This is a list of some of my favourite places in Istanbul, my hometown. I’ve included a few obvious touristic spots because some of them are too good to skip, but most of this is what I recommend when friends ask me where to go. Istanbul changes quickly, so make sure to double-check that places are open and book ahead where needed. Eating Photo by Maarten van den Heuvel on Unsplash. ...
My name is Taylan Pince, and Kaizen Musings is my little corner of the internet. I tend to use this patch as a way to self-document my various interests, both personal and professional. It’s also a good excuse to write more, which I enjoy as a strategy for thought exploration and personal growth. Who Am I? I am a software engineer who spent the last 25-odd years building products and, increasingly, the engineering organizations that ship them. I started out writing code, spent a stretch of my career on the product side, and these days I lead engineering at scale. ...
I wanted to run Omarchy on an old 2021 MacBook Pro with an M1 Max chip. The normal Omarchy ISO is not the right path for Apple Silicon. The setup that worked for me was: macOS → Asahi Arch Minimal → Omarchy MX Mac This gives you a normal dual boot. macOS stays intact and you can choose Linux from Apple’s startup menu. This guide is for the 2021 14-inch and 16-inch MacBook Pro with M1 Max. ...
I set up an old iPhone for my daughter. I wanted it to show only a few apps and nothing else. No App Store. No web browser. No way to wander off into the rest of the phone. Newer iPhones have a built-in setting for this, called Assistive Access. It needs a recent version of iOS. My old iPhone only went up to iOS 16, so I couldn’t use it. If your phone is a few years old, you are probably in the same spot. ...
This is a Palermo → Trapani/Erice → Marsala loop built around history + art + food + wine, with minimal daily driving. Flights (fixed): BCN → PMO (11:50–13:45) · PMO → BCN (14:35–16:35) Driving constraint: aim for ≤ ~2 hours total driving per day. Quick map of the loop Base 1 (2 nights): Palermo — Arab‑Norman + markets + museums Base 2 (2 nights): Trapani (old town) — Erice (medieval) + Marsala/Florio (wine) Departure: drive Trapani → Palermo airport Day-by-day itinerary Day 1 — Thu Apr 2: Arrive Palermo → Arab‑Norman “opening statement” Palermo — Cappella Palatina (Palatine Chapel, Norman Palace) ...