I'm @arazgray, programmer, blogger, and explorer. Currently in Istanbul. It's been two decades since I started making things: mostly software, and occasionally mistakes. I love walking, hiking, country music, coffee, and transforming complex things into simple things. more?
Blog
Thoughts, Articles, Memories, and Events · RSS
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* The Complete Nasreddin Journal Archive (1906–1931)
The first and only complete digital archive of the legendary satirical magazine Nasreddin.
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What If We Could Compile Intent Instead of Code?
Can we create a structure, whether it's called a programming language, specification language, or something entirely new, that produces functionally identical software regardless of which AI model generates it?
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Let's Speak The Open Web (and stay readable by everyone)
Wired up microformats, webmentions, WebSub, and ActivityPub on my blog, tightened feeds and Open Graph, and kept pushing accessibility — so it talks to the open web without losing the humans.
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Semantic Image Compression
Can AI Compress Images by Storing Meaning Instead of Pixels?
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Small Updates to Some of My Projects
I have been updating a few of my small projects recently, so I wanted to write a note about what changed.
Projects
Things that I'm working on
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* Odak.app - Distraction-free Writing App
Distraction-free Markdown writing app, fully offline and local-first
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az - sane terminal text editor
Rust-based terminal text editor with no learning curve
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Wave - right to the point internet radio
Wave is a tiny radio app for listening to good stations without the usual clutter.
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VIMSANE
Sane VIM configuration for my personal use
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Online Azerbaijani Pantomime Group Game
The world’s first and only online Azerbaijani pantomime group game
Links
Things that I found interesting during my web surfing
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Infinite Mac
Infinite Mac is a collection of classic Macintosh and NeXT system releases and software, all easily accessible from the comfort of a web browser.
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Adam Jacobs Collection
Adam Jacobs has secretly recorded over 10,000 concerts since 1989
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Torlink
A sleek, zero-setup torrent finder and downloader that lives right in your terminal.
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Shadow Libraries
A pirate libraries archive
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Linkhut
A small, fast, and surprisingly thoughtful bookmarking service inspired by the old web.
Playlist
Great musics that I discovered recently
- Iday - Whale — YouTube
- Billie Eilish - WILDFLOWER — YouTube
- Palehorse/Palerider - Tamám Shud — Spotify
- Ólafur Arnalds ft. Arnór Dan - So Far — Spotify
- Privacy Parfüm Reklam Müziği — Play
Contact
Wanna say something? Have something to check? Or just wanna say hi?
Feel free to email me:
hi@arazgray.com
I'll answer, definitely.