Month: January 2025
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No Excuses—Just Fucking Do It
Back when I worked at IBM as an Account Manager in Sales, my boss, Denis, had a habit of cutting through bullshit like a chainsaw. Every time I explained why I couldn’t complete something, he’d look me dead in the eye and say:👉 “Excuses!”👉 “Bullshit!” “Excuses” was his favorite. And, honestly? He was fucking right.…
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The Roller Coaster of Grinding vs. Consuming
I was talking to my wife recently, telling her how life sometimes feels like a goddamn roller coaster. And honestly? I’ve caught myself having this same thought over and over again throughout the years. One moment, you’re grinding—learning a new programming language, diving into Kubernetes, smashing Machine Learning courses, picking up Spanish, hitting the gym,…
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AI Reasoning Models: Scary, Helpful… and the New Normal
Yesterday at work, I finally solved a problem that had been haunting me and my colleagues for way too long. We had tried everything—our usual debugging, googling, Stack Overflow rituals, even regular LLM models like ChatGPT 4o. Nothing fucking worked. So I decided to go full experimental mode and throw the problem at a reasoning…
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Starting Something New? Get a Mentor (Seriously, It’ll Save You Time)
When you dive into something completely new—whether it’s programming, hitting the gym to shed some pounds, or switching careers—it’s worth considering finding a mentor or coach. Call them whatever you want, but the point is to have someone who can guide you, act as a role model, and give you a damn clue when you’re…
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Tackling Those Never-Ending 120-Hour Udemy Courses: A Beginner’s Survival Guide 🧠💥
Let’s talk about those 60+ hour Udemy-style courses. You know the ones—massive, sprawling, intimidating beasts promising to turn you into a full-stack developer if you just grind through every single second. Add a second course (say JavaScript and ReactJS), and now you’re staring at 120 hours of video content like it’s your part-time job. Here’s…
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A Complete Guide to Preparing for a JavaScript Interview (Without Losing Your Shit)
1. Understand the Fucking Battlefield JavaScript interviews for beginners and intermediates are mostly about coding, trivia, and behavioral questions. Here’s the breakdown: Pro Tip: Even if you’re intermediate, don’t skip fundamentals. Interviews love to ask about NaN === NaN just to watch you squirm. 2. JavaScript Fundamentals: The Non-Negotiables Master these, or get ready to cry in the interview: 3. Coding Challenges:…
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The Art of Silence: Why I Need Time Alone to Think 🧘☕
With the chaos of 2025, two small kids running around, and a cat that thankfully doesn’t add to the noise, I often crave complete silence. Like, I’d trade almost anything for a quiet moment with a cup of coffee ☕, maybe some low-volume LoFi beats 🎵 in my headphones, and the cat chilling nearby. Why…
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The Grind, the Wins, and the Long F*cking Journey 💪🔥
You know what? My mood’s a bit brighter today. After four damn experiments with the same video on YouTube, it finally worked. 🎉 It took me four weeks to get this one piece of content right. Four. Weeks. And let me tell you, it was worth every tweak, every redo, every moment of “what the…
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Threads: Identifying Bots in a Ocean
Today, I realized just how many bot accounts out there are masquerading as real people. It’s fucking wild. Accounts claim to be real but are just sophisticated bots. They gain popularity because they align perfectly with algorithmic preferences, interacting seamlessly with countless people. With the rise of LLMs like ChatGPT, these bots are becoming even…
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Remote Work: The Undisputed Perk of Software Engineering
In my late 30s, juggling two small kids and a cat, I can confidently say: remote work is the greatest goddamn perk of being a software engineer. Sure, the salary is nice—I’m not complaining about that—but the flexibility to work from home? That’s the real game-changer. Why I Love Remote Work Let me paint you…