Ilija Studen
@istdn.bsky.social
✅ Running B2B SaaS at ActiveCollab.com
🌱 Transitioning to regenerative agriculture
☀️ Harvesting Sun and sinking carbon
🌱 Transitioning to regenerative agriculture
☀️ Harvesting Sun and sinking carbon
One of the takeaways from Capital in the XXI Century by Thomas Piketty is that path of a successful entrepreneur is to become a rentier. Don't get a job, become an investor and make your capital work for you. It's a job, especially in the beginning, when transitioning. Food for though.
December 28, 2025 at 8:40 PM
One of the takeaways from Capital in the XXI Century by Thomas Piketty is that path of a successful entrepreneur is to become a rentier. Don't get a job, become an investor and make your capital work for you. It's a job, especially in the beginning, when transitioning. Food for though.
There's also Primitive War (2025), which combines dinos and historical war theater (Vietnam War). Based on its reviews and reviews of Iron Sky 2, it looks like a really hard story to pull off well.
December 25, 2025 at 11:49 AM
There's also Primitive War (2025), which combines dinos and historical war theater (Vietnam War). Based on its reviews and reviews of Iron Sky 2, it looks like a really hard story to pull off well.
I highly disagree with using artificial satellites to destroy planets and all of its inhabitants. Good news is that they did not ask me for an opinion they made Star Wars. Trouble with modern Hollywood is that they are more focused on being politically correct than telling great stories.
December 25, 2025 at 11:30 AM
I highly disagree with using artificial satellites to destroy planets and all of its inhabitants. Good news is that they did not ask me for an opinion they made Star Wars. Trouble with modern Hollywood is that they are more focused on being politically correct than telling great stories.
Why vs? A movie where axis forces use dinosaurs in creative ways in their war efforts sounds way more entertaining. 🤔
December 24, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Why vs? A movie where axis forces use dinosaurs in creative ways in their war efforts sounds way more entertaining. 🤔
Several changes to spreadsheets, in the past 15 years:
1. Move away from files to Cloud documents. Not total, but significant,
2. Multiple people working on the same document,
3. AI assistance.
Imagine Microsoft not pioneering or following through on these changes.
1. Move away from files to Cloud documents. Not total, but significant,
2. Multiple people working on the same document,
3. AI assistance.
Imagine Microsoft not pioneering or following through on these changes.
December 16, 2025 at 10:10 AM
Several changes to spreadsheets, in the past 15 years:
1. Move away from files to Cloud documents. Not total, but significant,
2. Multiple people working on the same document,
3. AI assistance.
Imagine Microsoft not pioneering or following through on these changes.
1. Move away from files to Cloud documents. Not total, but significant,
2. Multiple people working on the same document,
3. AI assistance.
Imagine Microsoft not pioneering or following through on these changes.
Software is a different ballgame. Platforms that we run our software on are a quicksand, long term, and customer demands are always changing.
But there are types of products where this does apply, just not in digital realm. One of the reasons why I love agriculture: there's always market for wheat.
But there are types of products where this does apply, just not in digital realm. One of the reasons why I love agriculture: there's always market for wheat.
December 16, 2025 at 8:10 AM
Software is a different ballgame. Platforms that we run our software on are a quicksand, long term, and customer demands are always changing.
But there are types of products where this does apply, just not in digital realm. One of the reasons why I love agriculture: there's always market for wheat.
But there are types of products where this does apply, just not in digital realm. One of the reasons why I love agriculture: there's always market for wheat.
Such a black or white worldview is damaging, if strongly held. Some people will think less, but there will be more thinking, in similar way that there's more movement or construction today, with less walking or back-breaking work. Recreational thinking, an idea to explore.
December 15, 2025 at 1:42 PM
Such a black or white worldview is damaging, if strongly held. Some people will think less, but there will be more thinking, in similar way that there's more movement or construction today, with less walking or back-breaking work. Recreational thinking, an idea to explore.
You are in a much better position to observe the industry. My perspective is such that writing code is a waste for vast majority of scenarios. Since writing code sucks in so much economic resources, it's destined to be automated. It's just not yet practical, but we're getting there.
December 13, 2025 at 10:40 AM
You are in a much better position to observe the industry. My perspective is such that writing code is a waste for vast majority of scenarios. Since writing code sucks in so much economic resources, it's destined to be automated. It's just not yet practical, but we're getting there.
This is similar as moving from assembler to higher level programming languages. We rarely worry about machine code, but we look at the code that AI generates, because:
1. We know it,
2. AI is not that great at building it,
3. Our testing tools don't let us not worry about it.
Just a phase.
1. We know it,
2. AI is not that great at building it,
3. Our testing tools don't let us not worry about it.
Just a phase.
December 13, 2025 at 10:30 AM
This is similar as moving from assembler to higher level programming languages. We rarely worry about machine code, but we look at the code that AI generates, because:
1. We know it,
2. AI is not that great at building it,
3. Our testing tools don't let us not worry about it.
Just a phase.
1. We know it,
2. AI is not that great at building it,
3. Our testing tools don't let us not worry about it.
Just a phase.
From an era when it was expected that you can and will maintain your machines 🔧
December 12, 2025 at 7:47 AM
From an era when it was expected that you can and will maintain your machines 🔧
Yes. What also makes it great is that it is show-and-tell type of content. You see someone doing something, which is my preferred mode of learning.
December 12, 2025 at 7:42 AM
Yes. What also makes it great is that it is show-and-tell type of content. You see someone doing something, which is my preferred mode of learning.
Yes. AI is still a better search, as you can describe the symptoms, and have it suggest fixes. Great for diagnostics. When things get into execution, I find graphical content (video, schematics etc) much more useful than text and chat.
Progress → YouTube gets a better search, AI moves past text.
Progress → YouTube gets a better search, AI moves past text.
December 11, 2025 at 9:41 AM
Yes. AI is still a better search, as you can describe the symptoms, and have it suggest fixes. Great for diagnostics. When things get into execution, I find graphical content (video, schematics etc) much more useful than text and chat.
Progress → YouTube gets a better search, AI moves past text.
Progress → YouTube gets a better search, AI moves past text.
Several potential reasons:
1. They don't want to stay solopreneurs,
2. They want to share the risk,
3. Short opportunity window, so single person with their own capital can't seize
4. Requires smart / networked money
1. They don't want to stay solopreneurs,
2. They want to share the risk,
3. Short opportunity window, so single person with their own capital can't seize
4. Requires smart / networked money
December 11, 2025 at 9:22 AM
Several potential reasons:
1. They don't want to stay solopreneurs,
2. They want to share the risk,
3. Short opportunity window, so single person with their own capital can't seize
4. Requires smart / networked money
1. They don't want to stay solopreneurs,
2. They want to share the risk,
3. Short opportunity window, so single person with their own capital can't seize
4. Requires smart / networked money
Yes, I'm a strong believer in WYSIWYG as rich text input method for the masses. When people request alternatives (Markdown at the top of the list), half of the time they really have a preference for something else, and the second half just want your WYSIWYG tool to work better.
December 11, 2025 at 8:12 AM
Yes, I'm a strong believer in WYSIWYG as rich text input method for the masses. When people request alternatives (Markdown at the top of the list), half of the time they really have a preference for something else, and the second half just want your WYSIWYG tool to work better.
ChatGPT does not deserve all the credit. You could do the same thing 4 years ago, using YouTube. 🤷♂️
December 11, 2025 at 8:05 AM
ChatGPT does not deserve all the credit. You could do the same thing 4 years ago, using YouTube. 🤷♂️
(Object) Pascal and Delphi, database engines that Delphi used (Paradox if I remember correctly), Access… All sorts of late 90's Windows tech.
December 8, 2025 at 7:38 PM
(Object) Pascal and Delphi, database engines that Delphi used (Paradox if I remember correctly), Access… All sorts of late 90's Windows tech.
Have two accounts, one for global and one for local conversations. Usually topics and areas of interest differ, sometimes even the social networks.
September 23, 2025 at 2:19 PM
Have two accounts, one for global and one for local conversations. Usually topics and areas of interest differ, sometimes even the social networks.
Lets promote curiosity and tinkering, it will definitely help us exercise that bias for action muscle. Like with an actual workshop, safety first, of course. ✌️
August 28, 2025 at 7:08 AM
Lets promote curiosity and tinkering, it will definitely help us exercise that bias for action muscle. Like with an actual workshop, safety first, of course. ✌️
Was 100% accuracy required?
July 12, 2025 at 7:23 AM
Was 100% accuracy required?
Great books 👌 Got to Cibola Burn, and then got distracted with other series (first Mistborn, now neck deep in the world the First Law). Need to get back to the Rocinante crew.
June 26, 2025 at 4:47 PM
Great books 👌 Got to Cibola Burn, and then got distracted with other series (first Mistborn, now neck deep in the world the First Law). Need to get back to the Rocinante crew.
Depends on what's being presented. For concepts and ideas, no interruption is usually a good approach, as questions are frequnetly answered later on in presentation part.
June 7, 2025 at 8:59 AM
Depends on what's being presented. For concepts and ideas, no interruption is usually a good approach, as questions are frequnetly answered later on in presentation part.
Or have been doing that for a long time. There's so many established products where shipping fast is the only way to stay competitive. Trunk Based Development, CD, mature design systems and UI pattern libraries, reusable (micro)services (auth, billing…), all big assets.
June 3, 2025 at 8:09 AM
Or have been doing that for a long time. There's so many established products where shipping fast is the only way to stay competitive. Trunk Based Development, CD, mature design systems and UI pattern libraries, reusable (micro)services (auth, billing…), all big assets.