Night after night - often when it’s already past 2 AM - I find myself feverishly going into ‘just one more’ mode. Whether it’s reading just one more blog post, making one more change to a side project, or watching people catching tuna. It feels like there simply isn’t enough hours in a day to achieve everything I want.
I opted to put my big-boy shoes on today, buying the cold meat brand that is 85% cheaper than my regular brand. You know: The one with the bland, unappealing, no-name packaging. I reasoned that should I not like it, at least the dogs would. To my surprise, it was better than the more expensive brand. What’s in it I’d rather not dwell on.
Am I the only one who gets stressed out by LinkdIn’s emails nudging me to ‘Congratulate so-and-so on their career progression’? Although I’m happy in my current role, these emails make me feel like I’m underachieving by not climbing the ladder as frequently as some.
Almost no one I’ve spoke with fully understands
A fresh start can be whenever you’re ready.
“If no one will hire me, then I’m just gonna hire myself.”
38% of remote workers work from bed
It’s time for one of the most anticipated Rugby Union international test matches of the year. The stadium capicity does not mean anything as it’s played in front of no spectators, but let’s hope for a spectacle.
The much underrated chicken wing is, when compared to the glorious beef steak, a solid choice when you just have an airfrier and a limited budget. Heck, unless you have an expert behind the grill, the choock wing is always a solid choice.
Always evaluate others’ actions in the best possible light. Assume the best intentions.
“A human being should be able to change a diaper, plan an invasion, butcher a hog, conn a ship, design a building, write a sonnet, balance accounts, build a wall, set a bone, comfort the dying, take orders, give orders, cooperate, act alone, solve equations, analyze a new problem, pitch manure, program a computer, cook a tasty meal, fight efficiently, die gallantly. Specialization is for insects.” - Robert A. Heinlein
I love South Africa: The food. The culture. The people. If it wasn’t for the crime, the hate and the inflammatory politicians I’d be living there right now. For the sake of my children, I find myself in Australia at present, but I have to admit: I miss Africa every single day.
Our sense of control over the world around us is a prime example of what psychologist Bertrand Russell dubs the “illusion of control,” and it’s a common, almost universal, human trait. People are wired to believe they have some limited control over their lives and the world around them. It turns out a great many of the choices we make in our lives are illusory.
I’ve been playing with OpenAI’s GPT3 recently. It’s an awesome tool for writing, but it’s not always fit for purpose. I recently asked it to come up with some ideas for a paper my daughter had to write; some of the completions it came up with were - ahem - shockingly inappropriate. In other cases it is very useful. I guess it’s kind of like many AI tools: surprisingly clever, widely very stupid ; so not always 100% good.
About a year ago I complained about the status of pinboard.in. Today I revisted the service’s resources and was pleasantly surprised with all the 2021 updates. I renewed my subscription immediately after seeing this.
Am I the only one who found “State of the Union” @ WWDC painful to watch? Keynote to SOTU was like hitting a wall at 150 mph.
Is it a bird? No, its a swimming pool that is costing us way too much. But come summer we won’t care.
Today is international burger day. Will have to celebrate that!
2nd COVID vaccine administered! 💉🎖
The barista pretty much nailed the finishing on this one
Nothing like a cold brew to recharge the batteries.
Wow! Excel on a Mac is so much worse than the Windows equivalent. It’s probably my biggest gripe when working from home.
As per the official website of Apple, today’s Apple event will commence at 10:00 AM PDT. For viewers from pitiful Australia, this time translates to 3:00 AM AEST, 2:30 AM ACST, and 1:00 AM AWST on April 21.
Stipe Miocic needs a haircut. But I won’t be the one telling him that.