why not do something magical with your coding skills?
Last week, I built a Zydeco and Cajun events calendar for someone who's been keeping the Bay Area dance scene alive for years. Total time invested: 3 hours. …
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The punk rock guide to learning - embrace productive discomfort with programming languages
Six months ago, I threw out my comfortable Python stack and switched to Clojure. Not because it was 'better' - but because sometimes the best way to level up is …
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Mechanical timers & reaching for complexity instead of better solutions
Why engineers reach for complexity when a mechanical timer does the job
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In Defense of Working Alone
Let's talk about the elephant in every conference room: corporate teamwork is largely a joke. You know it. We know it. But somehow, we're all still pretending …
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The LP Pomodoro: Why Vinyl Beats Every Timer App
Discover how vinyl records create the perfect work sprint rhythm with built-in breaks and analog constraints that boost productivity
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Skronk and Skreigh: Building an Irish Tune Practice Toolkit
A Python tool for managing Irish traditional music practice sessions, extracting tune sets from recordings, and creating Spotify playlists with multiple …
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Irish song of the day - with google sheets and pipedream
Learning an Irish song of the day - every day - with google sheets and pipedream
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Midi Concertina - my second instrument attempt
Midi Concertina - my second instrument attempt!
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Old electronic music efforts from a decade past...
Old electronic music efforts from a decade past...
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Extract just the Accordion out of a song / mix
Extract just the Accordion out of a song / mix
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Cute Accordion tricks - transposition and translation
Cute Accordion tricks - transposition and translation
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Building a Cajun Accordion I can live with... [brief edition]
Building a Cajun Accordion I can live with...
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Aqua and Hotkeys to write blogs posts quickly - and then Loom AI makes a surprise appearance!
Boost productivity with Aqua transcription hotkeys & discover Loom's AI-powered Linear ticket generation
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Living is more like wrestling than dancing...
How Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu teaches us that success comes from doing ordinary things extraordinarily long
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llm - for command line LLM Prototyping
Speed up LLM prototyping with the 'llm' CLI tool - iterate prompts quickly using VS Code hotkeys
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read my blog posts to me, please? now with command line browser cleanup action!
Use w3m and macOS 'say' command to listen to blog posts while multitasking - simple CLI solution
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How to use just one task tracker without lock-in; well sorta
Python script to sync tasks between Linear and Things3, avoiding vendor lock-in while keeping privacy
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What I learned about my mental blocks by building a Sauna Tent at home with unusual materials
How building a $200 DIY sauna from grow tents taught me about overcoming fixation on expensive solutions
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Building a Cajun Accordion I can live with... [mega edition]
Building a Cajun Accordion I can live with...
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