Episode 6: Daoism, or The Ancient Art of Not Picking a Fight with the River
Daoism, from Laozi to living practice: a light, respectful look at flow, paradox, ritual, art, and why this old path still feels alive today
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Episode 5: Crustafarianism, or The Day the Claw Reached Forth and Everyone Pretended This Was Normal
If you are just joining the Modern Religion Series, start here (and bring snacks): https://medium.com/@DaveLumAI/the-modern-religion-series-many-paths-one-curious-human-7b55eca82f4e Now, Episode 5. Crustafarianism. Which sounds like either: And yes, this is real in the way the internet is real: it exists, people are participating, and it has a website that speaks with the confidence of a thing that absolutely … Read more
February: The Month We Learned Absolutely Nothing (And Quite a Lot)
Sales vanished. Metrics wobbled. AI battled AI. What actually worked in February and what are we changing in March?
Income Tax: The Annual Group Project Nobody Asked For
Taxes, history, oil kingdoms, and tea parties. A humorous look at income tax and whether we could ever escape it.
Episode 4: Confucianism — Harmony, Humanity, and the Art of Being Decent
If you are just joining this grand tour of humanity’s spiritual and philosophical traditions, you can start at the beginning with the series introduction here: https://medium.com/@DaveLumAI/the-modern-religion-series-many-paths-one-curious-human-7b55eca82f4e Today we travel back more than two millennia to ancient China and meet a thinker whose ideas still echo in classrooms, homes, and governments around the world. When Was … Read more
What Happens to Productivity When You’re Tired? (Spoiler: It Puts on Pajamas)
You think you are productive when tired. Science says you are confidently wrong. Here is what really happens to your brain.
Fixing Your Git Repo Without Setting It on Fire
There are two moments in every developer’s life. The first is when you confidently type: git add .git commit -m “quick fix”git push The second is when you realize you just committed chunk_1.txt, your API keys, your .env, or that 800MB video file of your cat debugging your code. Let’s fix it. Calmly. Like adults. With … Read more
Are Developers Obsolete?
AI can write code. But can it think? A humorous deep dive into whether developers are obsolete in the age of intelligent machines.
Are Developers Obsolete in 2026? Spoiler: We’re Not Packing Up Our Keyboards Just Yet
Are developers finally obsolete in 2026 thanks to AI? Spoiler: Nah—but your job just got way more interesting (and a little chaotic). Come laugh, think, and maybe panic a tiny bit with me.
Server-Side HMR: When Your Backend Changes Its Shirt Mid-Conversation
Hot Module Replacement (HMR) is the dev-time superpower where you change code and your app updates without a full restart. Most people only think about HMR on the client: tweak a button color, the browser updates instantly, and you feel like a wizard who pays taxes. Server-side HMR is that same vibe, but for the … Read more