This is a thought exercise to help explore what is okay (and what isn't) when it comes to the exchange between personal information and the provision of a personalised service. Imagine you… Read Article →
Onze wereld draait op de real-life social netwerken die al bestonden voor Facebook. Nu vindt een deel van die interacties plaats op Facebook en haar dochterplatformen. Whatsapp in het… Read Article →
This is an overview of the design patterns that are commonly used in outliner software. You can view a comprehensive list of outliners here . This is a working document Last updated 2020-0… Read Article →
Originally published in: Architectural Forum, Vol 122, No 1, April 1965, pp 58-62 (Part I), Vol 122, No 2, May 1965, pp 58-62 (Part II). Scans of the original can be found on the website of… Read Article →
Last update: December 10th, 2020 Chapter 4: Data Structures: Objects and Arrays Exercise: Arrays and Lists Exercise Description A list is a nested set of objects, with the first object… Read Article →
Last update: December 10th, 2020 This is a chronological overview of outlining software applications. I will be updating this list incrementally. ThinkTank (Mac/PC, 1984-1987) Summary… Read Article →
Problem When experimenting with a new install of Gatsby with MDX, I was running into the following issue: Solution It turns out that when you run a new Gatsby install with npm init gatsby… Read Article →
Outlining is a process of viewing and manipulating a structural view of a piece of writing. This is done by taking advantage of the tree-like hierarchy that naturally emerges in writing as… Read Article →
I was working on a client project where I was given access to a Cake PHP installation with a Composer-style vendor directory, but without a composer.json file to reinstall or upgrade the… Read Article →
While I testing out the responsive behavior of a site I was building, I noticed that on very narrow viewports normal text was wrapping as expected (see the address on the left-hand side in… Read Article →
( Roam Research is a knowledge management tool that has taken a corner of the tech world by storm. It's not easy to use at first, but once you get a hang of the novel UI patterns that it… Read Article →
In recent years there's been a steady growth in privacy focused companies. Some examples that have reached large-scale adoption are ProtonMail , Signal , and DuckDuckGo . These are… Read Article →
This is a collection of Roam patterns that I've learnt and / or collected from others. Using daily pages as versioning for other entity types Problem You want to keep a historical record of… Read Article →
GPT-3 is best thought of as an autocompleter. It replies with what it thinks the internet would reply with. Nick Cammarata offers a way to think about GPT-3. I think improve will work… Read Article →
When learning a language, many soon discover that the best way to learn it is by speaking it a lot. The more the better. This is easy if you have no other option. This is why living abroad… Read Article →
Paul Graham posted a new essay by the title ' Orthodox Privilege '. In it he defines Orthodox Privilege as: The more conventional-minded someone is, the more it seems to them that it's safe… Read Article →
What is this and what am I trying to achieve here? My goal is to build and run 1+ successful online (software) businesses. Until one of my side-projects is able to support me financially, I… Read Article →
There seem to be two tracks in my mind. Both pertain to running Pocket Revolutions and having a stable income. One track pertains to what I want to be doing. Let's call this the Fuzzy Ideal… Read Article →
As readers of this blog will know, my goal is to build one or more successful software companies. I didn't (and still don't) have the financial cushion to spend most of my productive time… Read Article →
What is this and what am I trying to achieve here? My goal is to build and run 1+ successful online (software) businesses. Until one of my side-projects is able to support me financially, I… Read Article →
What is this and what am I trying to achieve here? My goal is to build and run 1+ successful online (software) businesses. Until one of my side-projects is able to support me financially, I… Read Article →
As with any aspect of a routine you keep executing on, you also keep iterating on the implementation details. I started off reviewing my goals by simply looking at whether I completed them… Read Article →
What is this and what am I trying to achieve here? My goal is to build and run 1+ successful online (software) businesses. Until one of my side-projects is able to support me financially, I… Read Article →
Summary (I'm posting this retrospective in January of 2020. Although I conducted a retrospective for the month of November in 2019, I felt so demotivated about my progress that I decided… Read Article →
Summary (I'm posting this retrospective in January of 2020. Although I conducted a retrospective for the month of November in 2019, I felt so demotivated about my progress that I decided… Read Article →
Summary September was a month where I truly tried to focus on one thing: Finishing the first version of my first client's (Axova's) app. This was reflected in the main goal of the month… Read Article →
Goals & Time Distributions Did I achieve my goals? If not, why not? Axova API (Backend for a Pocket Revolutions client) — Pretty much done. I'm mostly making smaller cosmetic tweaks now… Read Article →
Time distribution Comments Spent quite a bit of time writing, but not much new published material. It's also unclear to me how much I've published in the month. This should be an easy to… Read Article →
Time Distribution Comments It's interesting to see that I spent so much time reading (16%) without having planned for that. After reading about how Naval reads multiple books in parallel, I… Read Article →
Several weeks ago I became intrigued by some advice I kept hearing from many people I follow online. The advice was: write consistently and good things will happen. I suspected there was a… Read Article →
Background As of this writing I am in the process of founding a product design & development consultancy in Basel, Switzerland. To register your company with the commercial registry you need… Read Article →
3 things that went well Spent a lot more time writing Succeeded in creating a mock api with Google Sheets Found a new name for my agency 3 things that I need to improve Do more German… Read Article →
After publishing a new feature for Pingcoin where users can submit coin recordings for addition into the app, I've seen users submitting coins every week. This is incredibly encouraging… Read Article →
An essay on why I hadn't started writing in spite of being aware of the apparent benefits it has brought people whom I admire. People I admire recommend writing I was listening to the… Read Article →
After reading Results: The Agile Way, I've decided to switch up my retro format a bit so it's more in line with the book. What are 3 things that went well? Brought the app for my client… Read Article →
Introduction I've started a digital product development agency to earn a living, get better at product design & development and to create space to develop my own products. (Working title… Read Article →
You can find a description of the projects mentioned on my Projects page. Key achievements (Pingcoin) Met with a Swiss coin dealer to speak about a possible collaboration. To be continued… Read Article →
I came across the maps of Scott Reinhard on Twitter and I fell down the rabbit hole of the art of combining old maps with modern 3D elevation data. This is what I was able to create… Read Article →
Key achievements Rapid Breakup Recovery Recorded the first RBR podcast Learnt about podcast editing and started the editing process Intercompanion No progress Pingcoin No progress Other… Read Article →
Key accomplishments Launched a beta version of my (physical) coin testing app, Pingcoin . Learnt basic Java Learnt basic Android development Learnt basic OOP Completed 8 months at FIFA and… Read Article →
Key accomplishments Rapid Breakup Recovery Got a local WP environment running with a proper git setup 2 new blog posts Created a list of podcasts to outreach to for a RBR podcast tour… Read Article →
This is my retrospective for the month of November and also my first public retrospective. Time Spent In November I logged ~209 hours . [ caption id="attachment_187" align="alignnone" width… Read Article →
On the November 17 I participated in the 24-hour startup challenge where I live-streamed the (attempted) development of a product. The day itself turned into a disappointment for me as I… Read Article →
Introduction On November 17 an online live-streaming event was organized where over 300 people participated by building a startup / product in 24 hours. I too participated in this… Read Article →
For years now I've been frustrated by how terrible the videos are that YouTube routinely recommends to me. Although they are reliably terrible, on occasion, I have also discovered life… Read Article →
This is a monthly update on my project of building a breakup recovery solution for men at rapidbreakuprecovery.com . Summary I continued to work on the structure on content of my website… Read Article →
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It’s been a while since my initial introduction to this project. As has been the case in the past, I have found it difficult to consistently work on this project. There are several reasons… Read Article →
This is an introduction to one of my projects, Rapid Breakup Recovery , a blog focused on heartbreak recovery for men, which I’ve been working on (sporadically) since 2012. A Brief History… Read Article →