I am currently on a journey to optimize my workflow, which includes using as many application and system shortcuts as possible. But boy, it is extra hard on Mac device. About six months ago, I switched from Linux/Windows to the macOS ecosystem. I knew the system was flawed, but the appeal of ARM chips in…

Massive disclaimer: I am still learning how to touch type. I still have an abysmal 50–60 WPM performance. What I am sharing is my personal experience and the techniques I find valuable. Your mileage will vary. Touch typing is a technique that involves typing without looking at the keyboard, using the same fingers on predefined…

I have been a horrible typist my whole life. Unlike my parents, I grew up at a time when typewriters were being phased out, but computers were not yet omnipresent. This meant schools had already stopped teaching touch typing—a skill often offered only to girls, as traditional, sexist society assumed they would become secretaries or…

How is it possible that we spend so much money, time, and other resources on “spending” money? The Problem For the past month, I’ve been obsessing over my new hobby: mechanical keyboards. I bought one. Then I built another. I told myself: It’s fine, it’s just a hobby. It keeps me off the streets. But…

The EU Made Simple channel, present on Nebula and Youtube has really good summary of recent shameful EU-US deal. In 2023 commissioner Didier Reynders attacked civil liberties organisation noyb.eu that tried to protect our privacy from a broken adequacy agreement under the guise of EU-US “Data Privacy Framework”. Now president Ursula von der Leyen made…

Finally took a plunge into split keyboard world, and built myself Lily58. This post will be super short as my typing speed is still atrocious, and it will take a while to get used to: At this point I am not sure if the DSA keycaps are not the biggest problem. Especially after decades of…

I left social media a month ago, and I am feeling better. Not great, let’s be honest. Not everything that bothers us in modern society is because of M&Ms (the Mark and Musk duo). Firstly, what did I cut out? Over the past 15 years, my social media outlets included: Of the above, I feel…

Instant Gratification Syndrome (made-up name) is a plague driven by social media feeds and short videos. I am here to offer you a solution that works for me.

Think of a blog as a replacement for social media feed without annoying algorithms. Your audience picks what they read. You keep your voice.

Building a Chrome extension is easy, and it can quickly scratch your personal itch. So I did just that and built an extension to block time-wasting websites.