You've found my site. I write essays to explore technology, music, and what it means to live a good life. According to my resume, I am a product designer and owner.
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About Geffrey van der Bos

Driven by quiet rebellion and stubborn curiosity, I wander into systems and ask, “what if?” I design software to help people navigate financial stress and I’m obsessed with music. Husband to Illustrator Julia and guardian of Loki the Shiba Inu.
Using Marginalia-search.com to find human ideas on any topic is such a hack.
Want to know about how others think about self-hosting [insert app]? Here's 30 personal blogs to go through.
Want a good pancake recipe? Go read what people tried. (btw: 1 spoon high fat quark).
The internet that Google serves you is vastly different. Shit listicles. 'SEO optimized' rambling. Sites designed to maximize profit… 🤮
Loving it.
Essays
- Matter of taste
- Beyond the job title
- What we lose to AI music
- Manifesto of curiosity
- Productivity with background music
- Music with(out) dynamics