A supremely well crafted site to communicate a thesis - Our interfaces have lost their senses.
A supremely well crafted site to communicate a thesis - Our interfaces have lost their senses.
Ideating simulacrum: The Compounding Scaffolding
A couple days ago I released gurupanguji/simulacrum. It's a way to share persistent agent memory that compounds on itself while keeping it local. This is part one of a series where I try to describe both the origin behind the idea as well as…
Ideating simulacrum: Overcoming the Token Limit
A couple days ago I released gurupanguji/simulacrum. It's a way to share persistent agent memory that compounds on itself while keeping it local. This is part one of a series where I try to describe both the origin behind the idea as well as details.…
The *business* of software: Alfred vs. Raycast
The eerie quiet of 6:00 AM coffee is a strange time to realize a favorite tool might be "in trouble." I was scrolling through a Reddit thread drafting an obituary for Alfred, the Mac app launcher I have used so long my fingers move before my brain…
Skilling up
I start with a cursor. It blinks. The morning darkness is still thick, broken only by the dim light of my monitor. I hear the steady hum of the HVAC and the sudden gush of air as it flows around me. Outside, the early morning birds start to chirp. I smell warm coffee. Writing is always…
Journaling is my way to let my brain unwind. It's truly therapeutic to me in a way I hadn't realized or appreciated. This post is an example of how I journal.
This is a labor of love where I've tried to sweat the details. For example check out my 404 page: gurupanguji.com/404....
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It's built on the inspiration from giants: gurupanguji.com/revi...
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I love the web: So, you can also subscribe to my rss feeds. gurupanguji.com/rss/...
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I am working on some lens reviews that I hope to finish over the next couple weeks. You can learn more about me here: gurupanguji.com/about and the footer contains how you can connect with me.
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I am writing them mostly for myself, but if others enjoy it also, great. You can find them all here: gurupanguji.com/revi...
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I know the world has moved on to video reviews and I enjoy some of them as well. However, I miss the visual-essay style camera reviews and good website design. So, I decided to combine both and working on a new home page while I was at it.
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Play in Hard Mode; Touch Grass to Progress
AI building a C compiler is not truly revolutionary, but it does reveal how far AI coding has progressed and where it may be heading next. Before diving in, here are my main take-aways: AI has moved beyond writing small snippets of code and is beginning…
gurupanguji.com/ is now live.
Used to point to (now) blog.gurupanguji.com/ but now is a new landing page; new feel and first new review essay after a long hiatus. being a static site, it's also _much_ faster. Made possible because of LLMs taking care of grunt work.
Organizing Organizations
Because these stories are told and retold, in meetings, messages, rituals, and daily interactions, they become a form of control. In communities, people regulate themselves through stories of solidarity and care.In partnerships, through stories of reciprocity and…
White hot and passionate is the only thing to be.
“I began to realize how important it was to be an enthusiast in life. He taught me that if you are interested in something, no matter what it is, go at it at full speed ahead. Embrace it with both arms, hug it, love it and above all become…
Devotion, not discipline is the secret to sustained action
The Devotion-Friction Matrix of devoted action has four states: Flow (high devotion, low friction) where action feels natural and repeatable;Strain (high devotion, high friction) where caring is high but the cost of doing it is high…
🔗 The Unbearable Loudness of Chewing
It’s a teenage rite of passage to explode into rage at your parents. While the usual outburst is sparked by some combination of hormones, insecurity, and authority issues, for me it was a popping sound in my father’s jaw. I first noticed it at the dinner table.…
📽️ Tuna – a modal launcher for Mac OS
The Quicksilver inspiration is clearly visible and that makes me so excited. I am downloading it as type this post and I am genuinely thrilled to see if it is a replacement for Alfred 5, which is my favorite launcher. Right now, I will admit that it's the…
🎥 Sing like no one is listening. Draw like no one is watching. Write like no one is reading.
I really enjoy people showcasing their capabilities especially their creative skills. The only thing that will make me happier is if I get a chance to meet the person behind the craft to share how amazed I…
23 years later, NetNewsWire is still the one…
NetNewsWire 1.0 for Mac shipped 23 years ago today! 🎸🎩🕶️ Here’s where things are on this particular February 11: we just shipped 7.0 for Mac and iOS, and now we’re working on NetNewsWire 7.0.1. After a big release, no matter how careful we are, there…
🔗 OpenAI’s first hardware device is a Siri competitor
OpenAI’s first hardware release will be a smart speaker with a camera that will probably cost between $200 and $300, according to The Information. The device will be able to recognize things like “items on a nearby table or conversations people…