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Knowledge work
The word The first time I heard the term "knowledge work", I must have been in high school. To be honest, I remember being somewhat confused by it - it may have taken a while for me to...
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Blog update - Mar '23
Rolling my own My site used to say that I am migrating my blog from WordPress to a personal setup since as far back as 2015. Better late than never (though never late is better) WordPress is an...
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Advice
// When we share about things that we see > More at https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/advice I have been thinking about advice. This word, which according to Merriam-Webster dates back to...
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Startup life #1
The main reason why I have not been able to write is my full immersion into the startup life, beginning around April 2014. Before that, I'd just dropped out and was trying to learn and absorb as much...
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Let's get that door of yours a handle!
If you have ever gotten frustrated by the process involved in giving directions, worry not. There is a startup focused on fixing precisely that! I have recently had the honour of interacting with two...
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Recovering files from Ubuntu One cloud using FTP
Since Ubuntu One is closing (If you haven't rescued your files, you should do so now, before their servers are shut down), I have been trying to download my data in a single archive, which failed due...
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Fixing Touchpad Problem under Linux (Fujitsu)
Ever since I have installed Ubuntu on my Fujitsu Ultrabook UH572, I have been using some workarounds to get the touchpad to work properly. Below you can find the steps I took. (Initially, the touchpad...
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Use nano? Use Syntax Highlighting (Ruby too)!
Using ERB Syntax Highlighting in Nano terminal editor...
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Galaxy Gear with Galaxy Note II
I have just managed to get a Galaxy Gear for "testing purposes" - without purchasing a Galaxy Note 3. What I expected was at least a week of tireless googling and hours on XDA trying to find...
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Memorization with Python and Bubbles
I have found myself struggling to allocate time and patience to a very boring module that I am currently enrolled for (it's a theory-only module). I have come up with a "lifehack" that...
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