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Observations from my wanderings

• AI Is the Death of Outbound (And Here's What Replaces It)

  Published: 29 May, 2025 |  at  06:50 AM

  AI was supposed to supercharge outbound. Instead, it's killing it. Here's why hyper-personalization creates spam fatigue & what replaces it.

• Update 01 - Can SEO Alone Build an Audience in the Age of AI?

  Published: 28 May, 2025 |  at  08:50 AM

  May 2025 SEO experiment update. Perfect Lighthouse scores, Google's selective indexing mystery, and unexpected keyword rankings. Join the journey!

• Can SEO Alone Build an Audience in the Age of AI? Let's Find Out.

  Updated: 28 May, 2025 |  at  06:35 AM

  SEO vs. AI: Can a blog grow without social media? Follow my year-long experiment where keyword strategy meets blind optimism and occasional despair.

• Why Does the Trailing-Slash Matter? A (Very) Short History

  Published: 16 May, 2025 |  at  06:20 AM

  The trailing slash started as technical necessity, now it's about consistency and SEO. Pick one style, redirect the other, and use it sitewide. Don't stress over the absurdity.

• How to Actually "Get Things Done" in Tech Companies

  Published: 15 May, 2025 |  at  01:08 AM

  True success? Make decision-makers happy, then walk away.

• What Are Canonical URLs?

  Updated: 14 May, 2025 |  at  09:53 PM

  A canonical page is the representative of a group of duplicate pages from one domain. Google needs to pick know which of the duplicate pages it should send traffic to.

• Your Brain on AI—The Cognitive Skill You're Silently Sacrificing

  Published: 3 May, 2025 |  at  09:51 PM

  Don't outsource the most valuable skill you have.

• Why AI Tools Are Making Software Engineers Less Capable

  Published: 25 Apr, 2025 |  at  06:07 PM

  A developer's candid take on AI tools in software engineering—balancing productivity gains with the critical thinking skills that make engineers truly valuable in tech.

• Don't Bench Your Idea

  Published: 16 Apr, 2025 |  at  01:19 AM

  Don't hold back! Your unique voice matters, even in crowded spaces.

• Seeing Through My Little One's Eyes

  Published: 15 Apr, 2025 |  at  05:30 PM

  A father reflects on how his toddler's wonder-filled exploration reveals life's overlooked details.

• Side Project Purgatory

  Published: 12 Apr, 2025 |  at  08:50 AM

  Chasing new coding projects while the almost-finished ones gather digital dust, despite knowing they deserve to ship.

• Career Lessons I've Learned

  Updated: 11 Apr, 2025 |  at  01:35 PM

  Life is hard enough with out knowing what company you should be working with and how to get what you need out of your career.