<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Confessions on a keyboard]]></title><description><![CDATA[Confessions on a keyboard]]></description><link>https://www.atns.net/my-blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2026 20:28:11 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.atns.net/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[FOSS needs a new license]]></title><description><![CDATA[Most open source software is also free software. In everyday conversations people use the two terms interchangeably and so will I in this post. One of the most popular free software licenses is the GNU GPL. It is used by the Linux kernel, GNOME, KDE (LGPL) and countless other big and small projects. It’s a license that, in the past 37 years, has played an important role in shaping the open source landscape. The GPL was created to block many different vectors of abuse associated with software...]]></description><link>https://www.atns.net/post/foss-needs-a-new-license</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a198b81145da5e3830963b2</guid><pubDate>Fri, 29 May 2026 12:54:41 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/nsplsh_61cf9656ccae4fc99f5aa30bda6a46c4~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Atanas Georgiev</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The software pyramid and why you should learn programming from your grandparents]]></title><description><![CDATA[For us humans, education is the process of acquiring knowledge, and for some of us, the end goal of this process is to become an expert in a particular field. Education, regardless of the area, always follows the same pattern, which is always a gradient, and always goes from simple to complex. We first learn how to add 5 and 7, then how to multiply them, and eventually, over a decade later, we learn how to apply our prior knowledge to find the local minimum of a function. You cannot learn it...]]></description><link>https://www.atns.net/post/the-software-pyramid-and-why-you-should-learn-programming-from-your-grandparents</link><guid isPermaLink="false">696d4832bd851984b1b73ab8</guid><pubDate>Sun, 18 Jan 2026 21:01:50 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/974fee29211c7e6d45e04c2ac10d8d55.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Atanas Georgiev</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why are the ice traders celebrating the refrigerator?]]></title><description><![CDATA[For centuries, people have pursued the dream of creating synthetic gold. The myth of the philosopher's stone and other magical substances and devices have inspired thousands of stories all around the world. The desire for infinite wealth coming out of thin air is just so irresistible. There is only one problem with this dream scenario. Things are only expensive when they are rare and hard to acquire. Just like with printing too much money, creating too much gold will depreciate its value and...]]></description><link>https://www.atns.net/post/why-are-the-ice-traders-celebrating-the-invention-of-the-refrigerator</link><guid isPermaLink="false">690bcd9d8de3a65c6f2f234a</guid><pubDate>Wed, 05 Nov 2025 22:29:55 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/1319430b49614f39913905a9e3313c69.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Atanas Georgiev</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Don’t vibe over what you don’t understand]]></title><description><![CDATA[I was in my first year of college studying programming. Not to brag, but it wasn’t very challenging because I started writing code at 13...]]></description><link>https://www.atns.net/post/don-t-vibe-over-what-you-don-t-understand</link><guid isPermaLink="false">68a62a7d8efa79f18afb1992</guid><pubDate>Wed, 20 Aug 2025 20:14:54 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/nsplsh_4654666a4d696a712d5773~mv2_d_3368_3837_s_4_2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Atanas Georgiev</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The failure of the World Wide Web project]]></title><description><![CDATA[I am old enough to remember the early days of the internet. This new thing that only the hip young people knew how to use and had to...]]></description><link>https://www.atns.net/post/the-failure-of-the-world-wide-web-project</link><guid isPermaLink="false">68a21d3b054d02f5f6376a48</guid><pubDate>Sun, 17 Aug 2025 18:20:39 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/nsplsh_d642cbda807948e0af9bee1b172a40ff~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Atanas Georgiev</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>