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This is an entry from my journal, in which I elaborate on the distinction between doing something in earnest versus being content only with particular outcomes. Local time is 19:20. I am typing this on the laptop. I will be without...
A bitter, 14 years late eulogy leads to asking who we should pay attention to and why.
I'm starting off today's entry a little bit later than normal (for me, anyway) because I had some family come by and visit (hey to y'all if you're reading!) and before that was answering some messages. But here I am again, ready to write...
Shamisen player serenades visitors in Arashiyama's bamboo grove. 嵐山の竹林で三味線奏者が演奏している。
On 6 October 2025, I returned to school by officially attending the core programme of my local campus of 42 the computer science school, after having passed the school's 26-day bootcamp named the Piscine in May. On 16 October 2025, I...
I’ve been getting back into blogging and am happy to share that my next group of blog posts will be a collection. When I write I often end up with a massive amount of content. I have a hard time keeping posts focused on a single theme;...
Hit the road early so we could make it in time for the Holly Arts & Crafts Festival in Pinehurst. Our goal was to get there before all the flowers sold out. + photos
Updates from the bridge: For once had some time to chill and relax this weekend so I played around with UTM on my Mac and ran Windows XP; talk about nostalgia overload 😭 The sounds, the UI, everything just screams the early 2000s. I need...
Are.naMy motivation throughout the ups and downs was not that Are.na would one day make me rich, it was that we had to keep Are.na alive because it, the service itself, was part of how I understood (and still understand) myself.One of...
Mengapa ya, terlalu banyak berita sedih? Itu yang ada di pikiran saya saat menulis weeknotes ini. Ada bagusnya sih saya nulis tiap minggu. Lihat judulnya aja udah tau ada cerita apa. Tapi karena ceritanya sedih, saya pun sedih lagi....
These platforms both offer a Google-free, privacy-sparing smartphone experience. How are they similar and different?
In this post, we'll explore the internals of has_one_attached method in Active Storage. It covers two interesting patterns, i.e. proxy and change objects. We'll trace the control flow from the model DSL to persistence and uploads, and...
I've just realised that it was six years ago today that I announced to the world that my book The Mother of Beauty was available on Amazon. Looking back, I'm amazed that I managed to produce the whole thing, unaided, on Microsoft Word,...
October 2025. Brasov. Five days into our Romanian trip, and it’s time for bears. Mrs RM had decided we could do better than Bran Castle (“a bit Disney), but a visit to Libearty Bear Sanctuary to cuddle grizzlies was a must. What do you...
Infelizmente venho assistindo mais vídeos no YouTube do que deve ser considerado saudável, e de galho em galho vou percebendo um padrão amargo. Vejo vídeos onde houve um óbvio esforço do autor de comunicar algo, seja de forma informativa...
This morning started as many this year have done: should I get up and explore, or stay in bed for one more hour. The warmth of bed, especially as the days get cooler, is comforting. But I know how great I feel when I get up on time and...
on time I was thinking today about how I need to have a clearer picture and organize my online writing and communication. For example when and how to write blog posts, newsletters etc. So here it goes: Blogposts They are entries directly...
[Everything between September 22 and the day of publishing this] Kumarakom, Kerala, India DataEggs eaten of different species: 2 (Quail and Hen) Library visits: 2 Books read: 3 The difference between a rom com and a horror movie is...
no kings, no fascists, no tyrants, no nazis
This post kind of pissed me off. It’s written to make people who can own physical media feel guilt for doing so. It has no point other than that. Because what should we feel about it? Should we stop trying to own physical media because...
A footnote in last night’s post mentioned that the Amazon links therein had been cleaned of cruft. Today, I’ll show the simple automated way I do that.
Remember that idea I came up with a couple months ago and then rambled about a bunch and then stopped talking about it?
I have been blogging on and off since 2020. I used to write various pieces of creative writing, musings, and resources on Blogger and WriteFreely. However, I realized that the former feels somewhat bloated (and Google-connected), so I...
It is Nocturne weekend here in Halifax. We went out for our annual stroll to see the installations. Something that I found this year was that the density seems down. There are still lots of things to see, but the walking seemed more than...
After owning an iPhone 14 Pro for more than two and a half years, its maximum battery capacity degraded to ~76%. It is not a terrible number, but the general recommendation is to take action whenever it goes below 80%, which happened a...