https://phemantics.xyz/readings/ Recent content in Reading on phemantics Hugo en-us Sun, 23 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://phemantics.xyz/readings/gentleman-scientist-era-of-ai/ Sun, 23 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://phemantics.xyz/readings/gentleman-scientist-era-of-ai/ Also read this a long time ago. Lives rent-free in my head. I love Sean’s writing style. https://phemantics.xyz/readings/monad-tutorial-fallacy/ Sat, 22 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://phemantics.xyz/readings/monad-tutorial-fallacy/ I read this a long time ago, but a tweet reminded me of it and I thought it deserved to be here. One of the old golds. https://phemantics.xyz/readings/the-private-capture-of-public-genius/ Mon, 06 Jul 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://phemantics.xyz/readings/the-private-capture-of-public-genius/ Very convincing argument. I want to now read the flipside of this debate https://phemantics.xyz/readings/half-baked-product/ Fri, 03 Jul 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://phemantics.xyz/readings/half-baked-product/ Eerily relatable. Triggered some fight or flight response in me. https://phemantics.xyz/readings/because-it-speaks-in-words/ Thu, 02 Jul 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://phemantics.xyz/readings/because-it-speaks-in-words/ Very well written. Agree in spirit and analogy https://phemantics.xyz/readings/why-i-stopped-arguing-with-people/ Thu, 02 Jul 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://phemantics.xyz/readings/why-i-stopped-arguing-with-people/ https://phemantics.xyz/readings/how-to-do-great-work/ Thu, 11 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://phemantics.xyz/readings/how-to-do-great-work/ Goosebumps throughout reading it https://phemantics.xyz/readings/on-grindslop/ Fri, 22 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://phemantics.xyz/readings/on-grindslop/ https://phemantics.xyz/readings/sparkly-people/ Mon, 11 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://phemantics.xyz/readings/sparkly-people/ ✨✨ https://phemantics.xyz/readings/india-didnt-wait-to-get-rich/ Thu, 23 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://phemantics.xyz/readings/india-didnt-wait-to-get-rich/ Beautiful, short read on how India is consuming https://phemantics.xyz/readings/slime-mold/ Tue, 21 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://phemantics.xyz/readings/slime-mold/ https://phemantics.xyz/readings/on-bakaiti/ Sun, 19 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://phemantics.xyz/readings/on-bakaiti/ Such a unique take on everyday conversations https://phemantics.xyz/readings/a-programmers-loss-of-identity/ Mon, 16 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://phemantics.xyz/readings/a-programmers-loss-of-identity/ I wish this were less true https://phemantics.xyz/readings/against-taste/ Wed, 18 Feb 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://phemantics.xyz/readings/against-taste/ https://phemantics.xyz/readings/outsourcing-thinking/ Sun, 01 Feb 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://phemantics.xyz/readings/outsourcing-thinking/ The words aren’t mine but I agree so strongly that I wish they were https://phemantics.xyz/readings/software-pump-and-dump/ Tue, 27 Jan 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://phemantics.xyz/readings/software-pump-and-dump/ I didnt know Clawdbot had a shitcoin linked to it https://phemantics.xyz/readings/all-in-on-server-side-sqlite/ Mon, 26 Jan 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://phemantics.xyz/readings/all-in-on-server-side-sqlite/ https://phemantics.xyz/readings/building-for-the-future-tangled/ Mon, 26 Jan 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://phemantics.xyz/readings/building-for-the-future-tangled/ Anirudh and Akshay seem to be building something I resonate with. I must explore more of the ATmosphere. https://phemantics.xyz/readings/first-make-me-care/ Mon, 26 Jan 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://phemantics.xyz/readings/first-make-me-care/ Short, to the point. Somehow serindipitous timing, it’s like it found me right as I was about to start my blog again https://phemantics.xyz/readings/how-to-be-more-agentic/ Mon, 26 Jan 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://phemantics.xyz/readings/how-to-be-more-agentic/ I think I have high agency, but then I also doubt it. Maybe on some days. I really should figure out how to get good feedback https://phemantics.xyz/readings/real-life-is-risk-taking/ Mon, 15 Sep 2025 00:00:00 +0000 https://phemantics.xyz/readings/real-life-is-risk-taking/ Vindication for me personally as I start taking more and more obvious risks. https://phemantics.xyz/readings/the-world-in-which-we-live-now/ Mon, 15 Sep 2025 00:00:00 +0000 https://phemantics.xyz/readings/the-world-in-which-we-live-now/ Very nice points. I used to find Taleb very opaque before reading this. I think I understand him much better than when I tried Black Swan 5-6 years ago. https://phemantics.xyz/readings/a-deep-dive-into-reverse-proxy/ Fri, 15 Aug 2025 00:00:00 +0000 https://phemantics.xyz/readings/a-deep-dive-into-reverse-proxy/ An amazing series about practical aspects of what a loaded load balancer has to care about. https://phemantics.xyz/readings/in-search-of-ai-psychosis/ Fri, 15 Aug 2025 00:00:00 +0000 https://phemantics.xyz/readings/in-search-of-ai-psychosis/ A good article on how many seem to be affected, and what usually predisposes them. https://phemantics.xyz/readings/a-theory-of-jerks/ Sun, 15 Jun 2025 00:00:00 +0000 https://phemantics.xyz/readings/a-theory-of-jerks/ https://phemantics.xyz/readings/are-we-accidentally-building-a-planetary-brain/ Sun, 15 Jun 2025 00:00:00 +0000 https://phemantics.xyz/readings/are-we-accidentally-building-a-planetary-brain/ https://phemantics.xyz/readings/warbreaker/ Sun, 15 Jun 2025 00:00:00 +0000 https://phemantics.xyz/readings/warbreaker/ https://phemantics.xyz/readings/why-dont-birds-drive-bentleys/ Sun, 15 Jun 2025 00:00:00 +0000 https://phemantics.xyz/readings/why-dont-birds-drive-bentleys/ https://phemantics.xyz/readings/everything-i-know-about-good-system-design/ Thu, 15 May 2025 00:00:00 +0000 https://phemantics.xyz/readings/everything-i-know-about-good-system-design/ Good mental models of what to aim for and what not to aim for when making a system https://phemantics.xyz/readings/machines-of-loving-grace/ Thu, 15 May 2025 00:00:00 +0000 https://phemantics.xyz/readings/machines-of-loving-grace/ Beautifully written. Wide and easy to read. https://phemantics.xyz/readings/being-glue/ Tue, 15 Apr 2025 00:00:00 +0000 https://phemantics.xyz/readings/being-glue/ Doing the important thankless work, but also how to recognise when you’re stuck doing it https://phemantics.xyz/readings/blurry-sentences/ Tue, 15 Apr 2025 00:00:00 +0000 https://phemantics.xyz/readings/blurry-sentences/ Deepities, Motte and Bailey Generalization. Nice read on mental models to be incisive about what you hear. https://phemantics.xyz/readings/trusting-trust/ Tue, 15 Apr 2025 00:00:00 +0000 https://phemantics.xyz/readings/trusting-trust/ Quines and hiding trojans in compilers