Category: Notes
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A flat tire and an e-bike
Evening bike rides were a common thing for me before my twenties, I remember having a grey mountain bike, and even while it didn’t cost me much, I was very proud of it. I worked many weeks until I had enough money to buy it. A friend of mine and I rode our bikes in…
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How do you remember things?
I like to walk around the city 2 or 3 times a week and walk between 5 to 8 miles. I do it for exercise but also as an excuse to get out of the house. Often, these walks are paired with a good podcast or audiobook, but recently I started to try something new.…
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A note on boredom, anonymity, and declinism
It’s interesting to see how the amount of ennui in our society increases simultaneously as technology advances. We are doing something wrong. Technology and its rapid advancement can be not only distracting but dangerous.
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Prioridades y responsabilidades
Es difícil crear y dedicarte a tu pasión cuando tienes otras responsabilidades. Si esa es tu posición, te sugiero cambiar tus prioridades para que le entregues tu tiempo y toda tu energía a tu pasión o a ese proyecto en el que quieres trabajar. El fracaso es algo real, así como las consecuencias de este.…
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Are you an amateur, enthusiast, or a pro?
Many of us have hobbies, things that we enjoy doing but not necessarily spend a lot of time, money, or much effort. Some of us have other passions where we dedicate more time, more money, and a lot of effort; I think we can call ourselves enthusiasts on those topics. Professionals are defined, I think,…
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Ditching Gmail for Fastmail
Gmail is a good service. It’s fast, reliable, and I like the interface of their mobile app and website. But the cost for this service is too high, at least it is for me right now. Gmail is not free; you pay by allowing the service to show you ads based on what’s in your…
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Started using a logbook
This year I started writing a logbook to capture daily events, so far it’s been working well, it’s really easy for me to write daily events and other things and just do about a small page per day. I write down things like the food I ate, important events, meeting summaries, etc. Anything that I…
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Looking for a simpler blogging platform
For years I’ve been using WordPress for all my blogging needs. But lately, every time I log in to WordPress and try to write a new post, I’m annoyed by all of the administrative options. I get it; they are useful, but I want to get basic analytics and an editor for my blog, that’s…
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They.
They are destroying democracy.They are destroying the middle class in this country.They are racists.They are the ones who separated immigrant families and kept children in cages.They are the reason why we have Trump as President.They are the reason why we have a septuagenarian as the President, again.They don’t believe in social programs such as free…
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Thankful
I am thankful. But there is something special about this time of the year, the warm colors, the reds, oranges, and yellows of the leaves, the colder temperatures, it’s all perfect to feel the beauty and experience of nature but also our vulnerability to it. I am thankful I can experience this. This year has…