2022 Thoughts
✦ October
Teenage Engineering POM-400
Teenage Engineering is one of my favorite brands because it combines two things I love. Design and attention to detail.
Thoughts
2022 Thoughts
✦ September
A new home for my blog
Some news about this website you're just reading.
I migrated my Blog's infrastructure from a custom
2022 Thoughts
✦ August
Coffee in Tokyo
(This is a copy of my post at arslan.exposore.co, which I wrote in 2014. I started my blog
2022 Thoughts
✦ July
Designing a wireless charging pad
I bought a new car. However, due to the chip shortage, several things were missing. One of those features was a wireless charging pad. I'll explain how I designed and 3D printed my charging pad from scratch.
2022 Thoughts
✦ June
How I got into 3D printing
One month ago, I decided I wanted to pursue industrial design as a Hobby. I thought learning CAD and using a 3D printer would give me a solid foundation for prototyping. I had zero idea about the 3D printing world and asked on Twitter for some advice.
2021 Thoughts
✦ May
My review of the Moonlander MK1 keyboard
The Moonlander MK1 is an ergonomic, highly customizable split keyboard. I ordered one after I couldn’t stand anymore my hand and wrist pains. In this blog post, I want to share my keyboard journey, my experiences with the Moonlander, how I am using it and what I plan next.
2021 Thoughts
✦ February
Automatic dark mode for terminal applications
Last week, when I had to increase my screen's brightness, I figured I was using a pitch-black terminal screen. So, I asked myself, 'what if I use a light theme during the day and switch back to a darker theme later in the evening?'
2021 Thoughts
✦ January
Joining PlanetScale
I'm joining PlanetScale, and here is my story on how I decided to join.
2020 Thoughts
✦ December
Why I left the U.S.
Last week I announced that I was leaving the U.S and going back to my home country, Turkey. Many people asked why I was leaving. I want to share some of the details of our decision.
2020 Thoughts
✦ July
Using go/analysis to fix your source code
The go/analysis library allows us to write custom Go linters in an easy and fast way. Did you know that you can also rewrite source code with it?
2019 Thoughts
✦ August
Why you should use a Go module proxy
After the introduction of Go modules, people started to advocate using a Go module proxy. After researching the pros and cons, I've concluded that this is one of the most important changes in recent years. But why is that the case?
2019 Thoughts
✦ July
How to write idempotent Bash scripts
This blog post shows tips and tricks to write resilient and idempotent bash scripts.
2019 Thoughts
✦ June
Using go/analysis to write a custom linter
We're going to write a custom linter using the new go/analysis framework which dramatically speeds up creating new linters.
2019 Thoughts
✦ April
Tom Bihn Nik's Minimalist Wallet Review
A review of Tom Bihn's newest addition: Nik's Minimalist Wallet. Lightweight, simple and clean. How does it perform during day-to-day usage?
2019 Thoughts
✦ January
Using the iPad Pro as my development machine
I purchased an iPad Pro with the Smart Keyboard and Pencil to use as my main computer. Can it replace my local workstation? Is it powerful enough for my day-to-day tasks? Let's find out.
2018 Thoughts
✦ December
Recap Year 2018
My annual review and recap of the year 2018. Family & trips, Side projects, Youtube channel, Working remotely at DigitalOcean, and many other things.