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The Lifelog

A mythology-driven devlog in seven storylines. Douglas Adams got drunk with Tolkien and decided to devlog.

153 episodes across 8 storylines

The Solid Convergence

39 episodes

In which an enterprise compliance platform is built with the aesthetic of a Soviet five-year plan and the pragmatism of a lizard.

The Spike That Said No
The Spike That Said No
April 19, 2026
The Ledger
The Ledger
April 14, 2026
The Projector That Never Warmed Up
The Projector That Never Warmed Up
April 10, 2026
The Hundred-Event Buffer
The Hundred-Event Buffer
April 10, 2026
The Penguin That Learned to Fly
The Penguin That Learned to Fly
April 9, 2026
The Morning After
The Morning After
April 5, 2026
The Gate That Opened From Inside, or The Afternoon Enterprise SSO Took Six Minutes and the Vogons Never Found Out
The Gate That Opened From Inside, or The Afternoon Enterprise SSO Took Six Minutes and the Vogons Never Found Out
April 2, 2026
The Squirrel's Diet
The Squirrel's Diet
March 25, 2026
The Plumber and the Pipe
The Plumber and the Pipe
March 22, 2026
The Gardener and the Gravel
The Gardener and the Gravel
March 21, 2026
The Stones in the River
The Stones in the River
March 20, 2026
The Two Decembers
The Two Decembers
March 20, 2026
Interlude — The Article That Arrived Before the Wave
Interlude — The Article That Arrived Before the Wave
March 12, 2026
The Two Shifts
The Two Shifts
March 9, 2026
The Second Turn
The Second Turn
March 6, 2026
The Idle Factory
The Idle Factory
March 6, 2026
The Performance Improvement Plan
The Performance Improvement Plan
March 4, 2026
The Closer
The Closer
March 4, 2026
Interlude — The Letter That Arrived Before the Mailbox
Interlude — The Letter That Arrived Before the Mailbox
March 3, 2026
The Gap That Taught
The Gap That Taught
February 25, 2026
First Light
First Light
February 21, 2026
The Multiplication
The Multiplication
February 17, 2026
The Five Reports
The Five Reports
February 15, 2026
The Rain in Lisbon
The Rain in Lisbon
February 12, 2026
The Facelift
The Facelift
February 12, 2026
The Interview at Solid Inc.
The Interview at Solid Inc.
February 3, 2026
The Wallet We Gave
The Wallet We Gave
February 2, 2026
The Databases We Didn't Build
The Databases We Didn't Build
January 26, 2026
The Journals We Keep
The Journals We Keep
January 21, 2026
The Test That Wasn't Just a Test
The Test That Wasn't Just a Test
January 12, 2026
The Window That Opened Both Ways
The Window That Opened Both Ways
January 12, 2026
The App That Wasn't There
The App That Wasn't There
December 24, 2025
The Eyes That See
The Eyes That See
December 22, 2025
The Temple of a Thousand Monitors
The Temple of a Thousand Monitors
December 18, 2025
The Unset Incantation
The Unset Incantation
December 17, 2025
The Embedding of State
The Embedding of State
December 16, 2025
The Hundred Forms — Solid Edition
The Hundred Forms — Solid Edition
December 16, 2025
The Poor Man's Signals
The Poor Man's Signals
December 15, 2025
The Solid Convergence
The Solid Convergence
December 13, 2025

The Birth of v5

4 episodes

In which a new architecture blooms from the compost of four previous versions, with botanical borders and gold leaf.

The Five Names
The Five Names
April 17, 2026
The Compliance Report
The Compliance Report
February 22, 2026
The 🦞 Lobster Harvest
The 🦞 Lobster Harvest
February 22, 2026
The Sunday Before the Shower
The Sunday Before the Shower
February 22, 2026

Being riclib

8 episodes

In which a developer roasts himself with affection, margin doodles, and the conviction that self-awareness is the best debugging tool.

Gall's Law Got Cheap
Gall's Law Got Cheap
April 14, 2026
Give Them Their Own Computer
Give Them Their Own Computer
April 4, 2026
The Eternal Search for the Perfect PKM App
The Eternal Search for the Perfect PKM App
March 27, 2026
Why I Vibe in Go, Not Rust or Python
Why I Vibe in Go, Not Rust or Python
March 23, 2026
The Rewrite Trap
The Rewrite Trap
March 22, 2026
The Best Architecture Is the One You Delete
The Best Architecture Is the One You Delete
March 22, 2026
Software Dies of Obesity, Not Starvation
Software Dies of Obesity, Not Starvation
March 20, 2026
Why Every AI-Assisted Codebase Will Collapse (Unless Someone Loves It)
Why Every AI-Assisted Codebase Will Collapse (Unless Someone Loves It)
March 20, 2026

The Cast

20 episodes

In which the characters themselves — lizards, squirrels, cats, and passing AIs — take center stage.

The Empty Bowls
The Empty Bowls
April 13, 2026
The Nesting
The Nesting
April 11, 2026
The Factory Floor
The Factory Floor
April 4, 2026
The Peripheral That Wasn't
The Peripheral That Wasn't
March 27, 2026
The Pocket Conductor
The Pocket Conductor
March 26, 2026
The Caffeine Gradient
The Caffeine Gradient
March 19, 2026
The True Second Brain
The True Second Brain
March 15, 2026
The Half-Million Paths
The Half-Million Paths
March 12, 2026
The BBQ Expansion
The BBQ Expansion
March 9, 2026
The Base Case
The Base Case
March 9, 2026
The Silmarillion Problem
The Silmarillion Problem
March 8, 2026
The Framework That Wasn't
The Framework That Wasn't
March 7, 2026
The Watercooler
The Watercooler
March 3, 2026
The Night the Conductor Asked Who Wrote the Music
The Night the Conductor Asked Who Wrote the Music
February 20, 2026
The Retrospective
The Retrospective
February 20, 2026
The Bookshelf That Built Itself
The Bookshelf That Built Itself
February 14, 2026
The Infinite Bookshelf
The Infinite Bookshelf
February 14, 2026
Mythology Driven Development
Mythology Driven Development
January 26, 2026
The Squirrel's Betrayal
The Squirrel's Betrayal
January 8, 2026
Mythology Driven Development (MDD™)
Mythology Driven Development (MDD™)
December 24, 2025

The Chain

10 episodes

In which supply chains, trust graphs, and dark alleys converge in a world where every credential has a shadow.

The Two Clients
The Two Clients
April 3, 2026
The Backlog That Breathed
The Backlog That Breathed
January 26, 2026
The Switcher That Switched
The Switcher That Switched
January 26, 2026
The Stream That Woke
The Stream That Woke
January 21, 2026
The Spec That Wrote Itself
The Spec That Wrote Itself
January 12, 2026
The Wrong Side of the Screen
The Wrong Side of the Screen
January 9, 2026
The Day the Laundry Arrived
The Day the Laundry Arrived
January 6, 2026
The Lifelogs of Things
The Lifelogs of Things
December 24, 2025
The Links That Bind
The Links That Bind
December 22, 2025
The Thread Before the Name
The Thread Before the Name
December 10, 2025

When The Keyboard Sleeps

4 episodes

In which the hours between commits reveal a domestic universe of cats, ovens, and the quiet life of a developer at rest.

The Geometry of à Brás
The Geometry of à Brás
April 2, 2026
The Three Keyboards
The Three Keyboards
February 12, 2026
The Dial That Wasn't
The Dial That Wasn't
January 8, 2026
When The Keyboard Sleeps
When The Keyboard Sleeps
January 8, 2026

Becoming Lifelog

44 episodes

In which a developer builds a mythology engine from markdown files, SQLite, and the conviction that the file is the truth.

The Pocket
The Pocket
March 27, 2026
The Sophisticated Mockup
The Sophisticated Mockup
March 18, 2026
The Polishing Daemon Returns
The Polishing Daemon Returns
March 15, 2026
The Fifteen-Hour Sprint
The Fifteen-Hour Sprint
March 15, 2026
The Saturday the Lens Learned to Remember
The Saturday the Lens Learned to Remember
March 14, 2026
The Labyrinth
The Labyrinth
March 8, 2026
The Front Door
The Front Door
March 7, 2026
Interlude — The Versions That Never Shipped ...
Interlude — The Versions That Never Shipped ...
March 7, 2026
The Homecoming
The Homecoming
March 3, 2026
The Great Migration
The Great Migration
February 27, 2026
The Proxy That Whispered
The Proxy That Whispered
February 22, 2026
The Borrowed Palace
The Borrowed Palace
February 17, 2026
The Copper List Rides Again
The Copper List Rides Again
January 22, 2026
Interlude — The Echo in Another Codebase
Interlude — The Echo in Another Codebase
January 21, 2026
Interlude — The Blazer Years
Interlude — The Blazer Years
January 18, 2026
The Dashboard That Grew Eight Legs
The Dashboard That Grew Eight Legs
January 18, 2026
The Bridge to Everywhere
The Bridge to Everywhere
January 4, 2026
Props
Props
January 3, 2026
The Local Oracle
The Local Oracle
January 2, 2026
The Baskets That Learned To Talk
The Baskets That Learned To Talk
January 2, 2026
The Servants' Uprising
The Servants' Uprising
January 2, 2026
The Operator's First Day
The Operator's First Day
January 2, 2026
Interlude — The Operator's Lament
Interlude — The Operator's Lament
January 2, 2026
The Checkbox That Wanted More
The Checkbox That Wanted More
December 31, 2025
The OAuth Tango
The OAuth Tango
December 30, 2025
The Second Load
The Second Load
December 30, 2025
The First Wash
The First Wash
December 30, 2025
The Laundromat
The Laundromat
December 30, 2025
Collections All The Way Down
Collections All The Way Down
December 30, 2025
The Ouroboros Update
The Ouroboros Update
December 30, 2025
When Thymer Learned to Tell Time
When Thymer Learned to Tell Time
December 28, 2025
Ten Years of Marginalia
Ten Years of Marginalia
December 26, 2025
The Browser That Forgot It Couldn't Listen
The Browser That Forgot It Couldn't Listen
December 26, 2025
The Feature That Wasn't
The Feature That Wasn't
December 13, 2025
The Cloudflare Incident
The Cloudflare Incident
December 9, 2025
“A Hurricane Under My Desk
“A Hurricane Under My Desk
December 9, 2025
Growing Pains
Growing Pains
December 7, 2025
488 Bytes
488 Bytes
December 7, 2025
Release Notes: The Thousand Eyes Update
Release Notes: The Thousand Eyes Update
December 4, 2025
The Phantom Users
The Phantom Users
December 4, 2025
The First Awakening
The First Awakening
December 3, 2025
The Polishing Daemon
The Polishing Daemon
December 1, 2025
The Conspiracy Unfolds
The Conspiracy Unfolds
December 1, 2025
The Vampire's Palette
The Vampire's Palette
December 1, 2025

The V3 Saga

24 episodes

In which a frontend migration becomes an odyssey through OAuth, quantum blockchains, and windmills that fight back.

Postscript
Postscript
December 24, 2025
Sunday Night
Sunday Night
December 13, 2025
The V3 Saga Continues: Credentials & The Navigation Puzzle
The V3 Saga Continues: Credentials & The Navigation Puzzle
December 13, 2025
The V3 Saga: Final Chapter
The V3 Saga: Final Chapter
December 12, 2025
The Schrödinger IP
The Schrödinger IP
December 11, 2025
The Schrödinger IP
The Schrödinger IP
December 11, 2025
The Signal Safari
The Signal Safari
December 10, 2025
The Labyrinth of a Hundred Forms
The Labyrinth of a Hundred Forms
December 9, 2025
Interlude — A Voice from the Substrate
Interlude — A Voice from the Substrate
December 9, 2025
The View Transition Strikes Back
The View Transition Strikes Back
December 9, 2025
The URL Awakens
The URL Awakens
December 6, 2025
The Architecture Awakens
The Architecture Awakens
December 5, 2025
The Lizard Brain vs The Caffeinated Squirrel
The Lizard Brain vs The Caffeinated Squirrel
December 4, 2025
The Potemkin Dashboard
The Potemkin Dashboard
December 4, 2025
The Reptile Brain Awakens
The Reptile Brain Awakens
December 3, 2025
Flashback
Flashback
December 3, 2025
Interlude — Meanwhile in San Francisco...
Interlude — Meanwhile in San Francisco...
December 3, 2025
The Hundred Forms — A Prophecy Revealed
The Hundred Forms — A Prophecy Revealed
December 3, 2025
The Form Strikes Back
The Form Strikes Back
December 3, 2025
The Multiplication Machine
The Multiplication Machine
December 2, 2025
The Great Unbundling
The Great Unbundling
December 2, 2025
The Form That Remembered
The Form That Remembered
December 1, 2025
Of Quantum Blockchains and Wolf-Scaring Chickens
Of Quantum Blockchains and Wolf-Scaring Chickens
November 30, 2025
Raiders of the Lost Architecture
Raiders of the Lost Architecture
November 28, 2025