https://darren2.insidemind.com.au/feedback-cycle A daily panel discussion about building software with AI. Three hosts dissect Darren's coding adventures with humor, skepticism, and insight. Thu, 02 Apr 2026 00:05:56 +1100 en-us Copyright 2026 Darren Oakey Darren Oakey A daily panel discussion about building software with AI. Three hosts dissect Darren's coding adventures with humor, skepticism, and insight. no episodic https://darren2.insidemind.com.au/assets/images/feedback-cycle-cover.jpg https://darren2.insidemind.com.au/feedback-cycle Darren Oakey darren@insidemind.com.au https://darren2.insidemind.com.au/feedback-cycle#2026-04-01 Darren Oakey: The blog. | Marcus Thornton: The blog! You started a blog. | Darren Oakey: I started a blog. Wed, 01 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +1100 feedback-2026-04-01 darren@insidemind.com.au Darren Oakey: The blog. | Marcus Thornton: The blog! You started a blog. | Darren Oakey: I started a blog. 14:14 no full 72 https://darren2.insidemind.com.au/feedback-cycle#2026-03-31 Darren Oakey: Still going. Haven't quit yet. | Marcus Thornton: The title is 'The One Where Channels Wasn't a Snowflake.' Which— I need you to explain that because ... | Darren Oakey: Okay so. Discord. Tue, 31 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +1100 feedback-2026-03-31 darren@insidemind.com.au Darren Oakey: Still going. Haven't quit yet. | Marcus Thornton: The title is 'The One Where Channels Wasn't a Snowflake.' Which— I need you to explain that because ... | Darren Oakey: Okay so. Discord. 14:32 no full 71 https://darren2.insidemind.com.au/feedback-cycle#2026-03-30 Darren Oakey: Yeah. | Marcus Thornton: Today you got a sixteen-x speedup from that same GPU. | Darren Oakey: Sixteen point one, technically. Mon, 30 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +1100 feedback-2026-03-30 darren@insidemind.com.au Darren Oakey: Yeah. | Marcus Thornton: Today you got a sixteen-x speedup from that same GPU. | Darren Oakey: Sixteen point one, technically. 14:11 no full 70 https://darren2.insidemind.com.au/feedback-cycle#2026-03-29 Darren Oakey: Yeah. | Marcus Thornton: That's... that's a sentence that would have been science fiction five years ago. | Darren Oakey: It's a sentence that was science fiction two years ago, honestly. Sun, 29 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +1100 feedback-2026-03-29 darren@insidemind.com.au Darren Oakey: Yeah. | Marcus Thornton: That's... that's a sentence that would have been science fiction five years ago. | Darren Oakey: It's a sentence that was science fiction two years ago, honestly. 14:32 no full 69 https://darren2.insidemind.com.au/feedback-cycle#2026-03-28 Darren Oakey: Yeah. | Marcus Thornton: Not failing would be too honest. That's— I felt that in my bones. | Darren Oakey: It's the quiet failures that get you. Like, if it had just thrown an error, I'd have been done in te... Sat, 28 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +1100 feedback-2026-03-28 darren@insidemind.com.au Darren Oakey: Yeah. | Marcus Thornton: Not failing would be too honest. That's— I felt that in my bones. | Darren Oakey: It's the quiet failures that get you. Like, if it had just thrown an error, I'd have been done in te... 14:28 no full 68 https://darren2.insidemind.com.au/feedback-cycle#2026-03-27 Darren Oakey: I have. | Marcus Thornton: You've started a blog. | Darren Oakey: I mean, I've had a blog. But yeah, this is— this is a new thing. Day One of actually writing about t... Fri, 27 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +1100 feedback-2026-03-27 darren@insidemind.com.au Darren Oakey: I have. | Marcus Thornton: You've started a blog. | Darren Oakey: I mean, I've had a blog. But yeah, this is— this is a new thing. Day One of actually writing about t... 15:16 no full 67 https://darren2.insidemind.com.au/feedback-cycle#2026-03-26 Darren Oakey: Yeah. Way less cinematic. More like digital archaeology. | Maya Chen: I mean, archaeology can still kill you if you misread a map. | Darren Oakey: Accurate, honestly. Thu, 26 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +1100 feedback-2026-03-26 darren@insidemind.com.au Darren Oakey: Yeah. Way less cinematic. More like digital archaeology. | Maya Chen: I mean, archaeology can still kill you if you misread a map. | Darren Oakey: Accurate, honestly. 16:27 no full 66 https://darren2.insidemind.com.au/feedback-cycle#2026-03-25 Darren Oakey: Yeah. | Maya Chen: That's not ominous at all. | Darren Oakey: It's— okay, it sounds darker than it is. Wed, 25 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +1100 feedback-2026-03-25 darren@insidemind.com.au Darren Oakey: Yeah. | Maya Chen: That's not ominous at all. | Darren Oakey: It's— okay, it sounds darker than it is. 13:58 no full 65 https://darren2.insidemind.com.au/feedback-cycle#2026-03-24 Darren Oakey: Yeah, we barely scratched it. | Marcus Thornton: So let's start with what I think is the most philosophically interesting one. You built an AI system... | Darren Oakey: Right. Tue, 24 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +1100 feedback-2026-03-24 darren@insidemind.com.au Darren Oakey: Yeah, we barely scratched it. | Marcus Thornton: So let's start with what I think is the most philosophically interesting one. You built an AI system... | Darren Oakey: Right. 13:36 no full 64 https://darren2.insidemind.com.au/feedback-cycle#2026-03-23 Darren Oakey: Fifty-two commits. | Maya Chen: In one day. | Darren Oakey: In one day, yeah. Mon, 23 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +1100 feedback-2026-03-23 darren@insidemind.com.au Darren Oakey: Fifty-two commits. | Maya Chen: In one day. | Darren Oakey: In one day, yeah. 14:44 no full 63 https://darren2.insidemind.com.au/feedback-cycle#2026-03-22 Darren Oakey: Yeah. | Marcus Thornton: Which— I mean, that's not reassuring. | Darren Oakey: It's not meant to be reassuring. It's meant to be accurate. Sun, 22 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +1100 feedback-2026-03-22 darren@insidemind.com.au Darren Oakey: Yeah. | Marcus Thornton: Which— I mean, that's not reassuring. | Darren Oakey: It's not meant to be reassuring. It's meant to be accurate. 15:06 no full 62 https://darren2.insidemind.com.au/feedback-cycle#2026-03-21 Darren Oakey: Yeah. | Maya Chen: Again. | Darren Oakey: Different day one! This is a different day one. Sat, 21 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +1100 feedback-2026-03-21 darren@insidemind.com.au Darren Oakey: Yeah. | Maya Chen: Again. | Darren Oakey: Different day one! This is a different day one. 13:57 no full 61 https://darren2.insidemind.com.au/feedback-cycle#2026-03-20 Darren Oakey: Yep. | Marcus Thornton: For a week. | Darren Oakey: For a week. Seven full days. Fri, 20 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +1100 feedback-2026-03-20 darren@insidemind.com.au Darren Oakey: Yep. | Marcus Thornton: For a week. | Darren Oakey: For a week. Seven full days. 12:43 no full 60 https://darren2.insidemind.com.au/feedback-cycle#2026-03-19 Darren Oakey: That's— yeah, that's not entirely inaccurate. | Maya Chen: The blog post title literally says you accidentally started a datacenter. | Darren Oakey: A small one. Small datacenter. Important qualifier. Thu, 19 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +1100 feedback-2026-03-19 darren@insidemind.com.au Darren Oakey: That's— yeah, that's not entirely inaccurate. | Maya Chen: The blog post title literally says you accidentally started a datacenter. | Darren Oakey: A small one. Small datacenter. Important qualifier. 12:38 no full 59 https://darren2.insidemind.com.au/feedback-cycle#2026-03-18 Darren Oakey: Fifty-nine. Yeah. | Maya Chen: That's down from eighty-two yesterday. | Darren Oakey: I know, I'm slacking. Wed, 18 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +1100 feedback-2026-03-18 darren@insidemind.com.au Darren Oakey: Fifty-nine. Yeah. | Maya Chen: That's down from eighty-two yesterday. | Darren Oakey: I know, I'm slacking. 15:38 no full 58 https://darren2.insidemind.com.au/feedback-cycle#2026-03-17 Darren Oakey: Eighty-two. Yeah. | Maya Chen: That's double yesterday. | Darren Oakey: Basically, yeah. Nine projects. Tue, 17 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +1100 feedback-2026-03-17 darren@insidemind.com.au Darren Oakey: Eighty-two. Yeah. | Maya Chen: That's double yesterday. | Darren Oakey: Basically, yeah. Nine projects. 14:41 no full 57 https://darren2.insidemind.com.au/feedback-cycle#2026-03-16 Darren Oakey: Yeah. Forty-two. Across eight projects. It was a lot of context switching. | Maya Chen: Forty-two sounds less like flow state, more like controlled chaos. | Darren Oakey: That is exactly what it felt like, honestly. Mon, 16 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +1100 feedback-2026-03-16 darren@insidemind.com.au Darren Oakey: Yeah. Forty-two. Across eight projects. It was a lot of context switching. | Maya Chen: Forty-two sounds less like flow state, more like controlled chaos. | Darren Oakey: That is exactly what it felt like, honestly. 16:31 no full 56 https://darren2.insidemind.com.au/feedback-cycle#2026-03-15 Darren Oakey: I did. I started writing things down. Like, publicly. | Maya Chen: You say that like it's a confession. | Darren Oakey: It kind of feels like one? I've been doing this work for months now— AI-assisted development, every ... Sun, 15 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +1100 feedback-2026-03-15 darren@insidemind.com.au Darren Oakey: I did. I started writing things down. Like, publicly. | Maya Chen: You say that like it's a confession. | Darren Oakey: It kind of feels like one? I've been doing this work for months now— AI-assisted development, every ... 16:02 no full 55 https://darren2.insidemind.com.au/feedback-cycle#2026-03-14 Darren Oakey: Forty-one commits across twelve projects, yeah. | Maya Chen: Twelve. | Darren Oakey: Twelve separate projects. Seventy-five-plus sessions with Claude. Sat, 14 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +1100 feedback-2026-03-14 darren@insidemind.com.au Darren Oakey: Forty-one commits across twelve projects, yeah. | Maya Chen: Twelve. | Darren Oakey: Twelve separate projects. Seventy-five-plus sessions with Claude. 13:24 no full 54 https://darren2.insidemind.com.au/feedback-cycle#2026-03-12 Darren Oakey: Yeah. Yeah, that number needs context. | Maya Chen: Does it? Because I feel like a hundred and forty-two commits in a single day is its own context. | Darren Oakey: Okay, fair, but like a hundred and four of those were in one project that I was— it was a batch thin... Thu, 12 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +1100 feedback-2026-03-12 darren@insidemind.com.au Darren Oakey: Yeah. Yeah, that number needs context. | Maya Chen: Does it? Because I feel like a hundred and forty-two commits in a single day is its own context. | Darren Oakey: Okay, fair, but like a hundred and four of those were in one project that I was— it was a batch thin... 15:20 no full 53 https://darren2.insidemind.com.au/feedback-cycle#2026-03-11 Darren Oakey: New blog post. | Marcus Thornton: And a new day one. | Darren Oakey: Another new day one, yeah. Wed, 11 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +1100 feedback-2026-03-11 darren@insidemind.com.au Darren Oakey: New blog post. | Marcus Thornton: And a new day one. | Darren Oakey: Another new day one, yeah. 15:00 no full 52 https://darren2.insidemind.com.au/feedback-cycle#2026-03-10 Darren Oakey: Uh oh. | Marcus Thornton: A hundred and forty-seven commits. | Darren Oakey: Yeah. Tue, 10 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +1100 feedback-2026-03-10 darren@insidemind.com.au Darren Oakey: Uh oh. | Marcus Thornton: A hundred and forty-seven commits. | Darren Oakey: Yeah. 14:59 no full 51 https://darren2.insidemind.com.au/feedback-cycle#2026-03-09 Darren Oakey: Three blog posts, yeah. | Marcus Thornton: And this one is— I mean, the first two had bugs. Dramatic bugs. Zombie Chrome processes, frozen even... | Darren Oakey: Right. Mon, 09 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +1100 feedback-2026-03-09 darren@insidemind.com.au Darren Oakey: Three blog posts, yeah. | Marcus Thornton: And this one is— I mean, the first two had bugs. Dramatic bugs. Zombie Chrome processes, frozen even... | Darren Oakey: Right. 13:50 no full 50 https://darren2.insidemind.com.au/feedback-cycle#2026-03-08 Darren Oakey: Oh no. | Marcus Thornton: Seventy-seven commits. | Darren Oakey: Seventy-seven commits, yeah. Sun, 08 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +1100 feedback-2026-03-08 darren@insidemind.com.au Darren Oakey: Oh no. | Marcus Thornton: Seventy-seven commits. | Darren Oakey: Seventy-seven commits, yeah. 13:02 no full 49 https://darren2.insidemind.com.au/feedback-cycle#2026-03-07 Darren Oakey: I started a blog, yeah. | Maya Chen: In 2026. | Darren Oakey: In 2026. I know. The world definitely needed another developer blog. Sat, 07 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +1100 feedback-2026-03-07 darren@insidemind.com.au Darren Oakey: I started a blog, yeah. | Maya Chen: In 2026. | Darren Oakey: In 2026. I know. The world definitely needed another developer blog. 14:28 no full 48 https://darren2.insidemind.com.au/feedback-cycle#2026-03-04 Darren Oakey: Seventy-five commits, yeah. | Marcus Thornton: That's up from forty-four three days ago, which we thought was a lot. | Darren Oakey: It was a lot. This is— this is more lot. Wed, 04 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +1100 feedback-2026-03-04 darren@insidemind.com.au Darren Oakey: Seventy-five commits, yeah. | Marcus Thornton: That's up from forty-four three days ago, which we thought was a lot. | Darren Oakey: It was a lot. This is— this is more lot. 14:07 no full 47 https://darren2.insidemind.com.au/feedback-cycle#2026-03-01 Darren Oakey: Forty-four commits, yeah. | Marcus Thornton: Across eleven projects. | Darren Oakey: Across eleven projects. In one day. Sun, 01 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +1100 feedback-2026-03-01 darren@insidemind.com.au Darren Oakey: Forty-four commits, yeah. | Marcus Thornton: Across eleven projects. | Darren Oakey: Across eleven projects. In one day. 14:04 no full 46 https://darren2.insidemind.com.au/feedback-cycle#2026-02-28 Darren Oakey: Six projects again. | Maya Chen: It's becoming a pattern. | Darren Oakey: It's— yeah. I don't plan it that way. I sit down, I have a list of like two things, and then— Sat, 28 Feb 2026 00:00:00 +1100 feedback-2026-02-28 darren@insidemind.com.au Darren Oakey: Six projects again. | Maya Chen: It's becoming a pattern. | Darren Oakey: It's— yeah. I don't plan it that way. I sit down, I have a list of like two things, and then— 15:56 no full 45 https://darren2.insidemind.com.au/feedback-cycle#2026-02-27 Darren Oakey: Ha! That's— yeah, actually, that's weirdly accurate. | Maya Chen: How do you gaslight a developer? | Darren Oakey: You make everything look fine. Like, perfectly fine. No errors, no warnings, no stack traces. Everyt... Fri, 27 Feb 2026 00:00:00 +1100 feedback-2026-02-27 darren@insidemind.com.au Darren Oakey: Ha! That's— yeah, actually, that's weirdly accurate. | Maya Chen: How do you gaslight a developer? | Darren Oakey: You make everything look fine. Like, perfectly fine. No errors, no warnings, no stack traces. Everyt... 15:48 no full 44 https://darren2.insidemind.com.au/feedback-cycle#2026-02-26 Darren Oakey: The blog is live. | Maya Chen: And it opens with a catastrophe. | Darren Oakey: I mean— yeah. That's kind of the brand now, apparently. Thu, 26 Feb 2026 00:00:00 +1100 feedback-2026-02-26 darren@insidemind.com.au Darren Oakey: The blog is live. | Maya Chen: And it opens with a catastrophe. | Darren Oakey: I mean— yeah. That's kind of the brand now, apparently. 12:42 no full 43 https://darren2.insidemind.com.au/feedback-cycle#2026-02-25 Darren Oakey: I started a blog. | Maya Chen: In 2026. | Darren Oakey: In 2026, yes. Wed, 25 Feb 2026 00:00:00 +1100 feedback-2026-02-25 darren@insidemind.com.au Darren Oakey: I started a blog. | Maya Chen: In 2026. | Darren Oakey: In 2026, yes. 16:10 no full 42 https://darren2.insidemind.com.au/feedback-cycle#2026-02-24 Darren Oakey: Forty-four commits. Seven projects. One day. | Maya Chen: That's not a workday. That's a cry for help. | Darren Oakey: Ha! I mean— okay, when you look at the raw numbers it sounds insane. But a lot of them were small. L... Tue, 24 Feb 2026 00:00:00 +1100 feedback-2026-02-24 darren@insidemind.com.au Darren Oakey: Forty-four commits. Seven projects. One day. | Maya Chen: That's not a workday. That's a cry for help. | Darren Oakey: Ha! I mean— okay, when you look at the raw numbers it sounds insane. But a lot of them were small. L... 14:59 no full 41 https://darren2.insidemind.com.au/feedback-cycle#2026-02-22 Darren Oakey: Eleven commits. | Marcus Thornton: Eleven. | Maya Chen: Down from ninety-seven. Sun, 22 Feb 2026 00:00:00 +1100 feedback-2026-02-22 darren@insidemind.com.au Darren Oakey: Eleven commits. | Marcus Thornton: Eleven. | Maya Chen: Down from ninety-seven. 13:28 no full 40 https://darren2.insidemind.com.au/feedback-cycle#2026-02-21 Darren Oakey: Yeah. | Marcus Thornton: Down from yesterday's hundred and nine. | Darren Oakey: I'm slowing down, clearly. Sat, 21 Feb 2026 00:00:00 +1100 feedback-2026-02-21 darren@insidemind.com.au Darren Oakey: Yeah. | Marcus Thornton: Down from yesterday's hundred and nine. | Darren Oakey: I'm slowing down, clearly. 13:50 no full 39 https://darren2.insidemind.com.au/feedback-cycle#2026-02-20 Darren Oakey: Yeah. | Marcus Thornton: In one day. | Darren Oakey: Across nine projects, but yeah. A hundred and nine. Fri, 20 Feb 2026 00:00:00 +1100 feedback-2026-02-20 darren@insidemind.com.au Darren Oakey: Yeah. | Marcus Thornton: In one day. | Darren Oakey: Across nine projects, but yeah. A hundred and nine. 15:13 no full 38 https://darren2.insidemind.com.au/feedback-cycle#2026-02-19 Darren Oakey: I celebrated by watching my memory system eat four and a half gigabytes of RAM. | Maya Chen: Wait, the memory system you just built? The one that was supposed to help Claude remember things? | Darren Oakey: That's the one. The irony was not lost on me. Thu, 19 Feb 2026 00:00:00 +1100 feedback-2026-02-19 darren@insidemind.com.au Darren Oakey: I celebrated by watching my memory system eat four and a half gigabytes of RAM. | Maya Chen: Wait, the memory system you just built? The one that was supposed to help Claude remember things? | Darren Oakey: That's the one. The irony was not lost on me. 14:18 no full 37 https://darren2.insidemind.com.au/feedback-cycle#2026-02-17 Darren Oakey: I know. I know how it sounds. | Maya Chen: Four hours. To center circles. | Darren Oakey: Inside other circles, yeah. That's— that's web development for you. Tue, 17 Feb 2026 00:00:00 +1100 feedback-2026-02-17 darren@insidemind.com.au Darren Oakey: I know. I know how it sounds. | Maya Chen: Four hours. To center circles. | Darren Oakey: Inside other circles, yeah. That's— that's web development for you. 13:57 no full 36 https://darren2.insidemind.com.au/feedback-cycle#2026-02-16 Darren Oakey: I started a blog. | Maya Chen: In 2026. | Darren Oakey: In 2026, yeah. I know. Mon, 16 Feb 2026 00:00:00 +1100 feedback-2026-02-16 darren@insidemind.com.au Darren Oakey: I started a blog. | Maya Chen: In 2026. | Darren Oakey: In 2026, yeah. I know. 14:03 no full 35 https://darren2.insidemind.com.au/feedback-cycle#2026-02-15 Darren Oakey: It's— yeah. It hurt. It physically hurt to watch those numbers and then look at the output. | Maya Chen: Walk us through what happened. Because the blog post makes it sound like you had this perfect optimi... | Darren Oakey: And then I looked at the video. Which, you know, probably should have been step one. Sun, 15 Feb 2026 00:00:00 +1100 feedback-2026-02-15 darren@insidemind.com.au Darren Oakey: It's— yeah. It hurt. It physically hurt to watch those numbers and then look at the output. | Maya Chen: Walk us through what happened. Because the blog post makes it sound like you had this perfect optimi... | Darren Oakey: And then I looked at the video. Which, you know, probably should have been step one. 13:36 no full 34 https://darren2.insidemind.com.au/feedback-cycle#2026-02-13 Darren Oakey: I have. Yeah. Day One, officially. | Maya Chen: Day One of what exactly? | Darren Oakey: So I've been doing this stuff every day, right? Building with AI assistants, shipping code, dealing ... Fri, 13 Feb 2026 00:00:00 +1100 feedback-2026-02-13 darren@insidemind.com.au Darren Oakey: I have. Yeah. Day One, officially. | Maya Chen: Day One of what exactly? | Darren Oakey: So I've been doing this stuff every day, right? Building with AI assistants, shipping code, dealing ... 14:10 no full 33 https://darren2.insidemind.com.au/feedback-cycle#2026-02-12 Darren Oakey: Yeah. | Marcus Thornton: In one day. | Darren Oakey: In one day. Across seven projects. Thu, 12 Feb 2026 00:00:00 +1100 feedback-2026-02-12 darren@insidemind.com.au Darren Oakey: Yeah. | Marcus Thornton: In one day. | Darren Oakey: In one day. Across seven projects. 14:26 no full 32 https://darren2.insidemind.com.au/feedback-cycle#2026-02-11 Darren Oakey: I mean, yeah. From zero to fifty-nine passing tests. | Maya Chen: That's... actually impressive. | Darren Oakey: Don't sound so surprised. Wed, 11 Feb 2026 00:00:00 +1100 feedback-2026-02-11 darren@insidemind.com.au Darren Oakey: I mean, yeah. From zero to fifty-nine passing tests. | Maya Chen: That's... actually impressive. | Darren Oakey: Don't sound so surprised. 15:38 no full 31 https://darren2.insidemind.com.au/feedback-cycle#2026-02-10 Darren Oakey: The spreadsheet is confused? | Marcus Thornton: I had a nice trend line going. A hundred and sixty-three, seventy-nine, forty-nine. Beautiful downwa... | Darren Oakey: Sorry to disappoint. Tue, 10 Feb 2026 00:00:00 +1100 feedback-2026-02-10 darren@insidemind.com.au Darren Oakey: The spreadsheet is confused? | Marcus Thornton: I had a nice trend line going. A hundred and sixty-three, seventy-nine, forty-nine. Beautiful downwa... | Darren Oakey: Sorry to disappoint. 14:13 no full 30 https://darren2.insidemind.com.au/feedback-cycle#2026-02-09 Darren Oakey: Oh no. | Marcus Thornton: Forty-nine commits. Seven projects. | Maya Chen: Down from seventy-nine yesterday. Mon, 09 Feb 2026 00:00:00 +1100 feedback-2026-02-09 darren@insidemind.com.au Darren Oakey: Oh no. | Marcus Thornton: Forty-nine commits. Seven projects. | Maya Chen: Down from seventy-nine yesterday. 14:05 no full 29 https://darren2.insidemind.com.au/feedback-cycle#2026-02-08 Darren Oakey: Seventy-nine commits. Ten projects. | Maya Chen: In one day. | Darren Oakey: In one day, yeah. Sun, 08 Feb 2026 00:00:00 +1100 feedback-2026-02-08 darren@insidemind.com.au Darren Oakey: Seventy-nine commits. Ten projects. | Maya Chen: In one day. | Darren Oakey: In one day, yeah. 15:28 no full 28 https://darren2.insidemind.com.au/feedback-cycle#2026-02-07 Darren Oakey: That's— yeah, that's basically what happened. I built the thing that shows you the truth, and the tr... | Maya Chen: How embarrassing are we talking? | Darren Oakey: Um. Five red boxes on first load. Two disk drives nearly full, three services completely dead, one w... Sat, 07 Feb 2026 00:00:00 +1100 feedback-2026-02-07 darren@insidemind.com.au Darren Oakey: That's— yeah, that's basically what happened. I built the thing that shows you the truth, and the tr... | Maya Chen: How embarrassing are we talking? | Darren Oakey: Um. Five red boxes on first load. Two disk drives nearly full, three services completely dead, one w... 14:50 no full 27 https://darren2.insidemind.com.au/feedback-cycle#2026-02-06 Darren Oakey: The blog? | Marcus Thornton: The blog! You started a blog! | Darren Oakey: I started a blog. Fri, 06 Feb 2026 00:00:00 +1100 feedback-2026-02-06 darren@insidemind.com.au Darren Oakey: The blog? | Marcus Thornton: The blog! You started a blog! | Darren Oakey: I started a blog. 15:11 no full 26 https://darren2.insidemind.com.au/feedback-cycle#2026-02-05 Darren Oakey: I mean, when you put it that way it sounds— | Maya Chen: Accurate? | Darren Oakey: I was going to say reductive, but yeah, okay, accurate. Thu, 05 Feb 2026 00:00:00 +1100 feedback-2026-02-05 darren@insidemind.com.au Darren Oakey: I mean, when you put it that way it sounds— | Maya Chen: Accurate? | Darren Oakey: I was going to say reductive, but yeah, okay, accurate. 14:57 no full 25 https://darren2.insidemind.com.au/feedback-cycle#2026-02-04 Darren Oakey: Sixty-two commits. Yeah. | Maya Chen: In one day. | Darren Oakey: In one day. Wed, 04 Feb 2026 00:00:00 +1100 feedback-2026-02-04 darren@insidemind.com.au Darren Oakey: Sixty-two commits. Yeah. | Maya Chen: In one day. | Darren Oakey: In one day. 14:42 no full 24 https://darren2.insidemind.com.au/feedback-cycle#2026-02-03 Darren Oakey: Please don't. | Marcus Thornton: A hundred and nine. | Darren Oakey: It's only seven more than yesterday. Tue, 03 Feb 2026 00:00:00 +1100 feedback-2026-02-03 darren@insidemind.com.au Darren Oakey: Please don't. | Marcus Thornton: A hundred and nine. | Darren Oakey: It's only seven more than yesterday. 16:28 no full 23 https://darren2.insidemind.com.au/feedback-cycle#2026-02-02 Darren Oakey: In my defense— | Marcus Thornton: A hundred and two commits. | Darren Oakey: In my defense, some of those are very small. Mon, 02 Feb 2026 00:00:00 +1100 feedback-2026-02-02 darren@insidemind.com.au Darren Oakey: In my defense— | Marcus Thornton: A hundred and two commits. | Darren Oakey: In my defense, some of those are very small. 18:04 no full 22 https://darren2.insidemind.com.au/feedback-cycle#2026-02-01 Darren Oakey: It was— okay, so imagine you're listening to a podcast and suddenly it sounds like the host is havin... | Maya Chen: That's... vivid. | Darren Oakey: That's what I woke up to this morning. Yesterday's podcast? Fine. Today's? Absolute garbage. Like, n... Sun, 01 Feb 2026 00:00:00 +1100 feedback-2026-02-01 darren@insidemind.com.au Darren Oakey: It was— okay, so imagine you're listening to a podcast and suddenly it sounds like the host is havin... | Maya Chen: That's... vivid. | Darren Oakey: That's what I woke up to this morning. Yesterday's podcast? Fine. Today's? Absolute garbage. Like, n... 12:44 no full 21 https://darren2.insidemind.com.au/feedback-cycle#2026-01-31 Darren Oakey: Oh no. | Marcus Thornton: We had a beautiful thing going. A hundred and sixty-seven, a hundred and four, eighty. A man finding... | Darren Oakey: Ninety-one. Sat, 31 Jan 2026 00:00:00 +1100 feedback-2026-01-31 darren@insidemind.com.au Darren Oakey: Oh no. | Marcus Thornton: We had a beautiful thing going. A hundred and sixty-seven, a hundred and four, eighty. A man finding... | Darren Oakey: Ninety-one. 17:34 no full 20 https://darren2.insidemind.com.au/feedback-cycle#2026-01-30 Darren Oakey: The streak of what, exactly? | Marcus Thornton: Shipping. You shipped twice yesterday. Two production releases in one day. | Darren Oakey: Oh. Yeah. That did happen. Fri, 30 Jan 2026 00:00:00 +1100 feedback-2026-01-30 darren@insidemind.com.au Darren Oakey: The streak of what, exactly? | Marcus Thornton: Shipping. You shipped twice yesterday. Two production releases in one day. | Darren Oakey: Oh. Yeah. That did happen. 14:23 no full 19 https://darren2.insidemind.com.au/feedback-cycle#2026-01-29 Darren Oakey: Oh no. | Marcus Thornton: A hundred and sixty-seven. A hundred and four. Eighty. | Darren Oakey: It's not a trend line, it's just— Thu, 29 Jan 2026 00:00:00 +1100 feedback-2026-01-29 darren@insidemind.com.au Darren Oakey: Oh no. | Marcus Thornton: A hundred and sixty-seven. A hundred and four. Eighty. | Darren Oakey: It's not a trend line, it's just— 12:44 no full 18 https://darren2.insidemind.com.au/feedback-cycle#2026-01-28 Darren Oakey: Ha! A hundred and four commits. That's restraint now. | Marcus Thornton: Down from a hundred and sixty-seven. That's a thirty-eight percent reduction. I'd call that growth. | Maya Chen: The bar is underground at this point. Wed, 28 Jan 2026 00:00:00 +1100 feedback-2026-01-28 darren@insidemind.com.au Darren Oakey: Ha! A hundred and four commits. That's restraint now. | Marcus Thornton: Down from a hundred and sixty-seven. That's a thirty-eight percent reduction. I'd call that growth. | Maya Chen: The bar is underground at this point. 14:22 no full 17 https://darren2.insidemind.com.au/feedback-cycle#2026-01-27 Darren Oakey: Ha. There's no typo. | Marcus Thornton: A hundred and sixty-seven commits. | Darren Oakey: A hundred and sixty-seven commits, yeah. Tue, 27 Jan 2026 00:00:00 +1100 feedback-2026-01-27 darren@insidemind.com.au Darren Oakey: Ha. There's no typo. | Marcus Thornton: A hundred and sixty-seven commits. | Darren Oakey: A hundred and sixty-seven commits, yeah. 14:00 no full 16 https://darren2.insidemind.com.au/feedback-cycle#2026-01-26 Darren Oakey: I mean— yeah. That's actually pretty accurate. Fifteen processes that my system swore were running. ... | Maya Chen: Ghost processes. | Darren Oakey: Ghost processes! Which, funny enough, I thought I'd already fixed. Twice. Mon, 26 Jan 2026 00:00:00 +1100 feedback-2026-01-26 darren@insidemind.com.au Darren Oakey: I mean— yeah. That's actually pretty accurate. Fifteen processes that my system swore were running. ... | Maya Chen: Ghost processes. | Darren Oakey: Ghost processes! Which, funny enough, I thought I'd already fixed. Twice. 14:09 no full 15 https://darren2.insidemind.com.au/feedback-cycle#2026-01-22 Darren Oakey: I mean, when you put it that way it sounds— yeah, okay, that's actually pretty accurate. | Maya Chen: The computer that doesn't trust you. | Darren Oakey: The computer that doesn't trust me to take screenshots of my own applications. Which I wrote. Using ... Thu, 22 Jan 2026 00:00:00 +1100 feedback-2026-01-22 darren@insidemind.com.au Darren Oakey: I mean, when you put it that way it sounds— yeah, okay, that's actually pretty accurate. | Maya Chen: The computer that doesn't trust you. | Darren Oakey: The computer that doesn't trust me to take screenshots of my own applications. Which I wrote. Using ... 14:00 no full 14 https://darren2.insidemind.com.au/feedback-cycle#2026-01-20 Darren Oakey: I mean, that's one way to put it. Gridfinity. It's this modular storage thing where everything snaps... | Maya Chen: 42mm specifically? | Darren Oakey: 42mm specifically. Don't ask me why, that's just— that's the standard. Tue, 20 Jan 2026 00:00:00 +1100 feedback-2026-01-20 darren@insidemind.com.au Darren Oakey: I mean, that's one way to put it. Gridfinity. It's this modular storage thing where everything snaps... | Maya Chen: 42mm specifically? | Darren Oakey: 42mm specifically. Don't ask me why, that's just— that's the standard. 15:06 no full 13 https://darren2.insidemind.com.au/feedback-cycle#2026-01-17 Darren Oakey: I mean, I work every day? It's not really— I don't have a schedule per se. | Maya Chen: That sounds healthy. | Darren Oakey: Ha. Yeah, well. Today was actually kind of satisfying though. I solved a problem that was driving me... Sat, 17 Jan 2026 00:00:00 +1100 feedback-2026-01-17 darren@insidemind.com.au Darren Oakey: I mean, I work every day? It's not really— I don't have a schedule per se. | Maya Chen: That sounds healthy. | Darren Oakey: Ha. Yeah, well. Today was actually kind of satisfying though. I solved a problem that was driving me... 15:05 no full 12 https://darren2.insidemind.com.au/feedback-cycle#2026-01-15 Darren Oakey: I mean, I can't see myself, but yeah. Yeah, that tracks. | Maya Chen: Uh oh. | Darren Oakey: No, it's— it was a good day? I think? I built things that work. I just also fought Apple for about s... Thu, 15 Jan 2026 00:00:00 +1100 feedback-2026-01-15 darren@insidemind.com.au Darren Oakey: I mean, I can't see myself, but yeah. Yeah, that tracks. | Maya Chen: Uh oh. | Darren Oakey: No, it's— it was a good day? I think? I built things that work. I just also fought Apple for about s... 15:21 no full 11 https://darren2.insidemind.com.au/feedback-cycle#2026-01-14 Darren Oakey: I mean— okay, so I accidentally discovered that software I've been using for months is four times sl... | Maya Chen: Wait, what? | Darren Oakey: Yeah. Four times. Maybe five, depending on how you measure. Wed, 14 Jan 2026 00:00:00 +1100 feedback-2026-01-14 darren@insidemind.com.au Darren Oakey: I mean— okay, so I accidentally discovered that software I've been using for months is four times sl... | Maya Chen: Wait, what? | Darren Oakey: Yeah. Four times. Maybe five, depending on how you measure. 13:50 no full 10 https://darren2.insidemind.com.au/feedback-cycle#2026-01-11 Darren Oakey: Yeah. Fifty-two. | Maya Chen: In one day. | Darren Oakey: In one Saturday, yeah. Sun, 11 Jan 2026 00:00:00 +1100 feedback-2026-01-11 darren@insidemind.com.au Darren Oakey: Yeah. Fifty-two. | Maya Chen: In one day. | Darren Oakey: In one Saturday, yeah. 14:38 no full 9 https://darren2.insidemind.com.au/feedback-cycle#2026-01-09 Darren Oakey: Barely. I mean— actually, today was kind of absurd? In a good way. Mostly. | Maya Chen: Absurd how? | Darren Oakey: I spent the afternoon teaching physics to a tomato. Fri, 09 Jan 2026 00:00:00 +1100 feedback-2026-01-09 darren@insidemind.com.au Darren Oakey: Barely. I mean— actually, today was kind of absurd? In a good way. Mostly. | Maya Chen: Absurd how? | Darren Oakey: I spent the afternoon teaching physics to a tomato. 15:33 no full 8 https://darren2.insidemind.com.au/feedback-cycle#2026-01-08 Darren Oakey: Barely. I mean— actually, today was weird. Productive but weird. | Maya Chen: Weird how? | Darren Oakey: So I spent most of the morning fighting a process that wouldn't die. Thu, 08 Jan 2026 00:00:00 +1100 feedback-2026-01-08 darren@insidemind.com.au Darren Oakey: Barely. I mean— actually, today was weird. Productive but weird. | Maya Chen: Weird how? | Darren Oakey: So I spent most of the morning fighting a process that wouldn't die. 15:35 no full 7 https://darren2.insidemind.com.au/feedback-cycle#2026-01-07 Darren Oakey: I would take a cake. I would absolutely take a cake right now. | Maya Chen: You'd have to eat it between commits. | Darren Oakey: Ha. Yeah. About that. Wed, 07 Jan 2026 00:00:00 +1100 feedback-2026-01-07 darren@insidemind.com.au Darren Oakey: I would take a cake. I would absolutely take a cake right now. | Maya Chen: You'd have to eat it between commits. | Darren Oakey: Ha. Yeah. About that. 14:53 no full 6 https://darren2.insidemind.com.au/feedback-cycle#2026-01-06 Darren Oakey: Barely. I mean— actually, you know what, today was brutal but satisfying? Like that feeling after a ... | Maya Chen: That's a generous way to describe debugging. | Darren Oakey: Ha. Yeah, well. The endorphins kicked in eventually. Tue, 06 Jan 2026 00:00:00 +1100 feedback-2026-01-06 darren@insidemind.com.au Darren Oakey: Barely. I mean— actually, you know what, today was brutal but satisfying? Like that feeling after a ... | Maya Chen: That's a generous way to describe debugging. | Darren Oakey: Ha. Yeah, well. The endorphins kicked in eventually. 16:17 no full 5 https://darren2.insidemind.com.au/feedback-cycle#2026-01-05 Darren Oakey: I'm, uh. I'm alive. I think. Ask me again in an hour. | Maya Chen: That's what you said yesterday. | Darren Oakey: Yeah, and I was right then too. Mon, 05 Jan 2026 00:00:00 +1100 feedback-2026-01-05 darren@insidemind.com.au Darren Oakey: I'm, uh. I'm alive. I think. Ask me again in an hour. | Maya Chen: That's what you said yesterday. | Darren Oakey: Yeah, and I was right then too. 14:16 no full 4 https://darren2.insidemind.com.au/feedback-cycle#2026-01-04 Darren Oakey: Barely. I mean— actually, you know what, today was rough. | Maya Chen: Rougher than the CSS nightmare? | Darren Oakey: Different kind of rough. The CSS thing was, like, frustrating but solvable. Today was... okay, have ... Sun, 04 Jan 2026 00:00:00 +1100 feedback-2026-01-04 darren@insidemind.com.au Darren Oakey: Barely. I mean— actually, you know what, today was rough. | Maya Chen: Rougher than the CSS nightmare? | Darren Oakey: Different kind of rough. The CSS thing was, like, frustrating but solvable. Today was... okay, have ... 16:08 no full 3 https://darren2.insidemind.com.au/feedback-cycle#2026-01-03 Darren Oakey: Today I, uh... today I overcorrected. | Maya Chen: Meaning? | Darren Oakey: Fifty-six commits. Sat, 03 Jan 2026 00:00:00 +1100 feedback-2026-01-03 darren@insidemind.com.au Darren Oakey: Today I, uh... today I overcorrected. | Maya Chen: Meaning? | Darren Oakey: Fifty-six commits. 14:08 no full 2 https://darren2.insidemind.com.au/feedback-cycle#2026-01-02 Darren Oakey: Barely. I mean, yeah, I'm here. | Maya Chen: That sounds promising. | Darren Oakey: Ha. So yesterday was all triumph, right? Five features, everything shipping, the future is now. Toda... Fri, 02 Jan 2026 00:00:00 +1100 feedback-2026-01-02 darren@insidemind.com.au Darren Oakey: Barely. I mean, yeah, I'm here. | Maya Chen: That sounds promising. | Darren Oakey: Ha. So yesterday was all triumph, right? Five features, everything shipping, the future is now. Toda... 14:41 no full 1