Dorota Parad
dorotaparad.bsky.social
Dorota Parad
@dorotaparad.bsky.social
Co-founder of Authress (private, self-funded), thinker, occasional speaker, ND

🇨🇭 Switzerland

Sociology, philosophy, computer stuff
My blog: https://dorotaparad.ch/
In case she wants practical philosophy (as in doing philosophy yourself rather than just reading what old men wrote), Tao Te Ching is what got me started. And you may laugh, but I consider the Dune series a gateway drug for thinking like a philosopher, very unserious but so effective.
October 13, 2025 at 1:47 PM
Could it be because there's "AI" in "samurai"?
July 12, 2025 at 10:56 AM
The most surprising fact about this process is that it was fun. Well, minus the part involving React. I hope to some day recover those bits of my soul I’ve lost.
(6/6)
July 7, 2025 at 7:25 AM
Then I found Zola and that’s what I ended up using. It has some quirks and the templating language is too verbose for my taste, but overall felt really intuitive. Minimal, logical, straight forward - what else can a girl ask for?
It’s also super fast, which is a nice bonus (yay Rust!)
(5/6)
July 7, 2025 at 7:25 AM
I’m now convinced that React is a tool devised by Satan to steal our souls and lead us all astray, and Docusaurus is simply an extension of that plan. (4/6)
July 7, 2025 at 7:25 AM
I’ve started with Docusaurus, simply because that’s what my team at Authress uses. I thought that was going to make things easy, since I’d have a baseline to copy and tinker with. Ugh. Big mistake. (3/6)
July 7, 2025 at 7:25 AM
What took me longest was finding an appropriate static site generator framework. And by “appropriate” I mean one that’s clean, logical, not bloated or too opinionated, and at the same time compatible with how I think about websites. Surprise, surprise, that’s a challenging set of requirements… (2/6)
July 7, 2025 at 7:25 AM
Even if you have certifications, most companies still ask you to fill in their silly paperwork, because that's "their process".

You can always direct them to a filled out CAIQ questionnaire, especially if it's a low value prospect.
May 8, 2025 at 7:55 AM
Those operators will be angry, but it won't suddenly cause them to think. Instead, someone will point out a convenient target "responsible" for the situation. Migrants, minorities, those queer weirdos, whoever is not like them and can't defend themselves.
April 30, 2025 at 10:50 AM
Don't you know that nipple is the ultimate embodiment of lust, the very avatar of carnal desires? Otherwise innocent men turn into pervy demons when exposed to a mere suggestion of a female nipple's existence. They must be protected!!!
April 27, 2025 at 10:58 AM
AI changes only part of a part of the equation - some of the initial cost of implementation. That's peanuts compared to the total cost of ownership. AI is an intern replacement at best. Someone has to micromanage the intern.
April 23, 2025 at 5:16 PM
An engineering team to write and maintain each tool costs way more than 5k/y, and that's not counting the cost of opportunity. At no scale it's cheaper to build something that's not your core business.
April 23, 2025 at 7:46 AM