Blog
This is a collection of stories and daily musings.
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Little inconveniences
There are some inconveniences that we willingly participate in, such as waiting in queue. Why? Because we see the end goal, not the discomfort we’re experiencing at the moment. Read more
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Becoming a burst of sunshine
Being there for somebody else, especially when you help them see a kind of tomorrow they never imagined possible (yet), makes you a burst of sunshine in their lives, revealing a beautiful landscape no one sees in the dark. Read more
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Doing the bare minimum
What does it even look like to do one’s best? In grade school, I was told, “Why settle for good when you can do best?” I carried that idea through the years and worked through life with that frame of thought until doing the best of my abilities became the norm. It’s like doing otherwise… Read more
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Estimating solar PV generation using PV-GIS
If you want “free and open access to photovoltaic (PV) electricity generation potential for different technologies and configurations,” this resource is for you. When you click on the link, you will be redirected to the Photovoltaic Geographical Information System (PVGIS) webpage and get access to three tools: By indicating the address or latitude/longitude of your… Read more
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What universities are meant to do
The Energy Change Institute is all about what universities are meant to do – they’re meant to take knowledge, they’re meant to teach people, they’re meant to learn stuff and they’re meant to work with the rest of society to take that knowledge and to disperse it. Professor Brian Schmidt, ANU Vice Chancellor (from the… Read more
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Eyes that never get satisfied
All things are wearisome;Man is not able to tell it.The eye is not satisfied with seeing,Nor is the ear filled with hearing.Ecclesiastes 1:8 NASB1995 There was a certain man without a dependent, having neither a son nor a brother, yet there was no end to all his labor. Indeed his eyes were not satisfied with riches and he never asked, “And for whom am I laboring and depriving myself of pleasure?” This too is vanity and it is a grievous task.Ecclesiastes 4:8 NASB1995 Have you also felt how one’s desire becomes insatiable? As the saying… Read more
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When opportunities find you
The more I experience God’s grace and providence, the more I understand that idleness is a sin and its own punishment. To excuse oneself from striving to do the best just because the present conditions do not match one’s desires is like robbing oneself of greater opportunities ahead. So, working hard could also be a… Read more
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