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2026

I wanted a timer at the edge of my screen, so I built one original ↗

24 Sept 2026

Bad at Tetris, good at Tetris original ↗

16 Sept 2026

Grok Bot after 67 real jobs: what worked, what broke original ↗

2 Sept 2026

Why personal iPhone apps are finally worth building original ↗

24 Jul 2026

One bored voice: how I rebuilt the Polish lektor with the technology he inspired original ↗

11 Jul 2026

OpenClaw Memory Masterclass: The complete guide to agent memory that survives original ↗

5 Mar 2026

50 days with OpenClaw: The hype, the reality and what actually broke original ↗

26 Feb 2026

Stop overpaying for OpenClaw: Multi-model routing guide original ↗

4 Feb 2026

Compound Engineering: the AI coding workflow that actually learns original ↗

23 Jan 2026

Data analysis with Claude Code: 500,000 rows without writing code original ↗

16 Jan 2026

ClawdBot: The self-hosted AI that Siri should have been original ↗

9 Jan 2026

Stop prompting Claude Code - let it interview you original ↗

2 Jan 2026

2025

Building a Large Language Model from scratch: A learning journey original ↗

6 Nov 2025

Banana Straightener: AI image generation that actually gets it right original ↗

5 Sept 2025

Why do AI company logos look like buttholes?original ↗

10 Apr 2025

My AI agents journey original ↗

3 Apr 2025

12 challenges in 12 months. Again.original ↗

3 Jan 2025

2024

SummerIce: A Simple solution for information overload original ↗

28 Sept 2024

EIP-3074 - Pass the AUTH, please!original ↗

14 Jun 2024

ERC-1271 - Now smart contracts can sign transactions too!original ↗

13 Jun 2024

ERC-4337 - It's all about Account Abstraction original ↗

12 Jun 2024

What are Ethereum Standards - EIPs, ERCs, RIPs, CAIPs original ↗

11 Jun 2024

How many time zones are there in the world?original ↗

2 Jan 2024

2023

Solidity Smart Contract Template original ↗

26 Oct 2023

Merkle Trees original ↗

17 Oct 2023

Pushing my limits - What I learned from a year of monthly challenges original ↗

11 Oct 2023

December Challenge: Daily post on Instagram original ↗

6 Feb 2023

2022

How to Become a Crypto Billionaire in 15 Minutes. Legally.original ↗

21 Nov 2022

Consistency original ↗

6 Oct 2022

November Challenge: No coffee original ↗

18 Jul 2022

October Challenge: 7-minute daily hanging original ↗

13 Jul 2022

Max values for each uint in Solidity, from uint8 to uint256 original ↗

29 Apr 2022

September Challenge: One hour of learning every day original ↗

21 Apr 2022

Don't do stupid shit original ↗

13 Apr 2022

August Challenge: No alcohol original ↗

4 Apr 2022

My 200 days of daily web3 learning and building original ↗

24 Mar 2022

July Challenge: Cold shower in the morning original ↗

8 Mar 2022

June Challenge: Waking up before 9 AM original ↗

12 Jan 2022

2021

May Challenge: 30 minutes of reading a paper book original ↗

2 Dec 2021

Web3 Learning Journey month 2 update: it's all starting to come together original ↗

25 Oct 2021

April Challenge: No sugar (again)original ↗

5 Oct 2021

Web3 Learning Journey 1-month update: React and starting with Solidity original ↗

13 Sept 2021

My web3 Learning Journey original ↗

14 Aug 2021

My new best friend original ↗

7 May 2021

March Challenge: The effects of zero sugar and zero news original ↗

23 Apr 2021

February Challenge results: The effects of publishing daily for a month original ↗

7 Mar 2021

January Challenge results: Great effort, great outcome, needs modifying original ↗

9 Feb 2021

What happens when your article is mentioned in the Morning Brew newsletter?original ↗

4 Feb 2021

How to develop a bias for action original ↗

3 Feb 2021

A Challenging Year with twelve 30-day challenges original ↗

4 Jan 2021

2020

Why do so many brands change their logos and look like everyone else?original ↗

18 Nov 2020

To get food, I learned Selenium and web scraping in one day. And I’m not even a programmer.original ↗

25 Jul 2020

How to read large files on a Mac (CSV, JSON, etc.)original ↗

25 Jul 2020