notes. Maybe will this try this out first. What are you using to chat with your obsidian notes?

An OSS macOS screen recorder: github.com/jsattler/Be...

GenAI tools I use: • chatgpt - for all general purposes (voice typing, drafting & editing blog posts, understanding concepts) • Claude - detailing hobby products • Grok - dig into tweets • Agy - Agentic code editor What’s your tool chain?

Win of the day • Installed n8n on OpalStack using podman • Configured a webhook integration with typefully to append a dropbox file whenever I publish a post Took a lot of time to get it right. But it works now. Hooray!

Get IP GeoLocation with an API call: geo.wp-statistics.com/ code here: github.com/wp-statisti...

I like how Mitchell Hashimoto approaches coding agents: • Reproduce what you do manually with AI agents • Discovering yourself gives you stronger understanding • Give the agent a way to verify its work Read more here: mitchellh.com/writing/my-...

If I play good cricket, I don't need PR. - Dhoni Networking is overrated... Go do something great and your network will instantly emerge - Naval Most today are focused on PR instead of building something great Focus on playing your best. Dhoni's interview is here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=XHn...

No AI slop here. Promise. When people say, "AI-generated slop" they mean: • A tool was used • Style feels borrowed • Content is low quality The first two? Not an issue. Only the last one. What I write stems from my experiences and thoughts. AI aids my writing, not my thinking. That's my promise

I don’t know what’s the need for pollution certificate go new vehicles say until 5 years. Unnecessary time and money waste. The often the site is down as well 😳😱🤦

Winter is slowly getting over Getting back to exercise mode Went for a walk today

Starting with MistralAI "Le Chat" How is it different from ChatGPT / Claude? How can I use this best?

Printable one page 2026 calendar: abetusk.github.io/neatocal/

Growth without retention is just a more expensive way to die. - Nikunj Kothari

Devs should move to adjacent functions that are closer to customers. • Sales • Marketing • Pre-sales Most of these require technical knowledge. Tech people can shine there. What do you say?

Today's engineering process considers a linear pipeline. With MCP we can rethink the engineering process so that learning can happen continually (and automatically): www.linkedin.com/pulse/rethi... What do you think?

Strings and Photos. 📸 Nikon D90 #photography #bnw #ukulele #instruments

Agency: If you only choose from the offers you receive, you'll only try things when someone already knows and likes you enough to reach out. By asking for what you want, you can explore a universe of potential options. Who knows? It might work out. acotra.substack.com/p/the-stabl...

How I am introducing my boys to GenAI Technology speeds up compounding. Those who use it, gain more. Those who don't, lose even what they have. My boys have access to ChatGPT, Cursor, and Claude. They use it almost daily to learn new topics, and code their projects. They write how they use AI

> Think of taking time away to recharge not as not doing the work, but as doing quality control for the work. You’re not going to be able to show up to do it well if you’re depleted A different perspective on taking rest. bsky.app/profile/loo...

New Background for Work: Indian Jazz: youtu.be/M_XQ38-uh_4

Liking "Clever Cleaner" iOS app; cleaned up at least 400 photos with it No ads. Completely free www.cleverfiles.com/clever-clea...

India's strength lies in its Unity in Diversity. Let's preserve that. Uniformity does not bring peace. As René Girard says, we don't fight because we are different; we fight because we are the same. Imposing a single language, food, or religion doesn't unite us; it divides us. Happy Republic Day

More truth here than you find on X : Everybody is lying to you www.reddit.com/r/microsaas...

Datacenter map across the world: www.datacentermap.com As the focus shifts to data centers, maybe this will be a helpful resource

If you develop with AI tools (agy, claude), this is a good plugin to simplify code (there is also a code review plugin) Assuming both can be make into skills. raw.githubusercontent.com/anthropics/...

I asked ChatGPT, Claude, and Grok the same question: “Generate an image that reflects how I’ve treated you so far.” Different images. Same signal. Clarity over noise. Calm over urgency. How we use tools mirrors how we think—and how we treat people. More: jjude.com/3aimodels-t...

How do you learn from people smarter than you? Read what they write Put them into practice I read, highlight, pick up the insights I understand, and put them into practice. Been doing it for more than a decade. My simple playbook for becoming smart.

A traffic light in the Himalayas! 📸 Nikon D90 #photography #blackandwhite #dslrphotography #mountains

My second son is learning Chinese and can't stop talking about China. The next big thing is China. China dominates both old and new industries. It's the new "empire on which the sun never sets." He's preparing well for his future. He wrote a short post on China: blog.jerryg.xyz/how-china-b...

Everybody is a Thief, well not exactly. I read Steal Like an Artist by @austinkleon.bsky.social and wrote a short review about ideas and creative work. blog.jerryg.xyz/everybody-is... If you are curious about where ideas really come from, you might enjoy it. #bookreview #books #art

A pic that I took on my new camera! 📸 Nikon D90 #photography #flower #nature #sunset

Coders will spend more time "reading" code than writing it. This phrase has been repeated recently, and I believe it too. Experienced coders can read code and determine if it's correct. But what about new coders who only generate code via agents? How can they read and confirm that it is okay?

Will AI coding agents be intelligent fools or genius? > Any intelligent fool can make things bigger, more complex.... It takes a touch of genius - and a lot of courage - to move in the opposite direction. - E. F. Schumacher My experience tells me they are intelligent fools. What about yours?

There is a difference between interest and commitment. When you're interested in something, you do it only when it's convenient. When you're committed to something, you accept no excuses, only results. ― Ken Blanchard

How to design URLs for your app: warpspire.com/posts/url-d... Old but still very much valid

Insights from cursor team • GPT-5.2 models are much better at extended autonomous work • Improvements came from removing complexity rather than adding it. • The best system is often simpler • The right amount of structure is somewhere in the middle • How you prompt matters cursor.com/blog/scalin...

This is posted openly on a Reddit Forum: www.reddit.com/r/navimumba... How true is it that the BJP is offering money for votes?

Smartphones and faith can go together: www.theverge.com/2015/12/20/... Inside the christian app boom. Old article (2015). Interesting to track growth of YouVersion