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Can I run a 5k for real real?

Dear Reader: This blog post is a personal journal I wrote almost 3 years ago. I had just completed a 5k the previous fall in 37 minutes, with a little bit of walking and I wanted to run a 5k "for real", meaning: no walking. Spoiler alert: I

How Broken Should Your MVP Be?

Marc Louvion is Twitter / X's next Pieter Levels. He's shipped 24 products but has had the most success with ShipFast, which allegedly does $46k of revenue a month. That's pretty sweet. Good for Marc, I hope to get there one day. ShipFast is a

DALL-E won't Let Me Make Pics of Guy Fieri so I'm Self-Hosting Stable Diffusion

DALL-E won't Let Me Make Pics of Guy Fieri so I'm Self-Hosting Stable Diffusion

AI is the buzz-word of 2023. And rightfully so. New AI models are popping up every week, new research is coming out and the field is progressing quick. Last year, I threw Stable Diffusion on an old gaming laptop and let it rip. It was slow, the results were terrible,

How to run a 5k with Strangers

How to run a 5k with Strangers

This morning I attended my second "park run", a free event where you show up to a park and run a 5k. I've been getting into running for the past year or so. I was out-of-shape and didn't want to be. Being "in

Is AI going to replace Software Developers?

is AI going to take your job? Absolutely not! Well, maybe not. No? Yes? The answer is unclear to me and requires more thought. I recently mentored someone who was anxious about pursuing a career in Software Development because “AI would be taking all of those jobs anyway”. I think

I'm a recovering notification addict

I'm a recovering notification addict

I'm a recovering addict. Maybe you are too. My drugs of choice were short-form videos on the internet and little notification bell icons. My dealer was Facebook, Instagam and Snapchat. I haven't used TikTok lately. TikTok spies on you. And they're from China. I

Sorry haters, I was wrong.

Sorry haters, I was wrong.

If you're a sales or copywriting expert, close this tab and go for a walk instead. If you're not, read on. I want to share with you what I've learned about writing better copy. I've been on a boat for the last