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So I had this idea that it would be nice to listen to music when I get home from work everyday, so I put all my ripped music onto my phone, and I bought some good quality over-ear headphones.
I've spent a week cosplaying as a disabled user. And I hate it. A couple of months ago, I attended a private talk given by a disabled colleague of mine. "Everyone should believe disabled people's stories about accessibility problems," she said. "But, given that people don't, here's what I want you to do. Spend one…
September 3, 2016 was just another day for most of the world but to me it will always be memorable as the day that I married my partner. There are many
A look into me, my awful procrastination habit, and how I fixed it. (spoiler alert: it was ADHD)
Pandemic study shows distraction of social media may suck up the time and energy that allow us to find new passions
This resource lists a bunch of stories which in some way, explore the beautiful ideas behind computer science, software engineering and even plain old programming.
I’ve been thinking a lot about task management lately. I’ve actually been thinking about it for years. I’ve always been searching for the optimal way to sort through the bajillion things I have to do and remain productive.
I asked why humanity took so long to do anything at the start, and the Internet gave me its thoughts. Here is my expanded list of hypotheses, summarizing from comments on the post, here, and here. …
The thought behind the thought
Creating small games is an enjoyable endeavor in itself. So what constitutes a small game? According to the 'Small Game Manifesto', 1 it refers to games that conclude within 10 minutes and can be easily played on browsers.
Seventeen recommendations from someone we think had a big impact with their career.
John Wooden died in 2009. But if you’re a basketball coach today, you’re still living in his shadow.
The story of an unusual career transition.
From the Zed Blog: Alberto Fortin shares his honest reflection on the reality of using LLMs in production code and why he's taking a more measured approach.
David shares 50 ideas that changed his life. Read here.
You either use social media, or you're used by these insidious platforms. Here are 20 reasons to quit social media.
I'm certainly not a world-class expert, but I have put my 10,000 hours of deliberate practice into programming. Here are 31 of my reflections on programming.
I got metaphorically spanked a couple of days ago. Folks have been talking about the Fearless Girl statue ever since it was dropped in Manhattan’s Financial District some five weeks ago. …
My way of thinking about long-term habit building
Here is an interesting comment from Hacker News, on a story about someone turning down an early Google offer: Similar thing happened t...
How much Vitamin D should I take? This is still the looming question, and it’s time to address it. First, though, imagine that someone in a public forum online asked me, “How much metoprolol (a…
The problems with social media platforms in 'human' and 'data' terms. Deleting Facebook (Meta), WhatsApp, and Instagram will have a net positive effect.
I’ve kept it to myself for years, but now I believe the only way to fight the stigma of mental illness is to talk about my own.
