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Hi I'm Herman Martinus. I'm a maker of things, rider of bikes, and hiker of mountains.
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If people would just
Building systems that incentivise good behaviour
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On reading books
How books have coloured my life
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Extending life perception
How to make life feel long and rich
Committing to creativity
The fine line between commitment and motivation
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Active recall
Improving memory though writing
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The Giant's Cup
On running trails
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Resurfacing posts
Some posts you may have missed
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The commodification of travel
How travel has become an act of collection
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On becoming a day person
My biggest game-changer
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Vulnerability as a Service
OpenClaw being dumb
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Pockets of Humanity
Where do we go when the internet dies?
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Things that work (for me)
A list of tools and items that JustWork (tm)
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Discovery and AI
How ranking works on Bear
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Grow slowly, stay small
A more sustainable way to do business
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Messing with bots
Markov chain babblers, bogus php files, and more!
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Aggressive bots ruined my weekend
The web-scraping arm race continues
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Attending MicroConf Europe 2025
Being a solo founder needs company
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Smartphones and being present
Living intentionally in a world of distraction.
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PIRACYKILLS
How to use piracy to your advantage.
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Miscellaneous updates
Just some bits and pieces that don't justify a whole post.
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Slow social media
How can we design better platforms?
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If Apple cared about privacy
Defaults matter
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Bear is now source-available
Updates to the Bear license
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The ROI of exercise
The math on why exercise is a good deal.
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Digital hygiene: Passwords
Stay safe out there folks!
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Digital hygiene: Notifications
Take back your attention.
Digital hygiene: Emails
Email is your most important online account, so keep it clean.
Nerding out about heaters
Keeping warm in the winter
Yes, I will have coffee with you
On meeting up in meatspace