Gil Desmarais's BlogThe latest posts from Gil Desmarais's blog.https://gil.desmarais.de/© 2026 Gil Desmarais. All content is licensed under CC BY-ND 4.0.How I work, part 2: the command linehttps://gil.desmarais.de/blog/how-i-work-part-2-the-command-line/https://gil.desmarais.de/blog/how-i-work-part-2-the-command-line/The 'How I work' post series documents how I work. This part is about working productively on the command line.Fri, 11 Sep 2020 00:00:00 GMTHuman Body as Systemhttps://gil.desmarais.de/blog/human-body-as-system/https://gil.desmarais.de/blog/human-body-as-system/A reflection on noticing the human body like a computer: learning its feedback loops, safe modes, and background jobs.Mon, 13 Oct 2025 00:00:00 GMTMeet Palhttps://gil.desmarais.de/blog/introducing-pal/https://gil.desmarais.de/blog/introducing-pal/A small ritual for clearer thinking — and an alligator with a purpose.Thu, 16 Apr 2020 00:00:00 GMTIterating the Websitehttps://gil.desmarais.de/blog/iterating-website/https://gil.desmarais.de/blog/iterating-website/A quiet rebuild of my personal site: migrating from Jekyll to Astro, improving UX, accessibility, and long-term maintainability.Sun, 12 Oct 2025 00:00:00 GMTHandling, organizing and listening to musichttps://gil.desmarais.de/blog/managing-music/https://gil.desmarais.de/blog/managing-music/How I manage and listen to music.Sun, 05 Apr 2020 00:00:00 GMTOn slaughtering a pighttps://gil.desmarais.de/blog/on-slaughtering-a-pig/https://gil.desmarais.de/blog/on-slaughtering-a-pig/Last winter I witnessed a home slaughtering of a pig.Sat, 11 Apr 2020 00:00:00 GMTRails 5.1 RC1 with Webpack and Reacthttps://gil.desmarais.de/blog/rails-51rc1-with-webpack-and-react/https://gil.desmarais.de/blog/rails-51rc1-with-webpack-and-react/Early adopting Rails 5.1 RC1 to take advantage of the new webpacker gem.Tue, 11 Apr 2017 00:00:00 GMTWatching movies alphabeticallyhttps://gil.desmarais.de/blog/watching-movies-alphabetically/https://gil.desmarais.de/blog/watching-movies-alphabetically/How our alphabetical movie nights evolved over four rounds.Sun, 24 Oct 2021 00:00:00 GMTA Harvard Primer on Moral Reasoninghttps://gil.desmarais.de/blog/whats-the-right-thing-to-do/https://gil.desmarais.de/blog/whats-the-right-thing-to-do/Recommendation for an enjoyable lecture ‒ freely available ‒ on moral reasoning.Tue, 28 Jul 2020 00:00:00 GMTWhy I taped the keys on my keyboardhttps://gil.desmarais.de/blog/why-i-taped-the-keys-on-my-keyboard/https://gil.desmarais.de/blog/why-i-taped-the-keys-on-my-keyboard/Observations while becoming better at typing blindly.Fri, 27 Mar 2020 00:00:00 GMTHow I work, part 1: devices, utilities and environmenthttps://gil.desmarais.de/blog/working-productively/https://gil.desmarais.de/blog/working-productively/How I develop software. Part 1.Fri, 10 Apr 2020 00:00:00 GMT