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| author | mjkwiatkowski <mati.rewa@gmail.com> | 2026-01-11 14:13:00 +0100 |
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| committer | mjkwiatkowski <mati.rewa@gmail.com> | 2026-01-11 14:13:00 +0100 |
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diff --git a/public/index.xml b/public/index.xml new file mode 100644 index 0000000..975ccd7 --- /dev/null +++ b/public/index.xml @@ -0,0 +1,110 @@ +<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" standalone="yes"?> +<rss version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"> + <channel> + <title>mjkw</title> + <link>http://localhost:1313/</link> + <description>Recent content on mjkw</description> + <generator>Hugo</generator> + <language>en-us</language> + <lastBuildDate>Mon, 29 Dec 2025 11:13:45 +0100</lastBuildDate> + <atom:link href="http://localhost:1313/index.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /> + <item> + <title>Music</title> + <link>http://localhost:1313/posts/music/</link> + <pubDate>Mon, 29 Dec 2025 11:13:45 +0100</pubDate> + <guid>http://localhost:1313/posts/music/</guid> + <description><p>My favourite pieces:</p>
<ol start="0">
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<p>Sergei Rachmaninoff, Six moments musicaux, No. 3, Andante cantabile</p>
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<p>Fryderyk Chopin, Etude Op. 25, No. 11, Winter Wind</p>
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<p>Felix Mendelssohn, Song Without Words Op. 102, No. 4</p>
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<p>Sergei Prokofiev, Piano Concerto No. 3 in C major, Op. 26 - I. Andante - Allegro</p>
</li>
</ol></description> + </item> + <item> + <title>Coders at Work</title> + <link>http://localhost:1313/posts/coders-at-work/</link> + <pubDate>Sun, 28 Dec 2025 18:46:07 +0100</pubDate> + <guid>http://localhost:1313/posts/coders-at-work/</guid> + <description><p><em>Coders at Work</em> by Peter Seibel is a great book which I recommend everyone read.
It relates the experience and learning journey of some of the best programmers of all time, and gives precious insights into their work &ndash; what drove them to become great, what they think is important when programming, and what are their visions for the future.
These 3 subjects together with answers corroborated from all interviewees form guidelines on how one can become a great programmer themself.<br>
Here is what I think about each chapter and person.</p></description> + </item> + <item> + <title>Mythical Man Month</title> + <link>http://localhost:1313/posts/mythical-man-month/</link> + <pubDate>Mon, 22 Dec 2025 17:25:54 +0100</pubDate> + <guid>http://localhost:1313/posts/mythical-man-month/</guid> + <description><p><em>The Mythical Man-Month</em> by Frederick. P. Brooks is a book about his experience during development of OS/360.
It was recommended to me by my honors project supervisor, Prof. Alexandru, but even without his recommendation I would have likely stumbled upon this book.
Its contents are hailed as timelessly relevant and some of the most universal truths about working on coding projects are described inside.
While I admit I don&rsquo;t get all of the books many premises, some of them really speak to me.
Taking after the opening of the 18th chapter of the book: <em>For brevity is very good, whether we are, or are not understood</em> I wil go through some of it&rsquo;s premises and try to relate them to my own experiences.</p></description> + </item> + <item> + <title>My CV</title> + <link>http://localhost:1313/posts/my-cv/</link> + <pubDate>Sat, 20 Dec 2025 12:11:48 +0100</pubDate> + <guid>http://localhost:1313/posts/my-cv/</guid> + <description><p><a href="http://localhost:1313/images/cv.pdf">Open PDF</a></p></description> + </item> + <item> + <title>Dijkstra and Knuth</title> + <link>http://localhost:1313/posts/dijkstra-knuth/</link> + <pubDate>Sun, 14 Dec 2025 17:14:30 +0100</pubDate> + <guid>http://localhost:1313/posts/dijkstra-knuth/</guid> + <description><p>It has long lingered on my mind to reflect partially on my experience of the last 3 years, as the B.Sc. of Computer Science I have recently undertaken is soon coming to an end.
Fortunately, this is not the end of my journey as a Computer Scientist, but there are specific things that I did not realize about Computer Science before I embarked on this endeavour, most important of which is this: Computer Science is 90% reading and understanding and 10% coding.
I believe it to be the most important thing I have learned about the field itself in the last 3 years.
Here is why.
Dealing with complex problems is hard.
Programming is all about solving complex problems, programmers live by optimizing our code the best we can, and try to find solutions to problems that we encounter while doing so.
While it is no doubt nice to have a working code that does something cool, or a solution to a problem that meets the specification, I don&rsquo;t think that is the mindset a programmer should have &ndash; that is, at this stage, to solve a problem is not about getting to a solution <em>somehow</em>.</p></description> + </item> + <item> + <title>The Island of Missing Trees</title> + <link>http://localhost:1313/books/the-island-of-missing-trees/</link> + <pubDate>Fri, 07 Nov 2025 16:05:35 +0100</pubDate> + <guid>http://localhost:1313/books/the-island-of-missing-trees/</guid> + <description><p><em>The Island of Missing Trees</em> is a fiction novel written by Elif Shafak with action set mostly in London and Cyprus and taking course over several decades between 1970s and 2010s.
It is a book full of surprises and historical insights into that period of time, specifically the Greek-Turkish conflict over the Cyprus island.
The main premise of the book, in my opinion, sends a message about how the actions we take in life echo across generations, and what might seem unimportant to us now can be defining in the future of others.
Two main characters - Kostas and Dephne - are from different parts of the island.
Kostas is Greek while Dephne is Turkish.
Both are deeply in love with each other during their teens, however arising conflict and tensions have a tragic impact on their relationship and families, which is what the book is mainly about.</p></description> + </item> + <item> + <title>All the Lovers in the Night</title> + <link>http://localhost:1313/books/all-the-lovers-in-the-night/</link> + <pubDate>Sun, 28 Sep 2025 16:40:54 +0200</pubDate> + <guid>http://localhost:1313/books/all-the-lovers-in-the-night/</guid> + <description><p><em>All the Lovers in the Night</em> is a book about a young, shy proofreader in her thirties.
Fuyuko Irie, who is an introverted shut-in, rarely interacts with other people and keeps things quiet and to herself.
As far as she can remember, all she ever did was work, get back home, somehow pass the hours before sleeping and go to work the next day.
A solitary existence, void of contact with other people.
This changes when a friend of hers, Kyoko, encourages her to quit her job and start working freelance.
Soon afterwards she meets Hijari, her contact person for new proofreading requests, and Mitsutsuko, a man in his fifties, with whom she starts to slowly overcome her anxieties and barriers.</p></description> + </item> + <item> + <title>Denounce AI</title> + <link>http://localhost:1313/posts/denounce-ai/</link> + <pubDate>Fri, 12 Sep 2025 23:08:15 +0200</pubDate> + <guid>http://localhost:1313/posts/denounce-ai/</guid> + <description><p>Recently I have read a blog post by <a href="https://www.jwz.org/">Jamie Zawinski</a> on <a href="https://anthonymoser.github.io/writing/ai/haterdom/2025/08/26/i-am-an-ai-hater.html">Anthony Moser&rsquo;s opinion</a> about the current developments in AI.
Now I want to try to formulate my own arguments against the overwhelming reliance on AI nowadays.
It&rsquo;s been my point of view for a while, however I would like to now clearly state why I think the direction the technology world is heading is wrong.</p>
<p>AI, although currently being hyped beyond reason, has been around since the previous century.
However, with the release of ChatGPT to the public, generative models have entered the lives of everyone.
As a Computer Science student I have first hand witnessed the effects of a paradigm shift in many domains, and after 2 years I believe that relying on content generated by artificial intelligence is simply harmful.</p></description> + </item> + <item> + <title>Coders at Work</title> + <link>http://localhost:1313/books/coders-at-work/</link> + <pubDate>Wed, 03 Sep 2025 18:28:08 +0200</pubDate> + <guid>http://localhost:1313/books/coders-at-work/</guid> + <description><p><img src="http://localhost:1313/images/coders-at-work.jpg#floatright" alt="coders-at-work"></p>
<p>Coders at Work is a book written by Peter Seibel, a programmer who decided to interview some of the most influential coders in the Computer Science field.
I think this book is a must read for anyone who wants to gain an in-depth view of what prompted the best programmers in the world to start tinkering with computers and code.</p>
<p>To be frank each chapter read of this book has motivated me to immediately stop anything that I was doing and just get to coding, so it is definitely a good motivator to get into the Computer Science field.
Additionally, sometimes to new programmers it might be challenging and overwhelming to get to realize how much there is to learn and how advanced the people at the top are.
There is no doubt whatsoever that each person interviewed in this book is a world-renown coder, a master of their craft.
Nevertheless the interview format and the sometimes informal responses show that in the end they also started just like us from scratch, sometimes late in life.
Because of this, I think the message of the book is that anyone can program, regardless of when they start or what background they are from.</p></description> + </item> + <item> + <title>Lolita</title> + <link>http://localhost:1313/books/lolita/</link> + <pubDate>Tue, 19 Aug 2025 15:11:46 +0200</pubDate> + <guid>http://localhost:1313/books/lolita/</guid> + <description><p>Lolita is a very special book due to the sensitive subjects which it touches upon.
Masterfully written, it talks about taboo topics such as relationship abuse and obsession, and includes themes of murder, rape and pedophilia.
It has been widely regarded as a literary classic and masterpiece and included in some of the most prestigious book rankings in the world <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lolita">(see here)</a>.
A colleague of mine told me that she could have not read on until the end, due to the books narrative.
After getting into a discussion with her, I have decided to give the book a try.</p></description> + </item> + <item> + <title>Klara and the Sun</title> + <link>http://localhost:1313/books/klara-and-the-sun/</link> + <pubDate>Sun, 27 Jul 2025 10:49:23 +0200</pubDate> + <guid>http://localhost:1313/books/klara-and-the-sun/</guid> + <description><p><em>Klara and the Sun</em> is a novel written by Kazuo Ishiguro.
Set in a far dystopian future, it tells a story about the relationship between Josie, a home schooled, genetically modified child and Klara, an artificial friend (AF) and companion to Josie.
It&rsquo;s a remarkable tale that tries to answer some of the most important questions we often ask ourselves:
<em>What makes us human?</em>, <em>What does it mean to be human?</em>
We encounter multiple themes throughout the book, but there are two which I would like to write about.</p></description> + </item> + <item> + <title>Useful Links</title> + <link>http://localhost:1313/posts/useful-links/</link> + <pubDate>Sat, 26 Jul 2025 12:53:30 +0200</pubDate> + <guid>http://localhost:1313/posts/useful-links/</guid> + <description><ol start="0">
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<p><a href="https://atlarge-research.com/">atlarge-research.com</a></p>
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<p><a href="https://www.jwz.org">jwz.org</a></p>
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<p><a href="https://denshi.org">denshi.org</a></p>
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<p><a href="https://landchad.net">landchad.net</a></p>
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<p><a href="https://comfy.guide">comfy.guide</a></p>
</li>
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<p><a href="https://pad.envs.net/">pad.envs.net</a></p>
</li>
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<p><a href="https://envs.net/">envs.net</a></p>
</li>
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<p><a href="https://blog.orhun.dev/no-bullshit-file-hosting/">blog.orhun.dev</a></p>
</li>
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<p><a href="https://cs.stanford.edu/~knuth/index.html">cs.stanford.edu/~knuth</a></p>
</li>
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<p><a href="https://www.conventionalcommits.org/">conventionalcommits.org</a></p>
</li>
<li>
<p><a href="https://www.unixdigest.com">unixdigest.com</a></p>
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<p><a href="https://stallman.org/">stallman.org</a></p>
</li>
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<p><a href="https://vintageapple.org/byte/">vintageapple.org</a></p>
</li>
</ol></description> + </item> + <item> + <title>List of Books</title> + <link>http://localhost:1313/books/list-of-books/</link> + <pubDate>Fri, 25 Jul 2025 12:14:25 +0200</pubDate> + <guid>http://localhost:1313/books/list-of-books/</guid> + <description><p>This is a list of my favorite books.</p>
<ul>
<li>Daniel Keyes <em>Flowers for Algernon</em></li>
<li>Philip K. Dick <em>Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?</em></li>
<li><a href="http://localhost:1313/books/klara-and-the-sun/">Kazuo Ishiguro <em>Klara and the Sun</em></a></li>
<li>John Steinbeck <em>The Grapes of Wrath</em></li>
<li>Harper Lee <em>To Kill a Mockingbird</em></li>
<li><a href="http://localhost:1313/books/all-the-lovers-in-the-night/">Mieko Kawakami <em>All the Lovers in the Night</em></a></li>
<li>Kazuo Ishiguro <em>An Artist of the Floating World</em></li>
<li>Khaled Hosseini <em>The Kite Runner</em></li>
<li>Victor Hugo <em>The Hunchback of Notre-Dame</em></li>
<li>Kazuo Ishiguro <em>Never Let Me Go</em></li>
<li>Umberto Eco <em>The Name of the Rose</em></li>
<li><a href="http://localhost:1313/books/the-island-of-missing-trees/">Elif Shafak <em>The Island of Missing Trees</em></a></li>
<li>George Orwell <em>Animal Farm</em></li>
<li>Hermann Hesse <em>Siddhartha</em></li>
<li><a href="http://localhost:1313/books/lolita/">Vladimir Nabokov <em>Lolita</em></a></li>
<li>Paulo Coelho <em>The Alchemist</em></li>
<li>Carlos Ruiz Zafon <em>The Shadow of the Wind</em></li>
<li>William Wharton <em>Dad</em></li>
<li>Albert Camus <em>The Plague</em></li>
<li>Anthony Doerr <em>All the Light We Cannot See</em></li>
<li>Fyodor Dostoevsky <em>Crime and Punishment</em></li>
<li>Kazuo Ishiguro <em>A Pale View of Hills</em></li>
<li>Albert Camus <em>The Stranger</em></li>
<li>George Orwell <em>1984</em></li>
<li>Ian McEwan <em>Atonement</em></li>
<li>Gregory David Roberts <em>Shantaram</em></li>
<li>Khaled Hosseini <em>A Thousand Splendid Suns</em></li>
<li>Albert Camus <em>The Fall</em></li>
<li>Anthony Doerr <em>All the Light We Cannot See</em></li>
<li>Nancy Kleinbaum <em>Dead Poets Society</em></li>
<li>Gregory David Roberts <em>In the Shadow of the Mountain</em></li>
<li>Kazuo Ishiguro <em>When We Were Orphans</em></li>
<li>John Steinbeck <em>The Pearl</em></li>
<li>Richard Powers <em>Bewilderment</em></li>
<li>Kazuo Ishiguro <em>The Remains of the Day</em></li>
<li>Aldous Huxley <em>Brave New World</em></li>
<li>John Steinbeck <em>Of Mice and Men</em></li>
<li>Oscar Wilde <em>The Picture of Dorian Gray</em></li>
<li>Nikolai Gogol <em>Dead Souls</em></li>
</ul></description> + </item> + <item> + <title>Good CS books</title> + <link>http://localhost:1313/posts/good-cs-books/</link> + <pubDate>Fri, 25 Jul 2025 11:29:52 +0200</pubDate> + <guid>http://localhost:1313/posts/good-cs-books/</guid> + <description><ol start="0">
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<p>Frederick P. Brooks, <em>The Mythical Man-Month: Essays on Software Engineering</em>.</p>
</li>
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<p>Carl Hamacher and Zvonko Vranesic, <em>Computer Organization</em>.</p>
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<p>David A. Patterson and John L. Hennessy, <em>Computer Organization and Design: The Hardware/Software Interface</em>.</p>
</li>
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<p>Andrew Tanenbaum, David Wetherall, Nick Feamster, <em>Computer Networks</em>.</p>
</li>
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<p>Tanenbaum, A.S., Bos, H.J., <em>Modern Operating Systems</em>.</p>
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<p>Maurice Herlihy, Nir Shavit, Victor Luchangco, Michael Spear, <em>The Art of Multiprocessor Programming</em>.</p>
</li>
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<p>Peter Seibel, <em>Coders at Work</em>.</p>
</li>
</ol></description> + </item> + </channel> +</rss> |