Three years in Munich

With the Russian invasion still ongoing, my feelings about us moving to Germany are obviously skewed. | Continue reading


@barhamon.com | 8 days ago

Hannah Miette by Hannah Miette

I found myself listening to this album fourth time in a row. | Continue reading


@barhamon.com | 19 days ago

Time Zones by Full Bloom

You can judge by the cover sometimes. | Continue reading


@barhamon.com | 25 days ago

Mad, Bad & Dangerous to Know by Ranulph Fiennes

If you plan any adventure, this book is a must-read. | Continue reading


@barhamon.com | 28 days ago

Acid Arabic & Folk Techno Mix: Hayk Karoyi | Peephole in Yerevan

The further I listen, the more I like it. | Continue reading


@barhamon.com | 1 month ago

Rust Atomics and Locks by Mara Bos

I remember that I wanted to read more fiction, but hear me out. | Continue reading


@barhamon.com | 2 months ago

TANGK by IDLES

Still punky, still groovy | Continue reading


@barhamon.com | 2 months ago

The Advent of Code 2023

It is time to be honest, and say "I will not finish it". Come on, it is the middle of February. | Continue reading


@barhamon.com | 2 months ago

Duality by Lisa Gerrard & Pieter Bourke

Sometimes you find a gem | Continue reading


@barhamon.com | 2 months ago

EDT Finland preparations

Last year, I found the European Divide Trail website, and I have been thinking about it since. | Continue reading


@barhamon.com | 3 months ago

Bless You by Lulu Rouge

This not a new album, but I just found it. And if you missed it too, give it a try. It's a great album. | Continue reading


@barhamon.com | 3 months ago

Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir

The best competency porn out there. | Continue reading


@barhamon.com | 3 months ago

2023 recap

Unfortunately, that’s a bad sign when you start a year review with the word unfortunately, but what can I do? | Continue reading


@barhamon.com | 4 months ago

Tour du Mont Blanc

Every year, we go on an adventure to celebrate our anniversary. This year’s adventure was the Tour du Mont Blanc hike. | Continue reading


@barhamon.com | 5 months ago

Look ma, NO JS!

I rewrote my blog without any JS. | Continue reading


@barhamon.com | 5 months ago

Steve Reich, Drumming by Mount Allison University percussion ensemble

King of repetition. | Continue reading


@barhamon.com | 5 months ago

Point and Line to Plane by Wassily Kandinsky

I got some insights from that book but would not read it if I had something else to read. | Continue reading


@barhamon.com | 5 months ago

Roseland NYC live 25 by Portishead

Twenty-five years. Jeez. | Continue reading


@barhamon.com | 5 months ago

Yamd notes

What I learned while writing my flavor of markdown | Continue reading


@barhamon.com | 5 months ago

Designing Data-Intensive Applications by Martin Kleppmann

Designing Data-Intensive Applications - the one book to read to understand software development. | Continue reading


@barhamon.com | 8 months ago

Preparations for the TMB hike

This year is my wife's turn to come up with a vacation plan, and we will go on a two-week hike around Mont Blanc Mountain. | Continue reading


@barhamon.com | 9 months ago

The southern part of TET Turkey ride

I convinced Dima that it is a good idea (that was easy), and we rode 2067 kilometers in eight days on motorcycles in May 2023. | Continue reading


@barhamon.com | 11 months ago

Two years in Munich

Unbelievable how relative time is. It feels like we have lived here for at least twice as long. | Continue reading


@barhamon.com | 1 year ago

Preparations for the part of the TET Turkey ride

I missed my motorcycle adventures so much, and this spring, I will finally have a new one. | Continue reading


@barhamon.com | 1 year ago

Preparations for the part of the TET Turkey ride

I missed my motorcycle adventures so much, and this spring, I will finally have a new one. | Continue reading


@barhamon.com | 1 year ago

Systems desigh interview by Alex Xu

The high-level design of different systems, from URL shorteners to YouTube. | Continue reading


@barhamon.com | 1 year ago

The Dream Machine

A 500ish page instruction on how to dream big. | Continue reading


@barhamon.com | 1 year ago

The Dream Machine by M. Mitchell Waldrop

A 500ish page instruction on how to dream big. | Continue reading


@barhamon.com | 1 year ago

The year 2022

This is my 2022 review. For obvious reasons, this year has a titanium shit shovel as a mascot. | Continue reading


@barhamon.com | 1 year ago

How to iterate over the array in JavaScript and the root of all evil

benchmarking array methods vs for loop vs iterators vs generators | Continue reading


@barhamon.com | 1 year ago

Blog updates

In one of the first posts, I promised to post the music here. This time has come. | Continue reading


@barhamon.com | 1 year ago

The trolley problem, but the real one.

IDK how to feel about all of that | Continue reading


@barhamon.com | 1 year ago

Rust for Rustaceans by Jon Gjengset

Idiomatic programming for experienced developers. | Continue reading


@barhamon.com | 1 year ago

We crossed the Alps.

Hike the Austrian section of the E5 with detours and fun. | Continue reading


@barhamon.com | 1 year ago

Preparations for the Austrian section of the E5 route

This year was my turn to come up with a vacation plan. And guess what? This September, we will hike from Germany to Italy. | Continue reading


@barhamon.com | 1 year ago

The End of Everything by Katie Mack

Nerdy jokes and ultimate death. | Continue reading


@barhamon.com | 1 year ago

Linux Kernel Development by Robert Love

A thorough guide to the design and implementation of the Linux kernel. | Continue reading


@barhamon.com | 1 year ago