About the author
Mika Flowers
@mikachu
Self-taught dev. Creator of Mochi, a native Linux desktop pet. I build Linux/web tools and write about them. Open to software engineering and technical writing roles.
Alexandria, Virginia
Sep 19
This community is so wonderful
A post by Mika Flowers
Sep 18
Job-Hunting With a Resume That Doesn't Look Like a Resume
My last article did numbers I didn't expect. A lot of the comments landed on the same line: "okay but...
Sep 18
Walking Into Tech Like It's On Fire (Because, Kind Of, It Is)
oh my god what the hell is happening?! me the past few weeks Anywho. You know the meme. Donald...
Sep 18
Your AI Agent Has Too Many Permissions: A Practical Guide to Not Getting Burned
Somewhere right now, an AI agent has a standing API key with more access than the intern you'd never...
Sep 17
The Sycophancy Problem: Why AI Keeps Agreeing With You (And Why That's Actually a Bug)
We have all experienced it before. Ask an AI assistant if your business idea is good. Ask it if your...
Sep 16
Vibe Coding Was Never Going to Be the Future. Architecture Is.
Post also inspired by Giorgi Kobaidze A separate post on Linked crossed my feed recently...
Sep 16
Looking back at what confused me a few weeks ago reminds me that I am learning. I’m trying to focus less on “am I good enough yet?” and more on “did I learn something today?” That feels a lot healthier 😌🙂
A post by Mika Flowers
Sep 16
How I Built a GNOME Utility to Disable My Laptop Keyboard (and What I Learned About Linux Input Devices)
If you've ever used an external keyboard with your laptop, you know the problem: you rest a wrist on...
Sep 16
I Spent 8 Years Managing a Grocery Store. Then I Taught Myself to Ship Linux Apps.
Two years ago, my job was making sure the produce section didn't run out of avocados and that sixteen...
Sep 15
Why I Had to Learn About State Machines to Build a Desktop Pet
While building Mochi, I ran into a problem that a lot of us hit eventually: making something happen...
Sep 14
I Built a Desktop Pet That Actually Feels at Home on Linux
The Tamagotchi Problem: Designing a Desktop Pet You Actually Want to Take Care Of How I'm...
Sep 12
Breaking Down the Door
In 2022, I was 26 and working for a major grocery store chain. I had been there for more than five...