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 …
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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 …
Ayden & Simba Go to the Moon
Once upon a time, there was a little boy named Ayden, and he had a little dog called Simba. One day, Ayden and Simba were playing outside when they …
Blue Bus and Yummy Apples
One day, Blue Bus wanted to eat yummy, yummy apples. He looked in the fridge, but there were no apples. So he went to Target to buy some. But Target …
Yellow Bus and Red Car
Once upon a time, there was a Yellow Bus. Yellow Bus was very fast, but there was a Red Car who was even faster. One day, Red Car challenged Yellow …
think hard
The other day while putting Ayden to sleep, he looked as if he was intensely thinking. I asked him, “Are you thinking something?” …
Oculus Quest 2 Review
I was debating between PS5 and Quest 2 (Affiliate link), and yes it is like comparing apples and oranges, but in the end Quest 2 won. I will likely …
New Career Direction
Today Ayden said, “Jack (his friend) wants to be firetruck driver and I will be ambulance driver. Jack will put out fires. I will take people to …
What do you want to be when you grow up
Yesterday, after I picked up Ayden from his daycare, he said he didn’t know what he wanted to be. I guess they asked him this question in his …
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 …