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The space we live in
Our space #
I was riding my bike through a neighborhood when two dogs started barking and running inside their
fence alongside me. The continued to run until they got to the corner of their fence. As...
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Why not to ask doctors for their advice
The danger #
While not tho focus of the EconTalk episode Vinay Prasad on Cancer Screening Russ Roberts raises the dilema of asking your doctor what they would do when facing a health care...
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Ask vs guess culture at work
In the article Ask vs guess culture I appreciated the attention drawn to the conflict between the typical "ask" culture at work and the more typical "guess" culture in personal...
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The fall of poetry
I found myself taking notes while listening to the EconTalk episode Erik Hoel on Consciousness, Free Will, and the Limits of
Science.
The interview discussed our intrinsic and extrinsic understandings...
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Lessons from my dog on courage
I'm sitting in my backyard enjoying the afternoon. It warmed my heart as I
watched my dog sitting in the grass keeping observant watch over the street.
But then the thought came to me, eventually the...
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Lessons from my dog on meditation
I recently read about three meditation practices, the purpose of which was to help calm the brain by
paying attention to the body in the present. That got me thinking about the my dog.
First, dogs are...
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MDN sponsored content… I'm still hesitant to pay for things
In MDN's welcome blog post they included a section about sponsored
content.
Unsurprisingly my immediate felt reaction is disgust. Instead of unbiased helpful content companies
will now be able to...
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Reflections on the article: Continuous growth is cancer
This morning I read the article Continuous growth is cancer.
Instead of building a sustainable work environment with sensible compensation, the system favours
continuous growth – something that isn't...
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I am a storyteller
The desire #
Recently I read a question by someone asking how to become a better storyteller. This question
resonates with me. I feel I lack the ability to tell a good story. I'm not sure where the...
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We teach failure is to be feared
How fear of failure impacts me #
I've carried the fear of failure for as long as I can remember. There's no area of my life where this fear does not reach. As I've grown older I believe I understand...
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Using devcontainers with VS Code and GitHub Codespaces
The beginning: Creating a Blazor WASM application on both Windows and Linux #
I use a Windows machine at work but a Linux machine at home. I do .Net development at work.
Although I'd prefer to...
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The core of what it is to love someone
The excerpt #
An excerpt from Jordan Peterson's interview with John Vervaeke:
The goal of Rhineland Mysticism was this kind of receptivity, you have to make a space so that the son of God can be born...
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Computer backups
Neglect #
I saw the topic of backups come up again on Hacker News. A couple years ago I set up both Duplicacy
and Restic. I was going to run both and then compare them. Instead of setting up a...
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My approach for writing and managing notes
The issue #
I love the idea of notes. A place to collect all the interesting bits of information which I come in contact with and which flow through my mind. But recording, tracking and sharing them...
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Science is peculiar in decision-making
The prompt #
I struggle to make decisions and therefore whenever coming across material on the topic I take note. Recently I was listening to the Language of God podcast with Bill Newsome. in which...
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Reflections on project management
The discussion #
The saying goes:
If you put 10 economists in a room, you’ll get 11 opinions.
So it seems with project management teams, every team member has their thoughts on how to manage...
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Logging Azure Function App log entries using Serilog gotchas
The problem #
Azure Functions are great, except logging configuration is not the same as .Net Core applications and there are a number of ways logging can be configured incorrectly which leads to...
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The path to empathy is self reflection
Story #
The other night a group I've joined at times was reading through the Bible. I have participated in such groups in the past. This group feels and functions very similarly to the others. It...
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Absent mindedness. Lost in thought. Automatic processing.
Story #
Driving back from a social engagement with my girlfriend to her house I was reflecting on our time there. We were driving down neighborhood streets in an area I hadn't been previously. When we...