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Writing on GPUs, LLMs, MLOps, Kubernetes — and mindset · 8 posts
Wittgenstein — Whereof One Cannot Speak, Thereof One Must Be Silent
One philosopher overturned his own philosophy twice across a single lifetime. Following the early picture theory and the later language games, we explore his insights into meaning and silence. We then carefully consider
2026-06-21 · 42 min read #wittgenstein#philosophy#language#logic#meaningNietzsche — Eternal Recurrence and Self-Affirmation
Starting from Nietzsche's thought experiment of eternal recurrence, this essay traces the real meaning of the declaration that God is dead, along with the overman, the will to power, the overcoming of nihilism, and amor
2026-06-21 · 58 min read #nietzsche#philosophy#nihilism#existentialism#meaningExistentialism — Making Meaning in a World Without It
Existentialism holds that in a world without preset meaning, human beings forge their own. Following Sartre on freedom, Camus on the absurd, and Kierkegaard on anxiety, we trace this provocative philosophy and ask what l
2026-06-21 · 9 min read #existentialism#philosophy#sartre#camus#freedomWorking With Purpose — How the Why Changes the How
How purpose creates motivation and persistence, how to find and assign meaning in work, the alignment of values and norms, the wish to be remembered as a good person, and how to guard against purpose obsession, all woven
2026-06-19 · 23 min read #culture#purpose#meaning#motivation#self-managementWords That Give Strength and Resilience — How to Get Through Hard Times
Concrete ways to get through hard times like burnout, failure, and rejection. How to handle your self-talk, Frankl on meaning, small wins, support networks, and the limits of cliched comfort versus what actually helps. W
2026-06-16 · 20 min read #resilience#mental-health#burnout#self-talk#meaningViktor Frankl to the Burned-Out Developer: Finding Meaning When Code Feels Meaningless
Viktor Frankl survived Auschwitz and concluded that humans can find meaning in any circumstance. His logotherapy — the will to meaning (Wille zum Sinn) — and his three-part theory of how humans find purpose offer a surpr
2026-03-18 · 11 min read #viktor-frankl#logotherapy#burnout#meaning#philosophyOne Must Imagine the Developer Happy: Camus, Sisyphus, and Repetitive Work
Albert Camus' 1942 essay on Sisyphus offers the most honest philosophy of repetitive work ever written. The bug queue that never empties, the codebase that always needs refactoring, the sprint that never truly ends — and
2026-03-18 · 10 min read #camus#sisyphus#absurdism#repetitive-work#philosophyIkigai: Finding Purpose and Meaning at Work
Discover your Ikigai—your reason for being. Learn the Japanese philosophy where passion, skill, world need, and compensation intersect to create a meaningful career and a longer, more fulfilling life.
2026-03-17 · 6 min read #ikigai#purpose#career#meaning#2026-03