Software Engineer | Artist | Hobby Hoarder I talk a lot about tech, money and ADHD. All opinions are my own. https://linktr.ee/shivangidas She/herhttps://bsky.app/profile/shivangidas.comhttps://bsky.app/profile/shivangidas.com/post/3maqgn3xt5c2hI made this 😍24 Dec 2025 14:05 +0000at://did:plc:t2zyhjymragsarl6ux232wr3/app.bsky.feed.post/3maqgn3xt5c2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/shivangidas.com/post/3m5bxfkmz4222Excited for the first ever React Advanced Canada 2026 - https://gitnation.com/badges/react-advanced-canada-2026/shivangi_das_15183910 Nov 2025 15:39 +0000at://did:plc:t2zyhjymragsarl6ux232wr3/app.bsky.feed.post/3m5bxfkmz4222https://bsky.app/profile/shivangidas.com/post/3m5acm3fuuk2xWhen the palette looks this good #makeartnotwar09 Nov 2025 23:54 +0000at://did:plc:t2zyhjymragsarl6ux232wr3/app.bsky.feed.post/3m5acm3fuuk2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/shivangidas.com/post/3lwj5ca22ms2eThoughts on Financial independence and Retiring Early - https://secondbrainblog.com/2025/06/25/financial-independence-retire-early/16 Aug 2025 10:17 +0000at://did:plc:t2zyhjymragsarl6ux232wr3/app.bsky.feed.post/3lwj5ca22ms2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/shivangidas.com/post/3lwj576fzus2eReflections on becoming risk aware and my risk tolerance in a volatile market. https://secondbrainblog.com/2025/08/15/calibrating-my-risk-tolerance/16 Aug 2025 10:15 +0000at://did:plc:t2zyhjymragsarl6ux232wr3/app.bsky.feed.post/3lwj576fzus2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/shivangidas.com/post/3lw2xfwdkhk24Zoom out because close up it's a mess. Wales is so beautiful in my memory. I used it to calm my brain for a little while.10 Aug 2025 18:54 +0000at://did:plc:t2zyhjymragsarl6ux232wr3/app.bsky.feed.post/3lw2xfwdkhk24https://bsky.app/profile/shivangidas.com/post/3lslcxo6vz22dAll the rules are made up and I would like kind people to make the rules please.27 Jun 2025 09:23 +0000at://did:plc:t2zyhjymragsarl6ux232wr3/app.bsky.feed.post/3lslcxo6vz22dhttps://bsky.app/profile/shivangidas.com/post/3lsaceulyr22oGoes to bed at 11 Lights off by 11:30 Turns on phone Tries to learn random thing at 1 am #ADHD life23 Jun 2025 00:13 +0000at://did:plc:t2zyhjymragsarl6ux232wr3/app.bsky.feed.post/3lsaceulyr22ohttps://bsky.app/profile/shivangidas.com/post/3lrawjxvvks2pJust summer things: some flowers growing in the tiles10 Jun 2025 12:49 +0000at://did:plc:t2zyhjymragsarl6ux232wr3/app.bsky.feed.post/3lrawjxvvks2phttps://bsky.app/profile/shivangidas.com/post/3lpwpp4wk322u... A money date begins with blocking time in my calendar to deal with, well, money. I enjoy doing it solo so I can be brutally kind about my finances ... http://secondbrainblog.com/2025/05/24/money-dates-financial-wellbeing-with-adhd/24 May 2025 17:55 +0000at://did:plc:t2zyhjymragsarl6ux232wr3/app.bsky.feed.post/3lpwpp4wk322uhttps://bsky.app/profile/shivangidas.com/post/3lpowry3ecs2cEqual parts excited and terrified about how much there is to learn and try on procreate. My #art #digitalart journey on #procreate21 May 2025 15:40 +0000at://did:plc:t2zyhjymragsarl6ux232wr3/app.bsky.feed.post/3lpowry3ecs2chttps://bsky.app/profile/shivangidas.com/post/3lp5yz2ug4e2aI tried vibe coding, sort of. http://secondbrainblog.com/2025/05/14/i-tried-vibe-coding/14 May 2025 22:05 +0000at://did:plc:t2zyhjymragsarl6ux232wr3/app.bsky.feed.post/3lp5yz2ug4e2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/shivangidas.com/post/3lmn4snp77p2hTariffs, Programmers and Everything Learning about tariffs was not on my bingo card this week. However, here we are and I’m struggling to understand many aspects of it, the why and the weird frequency of change in particular. I saw a short video by Alberta Tech on Tariffs vs Programmers that made… http://secondbrainblog.com/2025/04/12/tariffs-programmers-and-everything/12 Apr 2025 18:07 +0000at://did:plc:t2zyhjymragsarl6ux232wr3/app.bsky.feed.post/3lmn4snp77p2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/shivangidas.com/post/3lljvw5kwm72lUK Pensions – An Overview with Actions Pension - two important things to note - it is your money and it is invested. A pension may be your biggest investment because the plan is to support oneself on it for 30-40 years. The government wants you to be able to do this and they help out with tax… http://secondbrainblog.com/2025/03/29/uk-pensions-an-overview-with-actions/29 Mar 2025 18:00 +0000at://did:plc:t2zyhjymragsarl6ux232wr3/app.bsky.feed.post/3lljvw5kwm72lhttps://bsky.app/profile/shivangidas.com/post/3ll5rcyd6bk2jMoving my personal finance blog from Wordpress to Hugo. A longer post coming soon because there is so much I wish I knew 6 months ago when I started on wordpress (and developed a hate-love relationship, that went to hate-hate in the little duration) #100DaysOfCode24 Mar 2025 22:06 +0000at://did:plc:t2zyhjymragsarl6ux232wr3/app.bsky.feed.post/3ll5rcyd6bk2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/shivangidas.com/post/3lkojyehz3v2rRich Dad Poor Dad by Robert Kiyosaki Would I recommend it? Not really...maybe. You’re better off reading a summary somewhere or watching a video on it. It’s an extremely well-marketed book, you can borrow it from your library or a friend if you’re interested. This review is my experience with the… http://secondbrainblog.com/2025/03/18/rich-dad-poor-dad-by-robert-kiyosaki/18 Mar 2025 20:45 +0000at://did:plc:t2zyhjymragsarl6ux232wr3/app.bsky.feed.post/3lkojyehz3v2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/shivangidas.com/post/3lk2lni4mls2aThe more companies push out AI images, the more drawn I am to be creative. Onto my third travel journal :)10 Mar 2025 22:22 +0000at://did:plc:t2zyhjymragsarl6ux232wr3/app.bsky.feed.post/3lk2lni4mls2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/shivangidas.com/post/3ljxj2w6ssk2hA bit of colour for your timeline.09 Mar 2025 16:57 +0000at://did:plc:t2zyhjymragsarl6ux232wr3/app.bsky.feed.post/3ljxj2w6ssk2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/shivangidas.com/post/3ljxfnredci26When to Invest and Why Dollar Cost Averaging Works for Most Investors The best time to buy shares is when stock prices are low and sell when they are high. But how am I supposed to know when that would happen? The people who work in finance can barely predict this. A search for “how accurate are… http://secondbrainblog.com/2025/03/09/when-to-invest-and-why-dollar-cost-averaging-works-for-most-investors/09 Mar 2025 15:56 +0000at://did:plc:t2zyhjymragsarl6ux232wr3/app.bsky.feed.post/3ljxfnredci26https://bsky.app/profile/shivangidas.com/post/3ljirngb7zd24Latest Book Club read - Rich AF by Vivian Tu talks about rich people's mindsets about money (and life) and how we can think like that to get richer, whether we come from a rich background or not. With the mindset, come detailed steps to get better with money. http://secondbrainblog.com/2025/03/03/rich-af-by-vivian-tu/03 Mar 2025 20:21 +0000at://did:plc:t2zyhjymragsarl6ux232wr3/app.bsky.feed.post/3ljirngb7zd24https://bsky.app/profile/shivangidas.com/post/3lj6f5katek2qSunsets while on the plane can be 2-3 hour long shows and I love it!27 Feb 2025 17:11 +0000at://did:plc:t2zyhjymragsarl6ux232wr3/app.bsky.feed.post/3lj6f5katek2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/shivangidas.com/post/3licxwveanp2iThis post is mostly external links because I came across a lot of cool charts. Not great for mobile, best viewed on a bigger screen. http://secondbrainblog.com/2025/02/16/how-to-diversify-investments-by-region-and-sector/16 Feb 2025 19:32 +0000at://did:plc:t2zyhjymragsarl6ux232wr3/app.bsky.feed.post/3licxwveanp2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/shivangidas.com/post/3lhwmhm746c2mMy aim today was to build something with instructions from Claude. It shook me with how it created a react component for displaying data. #100DaysOfCode https://github.com/shivangidas/work-visa-sponsors-ukI11 Feb 2025 21:35 +0000at://did:plc:t2zyhjymragsarl6ux232wr3/app.bsky.feed.post/3lhwmhm746c2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/shivangidas.com/post/3lhtkfjqrws2hOWASPs 2025 list of the top 10 risks associated with non-human identities (NHIs) has everything to do with humans, automation, our forgetfulness and 'it will be fine' attitude (and nothing AI-related yet) https://owasp.org/www-project-non-human-identities-top-10/2025/top-10-2025/ My personal favourite is Human Use of NHI 😀10 Feb 2025 16:20 +0000at://did:plc:t2zyhjymragsarl6ux232wr3/app.bsky.feed.post/3lhtkfjqrws2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/shivangidas.com/post/3lhh3c5xkps27I use '-ai' to avoid the AI Overview in Google searches. I never asked for it and don't want it 🫠 What are other people using to avoid this enshittification? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enshittification05 Feb 2025 17:18 +0000at://did:plc:t2zyhjymragsarl6ux232wr3/app.bsky.feed.post/3lhh3c5xkps27https://bsky.app/profile/shivangidas.com/post/3lhcghx2dsc2nI'm reading the React document and the cool examples used in the code are my current favourite thing. Started the #100DaysOfCode. Used to love doing it on twitter, will post here if I make something fun.03 Feb 2025 20:55 +0000at://did:plc:t2zyhjymragsarl6ux232wr3/app.bsky.feed.post/3lhcghx2dsc2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/shivangidas.com/post/3lh5cuvjpt52jA deep dive into the diversity of diversification of stocks. http://secondbrainblog.com/2025/02/01/diversification-market-cap-and-value-vs-growth-stocks/01 Feb 2025 20:07 +0000at://did:plc:t2zyhjymragsarl6ux232wr3/app.bsky.feed.post/3lh5cuvjpt52jhttps://bsky.app/profile/shivangidas.com/post/3lgkqvqcyam2qBeing risk-aware and managing risks differentiates people who make money through investing. In my experience, Diversity is the answer to most problems. http://secondbrainblog.com/2025/01/25/the-evolution-of-index-funds-and-passive-investing/25 Jan 2025 10:57 +0000at://did:plc:t2zyhjymragsarl6ux232wr3/app.bsky.feed.post/3lgkqvqcyam2q