2022 recap
2022 had a first hectic half of the year full of travel and excitement, a burnout that made me go back to…
Writing
Blog
Look, I love AI as much as a straight man can love an era-defining technology. But I love something more than AI: writing. I do enjoy typing my blog posts character by character like a caveman. Which may or may not result in better quality posts. I don't know. Depends on the reader, I guess. All this to say the posts below are my original writing and not AI slop. The cover images are mostly AI tho. Enjoy.
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The curse of creativity
Creativity can be both a curse and a blessing. Without discipline it's just raw power, like a wild garden hose. Well directed,…
How to choose a domain name: my experience after buying dozens of domains for 15+ years
I've spent the past 15 years choosing domain names for my business, products and startups. I've bought dozens of domain names of…
How to create an app from scratch: advice for new makers starting out
Maybe you just enrolled in a coding bootcamp. You've learned some JavaScript. You have an app idea, but you haven't built anything…
How to use your Yubikey to log in via SSH to your server
SSH is a secure way of accessing servers. But if your private key gets compromised, an attacker can gain access to your…
Escaping pleasure island
People come live in islands to play life in easy mode, but the promises of infinite fun might not be the best…
What is an indie hacker? – A guide to indie hacking
Going indie is almost as if you realize you don't need anyone's permission or financial support to just start hacking on projects…
2022 recap
2022 had a first hectic half of the year full of travel and excitement, a burnout that made me go back to the drawing board, and regaining focus in Portugal.
The curse of creativity
Creativity can be both a curse and a blessing. Without discipline it's just raw power, like a wild garden hose. Well directed, it can change the world. It does come at a price, though, one that you’re going to pay whether you're willing to or not. But what is creativity, anyways?
How to choose a domain name: my experience after buying dozens of domains for 15+ years
I've spent the past 15 years choosing domain names for my business, products and startups. I've bought dozens of domain names of very different TLDs and this has been my experience.
How to create an app from scratch: advice for new makers starting out
Maybe you just enrolled in a coding bootcamp. You've learned some JavaScript. You have an app idea, but you haven't built anything from scratch before. You have never taken apps to market. You run into a roadblock after the dreaming phase, and don't even know what language should you do it in, which platform to build the app for or…
How to use your Yubikey to log in via SSH to your server
SSH is a secure way of accessing servers. But if your private key gets compromised, an attacker can gain access to your servers. Adding Second Factor Authentication (2FA) with a Yubikey is a good option to strengthen your SSH setup, because attackers would need to get physical access to your hardware key on top of having your SSH private key.
Escaping pleasure island
People come live in islands to play life in easy mode, but the promises of infinite fun might not be the best deal you can get out of an isolated piece of land.
What is an indie hacker? – A guide to indie hacking
Going indie is almost as if you realize you don't need anyone's permission or financial support to just start hacking on projects and building cool stuff. Almost as if the illusion of venture capital vanishes right in front of your eyes, and you figure out you can just do the thing yourself. All the good stuff of the startup world,…
