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              <title><![CDATA[Fixing Initialization Race Conditions in Godot with Signals]]></title>
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              <pubDate>Tue, 31 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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              <title><![CDATA[The Luxury of Being With Yourself]]></title>
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              <title><![CDATA[How AI Art Are Slowly Destroying the Value of Real Art]]></title>
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              <description><![CDATA[We are building a culture that rewards the illusion of experience over the reality of doing the work.]]></description>
              <pubDate>Mon, 23 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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              <title><![CDATA[Artist & Cat | Devlog #3]]></title>
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              <pubDate>Sun, 15 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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              <title><![CDATA[A Beginning Without Certainty]]></title>
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              <pubDate>Fri, 30 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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              <title><![CDATA[Artist & Cat | Devlog #2]]></title>
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              <pubDate>Mon, 26 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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              <title><![CDATA[Why Your First Launch Will Feel Like Failure]]></title>
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              <pubDate>Mon, 19 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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              <title><![CDATA[Unsure, But Still Curious]]></title>
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              <pubDate>Tue, 06 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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              <title><![CDATA[Artist & Cat | Devlog #1]]></title>
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              <pubDate>Mon, 05 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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              <title><![CDATA[The Rise of Creators Who Create Nothing]]></title>
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              <description><![CDATA[A look back at the year 2025 and the journey of realvjy.]]></description>
              <pubDate>Mon, 22 Dec 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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              <title><![CDATA[Progress Without the Noise]]></title>
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              <description><![CDATA[Notes from another year of indie building]]></description>
              <pubDate>Thu, 18 Dec 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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              <title><![CDATA[Artist & Cat | Devlog #0]]></title>
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              <pubDate>Wed, 17 Dec 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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              <title><![CDATA[Expedition 33 Shows What Care Looks Like]]></title>
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              <description><![CDATA[A personal look at why Expedition 33 deserved its Game of the Year sweep, and what its success says about focus, care, and modern game development.]]></description>
              <pubDate>Fri, 12 Dec 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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              <title><![CDATA[Before We Had Screens]]></title>
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              <pubDate>Tue, 09 Dec 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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              <title><![CDATA[Learning…-ish]]></title>
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              <pubDate>Sun, 30 Nov 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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              <title><![CDATA[From Unreal Dreams to Godot Beginnings - #1]]></title>
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              <pubDate>Mon, 03 Nov 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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              <title><![CDATA[I Don’t Create for the Algorithm]]></title>
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              <pubDate>Fri, 24 Oct 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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              <title><![CDATA[Nights Without Light]]></title>
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              <pubDate>Sun, 28 Sep 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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              <title><![CDATA[Silksong Proves Indie Isn’t Weak]]></title>
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              <description><![CDATA[A tiny team from Adelaide just shook the entire industry with patience, respect, and a $20 game. Silksong isn’t just a sequel — it’s proof that being indie is power, not weakness.]]></description>
              <pubDate>Sun, 14 Sep 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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              <title><![CDATA[From $10 to Building My Own Studio]]></title>
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              <description><![CDATA[My journey from earning $10 as an electrician to starting my own creative studio.]]></description>
              <pubDate>Sun, 07 Sep 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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              <title><![CDATA[When Creativity Becomes Marketing]]></title>
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              <pubDate>Wed, 27 Aug 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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              <title><![CDATA[They Don’t Like You, They Don’t Dislike You]]></title>
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              <pubDate>Sun, 10 Aug 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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              <title><![CDATA[On Figma’s IPO Day, A Personal Thank You]]></title>
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              <pubDate>Thu, 31 Jul 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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              <title><![CDATA[Best Part Yet to Come]]></title>
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              <pubDate>Mon, 28 Jul 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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              <title><![CDATA[Building Figma Layout Manager: Made Kigen Documentation Layout Possible]]></title>
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              <pubDate>Tue, 22 Jul 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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              <title><![CDATA[Make It, Even If It Makes No Sense]]></title>
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              <description><![CDATA[Not every side project needs a business plan. Create what brings you joy—even if it’s weird, small, or pointless. That’s where the magic begins.]]></description>
              <pubDate>Mon, 14 Jul 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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              <title><![CDATA[AI Makes It Look Good. Craft Makes It Matter]]></title>
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              <description><![CDATA[We’re surrounded by AI-generated visuals, videos, and code — fast, slick, and impressive. But behind all that polish, something essential is missing: real craft, care, and human intent.]]></description>
              <pubDate>Tue, 08 Jul 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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              <title><![CDATA[You Are Not Your Work]]></title>
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              <description><![CDATA[A personal reflection on creativity, identity, and learning to let go. Your work isn’t you—and that’s the freedom to keep making without fear.]]></description>
              <pubDate>Tue, 01 Jul 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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              <title><![CDATA[From Burnout to Breakthrough: What PEAK Reminded Me About Making Games]]></title>
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              <description><![CDATA[A goofy $5 game made by burned-out devs just sold 2 million copies — in under 9 days.]]></description>
              <pubDate>Sat, 28 Jun 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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              <title><![CDATA[The Ones I Forgot]]></title>
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              <pubDate>Fri, 20 Jun 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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              <title><![CDATA[Building a License Activation & Validation System for Figma Plugins]]></title>
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              <description><![CDATA[A real-world guide to building a global licensing system for Figma plugins — with usage tracking, activation limits, and error handling built-in using the Lemon Squeezy API.]]></description>
              <pubDate>Sat, 14 Jun 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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              <title><![CDATA[They Don’t Want You to Win That Much]]></title>
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              <description><![CDATA[They’re okay with you doing well — just not better than them. Protect your vision. Move in silence. Let your wins speak when the time is right.]]></description>
              <pubDate>Sun, 08 Jun 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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              <title><![CDATA[Saying No Made Room for My Best Work]]></title>
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              <description><![CDATA[I was fully booked for years. Then I learned that being busy isn't being valuable — and everything changed.]]></description>
              <pubDate>Thu, 29 May 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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              <title><![CDATA[Introducing Kigen: A Design System Generator for Figma]]></title>
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              <description><![CDATA[I built Kigen, a Figma plugin that helps you generate design system foundations—colors, typography, spacing, radii, and more—so you don’t have to start from scratch every time. ]]></description>
              <pubDate>Sat, 24 May 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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              <title><![CDATA[Figma Went All In at Config 2025 – Here’s What Blew My Mind]]></title>
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              <description><![CDATA[At Config 2025, Figma dropped not just features, but full-on tools that rival Framer, Webflow, and even Illustrator. Here’s my hands-on experience.]]></description>
              <pubDate>Sun, 11 May 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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              <title><![CDATA[Still Figuring It Out]]></title>
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              <description><![CDATA[Not a success story. Just a real one — about choosing the creative road, even when it doesn’t add up yet.]]></description>
              <pubDate>Thu, 24 Apr 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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              <title><![CDATA[Modern Life is a Beautiful Cage]]></title>
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              <description><![CDATA[Modern life is full of conveniences, but it's easy to get trapped in the comfort of familiarity.]]></description>
              <pubDate>Fri, 18 Apr 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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              <title><![CDATA[How I Simplified My Figma Plugin with Zustand]]></title>
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              <description><![CDATA[How I used Zustand to clean up my code, simplify state management, and speed up development in my Figma plugin.]]></description>
              <pubDate>Thu, 03 Apr 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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              <title><![CDATA[Success Isn’t Wealth—It’s the Difference We Make]]></title>
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              <description><![CDATA[Success isn’t measured by how much we earn, but by the impact we create and the lives we inspire.]]></description>
              <pubDate>Tue, 18 Mar 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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              <title><![CDATA[Making Figma Plugins More Powerful with clientStorage]]></title>
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              <description><![CDATA[Make your Figma plugins smarter with clientStorage—store user settings, preferences, and more for a seamless experience]]></description>
              <pubDate>Sun, 09 Mar 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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              <title><![CDATA[Never Have a 0% Day: Small Steps Lead to Big Success]]></title>
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              <description><![CDATA[Small, consistent actions can keep your passion burning and bring your dream project to life.]]></description>
              <pubDate>Fri, 07 Mar 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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              <title><![CDATA[Knowing How to Draw a Rectangle Is Easy—Knowing When Is the Challenge]]></title>
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              <description><![CDATA[Mastering the how is just the start. The real skill lies in knowing when and why to use it. True mastery isn’t about steps—it’s about wisdom.]]></description>
              <pubDate>Wed, 26 Feb 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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              <title><![CDATA[Rive Just Leveled Up—And So Did My Workflow]]></title>
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              <description><![CDATA[With Feather, Rive is more powerful than ever—streamlining my workflow and elevating my designs.]]></description>
              <pubDate>Sat, 22 Feb 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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              <title><![CDATA[Think Twice Before Clicking: How I Lost (and Got Back) My Account]]></title>
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              <description><![CDATA[Yesterday (Feb 11, 2025), my X/Twitter account got hacked—and it all started with a simple click. What seemed like a harmless message led me straight into a scam, giving hackers access to my account.]]></description>
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              <title><![CDATA[How Thoughtful Motion Design Transforms Digital Interactions]]></title>
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              <description><![CDATA[Exploring how intentional motion design enhances user experience, making digital interactions more intuitive, engaging, and memorable.]]></description>
              <pubDate>Fri, 07 Feb 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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              <title><![CDATA[Converting Figma Variants Animations to CSS Keyframes]]></title>
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              <description><![CDATA[A practical guide to transform Figma variant animations into CSS keyframes without external libraries.]]></description>
              <pubDate>Wed, 05 Feb 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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              <title><![CDATA[AI vs. Human Creativity: Why Craftsmanship Still Matters]]></title>
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              <description><![CDATA[Balancing AI innovation with the irreplaceable value of human creativity in the digital age.]]></description>
              <pubDate>Thu, 30 Jan 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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              <title><![CDATA[Coding Transformations for Figma Plugins]]></title>
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              <description><![CDATA[A practical guide to rotation, scaling, and the object flipping]]></description>
              <pubDate>Mon, 27 Jan 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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              <title><![CDATA[New Year, New Horizons]]></title>
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              <description><![CDATA[ New year, new challenges, same passion for experimentation.]]></description>
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              <title><![CDATA[Dream It, Build It, Share It]]></title>
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              <description><![CDATA[Another Year of Creative Independence.]]></description>
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              <title><![CDATA[Adding RSS Feed to Next.js blog]]></title>
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              <description><![CDATA[How I implemented RSS feed using Next.js App Router's route handlers instead of external packages.]]></description>
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              <title><![CDATA[How Emojis 😂❤️🎉 Became the Universal Language of Emotion]]></title>
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              <description><![CDATA[From simple text emoticons to today's diverse emoji library, explore how these tiny icons revolutionized digital communication.]]></description>
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              <title><![CDATA[Building a Figma Variables Manager for my plugin]]></title>
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              <description><![CDATA[Hold onto your dreams—they’re not just fantasies, but the fuel that will get you where you’re meant to be.]]></description>
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              <description><![CDATA[Designers focus on creating functional solutions within constraints like client requirements and technical specifications.]]></description>
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              <description><![CDATA[Embracing technological advancements allows designers to push the boundaries of creativity, enhance user experiences, and create more efficient workflows.]]></description>
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              <title><![CDATA[The Butterfly Effect 🦋]]></title>
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