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Starting a Portrait Photography Business
For the past few months, I’ve been trying to get my photography side hustle off the ground. My initial assumption was simple: people are always …
Photography vs Programming: a Minimalist Perspective
As I build my photography side hustle while working full-time as a software engineer, I keep returning to one idea: minimalism. Both fields pull me in …
What Would You Do When You Retire?
We’ve all heard the classic question: “What would you do if you won a million dollars?” It’s a fun daydream, but let’s be honest, most of us know …
LLMs and an old dev
A lot of developers seem to be afraid of generative AI and LLMs because it may replace their jobs. But as an older developer who sometimes has a hard …
Photography in the age of Generative AI
Generative AI has made my job as a software engineer much easier, but it’s also a bit scary. The question everyone is asking is whether AI will …
Parenting is hard
Only when you have the wrong expectations. It is so easy to know what the right action is, but sometimes so hard to do it. Ayden is having a rough …
WordPress to Hugo to WordPress to Hugo
I moved all my blogs back to Hugo. I have gone back and forth between Wordpress and Hugo several times. WordPress makes it really easy to write and …
My experience with Open Water Scuba certification in Dallas
This year I crossed off one of my bucket list items: I got my Open Water Diver certification. I had done scuba diving before in Honolulu. It is among …
Ask HN: Parents of HN, what are your best sources for evidence-based parenting?
Here is a list of parenting books recommended by members of the Hacker News community. All links are affiliate links to purchase these books from …
Baby vs Dog
It is amazing how having your own kids changes everything. I love my dog, and because of him I love almost all dogs. I hated leaving him home so much …
Developer Hegemony by Erik Dietrich
I am not sure how I found this book by Erik Dietrich. Maybe Google or Amazon recommended it. But I found it very inspiring. There are so many things …
What is this blog about anyways?
I have had this domain since 2003. Originally, I wanted to make video games and Chaosplay was supposed to be a video games studio. But then it was …
National Videogame Museum
A visit to the National Videogame Museum in Frisco, Texas. Nostalgia, classic consoles, and gaming history all under one roof. The museum features …
My Photography Workflow with Lightroom, SmugMug, and iPad Pro
Ever since I bought iPad, I have tried to make it my main computing device. I love the form factor. I love many apps on it. I have really started to …
My New Photography Workflow with iPad Pro and Lightroom 6
Update: Here is my current workflow. Now that I have a 10.5" iPad Pro, I am trying real hard to use it as a productive machine, possibly as a …
The E-Myth Revisited by Michael E. Gerber
My biggest takeaway from this book was that most people start a business to create a job for themselves. For example, a person who enjoys baking may …