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Our current screen time policies Managing a house with five kids can be challenging so I like to share what’s working for us when I...
3 days ago
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Our current screen time policies

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3 days ago
Managing a house with five kids can be challenging so I like to share what’s working for us when I can. This post is how we currently handle screen time. Screens can be addictive, and it’s easy for anyone (both kids and adults) to fall into unhealthy patterns using them....
An AI usage statement for bryanbraun.com I’ve had “AI usage statements” in the back of my mind ever since I read Ethan Marcott’s blog post...
3 weeks ago
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An AI usage statement for bryanbraun.com

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3 weeks ago
I’ve had “AI usage statements” in the back of my mind ever since I read Ethan Marcott’s blog post sharing a round-up of his favorite ones. I didn’t consider writing one for this site, since it had the smell of status-signaling. Like a quasi-political declaration of allegiance to...
Klara and the gift of curiosity In October, a new movie will be released based on one of my favorite books, Klara and the Sun. This...
26th Aug 2026
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Klara and the gift of curiosity

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26th Aug 2026
In October, a new movie will be released based on one of my favorite books, Klara and the Sun. This has happened a lot for me recently (see The Three Body Problem, The Martian, Project Hail Mary, and Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow). I know it’s cliché to say that the book is...
You are not your grand plans “You are not your grand plans. You are your daily patterns.” I love this quote from James Clear...
11th Jul 2026
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You are not your grand plans

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11th Jul 2026
“You are not your grand plans. You are your daily patterns.” I love this quote from James Clear because it hurts me in all the right ways. At my worst, I feel like my daily patterns are at war with my grand plans. When I’m fighting a daily battle and willpower is slipping, I need...
Quality vs quantity in the age of AI Over the last four months I’ve increased my use of AI for web dev work pretty dramatically. I use it...
27th Apr 2026
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Quality vs quantity in the age of AI

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27th Apr 2026
Over the last four months I’ve increased my use of AI for web dev work pretty dramatically. I use it every day at work, as do most of my coworkers. I don’t think it’s disputed anymore that AI-assisted development can save a lot of time and effort. The question is, what do we do...
Links #14 See below for links to recent things that have made me think. It’s quite the mix of mediums...
30th Mar 2026
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Links #14

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30th Mar 2026
See below for links to recent things that have made me think. It’s quite the mix of mediums (animated videos, short posts, letters, and 6-hour podcasts), but it wasn’t until I gathered them that I noticed a recurring theme: sacrifice Sometimes the world imposes constraints on us,...
250 lbs Six months ago, while I was setting up a new code editor, I noticed that the default font size felt...
16th Feb 2026
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250 lbs

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16th Feb 2026
Six months ago, while I was setting up a new code editor, I noticed that the default font size felt just a bit too small, when displayed on my monitor. Not a big deal, I just bumped it up one size and went back to my work. Then it happened again, this time, when reading sheet...
Made in 2025 Here are some things I made in 2025: Pro-Wrestler or Roller Coaster A Fusion 360 Script for creating...
1st Jan 2026
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Made in 2025

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1st Jan 2026
Here are some things I made in 2025: Pro-Wrestler or Roller Coaster A Fusion 360 Script for creating a Penrose Triangle in CAD A personal book recommendation tool, which used my archive of book reviews, the OpenAI API, and RAG techniques to give me personalized book...
Raise your standards for important things; lower them for unimportant things I think we’ve all got some built in tendencies, pulling us towards certain behaviors, whether or not...
27th Dec 2025
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Raise your standards for important things; lower them for unimportant things

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27th Dec 2025
I think we’ve all got some built in tendencies, pulling us towards certain behaviors, whether or not they are worthwhile. It takes many different forms. If you have OCD cleaning tendencies, you spend excessive time making sure your windows are spotless. If you are money-focused,...
SolidGoldMagikarp In November 2019, years before the launch of ChatGPT, OpenAI created a 1.5 billion parameter Large...
28th Oct 2025
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SolidGoldMagikarp

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28th Oct 2025
In November 2019, years before the launch of ChatGPT, OpenAI created a 1.5 billion parameter Large Language Model and released it publicly under the name GPT-2. Immediately, researchers and enthusiasts began playing with it, using it to generate poetry, folk music, fan-fiction...
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