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Bryan Braun - Blog

Bryan Braun - Blog
Made in 2024 Here are some things I made in 2024: Music Box Fun: Advanced Editing (a new major feature): ...
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a month ago
Here are some things I made in 2024: Music Box Fun: Advanced Editing (a new major feature): Adds multiple-note selection for bulk operations on notes (like deletion, copy/paste, nudging and dragging) Also includes a “space editor” for arbitrarily adding/removing space...
Bryan Braun - Blog
Links #11 Here are some more links to things that I keep thinking about. I shared a bit more detail on these...
2 months ago
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2 months ago
Here are some more links to things that I keep thinking about. I shared a bit more detail on these ones than I usually do—there were so many good quotes to include. Enjoy! Selfishness & Therapy Culture Earlier this year, there was a post in the New York Times called “Sometimes,...
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Unusual Git IDs You can search Github for unusual commit IDs: There are over 2k commits starting with...
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You can search Github for unusual commit IDs: There are over 2k commits starting with 0000000! While looking for commits like these, I started to become suspicious that people were intentionally modifying their commits IDs to be unusual: A commit ID of eeeeeee, with a message...
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Before you buy a domain name, first check to see if it’s haunted In mid-2022 I bought a new domain name. The name was musicbox.fun. I got it for a side-project, an...
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In mid-2022 I bought a new domain name. The name was musicbox.fun. I got it for a side-project, an interactive online music box that I had built and hosted at musicboxfun.com. The new name was shorter and more quirky. I felt lucky to have grabbed it. Unfortunately, musicbox.fun...
Bryan Braun - Blog
Setting up your /now page with an RSS feed I have a /now page, which I use to tell people what I’m up to these days. I like the concept of “now...
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3 months ago
I have a /now page, which I use to tell people what I’m up to these days. I like the concept of “now pages” but I felt like it would be better if it had an RSS feed. The feed would give interested parties a way to subscribe to life changes. The problem is that RSS feeds aren’t...
Bryan Braun - Blog
Links #10 How to Get on a Podcast - This is a short and invaluable post for anyone who wants to be a podcast...
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How to Get on a Podcast - This is a short and invaluable post for anyone who wants to be a podcast guest. It puts you in the shoes of a podcaster, showing you what they need, and how you can be a “sure thing” for them. As usual, there are no short cuts. You gotta do the work! A...
Bryan Braun - Blog
Why we prefer computers over consoles when introducing kids to gaming I grew up gaming on consoles like Nintendo 64 and Gamecube. I have a lot of fond memories playing...
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11 months ago
I grew up gaming on consoles like Nintendo 64 and Gamecube. I have a lot of fond memories playing games with my brothers on those devices. But as my own kids have gotten older, my wife and I have decided to first introduce them to gaming with computers, instead of consoles. The...
Bryan Braun - Blog
You can’t fix a problem you don’t understand A few weeks ago, I was building a server-side API client. I had written the code and tested it in...
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A few weeks ago, I was building a server-side API client. I had written the code and tested it in isolation. Everything looked good. Unfortunately, when I included it in the main service, I started seeing errors. I decided to try asking an AI tool for suggestions. I gave it the...
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The flood of AI website builders There are so many of them. instead of markdown to enable lazy-loading --> How good...
10 months ago
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10 months ago
There are so many of them. instead of markdown to enable lazy-loading --> How good are these site builders? I don’t know. Are you worried about job security? I have two thoughts… 1. We’ve seen this before Wordpress, Squarespace, Shopify, Webflow… all these tools...
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Capability makes your life simpler If you can tolerate discomfort, then you can camp much lighter. Camping lighter means you spend less...
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6 months ago
If you can tolerate discomfort, then you can camp much lighter. Camping lighter means you spend less time and energy packing, setting-up, tearing down, and unpacking. The same goes for travel. Fewer clothes and shoes means less luggage to carry, manage, and lose. You can board...
Bryan Braun - Blog
Goodbye Evernote, Hello Obsidian I use note-taking software every day. I use it for journaling, blogging, capturing ideas,...
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8 months ago
I use note-taking software every day. I use it for journaling, blogging, capturing ideas, researching technologies, managing my projects, and many other things. Writing is how I think through problems, and note-taking software makes all that thinking easy to search and...
Bryan Braun - Blog
One Million Checkboxes and the fear of viral success When Nolen Royalty’s One Million Checkboxes site went viral, several people sent me links to it. If...
6 months ago
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6 months ago
When Nolen Royalty’s One Million Checkboxes site went viral, several people sent me links to it. If you haven't heard of One Million Checkboxes, see the Wikipedia article for more details. I loved everything about One Million Checkboxes. It was simple but strangely compelling....