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Reflections on turning 40.
I’m turning 40, and I’m feeling reflective. I’m writing this while sitting at the airport in Frankfurt, Germany, waiting to board my flight back to the…
Sep 29
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Nathan Toups
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Playdate: a love letter to constraints
I love everything about Playdate. It’s a new handheld gaming device and a love letter to constraints. You might be scratching your head if you only…
Sep 22
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Nathan Toups
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Clear is better than clever.
Another life lesson from Go Proverbs
Sep 15
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Nathan Toups
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Clear is better than clever.
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Thinking clearer with pen and paper
single-use system for mindful engagement
Sep 8
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Nathan Toups
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What skateboarding taught me about failure
a methodology for approaching calculated risks and incremental progress
Sep 1
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Nathan Toups
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August 2023
One step back, two steps forward.
Fun with Go, Chi, Routers, and Google Cloud Functions
Aug 25
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Nathan Toups
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Unraveling Assumptions: a Story on Framing
The truth can be counterintuitive if your framing is misaligned.
Aug 18
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Nathan Toups
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The Creative Act and the Tao Te Ching
I read two books while traveling last week—one new and one a classic. Both are highly recommended.
Aug 11
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Nathan Toups
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Contingency Plans: What can we learn from our friends in HAM radio?
Juxtaposition is a powerful tool when looking for inspiration on what is possible. I’ve long been a Lurker of the HAM radio community. I’m not a member…
Aug 4
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Nathan Toups
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July 2023
The bigger the interface, the weaker the abstraction.
A Lesson from Go Proverbs for life.
Jul 28
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Nathan Toups
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Gratitude, Vulnerability and Growth
This week’s post will be a short one. I want to say: I’m grateful to you. Over the last 12 weeks, this writing experiment has taught me so much. It…
Jul 21
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Nathan Toups
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Cultivating Deus Ex Machina
How a cheap plot device can bring magic to our lives.
Jul 14
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Nathan Toups
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