About

Most people read "that's just how it works" and move on. I don't.

I figure things out by taking them apart. Software, systems, processes, workflows. If something isn't working the way it should, I want to know why. I'll go down a rabbit hole on something most people would just shrug at. Not because I have to. Because the answer is usually more interesting than the question. If I spent hours solving something, I assume someone else is stuck on the same thing right now. I write the posts I wish I found when I was searching at 2 AM. Half the posts here started as notes I was keeping for myself that got long enough to share. If I had to think hard enough to learn it, it goes here.

Why "Debugging Life"

Turns out, debugging works on everything. Not just code. Everything breaks the same way. Quietly, in layers, for reasons nobody bothered to trace.

Everything is a system. Code, habits, workflows, the way you organize your kitchen. Most things are broken in ways you don't notice until you look closely. Sometimes that's a firewall rule. Sometimes it's tomato paste cans stacking. And sometimes it's something else entirely. The process is always the same. This blog is about looking closely, figuring out why something doesn't work, and writing down the fix.

Get in Touch

I debug things for fun, might as well debug my own site too. If something's broken - a dead link, a code block that doesn't render, a page that won't load - don't just close the tab. Send me an email and I'll look into it.

Same goes for the content. A cleaner config, a faster approach, a step I missed. I'm not precious about being right. If you've got a better fix, I probably want to hear it.

And if you need someone to debug something for you - a broken system, a feature that needs building, a problem you can't figure out - that's literally what I do. Reach out.

Email: [email protected]
GitHub: 0xMH

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