Everything, newest first
The firehose
One river of everything I post — notes, essays, links, and quotes. Follow via RSS →
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How this site works
A static, Markdown-driven site built with Astro — why it exists and how publishing a new post is just adding a file.
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Simon Willison's link blog — the format worth stealing
Kicking off a link blog here, the way [Simon Willison](https://simonwillison.net/) does it: short posts that point at something worth your time with a line on why. Less pressure than an essay, and over a year it becomes the most useful thing on the site. This is the first one.
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You should blog about things you've learned, even if you don't think anyone will read it. The act of writing it up is what cements your own understanding.
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Astro's Content Layer API
The `glob()` loader plus Zod schemas are what make every TIL, post, link, and quote on this site type-checked at build — a malformed frontmatter block fails `astro build` instead of shipping a broken page. Worth a read if you run any kind of content site.