Eric Man — Bloghttps://blog.ericman.comPosts from blog.ericman.com — developer, traveler, tinkerer, building things that work, and always learning.I've Used Linux for 20+ Years and Somehow Ended Up Back at Debianhttps://blog.ericman.com/posts/twenty-years-linux-back-to-debian.htmllinuxdebianunixcomputinghttps://blog.ericman.com/posts/twenty-years-linux-back-to-debian.htmlFri, 14 Aug 2026 09:12:00 +0000SICP Is Weird as Hell, and I Finally Understand Why People Worship Ithttps://blog.ericman.com/posts/why-sicp-has-a-cult-following.htmlprogrammingsicpcomputer-sciencelisphttps://blog.ericman.com/posts/why-sicp-has-a-cult-following.htmlTue, 11 Aug 2026 08:40:00 +0000The Older I Get, the More I Think Most Learning Advice Is Bullshithttps://blog.ericman.com/posts/most-learning-advice-is-bullshit.htmllearningbookseducationaihttps://blog.ericman.com/posts/most-learning-advice-is-bullshit.htmlSat, 08 Aug 2026 21:15:00 +0000What 20 Years of Production Engineering Does to Your Brainhttps://blog.ericman.com/posts/twenty-years-production-engineering.htmlsreengineeringdistributed-systemsreliabilityhttps://blog.ericman.com/posts/twenty-years-production-engineering.htmlWed, 05 Aug 2026 07:50:00 +0000Why Really Good Engineers Sometimes Look Less Impressive Than Mediocre Oneshttps://blog.ericman.com/posts/good-engineers-look-less-impressive.htmlengineeringcareerssoftware-engineeringorganizationshttps://blog.ericman.com/posts/good-engineers-look-less-impressive.htmlSat, 01 Aug 2026 18:30:00 +0000I Think Most People Are Using AI Wronghttps://blog.ericman.com/posts/most-people-are-using-ai-wrong.htmlaillmlearningtechnologyhttps://blog.ericman.com/posts/most-people-are-using-ai-wrong.htmlWed, 29 Jul 2026 22:05:00 +0000I've Been Programming Long Enough to Watch Old Ideas Become Cool Againhttps://blog.ericman.com/posts/old-computing-ideas-become-cool-again.htmlprogrammingunixsoftwaretechnologyhttps://blog.ericman.com/posts/old-computing-ideas-become-cool-again.htmlSat, 25 Jul 2026 11:20:00 +0000Things I Believed About Software Engineering at 25 That I Don't Believe at 41https://blog.ericman.com/posts/software-engineering-beliefs-25-vs-41.htmlsoftware-engineeringcareersprogrammingexperiencehttps://blog.ericman.com/posts/software-engineering-beliefs-25-vs-41.htmlMon, 20 Jul 2026 16:45:00 +0000