random blogs i like

mix of old and new:

To me, there is a lot of difference between accidentally binge-watching a series all night and planning to have a night in to watch all the episodes of your favourite series. Between scrolling mindlessly for hours and enjoying watching reels and tik toks after a long day at work. The difference is that some of these activities are done with intention.

https://sunnydayswithjuliette.com/2023/11/11/living-a-slower-life/

• guy who lives in Griffith who has no possessions (even clothes!) and no money - https://www.robingreenfield.org/nonownershipweek1/
• interesting technical blog by a former Recurser - https://jvns.ca/blog/2024/09/27/some-go-web-dev-notes/ https://jvns.ca/blog/2022/03/08/tiny-programs/
• Substack from my roommate - https://dinosaur.substack.com/p/the-3-features-of-minimalist-shoes
• old millenial blog with good vibes - https://forevertwentysomethings.com/its-okay-if-youre-not-where-you-thought-youd-be-in-life-right-now/ i actually love this genre, reminds me of Thought Catalog which I really enjoyed in the 2010s (and discovered Heidi Priebe on)
  • HEIDI PRIEBE IS THE BEST btw
• Staring into the abyss as a core life skill - https://www.benkuhn.net/abyss/ great link from Mahesh
• Roger Darlington's world - http://www.rogerdarlington.me.uk/2010/currentaffairs.shtml guy in the UK that's old af I'm so glad he's still blogging!
• interesting technical article from Stripe on their API - https://stripe.com/blog/payment-api-design
• this youtube series is an oldie but goodie, so motivating https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TRGCNlk4RS0