In the Stream of Consciousness: Everyday Thoughts.

Are Schools Becoming Obsolete?

For centuries, education meant one teacher and thirty students moving at the same pace. AI just challenged that assumption. If every child can have a personal tutor, what exactly is the classroom for?

The Terminal Emulator Race on macOS Has a New Winner.

Apple makes beautiful software. Except Terminal. After years of using iTerm2, I went looking for something better. I tried many options, but two stood out: Cmux and Ghostty. One of them finally convinced me to switch.

The Death of Installation Guides.

For decades, software came with installation guides, setup manuals, and troubleshooting pages. Nobody enjoyed reading them. AI didn’t make documentation obsolete, it simply became a much better interface to it.

Markdown’s Revenge.

Markdown has been quietly sitting in the corner since 2004. You saw it in GitHub READMEs and the occasional piece of documentation, but most people never knew it existed. Now, thanks to AI, Markdown is finally becoming what it always should have been: a text-based PDF. The reason is simple - LLMs love it. And if you’ve ever tried getting a clean .doc file out of one, you already know why.

Upside-down startups.

Working as a tech auditor for VCs, I’ve witnessed a surprising pattern: startups that operate more like personal development journeys than companies. This piece explores why some founders unintentionally build “upside-down startups” - and what it takes to turn them right-side up.

Clean database architecture. It will outlast your apps!

Have you ever wondered why some applications stand the test of time while others seem to vanish into obscurity? The secret often lies within the database architecture that supports those applications. A clean database structure is not just a technical necessity but a foundation that can sustain the evolution of your app over the years. Let's dive into the essential aspects of clean database architecture and understand how it can outlast your apps!