Overthought
by Mike
Technology, philosophy, and the occasional musing on life. A mix of technical deep dives, unpopular opinions, and everything in between.
Opinions expressed here are solely my own. Expect the unexpected.
Recent posts
All posts →- The Bridge That Trembles: A Manifesto for the Divergent
A manifesto for those whose brains are built not for the steady road, but for the storm.
- The ADHD Act: Why We Build Personas to Stop the Burn
Why do we put on a mask to feel 'normal'?
- Reverse engineering my pancreas: syncing Libre Link Up with my ecosystem
The story of how I built a custom solution to sync my LibreLinkUp data with my ecosystem
- Structured Hallucinations: Why We Tried (and Failed) to Turn Prompts into Code
I spent a weekend trying to force LLMs into the rigid structure of a compiler using ASTs and lockfiles. Here is the story of 'Intend', and why it failed.
- Nothing Done: How I Built an App with Help from AI to Manage My Daily Habits
I needed a simple, private habit tracker to get my life in order, so I built one. The twist? I had GitHub Copilot do most of the work. This is the story of Nothing Done — a functional app born from an experiment with AI that was both incredibly fast and hilariously messy.
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