# @gurupanguji
> Personal portfolio, visual essays, photography reviews, and long-form blog writings following the design philosophy of "Das Wesentliche".

## Core Sections
- [About](https://gurupanguji.com/about/index.html): Background, biography, ethics, and values of @gurupanguji.
- [Blog Archive](https://gurupanguji.com/blog/index.html): Full archive spanning 1,500+ articles, opinions, and clippings across two decades.
- [Photography & Reviews](https://gurupanguji.com/reviews/index.html): Camera and lens reviews (Leica M11-P, Fujifilm X100VI, Ricoh GR, and classic glass).
- [Uses](https://gurupanguji.com/uses/index.html): Hardware, cameras, software, EDC, and daily workflows.
- [Labs](https://gurupanguji.com/labs/index.html): Small experiments, parodies, and interactive one-offs.

## Content Negotiation & Raw Markdown
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- To access Markdown directly, append `index.md` to any post permalink (e.g. `/blog/YYYY/MM/DD/slug/index.md`).
- Or request the URL with HTTP header `Accept: text/markdown`.

## Recent Writing
- [Theres Something About Claude](https://gurupanguji.com/blog/2026/10/09/theres-something-about-claude/): We’ve building a few things over at Semi Serious Labs. Until recently our LLMs of choice for software development was agy-cli with … (Published: 2026-10-09)
- [No Constraints](https://gurupanguji.com/blog/2026/10/04/no-constraints/): Just read this from baty.net
All this to say that the conflict between running macOS, Linux, or both is still a thing. As troublesome and … (Published: 2026-10-04)
- [House wisdom](https://gurupanguji.com/blog/2026/10/01/house-wisdom/):  Bricks and mortar might make a house. But its the laughter of children that make a home.
— An Old Irish Proverb
 (Published: 2026-10-01)
- [🔗 macOS Golden Gate Is a Buggy Mess](https://gurupanguji.com/blog/2026/09/30/macos-golden-gate-is-a-buggy-mess/):  18 years later, Apple is taking a similar approach with macOS 27. Golden Gate aims to fix the missteps of last year’s Tahoe, … (Published: 2026-09-30)
- [Creation is about repetition and having fun](https://gurupanguji.com/blog/2026/09/29/creation-is-about-repetition-and-having-fun/):  Related: Why your best ideas come after your worst. Repetition is how you burn through the bad ones.
 (Published: 2026-09-29)
- [Year of Desktop Linux](https://gurupanguji.com/blog/2026/09/25/year-of-desktop-linux/): With Muse confirmed to give everyone a Virtual Machine on the cloud, we can now confidently say, 2026 is the year of desktop Linux.
I’ve … (Published: 2026-09-25)
- [inessential: That About Wraps It Up for Stock Mac UI](https://gurupanguji.com/blog/2026/09/23/that-about-wraps-it-up-for-stock-mac-ui/):  With this in mind I wondered how far I could get in removing the parts of Liquid Glass I don’t like in NetNewsWire. Turns out I could get … (Published: 2026-09-23)
- [🔗 Caleb Hailey on a Mac-Neo as a perfect always-on computer](https://gurupanguji.com/blog/2026/09/22/caleb-hailey-on-a-mac-neo-as-a-perfect-always-on-computer/):  When the redesigned Mac Mini was announced I had hoped for it to be USB-C powered. But a Mac Nano (or Mac Neo) would be an even better fit … (Published: 2026-09-22)
- [Bungie is trying something...](https://gurupanguji.com/blog/2026/09/21/bungie-is-trying-something/):  Source: YouTube
Looks like Bungie used AI to generate the speech - the number of triads and this isn’t x, this is y is now a dead … (Published: 2026-09-21)
- [Create](https://gurupanguji.com/blog/2026/09/21/create/): Instagram: scroll and stare. Someone else’s life. Compare.
Pause. Take a breath. Create.
TikTok: a clip, a trick, a trend. The next swipe’s … (Published: 2026-09-21)
- [🔗 Beware the side quest: tmux vs. herdr](https://gurupanguji.com/blog/2026/09/20/beware-the-side-quest-tmux-vs-herdr/):  I keep seeing people talk about herdr, so against my better judgment, I searched up tmux vs. herdr.
Source: Beware the side quest: tmux vs. … (Published: 2026-09-20)
- [🔗 An Ode to the Age of Intentional Objects](https://gurupanguji.com/blog/2026/09/19/an-ode-to-the-age-of-intentional-objects/):  Circling back to smartphones, the main problem is not that it removed the intention of certain activities, it’s the fact that it just … (Published: 2026-09-19)
- [My Pixel Area - Rambler's Rest](https://gurupanguji.com/blog/2026/09/19/my-pixel-area-ramblers-rest/): Like most others, I also discovered Pixel Area today and have claimed my spot. It’s called “Rambler’s Rest” and … (Published: 2026-09-19)
- [A-muse-d](https://gurupanguji.com/blog/2026/09/18/i-remain-a-muse-d/): Here’s something that people didn’t predict - Meta’s “Muse” agent seems pretty good. Friends in Meta, whose … (Published: 2026-09-18)
- [The Details behind the fascinating engineering of the Apple 18 Pro Under Display Face ID IR dot projector](https://gurupanguji.com/blog/2026/09/17/the-details-behind-the-fascinating-engineering-of-the-apple-18-pro-under-display-face-id-ir-dot-projector/): In Apple’s iPhone 18 Pro announcement, they almost mentioned in passing that the “Dynamic Island” is now 25% smaller and … (Published: 2026-09-17)
- [🔗 Cyberattack by Rogue AI Swarm Stokes Fears of Out-of-Control Agents](https://gurupanguji.com/blog/2026/09/14/cyberattack-by-rogue-ai-swarm-stokes-fears-of-out-of-control-agents/):  A coalition of AI researchers said it had unearthed evidence that OpenAI agents were behind the May attack and shared its findings with The … (Published: 2026-09-14)
- [Go home NYT... you're drunk](https://gurupanguji.com/blog/2026/09/14/go-home-nyt-youre-drunk/): 
Idk what NYT is using to detect this, but it is wrong and it just lost a subcription from me for doing unnecessary dumb shit like this. If … (Published: 2026-09-14)
- [🔗 Alfred 6: Unlimited Possibilities](https://gurupanguji.com/blog/2026/09/13/alfred-6-unlimited-possibilities/):  Alfred 6 Is Coming This Autumn
Source: Alfred 6: Unlimited Possibilities
I am a Mega Supporter and I will try and figure out a way to give … (Published: 2026-09-13)
- [Mac OS Golden Gate tweaks for a saner UI](https://gurupanguji.com/blog/2026/09/12/mac-os-golden-gate-tweaks-for-a-saner-ui/): I installed the Golden Gate RC from Sequoia completely bypassing Tahoe. It feels like the UX papercuts are not going be the main issue even … (Published: 2026-09-12)
- [🔗 New Apple Watches have ears and the surveillance industry is going to take notice](https://gurupanguji.com/blog/2026/09/11/new-apple-watches-have-ears-and-the-surveillance-industry-is-going-to-take-notice/):  I think Apple is slicing the baloney pretty thin when it says audio isn’t recorded. Surely there’s some recording because summaries require … (Published: 2026-09-11)
- [🔗 iPhone Size Sketches](https://gurupanguji.com/blog/2026/09/10/iphone-size-sketches/):  iPhone Size Sketch 2026 I’ve been sketching size comparisons for the new iPhone models since 2017, so in 2026 I’m celebrating ten years of … (Published: 2026-09-10)
- [Ocarina of Time remake looks fantastic](https://gurupanguji.com/blog/2026/09/09/ocarina-of-time-remake-looks-fantastic/):  Nintendo announced the new Ocarina of Time remake and golly - it looks fantastic. I am very excited to play that with my son. We had a … (Published: 2026-09-09)
- [Whatsapp is rolling out Private Processing](https://gurupanguji.com/blog/2026/09/02/whatsapp-is-rolling-out-private-processing/): 
As predicted, Whatsapp is introducing Private Processing. I need to confirm what’s going on in the background exactly, but if I were … (Published: 2026-09-02)
- [🔗 They don’t make ’em like Sublime Text anymore](https://gurupanguji.com/blog/2026/08/09/they-dont-make-em-like-sublime-text-anymore/):  Sublime Text is still around. The last stable build was released May 2025. There are dev builds as recent as July this year. I don’t know … (Published: 2026-08-09)
- [Watermelon Man and Koro Sensei](https://gurupanguji.com/blog/2026/08/08/watermelon-man-and-koro-sensei/): 
Is it just me or does Koro Sensei from Assassination Classroom look like the album art of Watermelon Man’s Head Hunters album?
 (Published: 2026-08-08)

## Key Essays & Photography Reviews
- [Leica M11-P Review](https://gurupanguji.com/reviews/camera/leica/m11-p/): The Purist's Evolution - In-depth rangefinder analysis and content credentials.
- [Fujifilm X100VI Review](https://gurupanguji.com/reviews/camera/fujifilm/x100vi/): The everyday camera perfected.

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