I build products, write, and have fun tinkering. Currently at Right Side Up and on hiatus from creating the History of Poland Podcast.

I like finding unexpected connections between different systems, taking the path of most effective resistance, and entering flow state. That's what I'll be writing about.

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• Why did software design get boring?

  Posted on:January 18, 2024 |  at 12:00 PM

  The world of software design has become emotionally monotone, driven by an over-correction away from skeuomorphism and amplified by VC influence on tech companies.

• A Love Letter to Tinkerable Software

  Posted on:January 11, 2024 |  at 03:39 AM

  When software was free of constraints, we thrived in the freedom to explore.

Recent Posts

• Focusing on the Wrong Thing (Or, Optimizing for the Local Maximum)

  Posted on:December 18, 2023 |  at 07:06 PM

  A lesson learned from spending time optimizing what shouldn’t be optimized.