Meditations
Marcus Aurelius, Maxwell Staniforth
Written in Greek by an intellectual Roman emperor without any intention of publication, the Meditations of Marcus Aurelius offer a wide range of fascinating spiritual reflections and exercises developed as the leader struggled to understand himself ...
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February 26, 2026
Thoughts on Seneca's The Shortness of Life
In a recent blogpost by jenn (https://jenn.site/in-my-misanthropy-era/), she starts her post with the following: For the past year I've been sinking into the Great Books via the…
February 15, 2026
Can I fix my attention span by doing nothing?
Problem Statement I have recently noticed that my ability to focus on something is *strongly* limited by my ability to understand it. In practice that means I have little trouble…
April 14, 2025
Everything is Tuberculosis
John Green
John Green, the #1 bestselling author of The Anthropocene Reviewed and a passionate advocate for global healthcare reform, tells a deeply human story illuminating the fight against the world’s deadliest infectious disease. Once romanticized as a mal...
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April 1, 2025
Using Apple MDM to reduce phone usage
If you're thinking about ditching your iPhone for a dumb phone, because you hate how much time the magic little rectangle is siphoning away from you on a daily basis, then I get…
March 25, 2025
Switching to NixOS is easy, actually?!
NixOS banner This is a PSA for anyone who is thinking about switching to NixOS, but has been putting it off because it seems like the transition would be a pain: **You're wrong,…
March 19, 2025
Core Java for the Impatient; 4th Edition
Cay Horstmann
Modern Java introduces major enhancements that impact the core Java technologies and APIs at the heart of the Java platform. Many old Java idioms are no longer needed, and new features and programming paradigms can make you far more effective. Howeve...
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March 17, 2025
Incremental Reading: Part 1 - Introduction
Spaced Repetition as a method for retaining information has found an ever growing community of advocates. There's some real science behind why it works and programs like Anki have…
March 7, 2025
Kaput - The End of the German Miracle
Wolfgang Münchau
Until recently, Germany appeared to be a paragon of economic and political success. Angela Merkel was widely seen as the true 'leader of the free world', and Germany's export-driven economic model seemed to deliver prosperity. But recent events – fro...
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March 6, 2025
Ambessa - Chosen of the Wolf
C.L. Clark
Set in the blockbuster and award-winning universe of League of Legends: Arcane and written by award-winning author C. L. Clark, discover a thrilling epic fantasy novel where Ambessa Medarda truly learns what it means to be a Chosen of the Wolf. Medar...
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March 3, 2025
Too much noise in the world
Today I woke up with a particular feeling. It's not the first time I've felt like this and it won't be the last. I'm not surprised that I woke up like this. I knew it was coming.…
December 16, 2022
Adding Wifi to a usb printer
I own a Brother HL-L2310D Black and White Laser Printer. It prints great the toner is cheap and I've never had a problem with it. But it doesn't have wifi. And so everytime I want…
December 15, 2022
