Tag: projects
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Distractions will ruin your life
Everyone has goals and dreams. We are all looking to achieve something, start something, or complete something. Some of us get there through hard work, enthusiasm, focus, and luck. But many of us fail to achieve our goals and some of our dreams. It’s easy to start things, and when we don’t reach the finish…
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Tinkering with AI: My First Steps
Lately, I’ve been exploring the realms of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML). My interest was sparked by a project at my day job, where we identified the potential for a simple ML model to enhance our data mapping process. We often encounter straightforward cases where source values directly map to expected system values,…
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Choosing the correct writing app is important
I am so glad that today is not as cold as last Friday. Last week it was very cold here in the Seattle area, and last Friday, I decided to stay home and write and read from the comfort of my own desk and sip my own coffee. On Fridays, I have the freedom to…
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I Want to Write a Book
I want to write a book, but I am unsure what it should be about. While I have plenty of words to type, being concise and specific often leaves me frozen. This isn’t the typical writer’s block, as I write words daily, sometimes in large quantities. However, understanding that writing a book likely requires choosing…
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Journey through my projects: from dormant Domains to AI and Substack
At present, I’m immersed in a few projects: a website linked to a domain I’ve owned for a while, a newsletter/blog hosted on Substack, and the resurrection of a dead blog. Initiating projects has always come naturally to me. However, maintaining consistency and seeing them through to completion has been a challenging – a pattern…
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The Code Typing Test Game
I’ve started coding small apps again to help me understand and apply cool code functions and APIs I discover online. Below is an example of a JavaScript game I created to learn more about the Octokit API and the typing animation inspired by ChatGPT. The code is straightforward, and I provide details about its functionality…
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My bookstore addiction
Do you like bookstores? I do, and apparently, many other people do too. Why? A bookstore is a place full of wonder and imagination. Each book can be a window into a different world, a unique story, perspective, or something new to learn. Walking around bookstores feeds my motivation to continue reading, learning, discovering, and…
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“Just start”
Surely you’ve heard something like “just do it” or “just start,” but in many cases, starting is one of the most challenging tasks in life. In this post, I will share my own experience and struggles when starting and finishing projects. It used to be easy for me to start and work on multiple projects.…
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The Bookstore Project
I have liked books for a long time since I was a kid. I remember getting Jules Verne’s book Journey to the center of the earth when I was around 8 years old, and I loved it. My uncle Carlos had a small bookstore in Guadalajara, Mexico and my Dad used to bring me when…
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What do you want to be when you grow up?
As a kid, this is something we are asked often, and often we have an answer for this – an astronaut, a firefighter, a policeman, a pilot, a veterinarian. However, is there anything more complicated to answer than this as an adult? Think about it. The question makes you think about your education, work, hobbies,…