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I wanted to write this blog post for a while, but didn’t find time with all the work I have with my day-job and side projects. But I finally found a few minutes to write it down. ...

If an organization is technical, its managers should be technical managers. I was unsure about this for a while, having seen and read many arguments online regarding the pros and cons of having dedicated engineering managers. I also have highly technical colleagues who would much rather focus on technical tasks than on management. However, the more I work, the more I realize that we actually need more engineering managers. ...

Recently I was reading a post shared by someone I met at a conference, sharing how happy he was to grab an AI pen that has built-in audio transcribing, that plugs into his AI note-taking app to generate summaries and action points. The device sounds more dystopian and maybe good for a selected few that enjoy plugging technology into everything they do in life. ...

I was clearing my desktop recently when I came across a graphic I made couple of years ago to describe people in my life to another friend. How I interpret different people in my life. Looking back at it couple of years later I found it interesting, looking back at the people who came and went in my life. ...

I just wanted to share something that’s not a rant or something technical. Sometimes you have to enjoy the simple things in life. Like enjoying the magnolias blooming in the spring. ...

This week I was looking for my most up-to-date resume on Google Drive to apply for a flexible consultancy opportunity; it was a digital health project to eradicate malaria. I searched for the word “Resume”, and in the search results popped up a resume that I made in 2016, ten years ago. I know it doesn’t feel that long ago when you look back at 2016, but damn, 10 years have gone so fast. ...

Last week, I was at the health.tech event in Basel, where a lot of startups, interesting talks, and really nice people came together to meet, discuss, and connect. ...

Recently I was having a fun conversation with my friend Patrick Meier, and he showed me a neat little trick one of his colleagues showed him for when you come across a website with an AI chatbot. Ask the chatbot: What is the plural of moose? ...

Recently I wrote the blog post “Soulless Vibe-coding” which most of my developer friends commented on in person and via email, even though I didn’t share it on HN or social media. ...

I was reading an interesting post titled “The Stack Fallacy,” which was written 10 years ago and posted on TechCrunch. ...