Notes on the craft
Tutorials and tool guides — the workflows I actually use and teach.
Jul 2026
The (rotten) Apple Illusion
opinionHow the EU Standoff Exposed a Walled Garden of Disrespect
Jul 2026Break Free from Zotero Storage Limits: How to Host Your Own WebDAV Server
tutorialStop suffering the 300MB of Zotero -- Start storing the PDFs!
Jul 2026Three Doors: Announcing the New Site
essayWhy ali.mk is now a house with three doors instead of one crowded room.
Feb 2024My Favorite Research Tools
guideReference managers, annotation, and the glue between them.
Jan 2024Useful LaTeX Packages for Scientific Writing
guideThe short list that survives every paper.
Jan 2024ABC of SSH: An Introduction
tutorialThe remote-work workflow I teach every new student.
Jan 2024Platform Recommendations for Students
guideThe tools I recommend to every thesis student I supervise.