Nicolas Solerieu

https://slrncl.com/blog

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  1. Living contradictions

    Charlie recently gave a talk at Chain React about the future of mobile app development. I like his talks because they still sound like him: loose, opinionated, slightly nerdy. He’s an unusual CEO, a decent human, and a huge nerd. At one po…

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  2. Living contradictions

    Charlie recently gave a talk at Chain React about the future of mobile app development. I like his talks because they still sound like him: loose, opinionated, slightly nerdy. He’s an unusual CEO, a decent human, and a huge nerd. At one po…

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  3. Kernville

    I had a brief conversation in the cafeteria of my coworking space with a student blabbing about his token burn while solving math problems. We, the tech bozos, recognize each other. I’m liking the small-town dynamic here. It breaks through…

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  4. Drones

    Drones are cool. Back around 2016, I remember seeing lots of DJI Phantoms flying everywhere. Then regulation caught up and, since then, they’ve faded dramatically from public view. At least from mine. In the US, recreational drones weighin…

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  5. Evidence of agency

    I pierced my ears. It’s usually not top of the list of gentle things one would expect to find when going through a rough patch. That’s an itch my tapped-out brain cooked up. I never do cool-kid things because they’re cool. I’m too boring a…

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  6. 10 years in California

    As a tribute to this place that gave me so much over the last decade. I was truly handed a lot of goodies by some seriously nice people. And gosh, some seriously nice weather. Also, sweating in a puffy jacket. A perfect image for life in C…

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  7. Tani

    Looking a small dying dog in the eye

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  8. Random notes - Mid 2026

    The last 6 months, in no particular order

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  9. Yard work

    Pete's modest peculiarities and wise words

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  10. I look like I walk a lot

    Some dude thought I was a through-hiker

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  11. It fixed a bunch of stuff

    I’ve been doing a bunch of things I usually don’t do.

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  12. Spiritualizing my ignorance

    The abyss of confusion in which my understanding of religious ideas is stewing

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  13. I need a wipe

    Apparently the way up is down.

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  14. Reasonably rocky

    A local ride.

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  15. Long ago, I stubbed my big toe

    A letter to aliens.

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  16. Tea, again

    I can't seem to finish a cup of tea peacefully.

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  17. Paper-cut strategy

    Going mad for the sake of sanity.

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  18. Cranky

    The closest I got to a life philosophy

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  19. Outside

    The closest I got to a life philosophy

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  20. Disclaimers

    Please discard as quirky garbage

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  21. Seattle

    2 days. Green. Merton. Planes

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  22. Notes - March 26

    Another one.

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  23. GitHub and Figma

    Hopefully not a stream of grievances. There is no evil at play here, only entropy.

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  24. Are you really reading?

    Ingesting words is different from properly working through material.

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