Abdullah Alam
@theabdullahalam.bsky.social
I like making simple things :)
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Rereading @austinkleon.bsky.social's Show Your Work might finally push me to be active online. The prompt "What are you working on?" has such a beautiful way to cut through the anxiety of not knowing what to post ❣️
September 27, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Rereading @austinkleon.bsky.social's Show Your Work might finally push me to be active online. The prompt "What are you working on?" has such a beautiful way to cut through the anxiety of not knowing what to post ❣️
Quietly been working on this in the background - my free offline-first personal finance management software is a few weeks away from launch!
hisaab-accounting.com
#personalfinance #buildinginpublic #indiehacking
hisaab-accounting.com
#personalfinance #buildinginpublic #indiehacking
Hisaab Accounting - Hisaab Accounting
hisaab-accounting.com
September 15, 2025 at 2:39 PM
Quietly been working on this in the background - my free offline-first personal finance management software is a few weeks away from launch!
hisaab-accounting.com
#personalfinance #buildinginpublic #indiehacking
hisaab-accounting.com
#personalfinance #buildinginpublic #indiehacking
The Disturbing Reasons We Invent Monsters | Monstrum
YouTube video by Storied
youtu.be
September 9, 2025 at 3:24 AM
Had a short social media hiatus, but I have a cool little open-source library I've been working on that I plan to release soon. A quick detour from my main projects :)
April 1, 2025 at 12:36 PM
Had a short social media hiatus, but I have a cool little open-source library I've been working on that I plan to release soon. A quick detour from my main projects :)
Can't wait for the AI bubble to at least calm down a bit so that my favorite podcasts talk about something else for a change...
March 21, 2025 at 2:23 PM
Can't wait for the AI bubble to at least calm down a bit so that my favorite podcasts talk about something else for a change...
Using AI to help in writing code is fantastic. I see how the newer AI software building tools can help someone who has never learnt to code, BUILD software, but I don't see how it helps maintain and improve it, based on user-feedback and changing requirements - sustainably, long-term.
March 13, 2025 at 6:59 PM
Using AI to help in writing code is fantastic. I see how the newer AI software building tools can help someone who has never learnt to code, BUILD software, but I don't see how it helps maintain and improve it, based on user-feedback and changing requirements - sustainably, long-term.
Having a clearly defined MVP is the most important lesson I'm learning. Ideas can inflate the scale of your product. Having a well-defined Minimum Viable Product, with a realistic action-plan, alleviates a lot of stress. #buildinpublic
March 13, 2025 at 6:35 PM
Having a clearly defined MVP is the most important lesson I'm learning. Ideas can inflate the scale of your product. Having a well-defined Minimum Viable Product, with a realistic action-plan, alleviates a lot of stress. #buildinpublic
Eschewing the standard sidebar and panel layout to a UX where the keyboard is the primary way of interacting with the program. I always loved that about professional accounting software. #buildinginpublic
March 11, 2025 at 4:57 PM
Eschewing the standard sidebar and panel layout to a UX where the keyboard is the primary way of interacting with the program. I always loved that about professional accounting software. #buildinginpublic
Begun working on FreshBooks; a user-friendly open source desktop accounting software. Also gave me the perfect to excuse to use Go in a large project - Wails with Go is a fantastic framework to write desktop applications in!
March 11, 2025 at 3:50 AM
Begun working on FreshBooks; a user-friendly open source desktop accounting software. Also gave me the perfect to excuse to use Go in a large project - Wails with Go is a fantastic framework to write desktop applications in!
Bookkeeping and accounting software on desktop are in a strange frustrating space right now. Either you have web-apps that are too limiting (to be noob-friendly), or a behemoth aimed at businesses.
March 10, 2025 at 3:24 PM
Bookkeeping and accounting software on desktop are in a strange frustrating space right now. Either you have web-apps that are too limiting (to be noob-friendly), or a behemoth aimed at businesses.
Alright, let's try #BuildingInPublic. Set up my company, set up @sentientpixels.bsky.social, time to build some cool stuff!
March 10, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Alright, let's try #BuildingInPublic. Set up my company, set up @sentientpixels.bsky.social, time to build some cool stuff!
youtu.be/-HEGegeJo7g?...
"Marvel Bad" is such an easy video essay topic; happy to see an information dense, well-done video about a problem they had to solve that some of us probably never even thought of ♥️
"Marvel Bad" is such an easy video essay topic; happy to see an information dense, well-done video about a problem they had to solve that some of us probably never even thought of ♥️
Why the MCU Turned Grey (And How They Fixed It)
YouTube video by Zero Woolfe
youtu.be
January 22, 2025 at 1:38 PM
youtu.be/-HEGegeJo7g?...
"Marvel Bad" is such an easy video essay topic; happy to see an information dense, well-done video about a problem they had to solve that some of us probably never even thought of ♥️
"Marvel Bad" is such an easy video essay topic; happy to see an information dense, well-done video about a problem they had to solve that some of us probably never even thought of ♥️
January 9, 2025 at 3:16 PM
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You know why I love reading? It’s one of the last true escapes—no ads, no distractions, just pure immersion in a story.
December 31, 2024 at 7:27 AM
You know why I love reading? It’s one of the last true escapes—no ads, no distractions, just pure immersion in a story.
4000 Weeks: Time Management for Mortals (Oliver Burkeman) is easily one of the most important books I've ever read.
Highly highly recommended for anyone struggling with productivity and time management.
#BookSky
#Books
#Productivity
Highly highly recommended for anyone struggling with productivity and time management.
#BookSky
#Books
#Productivity
December 4, 2024 at 10:02 PM
4000 Weeks: Time Management for Mortals (Oliver Burkeman) is easily one of the most important books I've ever read.
Highly highly recommended for anyone struggling with productivity and time management.
#BookSky
#Books
#Productivity
Highly highly recommended for anyone struggling with productivity and time management.
#BookSky
#Books
#Productivity
Reposted by Abdullah Alam
Have you been here? The view serves as a reminder of what we are working to protect.
December 4, 2024 at 1:43 AM
Have you been here? The view serves as a reminder of what we are working to protect.
The Google app looks like it's broken when you turn off the unnecessary and not very useful feed -_-
December 2, 2024 at 7:32 PM
The Google app looks like it's broken when you turn off the unnecessary and not very useful feed -_-
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Man goes to doctor. Says he's depressed. Says everyone is laughing at him. Doctor says, 'Treatment is simple. Great rapper Kendrick Lamar is in town tonight. Go and see him. That should pick you up.' Man bursts into tears. Says, 'But doctor…I am Drake.'
November 27, 2024 at 11:52 PM
Man goes to doctor. Says he's depressed. Says everyone is laughing at him. Doctor says, 'Treatment is simple. Great rapper Kendrick Lamar is in town tonight. Go and see him. That should pick you up.' Man bursts into tears. Says, 'But doctor…I am Drake.'
Shoutout to @supernote.com - one of the most ethical and reasonable companies I've seen in while. Recently learnt that they don't do Black Friday sales so as to not partake in rampant consumerism, which is AWESOME. Definitely eyeing the product for myself.
November 30, 2024 at 8:14 PM
Shoutout to @supernote.com - one of the most ethical and reasonable companies I've seen in while. Recently learnt that they don't do Black Friday sales so as to not partake in rampant consumerism, which is AWESOME. Definitely eyeing the product for myself.
Yes, it is absolutely ridiculous. Sometimes, my Windows clean install will get an update and I have to go through these bullshit pages again, them trying to sign me up for something random each time. Usually OneDrive or Office365 or Copilot.
Even as a tech person those pages are terrifying.
Even as a tech person those pages are terrifying.
for my next newsletter and episode i bought the bestselling laptop on Amazon to try and explain how shitty most people's exposure to tech is. Currently at 30 minutes of menus and updates. I have agreed to three privacy policies and created two new accounts. We live in hell
November 30, 2024 at 8:04 PM
Yes, it is absolutely ridiculous. Sometimes, my Windows clean install will get an update and I have to go through these bullshit pages again, them trying to sign me up for something random each time. Usually OneDrive or Office365 or Copilot.
Even as a tech person those pages are terrifying.
Even as a tech person those pages are terrifying.
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I'm helping my girlfriend look for a new laptop, and I already know Windows 11 is going to ruin something with it.
Linux isn't even an option because of the CAD software she needs to use.
Linux isn't even an option because of the CAD software she needs to use.
for my next newsletter and episode i bought the bestselling laptop on Amazon to try and explain how shitty most people's exposure to tech is. Currently at 30 minutes of menus and updates. I have agreed to three privacy policies and created two new accounts. We live in hell
November 30, 2024 at 6:59 PM
I'm helping my girlfriend look for a new laptop, and I already know Windows 11 is going to ruin something with it.
Linux isn't even an option because of the CAD software she needs to use.
Linux isn't even an option because of the CAD software she needs to use.
#indiehacking just seems like the digital equivalent of making a mom and pop store - simple products, decent incomes. Seems fascinating.
November 30, 2024 at 7:48 PM
#indiehacking just seems like the digital equivalent of making a mom and pop store - simple products, decent incomes. Seems fascinating.