Ersin's blog

Clear coat

I I’ve spent the past two months agonizing over what to do with my 2022 Toyota Tacoma.

Jun 11 • Ersin Akinci

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April 2026

Update: Deep in Scholarship Mode

Finding consciousness, AI souls, and an intellectual home

Apr 10 • Ersin Akinci

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March 2026

Rogue Philosopher-Builders

Why the tech industry's dissidents need a school of thought

Mar 19 • Ersin Akinci

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The Unbroken Chain

On teachers, ideas, and a dissertation I found last night

Mar 16 • Ersin Akinci

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Can a Fashion Designer Design a Nuclear Reactor?

On AI, information compression, and the skill that actually matters.

Mar 9 • Ersin Akinci

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October 2025

On becoming a human data cog

The first AI-native job for the rest of us?

Oct 1, 2025 • Ersin Akinci

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July 2025

January 2025

What makes a cracked junior SWE?

It's not who knows the language best.

Jan 20, 2025 • Ersin Akinci

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September 2024

My startup is about love

Tired of pretending that this company is about anything other than loving people

Sep 5, 2024 • Ersin Akinci

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December 2023

My bittersweet feelings about Bambu Lab

I gave up way too quickly on my 3D printing startup

Dec 4, 2023 • Ersin Akinci

October 2023

My new startup idea: make developing LLM apps way easier

Throwing my hat in the ring. Looking for cofounders and investors!

Oct 7, 2023 • Ersin Akinci