Linh Dao Smooke

Mama-in-chief. Runs HackerNoon. Eats butter plain.

Moments.

Exactly 10 years ago to the day, @smookewalks and I literally bumped into each other on the street of San Francisco, during one of the last days of my business trip from Hanoi. If Thy hadn’t been sick that day, and if I had dined with @hanhn13
You turned 4 months already 😭 This month is so special because it’s your namesake month 🥰 The busiest and sweetest month of May with so many birthdays, end-of-year projects, dance recitals, graduations, and of course- the month we found out a
Mother’s Day 2025 🫶
You are 3 months old now 🥹 This month marked significant progress in your sleeping journey 🎉 You can consistently sleep for 5-6 hours stretch at night and sometimes can go up to 8.5 hours. You take a few catnaps through out the day and one long na
Are these AI developments good or bad for artists and the arts? Will this force good artists to be more original and less tired? Will this discourage beginners from learning new skills? Will this lead to more diverse or more similar works of art? I f
You are 2 months old now 🥹 You started off the first half of the month with a cold that was a lingering result of everybody being sick when you were born. For a few weeks you would have so much snot and phlegm, making it hard for you to lay on your
How is it possible that our biggest baby is now 8????? So much growth moments for Norah this year, sharing some of our favorites: 🎤 She performed spoken word poetry in San Juan, Puerto Rico in front of a bunch of strangers! 🧑🏻‍🍳 she opened h
Best part of my day: littlest baby on my chest, big baby holding my hand, snow bound, excited chatters all the way to school. today he’s happy to notice all the trees since they are all covered in snow dust. and we jump through a few puddles, e
#unpublished today features Ira at May’s age (between 1 and 2 months) and a freshly 5 year old Norah. i like watching old videos because every time they grow out of a phase, I feel proud yet sad because I never get a chance to say good bye to t
1 month of miss May! Your accomplishments this month include: surpassing birth weight and some, grown a full 2 inches at your 2-week checkup, eating every 2-3 hours, living everyday of your life with a household full of sick people (which hopefully
May’s birth story is now live on my blog 🥰 #linkinbio
9 months of carrying you 🫶🤰🏻
2 weeks of sibling love 🥰 Norah’s soaking up her role as a “double” big sister, in her own words. Every morning she wakes up at 6:50 to spend an extra few moments with baby May. And Ira’s suddenly grown up over night- he loo
Introducing: May Hazel Smooke, born at 8:52pm Jan 19 in Room 6 of Vail Hospital, the same room her big sister made her debut 8 years prior 🥹 Her delivery was so smooth and fast, taking a total of 15 mins pushing, 4 hours of epidural, and 8 hours of
#unpublished today 1- mom, dad, me at somebody’s birthday circa 1993/1994? I had strong jawline like Ira 😆 2- me, my family and @gramgandh in San Francisco summer of 2011! We visited the city as part of our Fellowship in Monterey, CA. Pretty

Podcasting.

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Writings.

Video.

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Linh Dao Smooke chatting with Chris Lustrino about the future of HackerNoon