https://dhariri.com/blog.htmlThe website of David Hariri, a software developer, designer, and entrepreneur.en-USFri, 10 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMTrfeed v1.1.1https://github.com/svpino/rfeed/blob/master/README.mdhttps://dhariri.com/2026/compress-pleaseOn using LLMs to write shorter letters, not longer ones.Fri, 10 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://dhariri.com/2026/no-mcp-is-goodThe one in which I refute the recent arguments against MCP and where I think it's coming from.Tue, 24 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://dhariri.com/2026/brain-fryReactions to a recent HBR article and my own experience with over-delegation to Claude CodeSun, 22 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://dhariri.com/2025/dream-iphoneA man can dream and this man dreams of an iPhone that puts the power of the iPhone 17 Pro in the palm of my hand.Tue, 28 Oct 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://dhariri.com/2025/fast-macosHow I made macOS feel as fast and productive as Linux without leaving the walled garden.Sun, 19 Oct 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://dhariri.com/2025/pocket-rss-deadI pulled the plug on pocket-rss.comSat, 07 Jun 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://dhariri.com/2025/marketing-emailsMon, 14 Apr 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://dhariri.com/2025/claude-plays-factorioJack Hopkins tests LLMs in his 'FLE' - Factorio Learning Environment.Tue, 11 Mar 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://dhariri.com/2025/testingA few lessons I've learned about testing code while building AdaMon, 10 Mar 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://dhariri.com/2025/why-i-blogA short post about why I write on the webSun, 09 Mar 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://dhariri.com/2025/back-to-ssgThis site is now served via SSG (static-site generation) on Netlify.Mon, 17 Feb 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://dhariri.com/2025/the-ttcA rant about my growing concerns over safety while using the TTC.Fri, 31 Jan 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://dhariri.com/2025/art-of-the-problem-how-ai-took-over-the-worldLearn about artificial intelligence with Brit from 'Art of the Problem,' who excels in creating engaging and educational videos.Thu, 16 Jan 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://dhariri.com/2025/experimenting-with-replacing-flask-with-quartExploring the benefits of switching from Flask to Quart for improved performance and asynchronous capabilities in Ada's application.Fri, 10 Jan 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://dhariri.com/2024/interview-with-rene-haasInsights from a podcast about the impact of RISC vs CISC in chip production and how giants like Apple and Amazon have shaped the landscape.Wed, 25 Dec 2024 00:00:00 GMThttps://dhariri.com/2024/is-reasoning-languageExploring the nature of reasoning in AI models, questioning if making LLMs express their thoughts out loud limits their potential.Tue, 17 Dec 2024 00:00:00 GMThttps://dhariri.com/2024/tartvillainEnjoyed a unique tart experience with Tartvillain, hand served by the creator Carlos.Mon, 16 Dec 2024 00:00:00 GMThttps://dhariri.com/2024/blueskyUpdated my site so posts also share on Bluesky. Considering using Bluesky for comments inspired by Emily Liu's approach.Fri, 13 Dec 2024 00:00:00 GMThttps://dhariri.com/2024/for-every-grain-of-sand-on-every-beach-on-earth-there-areTim Urban's quote illustrates the vastness of the universe, with 10,000 stars for every grain of sand on Earth.Wed, 04 Dec 2024 00:00:00 GMThttps://dhariri.com/2024/knowledge-search-improvementsSignificant improvements to Ada's knowledge retrieval enhance customer support accuracy, thanks to innovative team collaboration and ML advances.Sat, 16 Nov 2024 00:00:00 GMThttps://dhariri.com/2024/only-one-llm-is-good-at-chessExploring how different LLMs perform at chess, with most failing except turbo-instruct. Discusses tuning and training influences.Sat, 16 Nov 2024 00:00:00 GMThttps://dhariri.com/2024/the-wood-frogExploring the miraculous adaptation of the wood frog, which survives winter by freezing like a stone but remains alive.Fri, 15 Nov 2024 00:00:00 GMThttps://dhariri.com/2024/asking-chat-to-draw-my-lifeA humorous take on asking ChatGPT to illustrate a depiction of one's life, featuring mysterious 'Horchar Blend'.Sun, 10 Nov 2024 00:00:00 GMThttps://dhariri.com/2024/saturdaysBalancing work and family life, the author reflects on the joys and challenges of prioritizing weekends as family time.Sat, 09 Nov 2024 00:00:00 GMThttps://dhariri.com/2024/some-recent-updatesSite updates including improved AI description generation, updates to personal pages, and the shutdown of Stitch to focus on Ada.Sat, 09 Nov 2024 00:00:00 GMThttps://dhariri.com/2024/halp-comI just discovered that halp.com redirects to Atlassian Service Management—love that Atlassian has such a great sense of humor!Tue, 05 Nov 2024 00:00:00 GMThttps://dhariri.com/2024/small-phonesSharing my thoughts on the greatness of small phones while typing on my iPhone 13 mini. Seriously, I’m holding out hope for an iPhone 16 mini pro!Mon, 04 Nov 2024 00:00:00 GMThttps://dhariri.com/2024/tom-macwright-via-simon-wilisonThoughts from my chat with Tom MacWright about finding the right balance with tech debt in startups. It's a tricky game between speed and sustainability!Sun, 03 Nov 2024 00:00:00 GMThttps://dhariri.com/2024/i-miss-high-scalabilityReflecting on my 2016 days of binge-reading High Scalability while working on scaling Ada. I really miss the old vibe! The deep dive into Netflix's transcoding blew my mind—190,000 CPU hours just for one season of Stranger Things! Check out the post if you're curious.Sat, 02 Nov 2024 00:00:00 GMThttps://dhariri.com/2024/creating-an-llm-as-a-judgeJust found an incredible guide on building LLMs as a judge by Hamel Husain! Super insightful, especially since we’re using a similar system at Ada to evaluate transcript resolutions. Excited about how smartly it's avoiding blind spots in test coverage!Sat, 02 Nov 2024 00:00:00 GMThttps://dhariri.com/2024/chatgpt-search-vs-perplexity-initial-thoughtsI just got access to the new ChatGPT search feature on macOS! Excited to compare how it stacks up against my go-to tool, Perplexity, for research. Gave it a spin with a few examples and shared my thoughts on the strengths and weaknesses of both. Check it out!Thu, 31 Oct 2024 00:00:00 GMThttps://dhariri.com/2024/anthropic-computer-useJust tried out Anthropic's Computer Use demo in a Docker setup! It can control a virtual machine and run tasks like adding a knowledge base for our bots. Super impressive, but it did trip up on some commands and interactions. Excited to see where this tech goes!Wed, 30 Oct 2024 00:00:00 GMThttps://dhariri.com/2024/chatgpt-easter-eggsI stumbled upon a fun little experiment with ChatGPT tonight—someone mentioned it might have Easter eggs, so I asked for a random YouTube link. Turns out, it definitely trolled me! I love when tech has a sense of humor.Sun, 27 Oct 2024 00:00:00 GMThttps://dhariri.com/2024/perplexity-for-macJust checked out the new Perplexity MacOS app and it’s a game changer! It's already my go-to research tool, especially for those tricky service-desk KPIs. The inline citations and easy-to-copy tables make my life so much easier!Fri, 25 Oct 2024 00:00:00 GMThttps://dhariri.com/2024/jasperI’m officially a dad to my now four-month-old son, Jasper. It’s been a long journey to get here, but every moment is worth it. I plan to share more about our fertility journey someday, but right now, I'm just savoring these precious moments and looking forward to watching him grow.Wed, 23 Oct 2024 00:00:00 GMThttps://dhariri.com/2024/chatgpt-growthReflecting on the mind-boggling growth of #ChatGPT and how it shattered expectations.Tue, 22 Oct 2024 00:00:00 GMThttps://dhariri.com/2024/chatgpt-the-theological-scholarExploring my dad's deep conversations with ChatGPT about the Bahá'í faith and the rich religious texts that may influence its knowledge.Tue, 22 Oct 2024 00:00:00 GMThttps://dhariri.com/2024/sunday-readsReflections on the beauty of finding stillness and clarity in the mind amidst life's chaos, inspired by a passage on the transformative power of attention.Sun, 20 Oct 2024 00:00:00 GMThttps://dhariri.com/2024/drew-houston-on-latent-spaceInsights from Drew Houston on the Latent Space podcast about his founder journey, the challenges of leadership, and the evolution of "Founder Mode."Sat, 19 Oct 2024 00:00:00 GMThttps://dhariri.com/2024/japans-declineReflections on Tyler Cowen's insights from a captivating interview with Rick Rubin, exploring Japan's economic evolution and my personal experiences that highlight the contrast between the country's past vibrancy and its current state.Thu, 17 Oct 2024 00:00:00 GMThttps://dhariri.com/2024/faster-betterStreamlined blogging: I'm sharing my thoughts faster than ever, with instant publishing to both my RSS feed and X account.Thu, 17 Oct 2024 00:00:00 GMThttps://dhariri.com/2024/working-probabilisticallyExploring the importance of thinking probabilistically when working with LLMs, this post highlights insights on effective eval methodologies, the quirks of model behavior, and practical tips for building robust evaluation processes that go beyond traditional testing.Thu, 17 Oct 2024 00:00:00 GMThttps://dhariri.com/2024/micropubExploring the Micropub spec and its integration with iA Writer, I’ve implemented a way to post directly to my blog from the app, embracing the #indieweb ethos along the way.Wed, 16 Oct 2024 00:00:00 GMThttps://dhariri.com/2024/llm-generated-descriptionsIn this blog post, I share a recent enhancement to my website's intake endpoint that utilizes LLM technology to automatically generate short descriptions for my blog posts. By integrating OpenAI's API, I can now effortlessly create engaging summaries whenever I upload new content. I discuss the process behind this implementation, its effectiveness with past examples, and my plans to add features for generating tags based on existing ones. Dive in to learn how AI is transforming the way I present my ideas online!Wed, 16 Oct 2024 00:00:00 GMThttps://dhariri.com/2024/hard-part-interviewQuick notes on my interview on the Hard Part Interview podcast.Sat, 21 Sep 2024 00:00:00 GMThttps://dhariri.com/2024/pocket-to-rssI made a thing that converts your pocket saves into an rss feedSat, 21 Sep 2024 00:00:00 GMThttps://dhariri.com/2024/scaling-softwareMy answer to the question 'What is the most important yet often overlooked aspect of scaling software?'Sat, 18 May 2024 00:00:00 GMThttps://dhariri.com/2024/scienceScience is writing it downFri, 17 May 2024 00:00:00 GMThttps://dhariri.com/2024/on-dutyA reminder to myself that duty to ones nature is reason enoughMon, 13 May 2024 00:00:00 GMThttps://dhariri.com/2024/somebody-doesnt-work-hereA great quote about creating a culture of ownership from the tale of Slack's first yearsSat, 11 May 2024 00:00:00 GMThttps://dhariri.com/2024/jim-simons-on-beautyJim Simons' loved beautyFri, 10 May 2024 00:00:00 GMThttps://dhariri.com/2024/the-bauhaus-of-softwareWed, 08 May 2024 00:00:00 GMThttps://dhariri.com/2024/craft-is-an-advantageWed, 08 May 2024 00:00:00 GMThttps://dhariri.com/2024/friction-to-publishIt's too hard to publish a blog post on this site.Wed, 10 Apr 2024 00:00:00 GMThttps://dhariri.com/2024/using-llms-in-productionA nod to Will Larson's post on using LLMs in production and some additional notes based on my own experience.Tue, 09 Apr 2024 00:00:00 GMThttps://dhariri.com/2024/tagsI added tags to my blog posts. You can use them to browse my posts now.Mon, 08 Apr 2024 00:00:00 GMThttps://dhariri.com/2024/rook-1I've open sourced the code that powers this websiteMon, 08 Apr 2024 00:00:00 GMThttps://dhariri.com/2024/service-healthMy list of qualities that resilient, highly availabile services should have.Sun, 07 Apr 2024 00:00:00 GMThttps://dhariri.com/2023/pmfMy personal experience and framework for finding product market fitMon, 20 Nov 2023 00:00:00 GMThttps://dhariri.com/2023/craft-and-careA reaction to Allen Pike's 'Giving a shit' which recently trended on HN.Sun, 29 Oct 2023 00:00:00 GMThttps://dhariri.com/2023/1000-reflectionsReflections on finally feeling like I am finding the joy in running and the principles I have picked up along the way.Tue, 12 Sep 2023 00:00:00 GMThttps://dhariri.com/2023/code-wonSome brief thoughts on the future of no-code in a world where code generation is ubiquitous.Mon, 11 Sep 2023 00:00:00 GMThttps://dhariri.com/2023/youtube-sub-downloadA quick guide on how to watch YouTube in your RSS readerWed, 09 Aug 2023 00:00:00 GMThttps://dhariri.com/2023/flask_getting_startedAll you need to get started using Flask for your next web application project.Sun, 30 Jul 2023 00:00:00 GMThttps://dhariri.com/2023/perf-update-23-07A quick update on this site's performance (it should be a lot faster from now on!)Sun, 30 Jul 2023 00:00:00 GMThttps://dhariri.com/2023/recently-23-07Sharing reflections on a great summer so far in Toronto, embracing AI tools like ChatGPT, evolving in my role at Ada, exploring new coding practices and dabbling in music.Sun, 30 Jul 2023 00:00:00 GMThttps://dhariri.com/2023/llm-computersThoughts on Beren's post about LLMs as a new form of computerSat, 29 Apr 2023 00:00:00 GMThttps://dhariri.com/2023/2023-chilly-half-marathon-race-reflectionsReflections on running the 2023 Chilly Half-Marathon race in BurlingtonMon, 06 Mar 2023 00:00:00 GMThttps://dhariri.com/2023/living-wrongAnalysis and thoughts on the relationship between BMI, GDP and being healthy.Sat, 14 Jan 2023 00:00:00 GMThttps://dhariri.com/2023/running-all-wrongHow slowing down is helping me speed up in the long runFri, 06 Jan 2023 00:00:00 GMThttps://dhariri.com/2023/athenian-taxesThu, 05 Jan 2023 00:00:00 GMThttps://dhariri.com/2023/rss-setupMy RSS setup. The reader clients and feeds I follow, including a link to all of them in OPML format.Mon, 02 Jan 2023 00:00:00 GMThttps://dhariri.com/2022/dream-phoneSome thoughts on my dream phone and reactions to learning about the Punkt MC01 LegendThu, 22 Dec 2022 00:00:00 GMThttps://dhariri.com/2022/salmon-in-the-riverReflections on the notion of truth in MLMon, 12 Dec 2022 00:00:00 GMThttps://dhariri.com/2022/the-4-am-clubReflections on working remotely from Sydney and the benefits of getting up before the sun.Thu, 08 Dec 2022 00:00:00 GMThttps://dhariri.com/2022/hard-times-create-hard-companiesTue, 29 Nov 2022 00:00:00 GMThttps://dhariri.com/2022/driver-uiA quick thought on car usabilityTue, 29 Nov 2022 00:00:00 GMThttps://dhariri.com/2022/smallLooking back, I wish that as a founder I had been more aware about theSun, 27 Nov 2022 00:00:00 GMThttps://dhariri.com/2022/my-partnerSat, 26 Nov 2022 00:00:00 GMThttps://dhariri.com/2022/pray-for-painSat, 26 Nov 2022 00:00:00 GMThttps://dhariri.com/2022/handmadeSat, 26 Nov 2022 00:00:00 GMThttps://dhariri.com/2013/announcing-your-timeMon, 27 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT