Tokyohttps://bsky.app/profile/hmwheele.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/hmwheele.bsky.social/post/3mnhrb5brbk23One lesson in taste I've observed and experienced on my travels is that a Michelin Guide logo on the door doesn't mean the food will taste good to me. And I think I have pretty good taste ;)04 Jun 2026 13:48 +0000at://did:plc:b53vyl2m6vcaq4devfotu22o/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnhrb5brbk23https://bsky.app/profile/hmwheele.bsky.social/post/3mnhmfrltg22iThe low-grade, constant anxiety of waiting to hear if you made it to the next round of interviews is straight-up torture.04 Jun 2026 12:22 +0000at://did:plc:b53vyl2m6vcaq4devfotu22o/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnhmfrltg22ihttps://bsky.app/profile/hmwheele.bsky.social/post/3mnf3x5g4cc2hI've been moving all my website properties off Webflow and onto GitHub/Netlify/Claude. Now that everything's up and running, it's far cheaper and easier to maintain than the Zapier, web, and CRM plans I was paying for before.03 Jun 2026 12:22 +0000at://did:plc:b53vyl2m6vcaq4devfotu22o/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnf3x5g4cc2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/hmwheele.bsky.social/post/3mlvlxc63322aThese Monet-to-AI painting comparisons are giving me email forwarding chain vibes. Please tell me this isn’t a campaign to resurrect NFTs.15 May 2026 15:00 +0000at://did:plc:b53vyl2m6vcaq4devfotu22o/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlvlxc63322ahttps://bsky.app/profile/hmwheele.bsky.social/post/3mlrri5wfbs2pShitty start to the day hearing about layoffs at my former company, LinkedIn. Four people I hired were let go…14 May 2026 02:29 +0000at://did:plc:b53vyl2m6vcaq4devfotu22o/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlrri5wfbs2phttps://bsky.app/profile/hmwheele.bsky.social/post/3mlmw6aopik2gTaiwan doesn’t have public trash bins. The garbage truck comes by at set times during the week and neighbors come out to toss their trash. While it’s there, it plays a tune like an ice cream truck back home. This should be interesting community event to participate in… 🤣12 May 2026 04:09 +0000at://did:plc:b53vyl2m6vcaq4devfotu22o/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlmw6aopik2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/hmwheele.bsky.social/post/3mlawjckxus2lLife can be funny sometimes. About a year and a half ago I gave a talk in Seattle. Last month at a meetup in Tokyo, one of the attendees told me he’d watched it online and taken a ton of notes.07 May 2026 09:43 +0000at://did:plc:b53vyl2m6vcaq4devfotu22o/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlawjckxus2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/hmwheele.bsky.social/post/3ml427siu5k2ePushed my first self-published app to the App Store today 🙌🏿05 May 2026 11:06 +0000at://did:plc:b53vyl2m6vcaq4devfotu22o/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml427siu5k2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/hmwheele.bsky.social/post/3ml2rlfmhhs2rOn rainy days in Taiwan, I really appreciate the fact that most of the sidewalks here are covered.04 May 2026 22:59 +0000at://did:plc:b53vyl2m6vcaq4devfotu22o/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml2rlfmhhs2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/hmwheele.bsky.social/post/3mjxsj7sk6c2mI spent years at a CRM company building tools that helped sales reps manage pipeline. It was a SaaS product. Subscription access to a UI that sat on top of valuable data.21 Apr 2026 01:13 +0000at://did:plc:b53vyl2m6vcaq4devfotu22o/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjxsj7sk6c2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/hmwheele.bsky.social/post/3mju4aytzqs24There are some days my body aches in a way that makes me question how my former self was an athlete 🥴19 Apr 2026 13:56 +0000at://did:plc:b53vyl2m6vcaq4devfotu22o/app.bsky.feed.post/3mju4aytzqs24https://bsky.app/profile/hmwheele.bsky.social/post/3mjm5qpwdes2lIt’s Sakura season in Japan. The parks, food markets, and streets are filled with people alone, with friends and family camped out under canopies of cherry blossoms. It’s a wonderful thing to witness. All that collective joy in one place. What broke my heart though…16 Apr 2026 10:02 +0000at://did:plc:b53vyl2m6vcaq4devfotu22o/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjm5qpwdes2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/hmwheele.bsky.social/post/3mjl57atfxs2iIt’s very humbling to get back to building out your resume, website, and portfolio. It takes weeks to get the bones together, establish a narrative. Then comes the feeling of not thinking it’s enough. Maybe a welcome thing to the job search now is the interest in side projects and explorations.16 Apr 2026 00:19 +0000at://did:plc:b53vyl2m6vcaq4devfotu22o/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjl57atfxs2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/hmwheele.bsky.social/post/3mjbteauscc2dI’m seeing AI native everywhere now. Genuine question. At what point did you consider yourself AI native? How does one become AI native? Is there a qualification? For those working at legacy companies, at what point did your organization cross over to claiming the label?12 Apr 2026 07:29 +0000at://did:plc:b53vyl2m6vcaq4devfotu22o/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjbteauscc2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/hmwheele.bsky.social/post/3mdjwid7ek22gSo are labubus still a thing?29 Jan 2026 04:15 +0000at://did:plc:b53vyl2m6vcaq4devfotu22o/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdjwid7ek22ghttps://bsky.app/profile/hmwheele.bsky.social/post/3m72esi3xg22iI’m absolutely perplexed how some people have a story to tell every day on LinkedIn.03 Dec 2025 02:08 +0000at://did:plc:b53vyl2m6vcaq4devfotu22o/app.bsky.feed.post/3m72esi3xg22ihttps://bsky.app/profile/hmwheele.bsky.social/post/3m6xs6zbucc2fI’ve racked up so many Japanese yen coins that I’m challenging myself to rid of all them by the time I leave here. I will be making good use of the phrase “Chotto matte kudasai” at cashiers everywhere02 Dec 2025 01:30 +0000at://did:plc:b53vyl2m6vcaq4devfotu22o/app.bsky.feed.post/3m6xs6zbucc2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/hmwheele.bsky.social/post/3m6jxobb5rs2kYou don’t expect the chef who cooked your eight course crab dinner to also be your ride home but in Miyazu that’s just how things went.26 Nov 2025 13:31 +0000at://did:plc:b53vyl2m6vcaq4devfotu22o/app.bsky.feed.post/3m6jxobb5rs2khttps://bsky.app/profile/hmwheele.bsky.social/post/3m5shyyyluc2bI’m so happy that skin fades are a trending hairstyle for men in Korea, Japan, and Thailand. It’s opened up way more barbers who can deliver a solid cut way more than I would’ve found three years ago.17 Nov 2025 05:19 +0000at://did:plc:b53vyl2m6vcaq4devfotu22o/app.bsky.feed.post/3m5shyyyluc2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/hmwheele.bsky.social/post/3m5dvqbcv7s2oBack to the land of Toto. Where the wind blows, the seats are heated, and the water flows pulsating and freely.11 Nov 2025 10:15 +0000at://did:plc:b53vyl2m6vcaq4devfotu22o/app.bsky.feed.post/3m5dvqbcv7s2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/hmwheele.bsky.social/post/3m5bjp4zwhk2oSome food highlights from Thailand 1. Thai Birds Eye and Omelette Rice - Here Duan (Bangkok) 2. Rotisserie Chicken - SP Chicken (Chiang Mai) 3. Mango Sticky Rice Macaroon - Yenly (Bangkok) 4. Thip Samai - Fish Sauce Chicken Wings (Bangkok)10 Nov 2025 11:34 +0000at://did:plc:b53vyl2m6vcaq4devfotu22o/app.bsky.feed.post/3m5bjp4zwhk2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/hmwheele.bsky.social/post/3m4v35fnenk27The fact that Chiang Mai managed to produce their lantern festival outside of town for foreigners an hour outside of the city while the locals can celebrate in town is brilliant05 Nov 2025 12:42 +0000at://did:plc:b53vyl2m6vcaq4devfotu22o/app.bsky.feed.post/3m4v35fnenk27https://bsky.app/profile/hmwheele.bsky.social/post/3m4shhomh322xBangkoks vibrance hits you right away. There’s color everywhere, from the buildings to the flowers budding from the trees. Then there’s the gold and white glow from the temples catching the sun. You instantly feel like you’re in a place that’s one of a kind.04 Nov 2025 11:44 +0000at://did:plc:b53vyl2m6vcaq4devfotu22o/app.bsky.feed.post/3m4shhomh322xhttps://bsky.app/profile/hmwheele.bsky.social/post/3m4rakwktk223Over the past month, we’ve traveled to four countries, visiting numerous cities and towns. We’ve stayed in 16 different locations, averaging about 2.5 days per hotel. I’ll say this: while this pace works well for a few weeks of vacation, it’s not sustainable long-term. We’re exhausted.04 Nov 2025 00:08 +0000at://did:plc:b53vyl2m6vcaq4devfotu22o/app.bsky.feed.post/3m4rakwktk223https://bsky.app/profile/hmwheele.bsky.social/post/3m4pjuzmhks2oWe’ve gone from cashless to majority cash only. I miss the convenience of Alipay and Weixin Pay but not the transaction fees.03 Nov 2025 07:49 +0000at://did:plc:b53vyl2m6vcaq4devfotu22o/app.bsky.feed.post/3m4pjuzmhks2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/hmwheele.bsky.social/post/3m4ozg6v4p22nMango sticky rice for breakfast, Mango sticky rice for lunch. So many snacks around the world, This one might lead the bunch. 🥭 🍚03 Nov 2025 02:55 +0000at://did:plc:b53vyl2m6vcaq4devfotu22o/app.bsky.feed.post/3m4ozg6v4p22nhttps://bsky.app/profile/hmwheele.bsky.social/post/3m4ncnb3ezs2fAnother solid barber on the list. Bmore Barbers BBK.02 Nov 2025 10:34 +0000at://did:plc:b53vyl2m6vcaq4devfotu22o/app.bsky.feed.post/3m4ncnb3ezs2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/hmwheele.bsky.social/post/3m4nclfbumc2fThe rainfall in Thailand is unpredictable. I can live with this being what they would call winter though. 90 degrees and showers over gray and 20 any day. The sun still peeks out every once in awhile.02 Nov 2025 10:33 +0000at://did:plc:b53vyl2m6vcaq4devfotu22o/app.bsky.feed.post/3m4nclfbumc2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/hmwheele.bsky.social/post/3m4i4rrukk22nOmg if someone else hawks a loogie…31 Oct 2025 09:06 +0000at://did:plc:b53vyl2m6vcaq4devfotu22o/app.bsky.feed.post/3m4i4rrukk22nhttps://bsky.app/profile/hmwheele.bsky.social/post/3m4epawv7d22wBeen in Chengdu for a few days now and a noticeable thing on the road is how many EVs there are (including mopeds). I’m sure this is due to my location being in the city center. Outside of the honking, the hum of traffic is relatively low.30 Oct 2025 00:26 +0000at://did:plc:b53vyl2m6vcaq4devfotu22o/app.bsky.feed.post/3m4epawv7d22w