What's he doing, right now?
He's beginning to believe ๐
I chose to open this page with a quote from The Matrix โ I hope it brought at least a small smile to your face. If you enjoy a bit of humor, you might also want to pay a visit to blank.
One of my favorite pages within the SlashPage movement is the NOW page, which embodies one of the best ideas of the IndieWeb culture youโre currently exploring. It was inspired by Derek Sivers. If you haven't already, you should probably make one too. You can learn more at nownownow.com.
Learning
Creative Writing Training Program
The e-certificate for the 70-hour "Creative Writing Training Program" organized by Istanbul University Continuing Education Application and Research Center has been delivered to me. The certificate can also be verified through e-Government services.
Although the program may appear to focus primarily on writing at first glance, it was also a highly valuable and multidimensional experience in terms of developing creativity.
The program page is no longer publicly available, but an archived version can be viewed web archive via the Wayback Machine.
Amateur Sailor & Short Range Radio Operator Certificates
I am currently working towards obtaining the Amatรถr Denizci Belgesi (Amateur Sailor Certificate, ADB) and the Kฤฑsa Mesafe Telsiz Operatรถrรผ (Short Range Radio Operator Certificate, KMT), managed through the Republic of Tรผrkiye Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure's ADBS portal.
The program consists of two parts: an online theoretical training and exam that must be completed within 90 days, followed by hands-on practical training conducted in cooperation with the Turkish Sailing Federation (TYF). I do not yet have a clear picture of what the practical phase will involve, but once I reach that stage I will share details about it here as well.
Learning Morse Code
As a radio amateur, I am always trying to improve my Morse code listening skills. There are many programs that can decode Morse code automatically, but I prefer learning Morse code by ear. My goal is to reach a speed of 20 WPM using only my ears.
I have tried many Morse code training programs, especially web-based ones. However, A Fully Automatic Morse Code Teaching Machine is the one I like most. It starts with only a few characters and adds new ones as you make progress. This makes learning easier and more enjoyable.
If you want to learn Morse code, I recommend giving it a try. You can find a link to this program, along with other Morse code learning resources, on the bookmarks page.
Coding
Lastly, I would like to share three projects I have been working on this year.
A Kanban-Based Note Engine Plugin for Obsidian
I have developed a note management plugin for Obsidian, built on the Kanban system. The plugin reorganizes notes and tasks through Kanban boards, offering a workflow that moves beyond the habit of linear note-taking.
As it is AI-powered, the system evaluates the user's input against a set of predefined categories โ assessing both the most appropriate category and its level of importance โ and automatically adds it to the relevant Kanban list. While doing so, it also refines the user's wording into a more fluent and coherent form. I am planning to publish the project on GitHub in the near future.
A Digital Assistant Developed for My Personal Website
I am currently working on a digital assistant for my own website, built on my own ideas. The assistant can chat with visitors about my work and interests, deliver any messages intended for me by email at the end of the conversation, and communicate in any language.
If you'd like, you can try it live at ๐ค AI-assistant on this website.
Feel free to test the system in any way you wish โ your feedback and experiments will directly contribute to its development. I would only kindly ask that you avoid sharing any personal or sensitive information.
I believe this original idea also carries the potential to breathe new life into personal websites. Rather than having someone who wants to learn about you on a specific topic spend time navigating through many pages, a system that can directly answer the question on their mind would, in my view, be far more efficient. It would mean a lot to me if you gave it a try.
The system is still under development. At the moment, I am primarily focused on the security side of things: I am working on protection mechanisms against misuse, bot attacks, and similar abuse scenarios. I am also planning to publish this project on GitHub in the near future.
Ongoing Development of My Personal Website
Alongside these, I continue to actively develop this personal website you are currently reading. The site is built on Eleventy (11ty) as its static site generator, with Nunjucks (.njk) for templating, Markdown (.md) for content, and JavaScript for interactive functionality. I make regular updates on both the content and the infrastructure side, aiming to make the site progressively more useful and more refined over time.
This year, I have set myself the goal of publishing every piece of work I produce โ including my writing โ in its relevant channels. The digital assistant project is, for me, an important part of that goal: contrary to the widespread view that personal websites have lost their relevance, it carries the potential to demonstrate that, with the right tools, such sites can once again become meaningful and interactive spaces.
For more information about how this website is made, please see the /colophon on this website.
Making
Reading
The Extended Mind โ 4.1
Atomic Habits โ 4.4
- ๐ Zhuangzi
Classical Daoist writings exploring flow, perspective, uncertainty, and natural alignment.
Surprisingly compatible with systems thinking and modern complexity.
Enjoying
Watching
Slow Horses (TV Series 2022-) โญ 8.3
Your Friends & Neighbors (TV Series 2025-) โญ 7.7
Widow's Bay (TV Series 2026-) โญ 8.3
๐ง Listening
Made In Heaven
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๐ต "Despacito" โ Luis Fonsi ft. Daddy Yankee
One of the most-viewed music videos in YouTube history.
9B+ views and still growing. -
๐ต "See You Again" โ Wiz Khalifa ft. Charlie Puth
A global tribute anthem that surpassed 6B+ views on YouTube.
One of the platformโs defining music videos of the 2010s. Never gets old.