It’s been too long since I wrote one of these. Four years, actually. The last time I sat down to write about CCDC was after Nationals 2022, and even then I was overdue. Life got in the way. The…

I have a quirk. It's a little brain quirk that I have known about for almost ten years now, but haven't figured out a work-around yet. The quirk has caused a bit of chaos in my life, derailed…

I’ve had people ask me how I’m able to read more; specifically, how I decide to read over other activities like doomscrolling or watching Netflix. For context, I've loved reading books ever since I…

All my life I felt so ashamed of all my layers, my contradictions, my story, even my interests and the things that made me me . I felt wrong in every way there is and it wore me down to my bones over…

Where there are many dishes there are many mouths; many to love, serve, and provide for. And more than that, God delights to dirty those dishes day in and day out with all manner of provisions and…

The team's on-field dysfunction has trickled down to the uniforms. Source

This is probably the kind of post I should’ve done at the beginning of the year or end of last year, but if you’ve read some of my recent posts, you’ll know I haven’t been in the right headspace…

Quarterly compilation of field notes & remembering milestones; fragments, scribbles, and sparks.

A roundup of 50 blogs from the past few months that all focus on maps (including a few adventures that key off the same map).

On the 28th of April I went to my second ever concert, by the same band from my first ever concert: 5 Seconds of Summer. In short, it was a lot of fun! :) The concert was in Milan, between 3.30 to…

Till the end of July, and broadly, 2026, is a generational run for me. Either I will soar amidst the stars, or like Icarus, die trying. (12 weeks) 87 days for a 38k ultra. (13 weeks) for my GRE…

A mantra to turn implicit norms into shared standards

unstructured ramblings on the path to building beautiful things

I noticed that a funny thing happens when revenue drops: everyone turns into a detective. They inspect the landing page, rewrite the offer, panic-post on LinkedIn, rearrange pricing, add a bonus…

I never really forgot this about myself, I've just spent a long time searching for a way back.

Hello from the road. Or, more accurately, from the tracks, since this issue was composed mostly on trains as I made my way to and from Düsseldorf for the third stop on the Fine Specimens book tour.…

Monthly Update for April. A lot of health issues talk, but trying to be positive about other stuff too. I guess.

I’m taking a break from the memoir that has been my main creative focus for the past couple of years. The post Putting The Memoir Away For Now appeared first on Fernando Gros.

I don’t remember when it started, but sometime in the 2010s, I started losing my hair. It accelerated during Covid and then came the occasional clothes purchase at Costco. Time went by and I…

It's been a crazy few months since I last wrote. Time flies. Between studies, medical appointments and general life it gets hard to find time to write. In this episode I'd like to share what I've…

Why people don’t stop hiding because they want to, but because it finally feels safe to be seen. What does it actually take for someone to tell the truth? Not the polite version. Not the version…

That title is a bit dramatic. I’ve written infrastructure as code, pushed stuff to AWS, and supported it for over 10 years. I’ve gotten a bug report in the morning and messaged the…

Years of inner work is being automatically expressed in both speech and action. I am more and more aware of nature's unceasing communication with all life and my part in it. The spirit of the land…

A little trust goes a long way As a senior technical person, you will have certain professional authority. But to be effective, you need to build personal trust with your team and peers. That can…

The sun was out today, at least for a little while. There was not much for it to shine on. I have had trouble recounting my days lately. A friend of a friend, fuck it, a friend, accidentally reminded…

Every time you expect that there’s someone out there who’ll save you, you set yourself up for a disappointment. They might come. But they might not. It’s hard to know. Because every…

i'm currently in the middle of packing for my move on friday, but i'm just too excited for the future that it felt appropriate to update my lil blog space here. this month actually was super fucking…

I was wearing a mask. Not intentionally, not trying to be fake, but you know how it is, right? That mask you put on when you decide that whatever is being said right, it’s just not worth the…

As time goes on I find myself less and less interested in social media, but I do miss the ability to easily reblog others' cool stuff, whether that's blog posts, cool art, unearthed rarities,…

Action is the key I am leaving and arriving. I stay in the homes of people I don’t know and whom I will never see again. Today I was a facilitator in a very unpleasant case. One girl is an exchange…

April update with massive changes

Are front flashing lights on your bike legal in Ontario? Find out why we think yes.

In which an unexpected Christmas gift reveals the quiet delight of a rotating bezel, and the author wonders why such useful timekeeping is dressed up in such macho clothing.

A roundup of auditions, recalls, and booked jobs from April 2026. Published by AHE. on 30th April 2026 Auditions - 4 of those auditions Ads - 3 (self-tapes) TV Show - 1 (self-tape) April really…

I continue to be one of the "long-term unemployed." It sucks and job searching is hard and I'm getting desperate, to be completely honest. P. spent four days in the hospital with a nasty case of…

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A collection of things I read in April that stuck with me, covering AI agents, tooling and other interesting blog posts.

I Finally Got a Job!

Greetings from Nottingham! I'm on vacation this month, you might have noticed that I haven't posted a blog in April. I'm still keeping up (somewhat) with side projects, and that includes this blog.…

A great conversation with Jessica Livingston, Paul Graham, and Carolynn Levy about the early days of YCombinator. Stories from a more candid era.

TL;DR: Generic, I know, but it’s the truth. I spent 10 years in TCS, moved into SaaS with my friend Rupam, and learned that building is only one small part of founder life. While helping grow our…

Gotta make sure your apps don't have funny security holes. Pentest engineers might not be on the same page as software engineers, and that's normal, they speak different languages. Good news is as…

Similar to last month I have given more intention to some of the interesting things that I have stumbled across in my feed reader or the fediverse. Rather than just a quip, boost, or reply, I have…

2026 April Retrospective This month we got to hear the first gong that signals the beginning of the end of what I like to call the infinitely subsidized token era . Uh-oh! Rooh-rah! What does this…

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How to organize a positive-sum hackathon people actually want to attend

I just finished doing the second iteration of Inkhaven, the 30-day writing residency where you have to write a blog post everyday or you have to leave. I enjoyed it a lot; I had a lot of fun both…

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“The measure of love is to love without measure.” — St. Francis de Sales Our second child came into the world a few days ago, and I recall a conversation I had with a good friend of mine (also a dad)…