I walked into a police station that doesn’t exist and knew exactly where to go. Games don’t just tell stories. They build place-memory—and decades later, fictional buildings can feel like somewhere you’ve actually been. buthonestly.io/observations... #Gaming #ResidentEvil #GameDesign #Memory

The Buildings That Never Were I walked into a police station that doesn't exist and knew exactly where to go....

carbonara.rocks just got a full redesign 🍝 Rebuilt on Astro + Tailwind — faster, cleaner, and fully open source (MIT). Code’s all here: github.com/SirDarcanos/... #astro #tailwindcss #opensource #webdev

AI is useful. That is exactly why it can get slippery. This essay is about the moment AI stops waiting for your direction and starts setting the rhythm of the work. Use it as a companion, not a lead. #AI #ADHD #Productivity buthonestly.io/observations...

I came back from sabbatical, opened Claude, and started building for 18 hours a day. It felt productive because it was productive. That was the problem. On AI, ADHD, friction, and learning to use the tool without letting it lead. #AI #ADHD #Productivity

Caring is not always a feeling. Sometimes it is a practice: asking one more question, validating before resolving, and keeping empathy available when emotion goes quiet. Learning to Care Without Feeling It #ADHD #Leadership #neurodivergent #management

Learning to Care Without Feeling It Quick Summary Curiosity can be practiced intentionally, even when it doesn’t come naturally. Empathy is often a learned behavior, not just a feeling, and can start by "faking" it well....

New! Cool! Free! A small and excellent text-to-speech tool by @nicolamustone.bsky.social. Use it for anything you’d like, entirely free of charge. buthonestly.io/resources/fr...

Design doesn’t matter if your site is slow. A beautiful site that takes 5 seconds to load quietly kills trust, conversions, and search visibility. Performance isn’t anti-design. It’s what makes design work. buthonestly.io/web/wordpres... #WordPress #WebPerformance #WebDesign #SEO #CoreWebVitals

WordPress 7.0 Beta 1 approaches. With a host of new features rolling out in Gutenberg and Core, it's a crucial time for developers. Check out all the upcoming features and updates here: developer.wordpress.org/news/...

Choosing what to play is harder than playing. ADHD + large library = scrolling instead of gaming. The real problem isn’t taste. It’s context. I started using AI to structure my mood and cognitive load. buthonestly.io/web/choosing... #ADHD #GameDev #Gaming #AI #ExecutiveFunction

I used to blog in furious bursts, then disappear for months. Turns out it wasn’t laziness, it was ADHD cycles. My ADHD planner is set of self-made rules that work with my rhythm, not against it.  buthonestly.io/web/adhd-pla... #ADHD #Creativity #Writing #Neurodiversity #MentalHealth

Machine learning isn’t an oracle. It recognizes patterns, but it can’t predict real breakthroughs. This essay shows why ML fails at novelty, using speedrunning data as a concrete example. #MachineLearning #AI #DataScience #TechReality #Programming #CriticalThinking #IndieWeb

I didn’t become a web developer by following a roadmap. I learned from browser games, forums, “View Source,” broken CSS, and PHP files that made no sense at first. #WebDev #Programming #IndieWeb #TechWriting #LearningInPublic

Team building that actually works isn’t about cheesy games or awkward moments — it’s about play with purpose. Check out my latest on activities that build real skills and connection. #Leadership #TeamBuilding #PsychologicalSafety #WorkplaceCulture #Upskilling buthonestly.io/leadership/t...

Yesterday’s photo - walking along another canal #photography #trees

The Internet’s Landlord: Where Does Your Website Actually Sleep at Night? iterativewonders.com/2025/12/26/t...

It’s almost the EOY! A good time to share feedback with your peers, even if it’s only informal kudos of appreciation!

Leaders who never disconnect aren’t being responsible. They’re hiding weak systems. Time off is a stress test for trust, ownership, and decision making. Your absence is data. buthonestly.io/leadership/t... #Leadership #Management #WorkLifeBalance #TeamCulture #RemoteWork

I wrote about the 10 types of websites and how to choose the right platform for each. WordPress covers a wide range of cases, but some projects stay cleaner with a focused tool. #webdev #WordPress #IndieWeb #webdesign buthonestly.io/web/10-types...

I updated my essay and released the libraries and models for MiniRes, my tiny 3D printing cost calculator. Read the essay here (downloads at the end of the essay): buthonestly.io/programming/... #3dprinting #keras #automation #neuralnetworks #businessai #freedownload #engineering

I built a free WooCommerce plugin about 10y ago. I stopped updating it 7y ago. I opened its page yesterday to find out that 50k sites are actively using it! I am not sure how, it probably doesn’t work, but they have it active! It even has several daily downloads! I guess it’s time to update it.

Most ADHD challenges in leadership aren’t about discipline. They’re about friction. Reduce the friction, and the work becomes workable. I wrote about the tools that make leadership sustainable for me: buthonestly.io/leadership/t... #ADHD #LeadershipTools #NeurodiversityAtWork #WorkSmarter

I wrote about the 10 types of websites and how to choose the right platform for each. WordPress covers a wide range of cases, but some projects stay cleaner with a focused tool. #webdev #WordPress #IndieWeb #webdesign buthonestly.io/web/10-types...

Have you ever tried reading a RAM memory dump and trying to make sense of it? It’s. So. Much. Fun! /* cries in hexadecimal */

Everyday you share feedback. With your family, friends, coworkers, strangers. You don’t need 300 different ways to do it, one is enough! I shared my model that’s been working very well both at work and in life: buthonestly.io/leadership/m... #feedback #leadership #coaching #sbimodel #selfhelp

Have you ever seen the first version of WordPress? I certainly didn’t, and I honestly didn’t think it looked like this! “Say It!”

Gaming goes hand in hand with leadership! I learned a lot about coaching and growing teams from games like Dungeons & Dragons, Dead by Daylight, Chained Together, and more. buthonestly.io/leadership/g... #leadership #gaming #coaching #techteams #teambuilding #dnd

There’s lots of hate around Jetpack, but, all in all, it does its job and it does it well! job.blog/2025/12/03/n... #jetpack #wordpress #performance #openweb

Meet WordPress 6.9 “Gene”. This release delivers collaboration with soul. Notes in the editor, smooth drag and drop, new creative blocks, and faster performance across your site. Discover what is new and upgrade today: wordpress.org/download/releas... #WordPress

I updated my essay and released the libraries and models for MiniRes, my tiny 3D printing cost calculator. Read the essay here (downloads at the end of the essay): buthonestly.io/programming/... #3dprinting #keras #automation #neuralnetworks #businessai #freedownload #engineering

Vibe coding WordPress blocks is now a thing. Telex turns one prompt into a working block, and the whole process feels… lighter. I wrote about about it, and why it might change how we build in WordPress. buthonestly.io/web/wordpres... #WordPress #Gutenberg #Telex #Blocks #WebDev #VibeCoding

The ensemble model is ready at huggingface.co/nicolamuston... It comes pretrained and with an helper script to prepare your own STL files for the model! I’ll update the blog tomorrow with more details! #3dprinting #regression #neuralnetworks #ai #automation #indie #dndminiatures

Chef 1: "My special sauce is a trade secret." Chef 2: “Here’s the recipe. If you make it better, you can share your version so everyone can enjoy it.” That’s the spirit of Open Source. I wrote a love letter to it here: iterativewonders.com/2025/11/29/t... #OpenSource #Tech #Developer

Are you into NLP and ML? I release datasets and notebooks at buthonestly.io/resources/ free to use and explore in your own projects! Check them out. Available also on Kaggle. #nlp #engineering #machinelearning #mldataset #kaggle #freeresources

A giant clock to keep time for the next ten millennia is moving towards completion in a western US desert cavern. It's meant to promote long-term thinking in an age of short termism. The project, backed by Jeff Bezos, has been a suitably drawn out and enigmatic affair. www.ft.com/content/22c0...

I was not really satisfied with this essay because the dataset was missing, so I dug a bit more into old databases and finally found the dataset! I’m working on it as I write to clean it up and publish it as a free resource! I’ll update the essay and here when it’s ready.

Ever stared at a message ending in a period and thought: "Okay, they definitely hate me"? We used to live in a world where text had no tone. We needed a hero. We got a visionary with a 12x12 pixel grid. I wrote a tribute to the origin of the Emoji. iterativewonders.com/2025/11/27/t...

I used to price resin miniatures by hand. Now a quiet bit of business automation with AI predicts how much resin to use for each model in seconds, and I get my evenings back. buthonestly.io/programming/... #3DPrinting #ResinPrinting #AIForBusiness #MachineLearning #IndieBusiness #Miniatures

Are you looking for Christmas gifts for friends and family? Check the Woo guide to holiday gifts! We selected Woo stores with super cool products for every taste! woocommerce.com/posts/2025-w... #woo #woocomerce #christmas #holiday #gifts #ecommerce #onlineshopping

130+ comments and counting. Tell us your story. Celebrate 20 years of WordPress dot com by showing us what you’ve built. https://wordpress.com/blog/2025/11/21/20th-anniversary/

He stepped away, but the code kept speaking. This is Michel Valdrighi. iterativewonders.com/2025/11/25/m...

The modern internet has a Midas touch problem: if AI touches your work, people treat it like slop, no matter how much effort is behind it. buthonestly.io/web/ai-slop-... #AI #Creativity #MachineLearning #NLP #InternetCulture

Hey @bhvr.com I did a study of your DbD reviews. 80% good is not actually all good! Check it out and, PLEASE, read our feedback: buthonestly.io/programming/...

Do you take time off as a lead? Do you have a solid plan for when you are away? #leadership #pto #afk #timeoff #leaderpto

Playing games taught me more about leadership than most “leadership books”. Pattern spotting, fast decisions, dealing with chaos, adapting under pressure… it’s all there! I wrote about it here: buthonestly.io/leadership/g... #leadership #gaming #management #careers #honestly

“When feedback is grounded in facts and feelings and guided by curiosity, it becomes something more than a correction.” I wrote about how to actually do this in your day-to-day feedback: buthonestly.io/leadership/m... #leadership #feedback #management #teams #communication

Ever wondered how PHP, the language behind so much of the web, came to be? Turns out, its origin story is a lot like Corn Flakes – a truly brilliant invention that happened entirely by delightful accident. Here is the full story: iterativewonders.com/2025/11/20/t...

I just spent an unreasonable amount of time turning 270k+ Steam reviews into an NLP playground. If you’re into NLP, transformers, or real-world text messiness, the full case study is here: buthonestly.io/programming/... #nlp #machinelearning #sentimentanalysis #emotionanalysis

I put together a practical guide on building a convolutional neural network with Python and TensorFlow. I’m curious how others approach model structure, overfitting control, and dataset prep in their own projects. What would you do differently and why? buthonestly.io/programming/...