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June 2019 archive · Published August 13, 2026 · 7 min read
In Minsk, 60 people had 36 hours to prototype pieces of the future. I worked on Realy, an early attempt to use software for something social platforms are strangely bad at: helping people build real friendship.
August 13, 2026 · 3 min read
I went to the same Cursor hackathon twice. The first time I built a 3D luxury sauna. The second time I brought my mom and built a 3D memory of Venice. The difference says something about what abundant software may actually be for.
July 31, 2026 · 11 min read
Vibe Jam, ETHGlobal, Kaggle, Topcoder, InnoCentive, HeroX and XPRIZE all turn uncertain problems into competitions where the crowd absorbs much of the risk of experimentation.
July 2018 archive · Published July 6, 2026 · 7 min read
A personal archive note on continuing Yellow Blue Bus at LOVEHACK in Minsk in July 2018 after the idea first emerged and was prototyped at Garage48 Visual Hackathon 2018.
March 15, 2026 · 2 min read
A practical note on turning community energy into shared learning without treating contributors as free research infrastructure.
December 19, 2023 · 4 min read
A backdated opinion note from years of hackathons, Product Hunt links, startup communities, and event-led learning on what these rooms are actually good for.
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