Archive - Jurij's Workshop

When Optimization Culture Breaks Human Judgment (Digest)

A reading digest on how systems designed to optimize metrics are undermining the human capabilities that actually matter.

Jul 1 •

May 2025

I renamed (again) my newsletter (and why)

Changed "Self × Tech" to "Jurij's Workshop" because of etymology and cultural connections; here's the messy process

May 30 •

"It Works" Isn't Enough for Commercial Software

Vibe-coding excels for personal projects but creates dangerous technical debt in commercial products that require human-designed architecture and…

May 6 •

April 2025

How We Built a Zero-Cost CMS Portfolio That Actually Works

Using Next.js, Airtable, and Vercel's free tiers, we created a content-managed portfolio site with zero ongoing costs, hourly updates, custom image…

Apr 16 •

Simple E-Commerce Request Uncovered a Wholesale Business's True Need

What began as an e-commerce project revealed a deeper need: tracking products across the entire supply chain, not just processing orders

Apr 10 •

The Tiny App That Eliminated a Shipping Processing Bottleneck

A custom shipping app reduced package processing from 10 minutes to 60 seconds, eliminated errors by 80%, and paid for itself in 30 days—all for…

Apr 1 •

March 2025

Building an Embeddable DIY Diamond Mosaic PDF Generator

Created a web app that transforms photos into diamond art patterns using client-side processing, eliminating server costs while enhancing UX

Mar 24 •

The Algorithm that Transformed Warehouse Chaos

Reduced shipment prep time by 70%, improved accuracy to 95%, and cut costs by 40%. Five years later, it's still the company's operational backbone.

Mar 12 •

February 2025

Domain Experts Still Need Tech Partners (Even in AI Era)

Industry experts know the problems; tech partners know how to build solutions.

Feb 27 •

January 2025

Newsletter Framework / Service Evolution / Open Source Journey

New weekly format inspired by Modern Wisdom, pivoting to rapid prototyping services, and open-sourcing Fidder and Content Pal (4 min read)

Jan 19 •

December 2024

Messy Truth > Perfect Lie

Relaunching personal blog / sharing the vision for the future / being anti-right

Dec 21, 2024 •

November 2024

Start Now; Iterate and Saturate Later

A project that survives starts with the core value, adapts to feedback, and improves over time.

Nov 18, 2024 •

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