Welcome to My Blog
I'm 'Sithira Senanayake, a software engineer passionate about technology, science, and philosophy. Join me as I share details about my projects, opinions on different topics, and thoughs on anything else I find interesting.
In this blog, I share my journey, experiences, and the challenges I encounter in my day-to-day life. This is primarily for my entertainment, to establish an online presence, and to serve as a time capsule to look back on after 20 years.
May 13, 2025
Server Setup and CyberPanel Installation Guide
This guide walks through the end-to-end setup of a new Linux server with a focus on security and usability, followed by the installation of CyberPanel, a modern web hosting control panel powered by OpenLiteSpeed.
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May 3, 2025
I Quit My Job
After two years in a stable remote job, I walked away. Not out of burnout, but something deeper — a quiet rebellion against maintenance mode and meaningless meetings.
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April 17, 2025
Project Proxima.ai - Live AI Chat Web App
Proxima.ai is a minimalistic live AI chat web app built with Next.js and Google Gemini API. It reflects my journey of overcoming perfectionism, using AI to speed up UI development, and focusing on shipping small, functional projects rather than chasing perfection. Future updates will include adding more models and fixing production streaming issues.
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April 14, 2025
Why I Struggle to Finish Things
This is a personal reflection on why I keep jumping from one project to another without finishing — driven by excitement, perfectionism, and Shiny Object Syndrome. I explore the mindset behind it and share the small but practical changes I’m making to finally break the cycle and follow through.
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April 13, 2025
How I Built This Blog
In this post, I share how I built my personal blog sithira.me using the Tailwind Next.js Starter Blog template. I cover the reasons behind building it, the tech stack I used, my writing workflow, and my future plans for the blog.
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