Software engineer, entrepreneur, serial hobbyist, and writer.
Over 500 technical articles on joeldare.com generating over 10k monthly views. Creator of Neat CSS, the minimalist CSS framework with over 700 stars on GitHub. Author of Write & Publish Your Book, rated 5-stars on Amazon.
Joel Dare
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Submissions
When Bugs Feel Like Sabotage
joeldare.com
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Building a Static Site with Pandoc
joeldare.com
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Create a Blog on GitHub with Markdown in 15-Minutes
joeldare.com
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Unfolder for Mac – A 3D model unfolding tool for creating papercraft
unfolder.app
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From Zip to Nought
hackaday.com
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I charge for a single-file web app I can't protect from piracy
joeldare.com
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Show HN: Rapidly build efficient sites with Neat, the minimalist CSS framework
github.com
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Show HN: Balance Buckets – Savings Buckets for Small, One-Owner Businesses
buckets.joelryan.com
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Show HN: Peen – A minimal coding agent CLI built for local models
github.com
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Show HN: Create old-timey silent-film style caption cards
caption.joeldare.com
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Show HN: Buoy – A persistent, status-bar web server for local utilities
github.com
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I Built a Rolling Collector to Grab X Threads for AI
joeldare.com
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I Replaced Google Analytics with a CSV File and an AI Agent
joeldare.com
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I Wrote an Imagemagick Field Guide for Myself, You Might Find It Useful
joeldare.com
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A Draft of the ImageMagick Field Guide
joeldare.com
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My Build Takes Too Long
joeldare.com
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SSH Tunnels: My VPN Alternative for Privacy on the Go
joeldare.com
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Informing Engineering Decisions with Bite-Size Data
joeldare.com
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The 14kb Problem
joeldare.com
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Show HN: Consentless – A minimalist, privacy-preserving traffic counter
I did some fade tests with several pens and a pencil on a laser print. The pencil and toner were the only things that hadn’t faded in direct sunlight after two years. Even high end pens faded.
To be fair, your notebook probably won’t get light like that, but pencils are pretty archival.
I was filling notebooks too quickly and didn’t know what to do with them so I switched to a Kindle Scribe. It’s more expensive than a bunch of nice paper notebooks but it’s worked well for me. I export my handwritten notes for safe keeping and can have AI conversations with them as material. I also tried Kindle HD tablets, which worked just as well, but I got a lot of eye strain since I also work on a computer all day.
I would argue a large percentage of us are creatives and that might have driven us to software engineering. That’s the case for me, at least. I love many other creative things but selected software for my job.
Not op, but, because I’m not a designer, I’d probably try to use an AI tool and maybe give it specific instructions to make it suck a little. Then again, not being a designer, I’d probably make it suck too, but it would take forever.
I’m curious what sensors you’re using? My first thought was a camera up above the pins pointing down that can detect them. There are probably more reliable methods. If it were me, I’d seek to simplify as much as possible so things keep running smoothly.
I kinda like the thought but wouldn't a simple action that sends email to the archive list for all senders that aren't on your contact list handle this? That's what I do with my phone, actually, and I might consider it for email too. Then you can manually check your archive when you have free time.
One down-side to this is that it does require you to run the agent on your Mac instead of in a Sandbox. I do this too and there are lots of problems I can't solve in a sandbox. I know a lot of you are throwing your hands up at the years of security practices we're throwing out the window when we do that.
The fact that xAI uploaded someone's home directory, including their SSH keys, is giving me serious pause at my choices here.
Generally, I don't worry about my machine being "blown up". I don't have a TON of unreproducible stuff on my machine. Everything is backed up, committed to git, and the like. I can restore most of it in a couple hours.
That said, I really, really don't want my .SSH directory sent to an AI agent and it's silly to prompt your way around that. You need to block it at the system level. I'm considering a separate user and then 700 permissions on my home directory.
I feel like we're back to 1990's security here. The double-edged sword is that it's helping us get things done at a pace like never before.
I'm not throwing shade here, I'm among the guilty.
I’d be willing to help with that, pro bono. I like my tech minimal, so I’m a fan of small and fast html/css with a bit of JS when necessary. Today this is probably a quick project with an AI tool and a Notion MCP.
Contact info in my profile.
I’m also the creator of the minimalist framework, Neat CSS.
You’re not alone. I haven’t looked at this for my own content (I really only publish on the web) but I’m encouraged that it’s search and not analytics. I don’t use Google Analytics on my site for privacy reasons. I’m kinda hoping this works without it, using their data, not mine.
I’ve been wondering if chat is the wrong interface for slower local models (and some projects) and maybe something like a ticket system is a better fit. I just decided how I would test this idea on my available hardware before I go drop money on a Mac Studio or GPUs. I’ll probably have a POC this week. There is nothing novel here, just need to spend the time to get it working for me.
I had the most fun taking pictures with a cheap, low-quality camera that I only owned for a few months before it died. This one might fit the bill nicely. The skill or unknowns of the viewfinder might be part of the charm.
I want one, but they don’t seem to be available yet.
Over 500 technical articles on joeldare.com generating over 10k monthly views. Creator of Neat CSS, the minimalist CSS framework with over 700 stars on GitHub. Author of Write & Publish Your Book, rated 5-stars on Amazon.