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Mike @smi.gs · 10/09/2026

Diesel hitting over $6 a gallon is wild. It was around $3 before this war

Mike @smi.gs · 27/08/2026

Raising kids is so wild. I focus a lot on providing for them and connecting with them. Wish I had more time to do the latter.

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Mike @smi.gs · 26/07/2026

With all the negativity going on…keep the thing that keeps you inspired.

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

Per a new report from Senate Democrats, American farmers are now paying $1.4B — or 63% more — on diesel fuel due to the Iran War. Those higher costs will get passed onto consumers, compounded by Trump's resurrected tariffs. America is paying the price for Trump's blunders.

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R "Nearest" Nabors @nearestnabors.com · 15/04/2026

Judging an engineer by tokens consumed or lines of code written is like judging a writer by the length of their book

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Mike @smi.gs · 10/04/2026

Even tho I’m not an omarchy user Omacon was cool

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Mike @smi.gs · 03/04/2026

Lakers getting waxed like this is crazy

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Mike @smi.gs · 12/03/2026

Yeah AI in the hands of -X engineers means they’re now -10X engineers

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Mike @smi.gs · 28/02/2026

This mf really starting wars smh

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Mike @smi.gs · 16/02/2026

I feel into the dad bod and I thought that’d never happen to me. Lol. But here’s mad pressure being a dad, but wouldn’t trade it. Just need to get better

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Mike @smi.gs · 16/02/2026

I feel off of a healthy lifestyle when I became a dad. I’m slowly getting back to me. Week three of being consistent with you diet and working out. I can feel I’m moving better.

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Mike @smi.gs · 22/01/2026

As nice as AI tools are too many ppl are using them as a handicap.

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Mike @smi.gs · 04/12/2025

Took my daughter (toddler) to a theme park and she rode her first roller coaster. Then she gave me the recap, “Daddy, the roller coaster was going so fast and I screamed cause it was fun and fast” 🥺

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Mike @smi.gs · 01/12/2025

Lol this economy is so crazy. Even doing envelope method, one w2 stream is not enough.

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Mike @smi.gs · 22/11/2025

Lmfao I just noticed geminis typo smh

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Mike @smi.gs · 11/11/2025

@kelseyhightower.com hope I run into you at kubecon! Just want to say you were right a 2 years ago when I met with you. Learned a lot at the gig, but I left after 2 years.

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Mike @smi.gs · 02/11/2025

Success is the product of daily habits

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Mike @smi.gs · 22/10/2025

NBA on NBC is mid. Turn on the lakers game

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Mike @smi.gs · 26/09/2025

Bro David Attenborough is 99 years old!?

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Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 18/09/2025

A free and democratic society cannot silence comedians because the President doesn’t like what they say. This is an attack on free speech and cannot be allowed to stand. All elected officials need to speak up and push back on this undemocratic act.

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Mike @smi.gs · 18/09/2025

They really cancelled Jimmy Kimmel smh

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Marco @wridgeu.bsky.social · 08/09/2025

Finally got around reading samwho.dev/big-o/ from @samwho.dev! already forwarded it to a few colleagues :) I honestly thought it'd be a more complex/taxing read so I'm super happy it wasn't at all and is actually - as all past blog posts - super well made (+visuals!!).

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Big O

A visual introduction to big O notation.

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Mike @smi.gs · 02/09/2025

I’ve never seen a manager take a resignation so poorly. All signs point to this was the right decision.

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Mike @smi.gs · 23/08/2025

One of the best things about living in the country is I can get fresh produce directly from the farms

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Mike @smi.gs · 22/08/2025

Ehh, the worse part is waiting lol. Usually waiting means a rejection is on the way though

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Mike @smi.gs · 10/08/2025

I like bun.js, but always end up hitting a bug when I try to use it. Going back to vite for now.

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Mike @smi.gs · 25/07/2025

Learned a lot lately about how teams approach trust in infrastructure. Sometimes the instinct is to build from scratch — even when battle-tested, scalable solutions exist. I’m looking to join a team that trusts modern tools and debates with curiosity, not fear.

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Mike @smi.gs · 16/07/2025

yesterday, this artist gave me flowers. Playing music full time seems like such a life time ago. Wild that I’ve been back in tech for 4+ years now. I do miss the stage a lot. Traveling. Playing music with friends. It was good times.

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Mike @smi.gs · 12/07/2025

Here I am, using React Native + Claude Code to create an app

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Mike @smi.gs · 26/06/2025

Whew, I'm exhausted

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Mike @smi.gs · 26/06/2025

Man, one thing for sure @kelseyhightower.com can story tell and tech. Mentor from a distance

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Mike @smi.gs · 21/06/2025

Blocks with the kiddo

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Mike @smi.gs · 13/06/2025

Man, this coffee from Amsterdam was amazing and they need to ship to the US

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Mike @smi.gs · 12/06/2025

Been reading man pages for years. Today, I switched to using NeoVim as my MANPAGER. The syntax highlighting alone made a huge difference. Especially when reading on screens. Honestly, I wish I'd done this sooner. What's your MANPAGER setup?