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Sometimes I need to get things out of my head.

"The world is crazy, man"

Covid is still a fresh memory, and I am sitting in a café next to my flat. The barista is a friend from the Netherlands, and I have heard her say this quite a few times. I have agreed with her every time. The world is crazy and absurd, and

How AI is saving my life without magic spells

This kind of story isn't new, I know of at least two others. One is by Sid Sijbrandij, founder of GitLab, and his fight against cancer. The media picked up the story as being AI-driven, but Sid clarified that, explaining that ChatGPT served as an assistant for

Take back control of your digital life

Social media is designed to keep you hooked, not informed. There's an old-school secret to take back control of what you read.

Vibe coding for fun and no profit

I wrote my first programme at 9 on an Olivetti PC1. Now anyone can build an app by talking to an AI. But when everyone solves their own problems, who's left to solve ours?

Lost Post is the app the Web needs right now

Lost Post: Daily World Stories App - App StoreDownload Lost Post: Daily World Stories by Daydrift B.V. on the App Store. See screenshots, ratings and reviews, user tips, and more apps like Lost Post: Daily…App StoreDaydrift B.V. There is plenty of awful going around the web lately, which

I can't walk, but I am taking steps

As I write this, it has been 4 days since I left the apartment. 119 hours. Today, every action is a decision based on effort and return.

An Obsidian kick start for students

It's not about taking notes; it's about making notes as a way to help knowledge stick. Obsidian connects notes automatically, and the process of giving structure to loose bits while writing helps me learn better.

Moral Ambition

"But you have to get down to earth and realise you need a team to get stuff done. You need a community."

Paper cranes and coffee cups

I learned how to fold the traditional paper crane when I was a teenager, from a guy I met at a random summer camp. It caught my attention because I had once seen a cartoon telling the story of 1000 paper cranes. Folding the cranes became something I would do

Reboot, reset, restart

After months of silence, I’m hitting reset. Between work, anxiety, and health challenges, I poured my energy into GregoryAi, but lost touch with myself. Now, I’m trying to find out who I am.