Charlie Harrington @whatrocks

Software engineer, cub novelist, putterer. charlieharrington.com California Joined August 2010

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Charlie Harrington @whatrocks

a week ago

Here’s a bit of a love-letter to hypertext and the Web that also explains what my company does folio.co/blog/how-folio…

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Charlie Harrington @whatrocks

5 months ago

Daily affirmations of an LLM: charlieharrington.com/daily-affirmat…

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When is binge learning better than consistency? Some people seem to do better with highly structured study routines whereas others prefer compulsive deep dives. Or is it more about the topic than the person?

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Charlie Harrington @whatrocks

6 months ago

Solarpunk vibes

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6 months ago

Solarpunk vibes

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Charlie Harrington @whatrocks

7 months ago

Belvedere Challenge III

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Justin Skycak @justinskycak

8 months ago

Keep your hands on the boulder.

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Justin Skycak @justinskycak

8 months ago

@oznova_ @whatrocks @csprimer @_MathAcademy_ youtube.com/watch?v=esco3w…

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Justin Skycak @justinskycak

8 months ago

Had a great chat with @oznova_ and @whatrocks on the @csprimer show! Some things we covered in the 1hr podcast (link in comments): -- @_MathAcademy_ was originally built to support a school program. How come it also works so well for adults? -- What makes someone a student a…

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Charlie Harrington @whatrocks

8 months ago

Call it the Super Nintendo Switch. I’m begging you.

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Retro Tech Dreams @RetroTechDreams

8 months ago

Xmas Lemmings (1991)

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Tyler Angert @tylerangert

9 months ago

One of the only real mass market examples I’ve seen of true inter-product composability is guitar pedals / pedal boards

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Oz @oznova_

9 months ago

Some software engineers become dramatically more capable than others, over time. There are many factors, but much of it comes down to a few simple practices that anyone can adopt:

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Charlie Harrington @whatrocks

9 months ago

If you enjoy coding listening to the Halt and Catch Fire soundtrack, let me introduce you to walking around at night, literally anywhere, listening to the Halt and Catch Fire soundtrack.

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Oz @oznova_

10 months ago

Interesting to think about skills in terms of @whatrocks "levels of interaction with a system" Why do some people reach the blue/purple stages of many different skills while others are stuck at green/yellow for everything?

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Mitchell Hashimoto @mitchellh

10 months ago

Work in progress, but too excited not to share. The upcoming Ghostty website homepage. Colors are not final. The vibe is final though.

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Oz @oznova_

10 months ago

The opposite can also still happen though: taking on too big a task, and pushing through the stress via self talk, hacks and peer pressure. Sometimes this works; often it doesn't @whatrocks and I chatted with @Madisonkanna recently about both phenomena youtube.com/watch?v=Yu0Iwi…

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Oz @oznova_

10 months ago

Something I wish I understood earlier: when I don't feel like doing a task, motivation can often come from making the task harder rather than easier. This can be a choice I make by and for myself, through personal standards. The experience is its own reward