John Carmack quote

"Don't use power tools because they take people's jobs" is not a winning strategy.
John Carmack

Jan 1, 2023·

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If you're willing to restrict the flexibility of your approach, you can almost always do something better.
John Carmack
Jan 6, 2024

Everyone is asking themselves how to position for AI. Where to put money, what to study.

Maybe devs vanish. Maybe robots replace tradesmen.

But one thing I know: all roads lead to more free time and more disposable income. Entertainment wins.

May 7, 2026·

~~The everything APP~~ → The everything API

Feb 6, 2026·

Feelings are cognition metadata.

Mar 30, 2026·

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Mar 19, 2026·

The limiting factor is your capacity to re-evaluate what you thought you were capable of doing.

Mar 28, 2026·

If you're willing to restrict the flexibility of your approach, you can almost always do something better.
John Carmack
Jan 6, 2024

~~The everything APP~~ → The everything API

Feb 6, 2026·

The limiting factor is your capacity to re-evaluate what you thought you were capable of doing.

Mar 28, 2026·

Everyone is asking themselves how to position for AI. Where to put money, what to study.

Maybe devs vanish. Maybe robots replace tradesmen.

But one thing I know: all roads lead to more free time and more disposable income. Entertainment wins.

May 7, 2026·

Feelings are cognition metadata.

Mar 30, 2026·

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Set up a domain like 🧊.to

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Mar 19, 2026·

If you're willing to restrict the flexibility of your approach, you can almost always do something better.
John Carmack
Jan 6, 2024

Feelings are cognition metadata.

Mar 30, 2026·

Everyone is asking themselves how to position for AI. Where to put money, what to study.

Maybe devs vanish. Maybe robots replace tradesmen.

But one thing I know: all roads lead to more free time and more disposable income. Entertainment wins.

May 7, 2026·

🧑‍🍳Cooked a cli file sharing + link shortener on Cloudflare's free tier.

Set up a domain like 🧊.to

Then just:

share upload README.md → 🧊.to/readme.md

share link https://github.com/adriangalilea/share → 🧊.to/gh

Mar 19, 2026·

~~The everything APP~~ → The everything API

Feb 6, 2026·

The limiting factor is your capacity to re-evaluate what you thought you were capable of doing.

Mar 28, 2026·

If you're willing to restrict the flexibility of your approach, you can almost always do something better.
John Carmack
Jan 6, 2024

The limiting factor is your capacity to re-evaluate what you thought you were capable of doing.

Mar 28, 2026·

Everyone is asking themselves how to position for AI. Where to put money, what to study.

Maybe devs vanish. Maybe robots replace tradesmen.

But one thing I know: all roads lead to more free time and more disposable income. Entertainment wins.

May 7, 2026·

~~The everything APP~~ → The everything API

Feb 6, 2026·

Feelings are cognition metadata.

Mar 30, 2026·

🧑‍🍳Cooked a cli file sharing + link shortener on Cloudflare's free tier.

Set up a domain like 🧊.to

Then just:

share upload README.md → 🧊.to/readme.md

share link https://github.com/adriangalilea/share → 🧊.to/gh

Mar 19, 2026·