Hi, I'm Chai.

perpetually checking if there's time for one more.

Each post here is sized for one sitting - long enough to be worth your time, short enough to finish before your chai goes cold.

There are no comments and no likes. I am not here for validation. This is purely a brain dump - things I have been thinking about, building, or trying to figure out. I could absolutely be wrong about most of it. That is kind of the whole point.

@mostlychaichaishah

Posts

Mar 21

Interactive Counter Demo

A live React component rendered as a blog post - no markdown needed.

1 min·

Mar 21

Australian Equity Sector Outlook Q2 2026

Identifying the 3 ASX sectors most likely to outperform based on macro regime, fund flows, and earnings momentum

13 min·

Mar 16

What Self-Hosting OpenClaw Actually Looks Like (According to the Community)

I read through several long Reddit discussions about self-hosting OpenClaw. The installation isn’t the hard part. The real issues show up after it’s running.

3 min·

Mar 14

Open Source Is the Backbone of Every Community

Open source isn't just about software. It’s a philosophy of shared knowledge that has powered communities, science, and innovation for centuries.

4 min·

Mar 14

GitHub Isn't as Scary as It Looks

A simple, beginner-friendly guide to understanding GitHub, reading repositories, and navigating the interface without feeling overwhelmed.

8 min·

Mar 14

Everything is a subscription now, and it's getting out of hand

You're paying for things you forgot you signed up for. The average household holds dozens of subscriptions, prices keep creeping up, and canceling is deliberately painful. Here's how we got here.

4 min·

Mar 13

GroceryFarm: shared lists, no sign-up needed

A no-friction collaborative grocery list app built with Next.js and Supabase. Share a link, start adding items.

1 min·

Mar 13

Optimise Leave: squeeze the most out of your time off

A tool that figures out the longest continuous break you can take by combining public holidays, weekends, and your leave days.

1 min·

Mar 12

archive.md is the easiest paywall bypass nobody talks about

Most paywall bypass tools are sketchy browser extensions or dodgy sites. archive.md is neither, it's a legitimate web archiving service that just happens to snapshot articles before the paywall kicks in.

2 min·