Notes on networks, code, and life
Networks, code, and life
as I see them.
I write about VPNs, networking, programming, and the tools I am learning—plus the occasional note about life and working on the internet.
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VPNNetworking
What a VPN actually changes — and what it doesn't
A VPN is useful, but it is not a magic privacy switch. Here is the part of the network it can protect, and the parts it cannot.
April 08, 2025 8 min read
Latest essays
Recently written.
Learning English in public, badly, on purpose
Learning English in public, badly, on purpose
Why I keep my grammar mistakes on camera, and what my Arabic-speaking brain still gets wrong after a year.
A small case for deep, boring, undocumented work
A small case for deep, boring, undocumented work
Not every hour needs to become content. Some hours are just for becoming.
What Atomic Habits gets right, and the one thing I had to unlearn
What Atomic Habits gets right, and the one thing I had to unlearn
A grateful, honest review after living with the book for six months.
Comparison is a slow thief. Here's how I notice it now.
Comparison is a slow thief. Here's how I notice it now.
Three small reframes I use when the internet makes me feel behind in my own life.
What I write about
Six quiet obsessions.
01
VPNs & privacy
12 essays
02
Networking
10 essays
03
Programming
16 essays
04
Self-hosting
7 essays
05
Tools & systems
9 essays
06
Life, occasionally
5 essays
Now
What I'm learning right now.
A small, honest page. It changes every two or three weeks. No polished screenshots here.
Last updated March 20
Reading
Deep Work — Cal Newport
Second pass. Underlining different lines this time.
Practicing
Writing 500 English words a day
37 days in. Most of it is bad. Some of it is mine.
Building
A weekly YouTube rhythm
One video. Every Sunday. For one year.