I found the official program too aggressive, so I modified it to give a more gradual increase in duration.
Unoptimized — Quarter Mile
Unoptimized To optimize or not to optimize? That is the question. I tried optimizing the optimal amount and ended up not optimized. [0] So what...
Software Acceleration and Desynchronization
A look at the ever-present drive to make software delivery faster and how it might break down various activity loops in organizations.
Clearsky status
Welcome to Clearsky status page for real-time and historical data on system performance.
How to Scale a System from 0 to 10 million+ Users
Scaling is a complex topic, but after working at big tech on services handling millions of requests and scaling my own startup (AlgoMaster.io) from scratch, I’ve realized that most systems evolve through a surprisingly similar set of stages as they grow.
Changes to our Contribution Policies – Godot Engine
Godot is growing fast, so here is how we are dealing with the huge increase in contributions.
Backseat Software
What if your car worked like so many apps? You’re driving somewhere important…maybe running a little bit late. A few minutes into the drive, your car pulls over to the side of the road and asks:
Reclaim Your Algorithm - Babesky
This blog post has been a long time coming, so hydrate and get comfy, because we're diving into custom feeds today. Custom feeds give users the power to take ba...
File Over App: A Philosophy for Digital Longevity
My take on the 'file over app' philosophy and why it’s essential for keeping my data resilient and built to last.
Desktop Neo – rethinking the desktop interface for productivity.
The desktop computer hasn’t changed much in the last 30 years. It’s still built on windows, folders and mouse input. But we have changed. We now use smartphones and tablets most of the time, since they are much easier to use.The traditional desktop computer is struggling to adapt the simple interfaces of mobile devices while also keeping its focus on productivity. With people switching to mobile devices for mundane tasks, we have the opportunity to rethink the desktop computer with a focus on getting professional work done.
Dangerous Writing App
Dangerous Writing App. If you stop typing, all progress will be lost. Now with over 500+ writing prompts to choose from.
the world hasn’t figured out yet that you can literally just fix everything with a Nix overlay
There are many things that are uncertain in our industry right now, but one thing I am certain about, and have been for almost 13 years, is that Nix is a terrible programming language. I remember when I first learned it, it felt like pushing shit uphill. The learning cliff
Prompting Claude Opus 5.5
Behavioral differences from Claude Opus 5 and the prompting and harness patterns that address them: effort calibration, thinking behavior in API integrations and chat, progress updates, unattended and multiagent tasks, safeguard refusals, frontend design, complex visual inputs, multi-app workflows, and pasted text in user messages.
How building an HTML-first site doubled our users overnight
My client was a utility company, and they had a big problem...
How building an HTML-first site doubled our users overnight
My client was a utility company, and they had a big problem...