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The One Reason You’re Struggling to Learn a Foreign Language

The One Reason You’re Struggling to Learn a Foreign Language

And no, it’s not about how difficult the language is

$575 Million Founder. 12 Developers. The Product Running 60% of the Cloud.

$575 Million Founder. 12 Developers. The Product Running 60% of the Cloud.

Shuttleworth sold his company for $575M, sailed to Antarctica, and invited 12 Debian developers to his London flat. Ubuntu shipped six…

AI Finds More Bugs. Linux Gets Less Safe. Creator Drew the Line.

AI Finds More Bugs. Linux Gets Less Safe. Creator Drew the Line.

Linux’s private security channel broke. The One had been hiding in the kernel for eight years and nearly slipped through unread.

Embedded C is Dead. Embedded Engineering is NOT.

Embedded C is Dead. Embedded Engineering is NOT.

AI did not come for embedded engineers. It came for the ones who never really were.

Europe Is Really Breaking Up With US Big Tech Now

Europe Is Really Breaking Up With US Big Tech Now

It’s in full force

FreeRTOS Memory Management Explained: Static vs Dynamic Allocation and Heap Schemes

FreeRTOS Memory Management Explained: Static vs Dynamic Allocation and Heap Schemes

This is How Memory Allocation is Handled in FreeRTOS Based System!

The Method That Replaces Spec-Driven Development — IDSD

The Method That Replaces Spec-Driven Development — IDSD

I have been saying Spec-Driven Development is a problem, and why. This is the first time I show the fix, and it ends somewhere the…

LinkedIn Is a Scam

LinkedIn Is a Scam

Nobody Wants to Admit It

Unraveling Multithreading in C

Unraveling Multithreading in C

The C language is probably one of the best creations of mankind. C is legendary for its speed and raw memory control. But out of the box…

How to Live Fully Without Turning Your Life Into a Constant Self-Improvement Project

How to Live Fully Without Turning Your Life Into a Constant Self-Improvement Project

The Exhaustion of Constant Self-Correction

Language Learning — Easy Reading After Intensive Reading

Language Learning — Easy Reading After Intensive Reading

Something I like to do after finishing a long book is to switch over to a book with fewer pages and an “easy read”. For example, I’m still…

Nietzsche Warned Us. He Figured Out The Most Terrifying Secret of Life

Nietzsche Warned Us. He Figured Out The Most Terrifying Secret of Life

Most people are not ready to pay this price.

Day 13: I Was Confused About Linux Networking Until I Learned This

Day 13: I Was Confused About Linux Networking Until I Learned This

Part 1 of Linux Basic Networking

NFC meets LoRa — using Long Range Communication for Access Control Systems with ESP32

NFC meets LoRa — using Long Range Communication for Access Control Systems with ESP32

This is not a tutorial, but rather a proof-of-concept article in which I will demonstrate how to combine two technologies. The first is…

What The Tech?! The TOR Network

What The Tech?! The TOR Network

A US naval research lab project, TOR would change the dynamic around privacy vs surveillance.

Mixing C and C++ with the STM32 microcontroller

Mixing C and C++ with the STM32 microcontroller

The STM32 world defaults to C, but sometimes you yearn for the sophistication of C++. The good news is that you can have both — in the same…

The Most Annoying Rule of English Grammar That We Put Up With

The Most Annoying Rule of English Grammar That We Put Up With

English teachers have a lot to answer for

The 37x Rule. A Successful Life is Hard Until You Build Systems Like This

The 37x Rule. A Successful Life is Hard Until You Build Systems Like This

Munger's "lollapalooza effect."

The 7 Types of Wives According to Ancient Texts

The 7 Types of Wives According to Ancient Texts

And Why They Still Exist Today

Should You Take Langauge Tests To Prove How Good You Are?

Should You Take Langauge Tests To Prove How Good You Are?

If you don't need to take a language test for citizenship or a job, I think language tests are not necessary to prove to yourself that you…

Claude Code Without Subscription: A Proxy That Actually Works

Claude Code Without Subscription: A Proxy That Actually Works

A small open-source proxy points Claude Code at NVIDIA NIM, Kimi, GLM, MiniMax, and friends. Zero subscription. Two-minute setup. Honest…

Claude Code Without Subscription: A Proxy That Actually Works

Claude Code Without Subscription: A Proxy That Actually Works

A small open-source proxy points Claude Code at NVIDIA NIM, Kimi, GLM, MiniMax, and friends. Zero subscription. Two-minute setup. Honest…

You Don't Need to Get Better Every Day: You Need to Do This Instead

You Don't Need to Get Better Every Day: You Need to Do This Instead

The lie behind endless self-improvement and the way to a more meaningful and relaxed life.

The One Thing You Have to Ask Yourself In Life (According to Carl Jung)

The One Thing You Have to Ask Yourself In Life (According to Carl Jung)

Yet not everybody should answer it

This Socrates Quote Sums Up The Strange Paradox of Life

This Socrates Quote Sums Up The Strange Paradox of Life

Most people spend their entire trying solve this.

8 Backend Skills Every Developer Should Master in 2026

8 Backend Skills Every Developer Should Master in 2026

Master the core backend skills that help you build scalable, secure, and real world applications beyond basic coding.

8 Backend Skills Every Developer Should Master in 2026

8 Backend Skills Every Developer Should Master in 2026

Master the core backend skills that help you build scalable, secure, and real world applications beyond basic coding.

FTP Hacking: How to Exploit Port 21 Vulnerabilities for Penetration Testing

FTP Hacking: How to Exploit Port 21 Vulnerabilities for Penetration Testing

Penetration testing (pentesting) of FTP (File Transfer Protocol) involves assessing and exploiting vulnerabilities within an FTP server to…

Exploiting FTP Vulnerabilities for Effective Penetration Testing

Exploiting FTP Vulnerabilities for Effective Penetration Testing

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I built an AI agent in 50 lines of Python. Here's what everyone gets wrong about them.

I built an AI agent in 50 lines of Python. Here's what everyone gets wrong about them.

You've been calling things agents for months. Most of them are just chatbots with extra steps.

AI Agents Are Not Users; Stop Authenticating Them Like They Are

AI Agents Are Not Users; Stop Authenticating Them Like They Are

Y Combinator is betting on autonomous B2B swarms, but we are authenticating them like 2008 browsers. I built an open-source, cryptographic…

The Beginner's Guide to Learning Agentic AI: From Zero to Your First AI Agent

The Beginner's Guide to Learning Agentic AI: From Zero to Your First AI Agent

Learn agentic AI step by step with this beginner-friendly guide. Understand AI agents, LLMs, workflows, tools, and how to build your first…

Building an AI Agent from Scratch: No Magic, Just a Deterministic Loop

Building an AI Agent from Scratch: No Magic, Just a Deterministic Loop

I was using Claude, Codex, Cursor, Gemini, Copilot, or Junie every day, but I still could not point to the exact line where "chatbot" turns…

Whatever Can Happen, Will Happen

Whatever Can Happen, Will Happen

Eventually, you learn that not everything needs to be controlled to still turn out beautifully.

Moscow Rules: A Cold War Survival Guide

Moscow Rules: A Cold War Survival Guide

Hammered in to the brain of every espionage operative of all sides in the last 75 years, this code still rules today and has saved…

15 Words That Changed My Life

15 Words That Changed My Life

Spoken by a stranger I'll never see again

You Don't Need a New Life — Just a Few Better Hours

You Don't Need a New Life — Just a Few Better Hours

Simple habits that quietly make you more productive

I Spent Sixty Years Becoming Someone. I Don't Know If He Is Me.

I Spent Sixty Years Becoming Someone. I Don't Know If He Is Me.

He has my name. He has my résumé. I am no longer sure he has me

12 AI Books Worth Reading in 2026 — If You Actually Build Things

12 AI Books Worth Reading in 2026 — If You Actually Build Things

An engineer-first reading guide for agents, LLM systems, RAG, evals, and production reliability.

Getting Your Target Language Cemented Into Your Brain

Getting Your Target Language Cemented Into Your Brain

There's a difference between "cramming" and "cementing" something into your brain. Cramming puts as much of the information into your head…

Language Learning — Recognizing Vs. Memorizing

Language Learning — Recognizing Vs. Memorizing

When you learn your target language, over time there will be words and phrases that you may not be able to recall when you need them, but…

6 Months Ago, I Quit a Job That Hadn't Paid Me in 3 Months

6 Months Ago, I Quit a Job That Hadn't Paid Me in 3 Months

Here's the honest version of what's happened since. The wins, the failures, and the part I genuinely regret.

In the End, Only Three Things Matter

In the End, Only Three Things Matter

That's what Buddha (and my dying friend) discovered, anyway

This Is The Most Important Skill You Can Have In Life

This Is The Most Important Skill You Can Have In Life

I hated writing essays in high school, but they changed my life.

I Tried 100 Claude Skills. These Are The Best

I Tried 100 Claude Skills. These Are The Best

Tested, ranked, and ready to use

7 Things That Matter More Than Ever in Tough Times

7 Things That Matter More Than Ever in Tough Times

Hold onto these when life gets hard.

The One Question That Stops Almost Every Bad Decision

The One Question That Stops Almost Every Bad Decision

It takes three seconds. And it's the mental model I use every single day.

The Ultimate Guide to 403 Forbidden Bypass (2025 Edition)

The Ultimate Guide to 403 Forbidden Bypass (2025 Edition)

Master the art of 403 bypass with hands-on examples, tools and tips