<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>Mamuk — software, writing, and unfinished work</title><description>Software, writing, games, experiments, and the less tidy process of building a life around them.</description><link>https://furkanmamuk.com/</link><item><title>I Have Never Really Had a Career</title><link>https://furkanmamuk.com/essays/career-built-from-evidence/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://furkanmamuk.com/essays/career-built-from-evidence/</guid><description>A career can be made legible through evidence rather than a conventional chronology.</description><pubDate>Sat, 15 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>I Don&apos;t Think I Have a Motivation Problem</title><link>https://furkanmamuk.com/essays/motivation-and-transmission/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://furkanmamuk.com/essays/motivation-and-transmission/</guid><description>The engine works. 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