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You also fail if you start blaming "competition", "market conditions" or "bad luck" for your mistakes.
Our mistakes are just variables with negative value. Own them. Process them. Learn from them. Fix your functions.
Get back on your desk the next day improved, ready to "carpe diem".
Our mistakes are just variables with negative value. Own them. Process them. Learn from them. Fix your functions.
Get back on your desk the next day improved, ready to "carpe diem".
Have you noticed how "traditional" tech news are now pointless noise nobody cares about like "Youtube comes to vision pro".
This is now a mature boring market just like cars. The age of shinny innovations is way in the past.
The world is changing rapidly and so should we.
This is now a mature boring market just like cars. The age of shinny innovations is way in the past.
The world is changing rapidly and so should we.
February 13, 2026 at 9:33 AM
Have you noticed how "traditional" tech news are now pointless noise nobody cares about like "Youtube comes to vision pro".
This is now a mature boring market just like cars. The age of shinny innovations is way in the past.
The world is changing rapidly and so should we.
This is now a mature boring market just like cars. The age of shinny innovations is way in the past.
The world is changing rapidly and so should we.
Wordpress disrupted content sites 23 years ago. We still hire people to make those sites, but the price has dropped underground.
For the same reason, software/SaaS is no longer a great option business-wise long term. Simply because now there is no barrier to entry. You compete with millions.
For the same reason, software/SaaS is no longer a great option business-wise long term. Simply because now there is no barrier to entry. You compete with millions.
After using Claude code in real web apps of mine for a couple of weeks, I have to say that I honestly wasn't expecting that level of quality and performance.
This has nothing to do with the experience of asking chatGPT to write you some code. Claude code is real serious shit.
This has nothing to do with the experience of asking chatGPT to write you some code. Claude code is real serious shit.
February 12, 2026 at 12:40 PM
Wordpress disrupted content sites 23 years ago. We still hire people to make those sites, but the price has dropped underground.
For the same reason, software/SaaS is no longer a great option business-wise long term. Simply because now there is no barrier to entry. You compete with millions.
For the same reason, software/SaaS is no longer a great option business-wise long term. Simply because now there is no barrier to entry. You compete with millions.
After using Claude code in real web apps of mine for a couple of weeks, I have to say that I honestly wasn't expecting that level of quality and performance.
This has nothing to do with the experience of asking chatGPT to write you some code. Claude code is real serious shit.
This has nothing to do with the experience of asking chatGPT to write you some code. Claude code is real serious shit.
February 12, 2026 at 10:48 AM
After using Claude code in real web apps of mine for a couple of weeks, I have to say that I honestly wasn't expecting that level of quality and performance.
This has nothing to do with the experience of asking chatGPT to write you some code. Claude code is real serious shit.
This has nothing to do with the experience of asking chatGPT to write you some code. Claude code is real serious shit.
In our modern first-world societies, the main problem is abundance.
Hardware, software, content, data, products, stimulation, whatever.
We used to fight to have those things. Now we drown in them.
The ability to quickly cut through the noise and find value is the new hot skill for the modern age.
Hardware, software, content, data, products, stimulation, whatever.
We used to fight to have those things. Now we drown in them.
The ability to quickly cut through the noise and find value is the new hot skill for the modern age.
February 10, 2026 at 5:42 AM
In our modern first-world societies, the main problem is abundance.
Hardware, software, content, data, products, stimulation, whatever.
We used to fight to have those things. Now we drown in them.
The ability to quickly cut through the noise and find value is the new hot skill for the modern age.
Hardware, software, content, data, products, stimulation, whatever.
We used to fight to have those things. Now we drown in them.
The ability to quickly cut through the noise and find value is the new hot skill for the modern age.
If everyone else sells a service for 10€/m you can't sell it for 5€/m yourself as you won't be making any money with that price.
But it is possible to sell it for 20€/m if you manage you convince people that your service can provide better quality or ROI.
But it is possible to sell it for 20€/m if you manage you convince people that your service can provide better quality or ROI.
February 7, 2026 at 10:09 AM
If everyone else sells a service for 10€/m you can't sell it for 5€/m yourself as you won't be making any money with that price.
But it is possible to sell it for 20€/m if you manage you convince people that your service can provide better quality or ROI.
But it is possible to sell it for 20€/m if you manage you convince people that your service can provide better quality or ROI.
Just asked claude code Opus 4.6 to analyze a very big mature project with more than 3000 commits.
It produced in 2 minutes a very high quality document which could be perfect in case I'd even need to onboard a new dev.
Mind blown. 🤯
It produced in 2 minutes a very high quality document which could be perfect in case I'd even need to onboard a new dev.
Mind blown. 🤯
February 6, 2026 at 1:46 AM
Just asked claude code Opus 4.6 to analyze a very big mature project with more than 3000 commits.
It produced in 2 minutes a very high quality document which could be perfect in case I'd even need to onboard a new dev.
Mind blown. 🤯
It produced in 2 minutes a very high quality document which could be perfect in case I'd even need to onboard a new dev.
Mind blown. 🤯
Sam Altman says "we need to bring AI to billions of people who can’t pay for subscriptions", omitting the part where those people become the product.
February 5, 2026 at 6:04 PM
Sam Altman says "we need to bring AI to billions of people who can’t pay for subscriptions", omitting the part where those people become the product.
Absolutely loving the new ads by Anthropic. Finally someone found the guts to call out the dystopian future that some AI companies envision.
The ad-model in web search lead to privacy disaster. Ads in AI will have an extremely worse impact on societies.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=FBSa...
The ad-model in web search lead to privacy disaster. Ads in AI will have an extremely worse impact on societies.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=FBSa...
How can I communicate better with my mom?
YouTube video by Anthropic
www.youtube.com
February 5, 2026 at 5:54 PM
Absolutely loving the new ads by Anthropic. Finally someone found the guts to call out the dystopian future that some AI companies envision.
The ad-model in web search lead to privacy disaster. Ads in AI will have an extremely worse impact on societies.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=FBSa...
The ad-model in web search lead to privacy disaster. Ads in AI will have an extremely worse impact on societies.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=FBSa...
AI got popular > new datacenters are made > RAM & hardware got pricey > Cost to mine crypto skyrockets > Crypto prices crashing > Next: The real economy ???
The turbulence has started: bibakis.com/en/writing/t...
The turbulence has started: bibakis.com/en/writing/t...
The AI-hype paradox. Bibakis.com
bibakis.com
February 5, 2026 at 4:52 PM
AI got popular > new datacenters are made > RAM & hardware got pricey > Cost to mine crypto skyrockets > Crypto prices crashing > Next: The real economy ???
The turbulence has started: bibakis.com/en/writing/t...
The turbulence has started: bibakis.com/en/writing/t...
Easily fix Claude's web UI with any css browser extension and the following CSS:
* {
filter: grayscale(100%) !important;
font-family: system-ui, sans-serif !important;
}
* {
filter: grayscale(100%) !important;
font-family: system-ui, sans-serif !important;
}
February 5, 2026 at 10:51 AM
Easily fix Claude's web UI with any css browser extension and the following CSS:
* {
filter: grayscale(100%) !important;
font-family: system-ui, sans-serif !important;
}
* {
filter: grayscale(100%) !important;
font-family: system-ui, sans-serif !important;
}
Tried the new Codex desktop app. Approval policy & sandbox failed to work as documented. Ouch!
Back to claude it is....
Back to claude it is....
February 4, 2026 at 5:50 PM
Tried the new Codex desktop app. Approval policy & sandbox failed to work as documented. Ouch!
Back to claude it is....
Back to claude it is....
3 months have passed since I started reforming the web hosting unit in early November.
Active customers: -4,5%
Revenue per month (average): +16%
With some fast estimates, it appears that non taking those actions from the very start, has cost me a respectable amount I could use to grow much faster.
Active customers: -4,5%
Revenue per month (average): +16%
With some fast estimates, it appears that non taking those actions from the very start, has cost me a respectable amount I could use to grow much faster.
February 3, 2026 at 3:48 PM
3 months have passed since I started reforming the web hosting unit in early November.
Active customers: -4,5%
Revenue per month (average): +16%
With some fast estimates, it appears that non taking those actions from the very start, has cost me a respectable amount I could use to grow much faster.
Active customers: -4,5%
Revenue per month (average): +16%
With some fast estimates, it appears that non taking those actions from the very start, has cost me a respectable amount I could use to grow much faster.
Very happy to hear that Greece & Portugal are about to completely ban social media for everyone younger than 16 years of age.
Social media are damaging our societies so some unethical corporations can profit.
Facebook/Instagram and the rest are the Marlboro/Camel/Winstons of our times.
Social media are damaging our societies so some unethical corporations can profit.
Facebook/Instagram and the rest are the Marlboro/Camel/Winstons of our times.
February 3, 2026 at 2:31 PM
Very happy to hear that Greece & Portugal are about to completely ban social media for everyone younger than 16 years of age.
Social media are damaging our societies so some unethical corporations can profit.
Facebook/Instagram and the rest are the Marlboro/Camel/Winstons of our times.
Social media are damaging our societies so some unethical corporations can profit.
Facebook/Instagram and the rest are the Marlboro/Camel/Winstons of our times.
During 2025 I kicked the following products out of my life.
- iPhone
- iPad
- Apple watch
- Apple notes
- Gmail
Life is simpler with less stuff.
- iPhone
- iPad
- Apple watch
- Apple notes
- Gmail
Life is simpler with less stuff.
February 3, 2026 at 12:18 PM
During 2025 I kicked the following products out of my life.
- iPhone
- iPad
- Apple watch
- Apple notes
- Gmail
Life is simpler with less stuff.
- iPhone
- iPad
- Apple watch
- Apple notes
- Gmail
Life is simpler with less stuff.
Oh the irony!
It was 1995. Tim Cook was working in a decaying IBM back then and completely missed this interview with the NeXT CEO.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=NlBj...
This is why I always say "Never buy from the market leader". They simply don't have a motive to be competitive anymore.
It was 1995. Tim Cook was working in a decaying IBM back then and completely missed this interview with the NeXT CEO.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=NlBj...
This is why I always say "Never buy from the market leader". They simply don't have a motive to be competitive anymore.
February 3, 2026 at 1:56 AM
Oh the irony!
It was 1995. Tim Cook was working in a decaying IBM back then and completely missed this interview with the NeXT CEO.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=NlBj...
This is why I always say "Never buy from the market leader". They simply don't have a motive to be competitive anymore.
It was 1995. Tim Cook was working in a decaying IBM back then and completely missed this interview with the NeXT CEO.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=NlBj...
This is why I always say "Never buy from the market leader". They simply don't have a motive to be competitive anymore.
Little known metrics that matter.
👇
Average amount per order.
Constantly rising 8% to 12% YoY for the web hosting unit for the past 10 years.
Why it matters ?
It is a trust metric and verifies that you are getting the better kind of customers. The ones who demand quality and value.
👇
Average amount per order.
Constantly rising 8% to 12% YoY for the web hosting unit for the past 10 years.
Why it matters ?
It is a trust metric and verifies that you are getting the better kind of customers. The ones who demand quality and value.
February 2, 2026 at 7:16 PM
Little known metrics that matter.
👇
Average amount per order.
Constantly rising 8% to 12% YoY for the web hosting unit for the past 10 years.
Why it matters ?
It is a trust metric and verifies that you are getting the better kind of customers. The ones who demand quality and value.
👇
Average amount per order.
Constantly rising 8% to 12% YoY for the web hosting unit for the past 10 years.
Why it matters ?
It is a trust metric and verifies that you are getting the better kind of customers. The ones who demand quality and value.
This is "Ευφρόσυνος" (Happy man). An ancient Greek mosaic from the 3rd century.
The ironic message it conveys is crystal clear:
Enjoy life *now* before you turn into a happy skeleton.
No amount of money can buy us "a little more life".
The ironic message it conveys is crystal clear:
Enjoy life *now* before you turn into a happy skeleton.
No amount of money can buy us "a little more life".
February 2, 2026 at 9:23 AM
This is "Ευφρόσυνος" (Happy man). An ancient Greek mosaic from the 3rd century.
The ironic message it conveys is crystal clear:
Enjoy life *now* before you turn into a happy skeleton.
No amount of money can buy us "a little more life".
The ironic message it conveys is crystal clear:
Enjoy life *now* before you turn into a happy skeleton.
No amount of money can buy us "a little more life".
You also fail if you start blaming "competition", "market conditions" or "bad luck" for your mistakes.
Our mistakes are just variables with negative value. Own them. Process them. Learn from them. Fix your functions.
Get back on your desk the next day improved, ready to "carpe diem".
Our mistakes are just variables with negative value. Own them. Process them. Learn from them. Fix your functions.
Get back on your desk the next day improved, ready to "carpe diem".
February 1, 2026 at 11:51 PM
You also fail if you start blaming "competition", "market conditions" or "bad luck" for your mistakes.
Our mistakes are just variables with negative value. Own them. Process them. Learn from them. Fix your functions.
Get back on your desk the next day improved, ready to "carpe diem".
Our mistakes are just variables with negative value. Own them. Process them. Learn from them. Fix your functions.
Get back on your desk the next day improved, ready to "carpe diem".
Michael Jordan missed 16.000 shots in his NBA career. Over 13 per game.
It is the same in business.
You will lose customers every day. You will produce bugs in your software every day.
It is the same for everyone else. This is the game we play.
The only real failure is when you stop "failing".
It is the same in business.
You will lose customers every day. You will produce bugs in your software every day.
It is the same for everyone else. This is the game we play.
The only real failure is when you stop "failing".
February 1, 2026 at 11:32 PM
Michael Jordan missed 16.000 shots in his NBA career. Over 13 per game.
It is the same in business.
You will lose customers every day. You will produce bugs in your software every day.
It is the same for everyone else. This is the game we play.
The only real failure is when you stop "failing".
It is the same in business.
You will lose customers every day. You will produce bugs in your software every day.
It is the same for everyone else. This is the game we play.
The only real failure is when you stop "failing".
Many people think that by starting a business they will make more money. Therefore they will be able to have more free time by working less.
In reality competition forces founders to work 12 hours at the very least. Otherwise you simply can't make it.
A new business is not the place you go to rest
In reality competition forces founders to work 12 hours at the very least. Otherwise you simply can't make it.
A new business is not the place you go to rest
February 1, 2026 at 2:50 AM
Many people think that by starting a business they will make more money. Therefore they will be able to have more free time by working less.
In reality competition forces founders to work 12 hours at the very least. Otherwise you simply can't make it.
A new business is not the place you go to rest
In reality competition forces founders to work 12 hours at the very least. Otherwise you simply can't make it.
A new business is not the place you go to rest
The entire crypto market is crashing today. 😮
January 31, 2026 at 8:33 PM
The entire crypto market is crashing today. 😮
I'm becoming a big fan of the "People & Blogs" newsletter.
Weekly interviews with very interesting people who still publish unique handcrafted quality articles on their blogs.
It is really an oasis in the ocean of low-quality content that algorithms try to push.
peopleandblogs.com
Weekly interviews with very interesting people who still publish unique handcrafted quality articles on their blogs.
It is really an oasis in the ocean of low-quality content that algorithms try to push.
peopleandblogs.com
People and Blogs
A weekly newsletter, delivered every Friday, where interesting people talk about themselves and their blogs.
peopleandblogs.com
January 30, 2026 at 12:52 PM
I'm becoming a big fan of the "People & Blogs" newsletter.
Weekly interviews with very interesting people who still publish unique handcrafted quality articles on their blogs.
It is really an oasis in the ocean of low-quality content that algorithms try to push.
peopleandblogs.com
Weekly interviews with very interesting people who still publish unique handcrafted quality articles on their blogs.
It is really an oasis in the ocean of low-quality content that algorithms try to push.
peopleandblogs.com
Apple announces record-setting profits for the quarter. Yet Mac revenue was down 6.7%.
Could it be related to a disastrous MacOS 26 release and dark patterns which scared pros away ?
They even labeled the button "Restart" to fool you into thinking that the update is already installed. 🤡
Could it be related to a disastrous MacOS 26 release and dark patterns which scared pros away ?
They even labeled the button "Restart" to fool you into thinking that the update is already installed. 🤡
January 30, 2026 at 4:06 AM
Apple announces record-setting profits for the quarter. Yet Mac revenue was down 6.7%.
Could it be related to a disastrous MacOS 26 release and dark patterns which scared pros away ?
They even labeled the button "Restart" to fool you into thinking that the update is already installed. 🤡
Could it be related to a disastrous MacOS 26 release and dark patterns which scared pros away ?
They even labeled the button "Restart" to fool you into thinking that the update is already installed. 🤡
Writing a new shell script to email me every morning with the status of all plesk backups on the web hosting unit.
I estimate this should further reduce my stress levels by an additional ~1% and save me 20 minutes daily. Which equals to months of work saved over the next 10 years.
It compounds ™️
I estimate this should further reduce my stress levels by an additional ~1% and save me 20 minutes daily. Which equals to months of work saved over the next 10 years.
It compounds ™️
January 30, 2026 at 1:36 AM
Writing a new shell script to email me every morning with the status of all plesk backups on the web hosting unit.
I estimate this should further reduce my stress levels by an additional ~1% and save me 20 minutes daily. Which equals to months of work saved over the next 10 years.
It compounds ™️
I estimate this should further reduce my stress levels by an additional ~1% and save me 20 minutes daily. Which equals to months of work saved over the next 10 years.
It compounds ™️
Just woke up thinking about this. It reminded me of an old UX-related blog post of mine called "The human layer".
This was essentially always the bottleneck to complete tech-adoption by mankind. And IMHO the top reason that conversational interfaces will gradually replace all other forms of HCI.
This was essentially always the bottleneck to complete tech-adoption by mankind. And IMHO the top reason that conversational interfaces will gradually replace all other forms of HCI.
Yea it seems like this will be a complimentary form of computation.
In the same way that the brain is split in two and provides different forms of attention - the certain specific and the fuzzy whole.
Computing has only had the former up till now and it seems like both are best.
In the same way that the brain is split in two and provides different forms of attention - the certain specific and the fuzzy whole.
Computing has only had the former up till now and it seems like both are best.
January 30, 2026 at 1:08 AM
Just woke up thinking about this. It reminded me of an old UX-related blog post of mine called "The human layer".
This was essentially always the bottleneck to complete tech-adoption by mankind. And IMHO the top reason that conversational interfaces will gradually replace all other forms of HCI.
This was essentially always the bottleneck to complete tech-adoption by mankind. And IMHO the top reason that conversational interfaces will gradually replace all other forms of HCI.