Bemused ramblings some dude says on the internet
I think, all in all, the real key to finding motivation and meaning everyday is by taking advantage of each day to just live and be, without expecting anything from yourself or from anyone else. This doesn’t mean Nihilism, it means mindfulness.
One of the things that keeps my motivation and meaning sustained is looking at the bigger picture.… Read the rest
Pho and ramen are both common soup noodle dishes popular in different parts of Asia (as well as around the world). I’m personally a huge fan of both but I’ve met people who didn’t know what pho was or that ramen isn’t just instant noodles in a bag or cup. I also didn’t know they had a shared historical connection.
I wouldn’t have even suspected a shared origin if I hadn’t been exploring Google trends blowing off some steam.… Read the rest
A few days ago thunderstorms rolled in unannounced. A crash of thunder hit as my lights went out and the blackened sky lit up for a moment. A few minutes, before the power had come back on, sirens blared as firetrucks headed down my street, a few houses down. I expected my file server to be down, but I hadn’t expected it to have fried.… Read the rest
Supply chain attacks have been in the news time and time again with ConnectWise, SolarWinds, and Kaseya (which was eventually claimed as a zero-day), but they aren’t just a potential breach of source. They’re far more nuanced and abstract (depending on the interpretation). To confound matters, there really isn’t a single, agreed upon definition. A supply chain attack isn’t just an exploit of source, it’s an exploit of the whole pipeline by exploiting a piece of the process which can have staggering ramifications for security down the entire chain.… Read the rest
Chess has been a popular game for ages and has a multitude of variant games. It’s a fun game because it has a fixed set of rules but a massive number of possibilities. Some variants have minor changes, while others feel just vaguely like a form of chess. A rook may be weak in one variant while the most important piece in another.… Read the rest
As your infant grows into a toddler, they begin to get interested in what you’re doing and things which require creativity and imagination. Your kid will eventually get tired of dealing with certain games and toys. While I work to continually invent new games, I also need to have some props to back the play or something she can easily take lead on when we hit an impasse.… Read the rest