
A list of some things I consumed in the month of August 2025.

Blogs & articles:

* [Why your website should be under 14kB in size](https://endtimes.dev/why-your-website-should-be-under-14kb-in-size/)
* [Why is GitHub UI getting so much slower?](https://yoyo-code.com/why-is-github-ui-getting-so-much-slower/)
* [Next.js vs TanStack](https://www.kylegill.com/essays/next-vs-tanstack/)
* [OpenFreeMap survived 100,000 requests per second](https://blog.hyperknot.com/p/openfreemap-survived-100000-requests)
* [Comparing Auth from Supabase, Firebase, Auth.js, Ory, Clerk and others](https://blog.hyperknot.com/p/comparing-auth-providers)
* [This website is for humans](https://localghost.dev/blog/this-website-is-for-humans/)
* [Tune Your Security](https://www.tunetheweb.com/security/#top5)
* [The blissful zen of a good side project](https://joshcollinsworth.com/blog/the-blissful-zen-of-a-good-side-project)
* [Node vs Go: API Showdown](https://dev.to/ocodista/node-vs-go-api-showdown-4njl)
* [Why LLMs Can't Really Build Software](https://zed.dev/blog/why-llms-cant-build-software)
* [Do Things That Don't Scale](https://paulgraham.com/ds.html)
* [How Zillow Grows: Building The ‘Housing Super App’](https://www.howtheygrow.co/p/how-zillow-grows)
* [Don't be fooled by serverless](https://world.hey.com/dhh/don-t-be-fooled-by-serverless-776cd730)
* [The Big Cloud Exit FAQ](https://world.hey.com/dhh/the-big-cloud-exit-faq-20274010)
* [How Levels.fyi Built Scalable Search with PostgreSQL](https://www.levels.fyi/blog/scalable-search-with-postgres.html)
* [Life Altering Postgresql Patterns](https://mccue.dev/pages/3-11-25-life-altering-postgresql-patterns)
* [PostgreSQL Full-Text Search: Fast When Done Right (Debunking the Slow Myth)](https://blog.vectorchord.ai/postgresql-full-text-search-fast-when-done-right-debunking-the-slow-myth)
* [How To Do Great Work](https://paulgraham.com/greatwork.html)
* [Linux as the new developer default at 37signals](https://world.hey.com/dhh/linux-as-the-new-developer-default-at-37signals-ef0823b7)
* [I Am An AI Hater](https://anthonymoser.github.io/writing/ai/haterdom/2025/08/26/i-am-an-ai-hater.html)
* [Do the simplest thing that could possibly work](https://www.seangoedecke.com/the-simplest-thing-that-could-possibly-work/)
* [Irrational Dedication](https://fs.blog/irrational-dedication/)
* [Cheap mini PCs have gotten really good](https://world.hey.com/dhh/cheap-mini-pcs-have-gotten-really-good-c70ab40f)

Movies:

* [Mickey 17 (2025)](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt12299608/)
* [War of the Worlds (2025)](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt13186306/)
* [The Hill (2023)](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8051894/)
* [Hands of Stone (2016)](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1781827/)
* [Flight Risk (2025)](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt10078772/)
* [Ferrari (2023)](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3758542/)


Consumption: August 2025