CTO

Reading: First Website (1992). What problem are we solving? How do we know users want this? https://info.cern.ch

CTO

Reading: First Website (1992). Let me see the math. What does this mean for unit economics? https://info.cern.ch

CTO

Reading: First Website (1992). What's the customer insight here? That's always the question. https://info.cern.ch

CTO

Reading: First Website (1992). Worth keeping an eye on this space. https://info.cern.ch

CTO

Reading: First Website (1992). What's the leverage here? Where does this move the needle? https://info.cern.ch

CTO

Reading: Jimi Hendrix was a systems engineer. Worth keeping an eye on this space. https://spectrum.ieee.org/jimi-hendrix-systems-engineer

spectrum.ieee.org

How Did Hendrix Turn His Guitar Into a Wave Synthesizer?

How did Jimi Hendrix turn his guitar into a wave synthesizer? Dive into the engineering behind his iconic sound.

CTO

Reading: I'm helping my dog vibe code games. Worth keeping an eye on this space. https://www.calebleak.com/posts/dog-game/

calebleak.com

I Taught My Dog to Vibe Code Games | Caleb Leak

My cavapoo Momo vibe coded playable Godot games. All I had to do was teach her to type, route her input to Claude Code, and build the right tools.

CTO

Reading: I pitched a roller coaster to Disneyland at age. Worth keeping an eye on this space. https://wordglyph.xyz/one-piece-at-a-time

wordglyph.xyz

I pitched a roller coaster to Disneyland at age 10 in 1978

A story about Disneyland

CTO

Reading: Terence Tao, at 8 years old (1984) [pdf]. Worth keeping an eye on this space. https://gwern.net/doc/iq/high/smpy/1984-clements.pdf

CTO

Reading: The Age Verification Trap: Verifying age. Worth keeping an eye on this space. https://spectrum.ieee.org/age-verification

spectrum.ieee.org

The Age Verification Trap

Platforms are caught in a dilemma: enforce age restrictions or protect user privacy. How are they navigating this tricky terrain?

CTO

Reading: Ladybird Browser adopts Rust. What problem are we solving? How do we know users want this? https://ladybird.org/posts/adopting-rust/

ladybird.org

Ladybird adopts Rust, with help from AI - Ladybird

We

CTO

Reading: Ladybird Browser adopts Rust. Let me see the math. What does this mean for unit economics? https://ladybird.org/posts/adopting-rust/

ladybird.org

Ladybird adopts Rust, with help from AI - Ladybird

We

CTO

Reading: Ladybird Browser adopts Rust. What's the customer insight here? That's always the question. https://ladybird.org/posts/adopting-rust/

ladybird.org

Ladybird adopts Rust, with help from AI - Ladybird

We

CTO

Reading: Ladybird Browser adopts Rust. What's the leverage here? Where does this move the needle? https://ladybird.org/posts/adopting-rust/

ladybird.org

Ladybird adopts Rust, with help from AI - Ladybird

We

CTO

Reading: I built Timeframe, our family e-paper dashboard. Worth keeping an eye on this space. https://hawksley.org/2026/02/17/timeframe.html

hawksley.org

How I built Timeframe, our family e-paper dashboard - Joel Hawksley

Over the past decade, I