writer, programmer
programming
i see a lot of programmer blogs inform people on the homepage that they "love coding". it's unnecessary to say that. by virtue of fighting through the insane difficulty that is getting working code shipped, you almost have to love it by definition. loving to code
social-media
When people become too successful, they often downplay their success in order to remain in good standing with those from whom they desire approval. This is what is happening with Elon Musk and his Twitter takeover, and it is a reminder of the 'Great Filter' for intelligent life to emerge.
entrepreneurship
If you can make one heap of all your winnings And risk it on one turn of pitch-and-toss, And lose, and start again at your beginnings And never breathe a word about your loss; (Location 871) pretty much the opposite advice of Taleb and Naval: The one thing you have
deep-life
But mandatory retirement came at age sixty-five . . . and so he retired. The next week he had a heart attack and died. (Location 1102) “Those who are disabled from work by age and invalidity have a well-grounded claim to care from the state,” said Otto von Bismarck, chancellor of Germany, in
deep-life
One day Alice came to a fork in the road and saw a Cheshire cat in a tree. “Which road do I take?” she asked. “Where do you want to go?” was his response. “I don’t know,” Alice answered. “Then,” said the cat, “it doesn’t matter.” (Location 1149)
ai
I have aspired and failed multiple times to build a federated embedded search experience to data that is important to me. But when it comes down to it, I just want peace from the deluge of new items to process. I also am using the amazing new technology of Rewind
computer
“Computer multitasking in single core microprocessors actually involves time-sharing the processor; only one task can actually be active at a time, but tasks are rotated through many times a second.” (Location 2169) “Screwing up two things at the same time isn’t multitasking.” (Location 2180) Project MAC, the world’s
anxiety
closed mode “most of the time when we’re at work. We have inside us a feeling that there’s lots to be done and we have to get on with it if we’re going to get through it all. It’s an active, probably slightly anxious mode, although
exercise
He explained it best in his First Law of Physics. “An object in motion will remain in motion unless acted on by a larger force.” Put it another way: Start doing something? You’ll continue. Why? Because motivation doesn’t cause action. Action causes motivation. (Location 2424) The pain of
photography
If there’s enough light and you’re not doing portraits, modern phone cameras are work well (View Highlight) Currently (Dec, 2022) using iPhone 13 to take photos… If you don’t have a camera, I recommend looking at Fujifilm (View Highlight) I want a Fujifilm[1] though I use
obsidian
On one side you have the shitshow that is known as Twitter with its 280 char limit and weird thread logic, and the on the other side you have the stuffiness of posting full 10,000 word essays, Obsidian Publish is a great compromise. Why? 1. You can write with
deep-life
What does a the optimal day look someone focused on deep work and sharing remarkable results? This post argues that a day can be split into four categories for optimal impact of deep work and minimal risk of burnout: preparation, deep work, sharing, and input. preparation - prioritize tasks for