https://nicktriez.com/ Thoughts on games, code, and the strange lands between a good idea and a finished thing. en https://nicktriez.com/posts/code-is-cheap-now-understanding-isnt https://nicktriez.com/posts/code-is-cheap-now-understanding-isnt Tue, 03 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMT My productivity multiplied, but understanding what I'm building got harder. We need a GitHub alternative that reads like a book. https://nicktriez.com/posts/neither-android-nor-ios-is-the-platform-for-the-ultimate-reading-app https://nicktriez.com/posts/neither-android-nor-ios-is-the-platform-for-the-ultimate-reading-app Fri, 30 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT Why the Framework Laptop 12 and Linux might be the platform the ultimate reading app has been waiting for. https://nicktriez.com/posts/why-i-built-crooked-a-reader-s-journey-to-building-my-own-ereader https://nicktriez.com/posts/why-i-built-crooked-a-reader-s-journey-to-building-my-own-ereader Mon, 05 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT Why I built Crooked, a free Android eReader where you bring your own books. https://nicktriez.com/posts/i-understand-bloodborne-now https://nicktriez.com/posts/i-understand-bloodborne-now Wed, 09 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT I'm so glad I didn't have to wait for a remaster and just played the damn game. https://nicktriez.com/posts/ai-won-round-one-i-get-a-rematch https://nicktriez.com/posts/ai-won-round-one-i-get-a-rematch Thu, 03 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT What I learned after AI built the prototypes I was supposed to learn from. https://nicktriez.com/posts/the-malleable-computer https://nicktriez.com/posts/the-malleable-computer Thu, 27 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT Thoughts on owning and shaping the computer you use. https://nicktriez.com/posts/typescript-and-rust-is-all-i-need https://nicktriez.com/posts/typescript-and-rust-is-all-i-need Wed, 19 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT Why limiting yourself to two languages can create room for better work. https://nicktriez.com/posts/elden-ring-is-still-the-most-perfect-game https://nicktriez.com/posts/elden-ring-is-still-the-most-perfect-game Thu, 13 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT A reflection on why Elden Ring remains such a complete game. https://nicktriez.com/posts/i-m-doing-the-project-that-s-way-above-my-head https://nicktriez.com/posts/i-m-doing-the-project-that-s-way-above-my-head Mon, 10 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT Taking on a project that is much bigger than my current comfort zone. https://nicktriez.com/posts/i-wanted-hermes-agent-to-be-my-j-a-r-v-i-s-the-vps-killed-the-dream https://nicktriez.com/posts/i-wanted-hermes-agent-to-be-my-j-a-r-v-i-s-the-vps-killed-the-dream Sat, 08 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT What happened when a remote Hermes Agent setup met the limits of a VPS. https://nicktriez.com/posts/she-s-hot-she-s-rusty-and-she-s-mine-seven-months-with-cosmic-de https://nicktriez.com/posts/she-s-hot-she-s-rusty-and-she-s-mine-seven-months-with-cosmic-de Sat, 01 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT Seven months with the COSMIC desktop environment. https://nicktriez.com/posts/i-keep-giving-firefox-love-with-necessity-not-loyalty https://nicktriez.com/posts/i-keep-giving-firefox-love-with-necessity-not-loyalty Tue, 28 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT Why I keep returning to Firefox, even when loyalty is not the reason. https://nicktriez.com/notes/my-pending-bookshelf https://nicktriez.com/notes/my-pending-bookshelf Tue, 28 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT Books, manga, and other things waiting to be read. https://nicktriez.com/posts/the-odyssey-failed-my-cinema-experience https://nicktriez.com/posts/the-odyssey-failed-my-cinema-experience Sun, 26 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT An honest account of a cinema experience that did not work for me. https://nicktriez.com/posts/40-hours-i-ll-never-get-back-a-dragonwilds-reality-check https://nicktriez.com/posts/40-hours-i-ll-never-get-back-a-dragonwilds-reality-check Sat, 25 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT A reality check after spending forty hours with Dragonwilds. https://nicktriez.com/notes/things-i-follow https://nicktriez.com/notes/things-i-follow Sat, 25 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT Projects and ideas that have a shot at becoming something great.