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Everything My Smart Home Does (that I can remember)

Every morning, my flat wakes up before I do. The lights go from dark red to bright white like a sunrise, music starts playing, and by the time my alarm goes off the room is already telling me it's time to get up. Every evening, it winds down

It is easy to blame the code of people who left, until you’re the one who leaves

A post about why I keep reminding software engineers that one day, they'll be on the other side of that git blame.

I Let AI Build a Tool to Help Me Figure Out What Was Waking Me Up at Night

I try to pay attention to the small things that affect my quality of life. When something keeps bothering me, I want to investigate, find a likely cause, and act on it. What changed recently is what I'm willing to build to support that. With AI tooling, projects

My Pragmatic Way to Use Labels in Password Managers

About 10 years ago, I started using a labeling system for my logins, and it has proven really useful. My goal with this post is to briefly introduce it and give a few example scenarios for why you might want to use it.

Fictional Press Release: A Powerful Tool for Aligning Teams and Achieving Goals

My journey into the psychology of acting as if something already happened, and how it transformed the way I manage expectations, communicate, and achieve objectives.