Tag: thoughts
2026 week 33
discovery and thoughts
Wow, that did not last long
I thought you were going to keep this up
2026 week 32
discovery and thoughts
The Impression I Get With All This
Somber thoughts from a girl in a summer that yearns to end.
a crack in the wall
[I'm reading *Moby-Dick* at the moment](https://www.linkedin.com/posts/xavierroy_srividya-suryanarayanan-asked-if-we-can-do-share-7490785589437349888-Pdwq/), and I've been thinking about first lines. That's probably inevitable when you're reading a book that begins with ***Call me Ishmael***. It is such a strange thing to do with the beginning of a novel. Melville doesn't explain where we are or why Ishmael is speaking to us. He...
Social Capital
The problem Atproto is solving
Everyone is so annoying about AI
Pleaseeeee shut up. I have a headache
So, let's begin again, shall we?
Better yet, let's watch a mind dump of thought I think makes a great introduction. Yikes.
2026 week 29
discovery and thoughts
2026 week 28
discovery and thoughts
Just do things
One year at Zo Computer
Everything starts from nothing
Or does it? Probably, I think.
2026 week 27
discovery and thoughts
2026 week 26
discovery and thoughts
it will get better
Existing during this time can feel quite hopeless. Everyday, I see news about extracting more natural resources, approvals of chemical toxins on our food, destruction of land...the list goes on. Mentally, I feel so caged. It's hard trying not to let the gloom and doom of this country get to me when the bad news continue to outweigh the good news...It's really tough...
My Thoughts on Bluesky
My thoughts on the platform and where to go from here.
On to the Atmosphere!
I've upgraded my website and officially joined the cool kids club on standard.site! My blog posts are now flying straight into the Atmosphere. 🚀
Primary Election Day 2026
Voting needs to be accessible to everyone, but voters should take the responsibility to make an informed choice, otherwise they should skip the ballot box.
Claude, am I going to die?
when you put your life in the hands of black mold
How It's Going
When is enough, enough.
Distorted Perception
I don’t have a stable mental image of myself. Sometimes I look in the mirror or at a photo and my perception fragments. I might feel fine and other times my brain catastrophizes, making me feel like I look terrible. I often forget my own physical presence, so I feel small and insubstantial in my mind even though I’m short and over weight with fat on my arms and belly. Later, with some temporal distance, I can perceive myself more objectively and even see beauty, but in the moment the experience is disorienting. My friends try to reassure me and tell me I’m pretty, but sometimes it feels like a lie. I don’t equate beauty with worth. I know my value isn’t just in how I look, but that doesn’t stop my perception from feeling skewed in the moment. It’s a shifting, fluid perception of self that can feel almost derealized at times.
PHP in 2026: Modern Language, Fragmented Tooling
Practical take on PHP and Laravel in 2026: a modern, capable language with fragmented tooling, OS coupling, and DX trade-offs in mixed-stack teams.
The Lion’s Claw
If the em dash is the AI’s 'Lion's Claw,' then our messy, unpolished flaws are the only fingerprints we have left to prove we aren’t bots.
The Sitcom Gods | When Three Similar Deities Confuse Being Dumber with Being Funnier
(A COMEDY OF ERRORS) "We dare you!"
Voice memos: I hate Helvetica
I don’t know, do you find it interesting how design evolves most in the places where it’s not so institutionalized? If it sounds obvious, good for you, but from what I've seen and the way I feel strongly about this more than usual, I'd argue maybe nowhere near enough so for everybody else.
Ranking chatbots based on their likelihood of survival
judgement day approaches
Hello World
just testing
Contrast: Beyond WCAG Compliance
Discover why APCA offers more perceptually accurate approach to color contrast than traditional WCAG standards for better readability.
From 2025 to 2026
Things I'm leaving behind in 2025. Things I've learned. Did I even accomplish anything? Yes, but it doesn't feel like it.
What's in a name
Choosing a new identity for a new chapter
Easy habits for a calmer experience when logging onto the Internet
contrary to popular belief, the web you knew still exists
An Ode to Email
Internet friends are real. But moots and oomfies are not friendship at its fullest potential. Once again, it's the UX's fault.
Double Digital-Detox Report
I feel like Social Media detoxing was supposed to make me recentered and rejuvenated for a return to it… Now I just want to Quiet-Quit and be a Social Media visitor instead of a Social Media resident.
applying values to my mission statement
Revisiting my personal mission statement led to a simple but powerful insight: the difference between apparent value — what people notice immediately — and discovered value — the deeper benefits they appreciate later. This reflection reshaped how I think about communicating impact, both personally and professionally.
On Audience: Posts are Like Farts in the Wind
How micro-blogging, feeds, and algorithms leave us disappointed sometimes, and what we can do to fix it.
I Contain Multitudes (But My Messaging Apps Don’t)
Messaging apps force one identity everywhere. I want different profiles per group—'Xavier (Max's dad)' in school chats, just 'Xavier' elsewhere. Let me contain multitudes digitally.
The Boy Who Chased Rome
A folder called Arena. A game with no save option. And the first time I learned to disappear into something completely...
Better ways to be better
Originally written back in Oct 2025. I left it unfinished and forgot about it, but six months later, I'd unknowingly lived by the things I wrote here and owe a few parts of my life to it.
Scaling Accessibility, Developer Mindsets & the European Accessibility Act
Accessibility is not just for users with permanent disabilities. It’s about making every interaction smoother for everyone, in every situation
From Skeletons to Smooth Reveals: A Case for the :complete pseudo-class
Why the web needs a :complete (or resource state) pseudo-class: to replace JS skeleton/loader hacks with declarative CSS for images, avatars & performance.
Frameworks are tools, not gatekeepers: Rethinking web developer hiring
Framework hiring is broken. Stop filtering great web developers by framework checklists—hire for HTML, accessibility, progressive enhancement, performance.
To be happy or not?
A silver hair drifts to the floor, a loss is loss, whether of color or of presence.
The quiet narrative that algorithms can’t touch
Reading Naval's post about being 'incompressible' got me thinking about the quiet stories we tell ourselves—and how they might be our best defense against algorithms
Unnecessary AI?
Another Update on Things
What is going on now and what is the future.
An Update on Things
What is going on and what is the future.