Blog
This is a collection of stories and daily musings.
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The problem isn’t the tech?
There have been so many times when I keep thinking about the bad habits I acquired through the years. What kind, you ask? The practices that bother me are primarily about how I relate with my phone. It feels like an itch I couldn’t scratch. As if there’s something wrong, but I cannot figure it… Read more
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On building hydropower plants
Working as a researcher gives you a front-row seat to see a study area’s possible futures. You could make way for things to become a reality, like designing systems that provide energy access to a locality through hydropower. But then, like all projects, there are two sides to the story. While well-meaning designers want to… Read more
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Back up a little further
When one door closes in, right on your face, just back up a little bit. Then, perhaps, back up a little further. In that way, you’ll be able to see a broader view of what’s around you. Another door might be open on the other side but easy to miss because you’re probably too invested… Read more
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Where do decommissioned wind turbines go?
Renewable energy is popular–it is often touted as the “fastest-growing” source of energy with statements such as “the total amount of electricity harnessed from wind has more than doubled since 2010” and “the rate of solar power installation has grown by a factor of more than one hundred during the last ten years.” Here we… Read more
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Fast foods, convenience foods, and sugar
As I was thinking about how time-consuming it is to prepare good meals, the satisfaction you get from creating something that people enjoy is gratifying. But why do we eat fast food, especially when we work in the city? Because the systems force us to. Unless you really made time to prepare your lunch at… Read more
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How do you spend your time?
How often do you begin your day? How do you spend it and end it with your hands almost and always groping around for your devices? Just as their creators envisioned a world where devices help us make the most of our day by taking away the things that consume most of our time, we… Read more
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In debt?
Debt gives you the ability to live through today by borrowing the life you could enjoy tomorrow. So, if you are simply putting yourself in debt because of the fleeting things you want to enjoy now, you might be robbing yourself of the freedom your tomorrow self would be glad to have. Playing catch-up never… Read more
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