# universeroc | You are what you read, you are what you say > You are what you read, you are what you say Personal blog and video notes by universeroc. universeroc | You are what you read, you are what you say publishes long-form engineering articles and AI-powered video notes of founder interviews and SaaS stories. Every post is available as clean Markdown so AI agents can read the full text directly. ## Blog Posts - [GEO - The Future of AI Search Optimization and Veilai Success Story](https://universeroc.com/raw/blog/geo-optimization-veilai-success-case-study): Discover how Generative Engine Optimization (GEO) is revolutionizing digital marketing. L... (2025-11-10) - [Anatomy of an Outage: Why the Internet Broke Last Week (Oct 2025)](https://universeroc.com/raw/blog/anatomy-of-an-outage-october-2025): If the internet felt broken last week, you weren't alone. We perform a deep-dive into the... (2025-10-22) - [Good Articles Read This Week](https://universeroc.com/raw/blog/good-articles-read-this-week): Good Articles Read This Week (2025-05-27) - [How to solve Python CERTIFICATE_VERIFY_FAILED issue](https://universeroc.com/raw/blog/how-to-solve-python-ssl-CERTIFICATE_VERIFY_FAILED): How to solve Python CERTIFICATE_VERIFY_FAILED issue (2023-12-06) - [How to remove unused files on macOS to shrink system data size](https://universeroc.com/raw/blog/how-to-remove-unused-files-on-macos-to-shrink-system-data-size): Do you know how to shrink the size of System Data on macOS manually? Without any third-pa... (2023-11-29) - [Start as an indie hacker](https://universeroc.com/raw/blog/start-as-an-indie-hacker): Start as an indie hacker (2023-11-27) - [ChatGPT The Economist's Secret Weapon for Engaging and Persuasive Content](https://universeroc.com/raw/blog/chatgpt-the-economists-secret-weapon-for-engaging-and-persuasive-content): Discover the remarkable capabilities of ChatGPT, the Economist's new digital wordsmith po... (2023-07-26) - [Beyond Imagination ChatGPT The Economist's New Digital Wordsmith](https://universeroc.com/raw/blog/beyond-imagination-chatgpt-the economists-new-digital-wordsmith): Discover the remarkable capabilities of ChatGPT, the Economist's new digital wordsmith po... (2023-07-26) - [ChatGPT Versus Other AI Models](https://universeroc.com/raw/blog/chatgpt-versus-other-ai-models): A comparison of ChatGPT with other popular AI assistants like Google's LaMDA, Alexa, Siri... (2023-07-18) - [How To Analyse Disk Usage In Command Line Linux](https://universeroc.com/raw/blog/how-to-analyse-disk-usage-in-command-line-linux): How To Analyse Disk Usage In Command Line Linux (2023-05-04) - [How to get the very first commit in a Git Repo](https://universeroc.com/raw/blog/how-to-get-the-very-first-commit-in-a-git-repo): How to get the very first commit in a Git Repo (2023-04-27) - [Github Repos I Starred](https://universeroc.com/raw/blog/github-repos-i-starred): Recently open source project I starred (2023-04-25) - [Boosting Remote Team Collaboration with ChatGPT](https://universeroc.com/raw/blog/boosting-remote-team-collaboration-with-chatgpt): This article explores how ChatGPT can enhance remote team collaboration and productivity.... (2023-04-02) - [Awesome ChatGPT resources](https://universeroc.com/raw/blog/awesome-chatgpt-resources): In this article, we explore the world of AI-powered chatbot development, featuring platfo... (2023-04-01) - [The Threat of GPT Models to Human Safety Examining the Dangers of Advanced AI Technology](https://universeroc.com/raw/blog/the-threat-of-gpt-models-to-human-safety-examining-the-dangers-of-advanced-ai-technology): This persuasive essay explores the potential dangers of Generative Pre-trained Transforme... (2023-03-31) - [How to Use ChatGPT Effectively](https://universeroc.com/raw/blog/chatgpt-how-to-use-it-effectively): ChatGPT is an AI-powered chatbot that uses the GPT-3 language model to generate natural l... (2023-03-30) - [how to reload current file without reopen in vim](https://universeroc.com/raw/blog/how-to-reload-current-file-without-reopen-in-vim): how to reload current file without reopen in vim (2022-11-19) - [caching_sha2_password can not be loaded](https://universeroc.com/raw/blog/caching_sha2_password-can-not-be-loaded.markdown): caching_sha2_password can not be loaded (2022-04-01) - [王兴传](https://universeroc.com/raw/blog/wangxing.markdown): 王兴传 (2022-03-19) - [How to fix yarn deprecated registry](https://universeroc.com/raw/blog/how-to-fix-yarn-deprecated-registry.markdown): How to fix yarn deprecated registry (2022-02-07) - [find first missing positive number](https://universeroc.com/raw/blog/find-first-missing-positive-number.markdown): find first missing positive number (2022-01-27) - [Values](https://universeroc.com/raw/blog/values.markdown): Values (2021-10-29) - [Xcode can not debug on real device](https://universeroc.com/raw/blog/xcode-can-not-debug-on-real-device.markdown): Xcode can not debug on real device (2019-09-12) - [Unexpected token u in JSON at position 0](https://universeroc.com/raw/blog/unexpected-token-u-in-json-at-position-0.markdown): Unexpected token u in JSON at position 0 (2019-09-04) - [The Boys](https://universeroc.com/raw/blog/the-boys.markdown): The Boys (2019-09-02) ## Video Notes - [Stealth Mode Is a Trap](https://universeroc.com/raw/video-notes/rob-walling-stealth-mode-is-a-trap): Afraid someone will steal your idea? That fear might be your biggest obstacle. (2026-08-16) - [I Spent 24 Hours With iOS Millionaires](https://universeroc.com/raw/video-notes/starter-story-i-spent-24-hours-with-ios-millionaires): I traveled to New York to spend 24 hours with the guys who built and sold Cal AI for mill... (2026-08-16) - [The Lazy Method: How I Build $10K/Month Apps](https://universeroc.com/raw/video-notes/starter-story-the-lazy-method-how-i-build-10kmonth-apps): Will Baker might be the laziest founder we’ve ever had on the show. He built an app and g... (2026-08-12) - [I Copied A Huge App. Now I Make $80K/Month](https://universeroc.com/raw/video-notes/starter-story-i-copied-a-huge-app-now-i-make-80kmonth): Tomer took one of the most successful apps in the world and built it for his local market... (2026-08-09) - [I've Coached 300+ SaaS Founders Past $1 Million ARR](https://universeroc.com/raw/video-notes/rob-walling-ive-coached-300-saas-founders-past-1-million-arr): Getting from $1M to $10M breaks founders in a completely different way — and most never s... (2026-08-02) - [How I Work: $40K/Month Solo App Builder](https://universeroc.com/raw/video-notes/starter-story-how-i-work-40kmonth-solo-app-builder): Over the past few years, Jack Friks has completely changed his life through bootstrapping... (2026-08-02) - [How Postiz Went From $17K to $143K/Month in 4 Months](https://universeroc.com/raw/video-notes/starter-story-how-postiz-went-from-17k-to-143kmonth-in-4-months): A few months ago, Nevo came onto the channel and told us about how he was making $17K per... (2026-07-30) - [This Simple App Makes $18K/Month](https://universeroc.com/raw/video-notes/starter-story-this-simple-app-makes-18kmonth): Ryan is a former product designer who quit his job to finally build his own app. With the... (2026-07-26) - [I Make $50K Per Month Working 5 Hours A Week](https://universeroc.com/raw/video-notes/starter-story-i-make-50k-per-month-working-5-hours-a-week): Timo built an AI app that today makes over $50K/month. His entire growth has come from on... (2026-07-23) - [What SaaS Buyers Actually Want in 2026](https://universeroc.com/raw/video-notes/rob-walling-what-saas-buyers-actually-want-in-2026): Private equity firms have quietly raised the bar on what metrics they need to see in a Sa... (2026-07-19) - [This Stupidly Simple App Makes $100K/Month](https://universeroc.com/raw/video-notes/starter-story-this-stupidly-simple-app-makes-100kmonth): Michael built one of the most unbelievable app ideas I've ever seen. And today he makes o... (2026-07-19) - [I Quit My Job at Meta to Build a $30K/Month SaaS](https://universeroc.com/raw/video-notes/starter-story-i-quit-my-job-at-meta-to-build-a-30kmonth-saas): I traveled to Los Angeles to meet a guy who built a $30K/month golf app while he had a fu... (2026-07-15) - [Thariq (Claude Code) @ Anthropic](https://universeroc.com/raw/video-notes/data-independent-thariq-claude-code-anthropic): Agentic Engineering, Fancy Pizza, Wine - June 25, 2026, San Francisco, CA (2026-07-14) - [She Built This $340K/Month App in 60 Days](https://universeroc.com/raw/video-notes/starter-story-she-built-this-340kmonth-app-in-60-days): Sarah turned a simple idea into an app called Stella. In JUST 2 months she hit $340K/Mont... (2026-07-12) - [Stop Adding Lazy AI to Your SaaS](https://universeroc.com/raw/video-notes/rob-walling-stop-adding-lazy-ai-to-your-saas): There are only 6 ways to actually use AI as a feature in your SaaS. (2026-07-06) ## Optional - [About](https://universeroc.com/about): About the author and this site - [Projects](https://universeroc.com/projects): Open source projects and experiments - [Tags](https://universeroc.com/tags): All topic tags used across the site - [Full content archive](https://universeroc.com/llms-full.txt): Complete corpus of every post as Markdown