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macOS touchscreen driver update: ✅ Implemented: - two-finger scrolling + multi-finger touch handling - Automatic detection of screen orientation (vertical/horizontal) 🛠️ Next steps: - Make scrolling smoother - Add inertia (keep scrolling after release) - Pinch/zoom gestures (maybe i can use the native gestures?) - Auto-detect monitor + touch plug/unplug - …and more Today was a fun battle: the human (me) vs the machine (Codex / Claude / Gemini / Mistral). They all got stuck in the same loop: whenever two or more fingers touched the screen, single-clicking stopped working until the driver was reset. The models kept missing the bug (tried many, many times). I had to dig in and manually debug it (ugh!) But I fixed it. What you see here is still far from perfect, but it’s finally on the right track.

Today I spent 8 hours completely disconnected from my phone and laptop and I honestly couldn’t feel better. 10/10 recommended.

My list of favourite Linux/macOS terminal commands 👇 du -hd 1 | sort -hr ➡️ show folder sizes sorted from biggest to smallest df -h ➡️ check disk usage in human-readable format find . -size +100M -ls | sort -k7 -rh | head ➡️ list largest files in current folder htop ➡️ interactive process viewer sudo lsof -i -P -n | grep LISTEN ➡️ list open network ports grep -r "keyword" . ➡️ search for text recursively in files curl ifconfig(dot)me ➡️ show your public IP address ls -lhS ➡️ list files sorted by size sudo !! ➡️ repeat the last command with sudo history | tail ➡️ show last used commands Ctrl + R ➡️ search your command history interactively uptime ➡️ show system load averages free -h ➡️ check memory usage (Linux) vm_stat | grep "free" ➡️ check free memory (macOS) uname -a ➡️ show system and kernel info df -Th ➡️ show filesystems with type and size info nc -zv example(dot)com 80 ➡️ test if a port is open find . -type f -name "*.log" ➡️ find log files recursively tail -f /var/log/syslog ➡️ live view of a log file lsblk ➡️ list block devices (Linux) diskutil list ➡️ list disks (macOS) What are yours? 💬

I hate when a good post shows up and a refresh makes it disappear. So I built a Chrome plugin that quietly/automatically saves every post and profile you see while scrolling X, so you can easily find, sort, and filter them later. Would you find that useful?

Today I started another mini project. I like to keep track of how much time I spend on certain tasks or apps but I often lose track. For example, when compiling something that takes 2–3 minutes, I sometimes forget if I already ran it and end up doing it again. Also use many shortcuts that i would like to have as handy buttons in my tablet. So, I’m creating a customizable utility app that includes: - On/off buttons as visual reminders of what’s currently in progress - Shortcuts to apps or commands - Automatic app usage timers that detect when a configured app is open - Predefined countdowns Everything, labels, icons, colors, etc. will be 100% customizable. I’ll keep adding more features as I go. The goal is to make it cross-platform, so you can use, for example, a tablet as a shortcut panel to launch apps on your laptop or quickly write texts/emojis in the laptop. Android ↔ macOS, iOS ↔ Linux, whatever combination you want.

It took me 20 long minutes of checking logs, reviewing code, and prompting to realize why my brand-new face-cropping service refused to find a face in a random photo of a car. Definitely time for a break.

Birth, Life, and Death of a Viral Reply. This weekend, I had my first viral reply on X. Fifteen words got more attention than everything I’ve ever written here combined. The right words, in the right context, at the right moment. Just like that. This could be the story of your product, keep building :)

I’m European so of course, I love regulations. That’s why today I installed this nice wall-mounted monitor stand. It comes with plenty of regulations: horizontal regulation, vertical regulation, every axis properly regulated. Already loving the extra space on the desk. Have a great week! PS: No, we don't love "those" regulations 😄

Some people like phones the way they like Big Macs: simple, predictable, comfortably standard, others prefer theirs like gourmet burgers: full of flavor, rich in choice, and made exactly their way. Which one are you?

I can’t believe this open-source software is so good and completely free: - GIMP: Photoshop-level image editing, with layers, masks, and filters. - Inkscape: Professional-grade vector design. Perfect for logos and illustrations. - LibreOffice: A full office suite that opens Word, Excel, and PowerPoint files seamlessly. - HandBrake: Converts any video format to any other. Simple and powerful. - VLC: Plays literally anything. No codecs, no drama. - Audacity: Edit, mix, or record audio easily. Great for podcasts or quick sound fixes. - OBS Studio: Screen recording and livestreaming powerhouse. - Krita: Built for artists. Digital painting done right. - 7-Zip: The ultimate compression tool. Fast, reliable, and supports every format. - Nextcloud: Your own private cloud. File sync, calendar, contacts, notes. All self-hosted. - Immich: A beautiful, lightning-fast self-hosted photo and video backup alternative to Google Photos. - Thunderbird: Free email client Open-source devs deserve a standing ovation (and donations when asked!) Which ones do you use? ✅

Today i discovered that in macOS ⌃+⌘+SPACE opens the emoji selection panel.👌❤️🙈💫

Geekbench results can be pretty deceiving. They make Apple's M-series chips look far more powerful than they really are in real-world use, so much that even the affordable AMD 8745H can match the M4 Max, as other variables are also relevant (bus bandwidth, memory speed, disk speed, etc). Check ⬇️

I’ve run this command a million times in my head every summer.

Every chess player knows: White moves with an advantage. The one who strikes first, strikes twice. In business, it’s the same: being first sets the tone. If a client hesitates, firmly ask: "Since everything’s agreed, shall we sign?" If your team expects raises, be the first to offer them. Your first move defines the rules of the game. ♟️

Imagine a french medieval peasant overhearing us say: “Chat, write a script to ask Nano Banana to crop the faces and put them in an archive.” He probably would think: “Oh nice, they still do that in 2025. What is a banana? Why a Cat?"

The S&P 500 growth isn’t magic, It’s a mirror of liquidity 💵 In the past, whenever the money printer went brrr (M2 money supply), the S&P 500 soared right alongside it. Liquidity went up, valuations followed. Simple cause and effect until the last three years broke the pattern: - M2 went down. - The S&P 500 went vertical. 🔡 So what’s powering now the rally if not liquidity? 🤔 - The AI boom, which concentrated capital into a handful of mega-caps. - Corporate buybacks at record pace, reducing share supply. - Global capital flight into U.S. assets amid uncertainty elsewhere. - And the persistent belief in a future Fed pivot even when rates stay high. The result: valuations stretched beyond what monetary data would justify. It’s not that “money printing doesn’t matter” it’s that narrative, concentration, and global capital flows now amplify every dollar in circulation. As long as the dollar remains the de-facto world currency, the S&P 500 will stay the planet’s liquidity magnet predictable in direction, not in timing.

My list of favourite Linux/macOS terminal commands 👇 du -hd 1 | sort -hr ➡️ show folder sizes sorted from biggest to smallest df -h ➡️ check disk usage in human-readable format find . -size +100M -ls | sort -k7 -rh | head ➡️ list largest files in current folder htop ➡️ interactive process viewer sudo lsof -i -P -n | grep LISTEN ➡️ list open network ports grep -r "keyword" . ➡️ search for text recursively in files curl ifconfig(dot)me ➡️ show your public IP address ls -lhS ➡️ list files sorted by size sudo !! ➡️ repeat the last command with sudo history | tail ➡️ show last used commands Ctrl + R ➡️ search your command history interactively uptime ➡️ show system load averages free -h ➡️ check memory usage (Linux) vm_stat | grep "free" ➡️ check free memory (macOS) uname -a ➡️ show system and kernel info df -Th ➡️ show filesystems with type and size info nc -zv example(dot)com 80 ➡️ test if a port is open find . -type f -name "*.log" ➡️ find log files recursively tail -f /var/log/syslog ➡️ live view of a log file lsblk ➡️ list block devices (Linux) diskutil list ➡️ list disks (macOS) What are yours? 💬

Today I spent 8 hours completely disconnected from my phone and laptop and I honestly couldn’t feel better. 10/10 recommended.

I hate when a good post shows up and a refresh makes it disappear. So I built a Chrome plugin that quietly/automatically saves every post and profile you see while scrolling X, so you can easily find, sort, and filter them later. Would you find that useful?

Some people like phones the way they like Big Macs: simple, predictable, comfortably standard, others prefer theirs like gourmet burgers: full of flavor, rich in choice, and made exactly their way. Which one are you?

macOS touchscreen driver update: ✅ Implemented: - two-finger scrolling + multi-finger touch handling - Automatic detection of screen orientation (vertical/horizontal) 🛠️ Next steps: - Make scrolling smoother - Add inertia (keep scrolling after release) - Pinch/zoom gestures (maybe i can use the native gestures?) - Auto-detect monitor + touch plug/unplug - …and more Today was a fun battle: the human (me) vs the machine (Codex / Claude / Gemini / Mistral). They all got stuck in the same loop: whenever two or more fingers touched the screen, single-clicking stopped working until the driver was reset. The models kept missing the bug (tried many, many times). I had to dig in and manually debug it (ugh!) But I fixed it. What you see here is still far from perfect, but it’s finally on the right track.

Today I started another mini project. I like to keep track of how much time I spend on certain tasks or apps but I often lose track. For example, when compiling something that takes 2–3 minutes, I sometimes forget if I already ran it and end up doing it again. Also use many shortcuts that i would like to have as handy buttons in my tablet. So, I’m creating a customizable utility app that includes: - On/off buttons as visual reminders of what’s currently in progress - Shortcuts to apps or commands - Automatic app usage timers that detect when a configured app is open - Predefined countdowns Everything, labels, icons, colors, etc. will be 100% customizable. I’ll keep adding more features as I go. The goal is to make it cross-platform, so you can use, for example, a tablet as a shortcut panel to launch apps on your laptop or quickly write texts/emojis in the laptop. Android ↔ macOS, iOS ↔ Linux, whatever combination you want.

Once again, a random user DM me and the first question is “What’s your name?” Really, you vibecoded AI agents? That’s the best you can do?

Since Stack Overflow’s gone downhill I can’t help but wonder, Are stock photo sites facing the same fate?

Birth, Life, and Death of a Viral Reply. This weekend, I had my first viral reply on X. Fifteen words got more attention than everything I’ve ever written here combined. The right words, in the right context, at the right moment. Just like that. This could be the story of your product, keep building :)

I’m curious how many will actually stay in Omarchy and not just post the photo for the X trend. Arch Linux is great no doubt, but for beginners who truly want to learn Linux the painless way it’s not the best starting point IMHO. Debian-based distros (Ubuntu, Mint, Zorin, etc.) are much more user friendly, have better driver support and most tutorials/installation guides are written for them first. Would you start with Arch or Debian?

The only reason I stick with a browser is the password manager and active sessions, I’m too lazy to export/import and log in everywhere again. I like Vivaldi but it's getting painfully slow, that is pushing me toward Brave despite its crypto stuff. What’s your favorite browser?

It took me 20 long minutes of checking logs, reviewing code, and prompting to realize why my brand-new face-cropping service refused to find a face in a random photo of a car. Definitely time for a break.

I can’t believe this open-source software is so good and completely free: - GIMP: Photoshop-level image editing, with layers, masks, and filters. - Inkscape: Professional-grade vector design. Perfect for logos and illustrations. - LibreOffice: A full office suite that opens Word, Excel, and PowerPoint files seamlessly. - HandBrake: Converts any video format to any other. Simple and powerful. - VLC: Plays literally anything. No codecs, no drama. - Audacity: Edit, mix, or record audio easily. Great for podcasts or quick sound fixes. - OBS Studio: Screen recording and livestreaming powerhouse. - Krita: Built for artists. Digital painting done right. - 7-Zip: The ultimate compression tool. Fast, reliable, and supports every format. - Nextcloud: Your own private cloud. File sync, calendar, contacts, notes. All self-hosted. - Immich: A beautiful, lightning-fast self-hosted photo and video backup alternative to Google Photos. - Thunderbird: Free email client Open-source devs deserve a standing ovation (and donations when asked!) Which ones do you use? ✅

Knowledge + AI = Infinite Power. Running a business learn as much as possible of every area of your company: accounting, tech, ops, marketing, HR, legal, all of it. Don’t settle for "that’s not my department". The more you understand, the stronger your shield against "pro-gibberish". Because often professionals love to hide behind fancy words, frameworks, and acronyms: a fog of "expert talk" meant to dazzle you, confuse you and even make their mistakes sound like your fault. When you speak their language, the fog clears. You start seeing who actually knows their craft and who just knows how to sound like they do. Wish you great week!☕️

To all our younger friends under 25: this is what the internet looked like back when you were watching Peppa Pig. :) There are countless digital time capsules scattered across the web, and the eMule website is one of them, untouched for years. eMule was one of those apps we used to share, ahem... “knowledge and culture” with one another. It followed eDonkey and eventually passed the baton to torrent platforms. It’s strange to think that one day in 2010, the official eMule released its final update, and that was it.

They said touch grass and I listened. So I went to pick mushrooms. I have no idea about mushrooms, but I'll ask ChatGPT if they're good. Let's call it vibe-mushrooming. If I stop posting here, then ChatGPT was wrong.