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Notes from building for the web and the sky

13 posts on 5 shelves, about 40 minutes of reading in all. Reading times are counted from the words, never typed by hand.

2026

Agents

We won't have to work in 30 years: how AI actually works

A fun, plain tour of how AI thinks: tokens, attention, training, the main architectures, and how human it really is. Then Naoufal's prediction: within 30 years, nobody will have to work.

7 min read

Notes

Life is happening for us

Not to us, for us. Naoufal's most repeated line, and the idea of filters that decides how we live the same events.

2 min read

Notes

This and that

No one is one thing. Naoufal's core idea, in his own words, and why "we are all one" and "all are separate" can both be true.

2 min read

Notes

Follow your excitement

The best advice Naoufal can give, in one line. What it means, where it comes from, and how to use it on an ordinary day.

2 min read

Web

Grandma-optimised websites win

Twelve years of building websites taught Naoufal one thing: the easiest site to use wins. His rules, in his words.

2 min read

Notes

Dying is safe

A short note on death, fear and trust. Naoufal's words, and where the idea comes from.

2 min read

Notes

Naoufal: the gift

What the name Naoufal means, and Naoufal's definition of love. Two different sources that say the same thing.

1 min read

Open source

Claude Code in your pocket

Run Claude Code turns from Telegram on your own server. What the bridge supports, how sessions work, and what to know before giving a bot access to your machine.

5 min read

Web

Reading time, counted not guessed

How a small plugin for Astro’s new Markdown engine counts the words in every post, in any language, and files it as a quick read, an essay or a long read.

4 min read

Stars

Why your birth time matters

The Sun barely moves in a day. The Ascendant goes all the way round the zodiac. A plain guide to what a birth time changes in a chart, and what to do if you do not know yours.

3 min read

Notes

A slower home on the internet

Why this site is one calm page, a short bio and a notebook, and why almost everything on it is drawn by hand in SVG.

2 min read

2022

Artwork in deep purple and warm amber tones for The Color Purple

Notes

The Color Purple

Personal notes on the novel and the film, and why this story touched me so deeply.

7 min read

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