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Everyday Stories, Lived

  • The liberation I felt after reducing my Facebook use

    After spending hours reading long reads, I suddenly had a burst of desire to create something tangible that others could interact with, such as this blog post. I was feeling the excitement to type and get something published, feeling the overflow of thoughts and ideas that I could no longer contain inside my head. I Read more

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  • Letter no. 47

    Dear reader from the future, Sometimes, I get worried about my lack of knowledge of how to make things grow like in subsistence farming. What if another global collapse keeps goods from being transported to where they should go, and I only know how to get food from the supermarket, and the shelves will run Read more

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  • I just had to try vibecoding!

    When Ethan Mollick wrote about vibecoding, I knew I had to test it myself. The first project I had in mind was to make a Tetris embedded in my website, which visitors can play. When I couldn’t refine the game such that it would (1) have a leaderboard and (2) allow the user to speed Read more

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  • Work from home, electronic screens, and trouble sleeping

    I wrote the original post here in August 2020. It’s been ten years since I first used f.lux (from Windows to MacOS)—I first installed the app on my new laptop as a fifth-year engineering student in 2015. So, if you see me typing on my yellow-lit screen at this hour, you will understand why. Blue Read more

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  • The things we hide

    So we hide away the unpleasant, like crumbs under the bed, thinking that putting away the hurt makes the hurt go away. But they never go away. They would only chew bit by bit the sanity we try to hold. Until we break. Read more

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  • Late-night musings #27

    Our cat follows a strict schedule and lets us know incessantly in a varied presentation from gentle meows to unabashed screams. Without our cat, we could easily sleep in throughout the day. We’re just glad he is around to keep us rolling. Read more

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  • In a world burdened by strife and division

    I can only do so much with the hours I have in a day. What a miserable life it would be to try to lift all the burden of the world upon your shoulders. But hey, I knew someone who already did! And His Name is Jesus. And now those who trust in His Name Read more

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Everyday Stories, Lived

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