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I Redesigned My Website Using CodexNotes on rebuilding alex.social through conversation, prototypes, screenshots, and a lot of small corrections.6 min read What If We're Measuring AI Progress Wrong?Notes after watching the interview with Ilya Sutskever by Dwarkesh Patel8 min read How Big Things Get Done by Bent Flyvbjerg and Dan GardnerI read "How Big Things Get Done" by Bent Flyvbjerg and Dan Gardner.2 min read Code as LiabilityWhat Software Engineers Can Learn from Finance9 min read Platform Engineering by Camille Fournier and Ian NowlandI read "Platform Engineering" by Camille Fournier and Ian Nowland2 min read All We Need To Do Is Make Sure We Keep TalkingWe have forgotten how to talk and, most importantly, how to listen to learn.3 min read Writing For Developers by Piotr Sarna and Cynthia DunlopI read "Writing For Developers" by Piotr Sarna and Cynthia Dunlop3 min read About TimeWe cling to past, present, and future — yet perhaps all we truly know, or ever will, is the now.3 min read Neuromancer by William GibsonI read "Neuromancer" by William Gibson1 min read Going on a holidayAllow yourself to do nothing?1 min read Last and First Men by Olaf StapledonI read "Last and First Men" by Olaf Stapledon.1 min read The Listening Book by William Allaudin MathieuI read "The Listening Book" by William Allaudin Mathieu.1 min read No Death, No Fear by Thich Nhat HanhI read "No Death, No Fear" by Thich Nhat Hanh.5 min read Your Mind Is Easily TrickedA practical guide about how useful and how deceiving our minds can be.3 min read The Lion Tracker's Guide to Life by Boyd VartyI read "The Lion Tracker's Guide to Life" by Boyd Varty.2 min read The ever-evolving plan for 2024What I think I would do in 2024.7 min read The one about the positive effects of taking daily notesWhy I worry less, remember more and am a tad happier.3 min read The one about Armenian surnamesArmenian surnames are not formed the way you think they are.2 min read The one about the "Luck Surface Area"Spoiler! You make your own luck.1 min read The Moral Sayings of Publilius SyrusSome thoughts after reading "The Moral Sayings of Publilius Syrus" book.2 min read The one about the vastness of space.If the Moon Were Only 1 Pixel. A tediously accurate map of the solar system.1 min read The one about "The Helpful Delusion."Evidence is growing that mental illness is more than dysfunction, with enormous implications for treatment.1 min read The one about the "nemesis."You Don't Need a Mentor—Find a Nemesis Instead.2 min read The Making of Prince of PersiaSome thoughts after reading the book.2 min read Hello, World!The very first post.1 min read