Now that I’m daily driving Arch Linux again, I’ve been thinking about how to handle my tasks. I use Apple Reminders because the iWatch functionality with Siri is so good. I’ve been thinking of setting up a self-hosted solution, but then I would lose the Siri integration. In the meantime, I figured I would just try to access Apple Reminders from Linux. Using it from the browser worked surprisingly well. ...
I relied on iCloud sync for my Obsidian backup for many years. However, my vault has grown significantly and has reached nearly 3500 notes. This leads to problems when opening the vault on other iOs devices, because iCloud sync removes files from devices when they are not used. When the vault is reopened, it takes over 5 minutes to sync everything. Having this 5 minute waiting time every time I open up my vault on my iPad was a problem which I needed to address. ...
I’ve just released a comprehensive video delving deep into my Neovim setup and command-line centric workflow. This video is a response to the curiosity of my YouTube subscribers. It’s an all-inclusive guide from A to Z, detailing the rationale behind my configuration choices. I’ve spent years perfecting my workflow and this video has been several months in the making, so I’m excited that I can finally share it with you. ...
From here on out you can access Microsoft Learn during the exams. This is great news! This is much more like the actual experience of an engineer’s daily activities. It is arguably more important to look up things efficiently rather than memorizing everything for a test and forgetting it a few weeks later. Links: 202308231608 ...
Ah, writing. It’s one of the skills that I’ve consistently been praised for throughout my life. I’m pretty good at it, and I think that’s because I enjoy it. It led me to getting an academic degree in English Literature and Culture, simply because I was following the things I was naturally good at. However, just like any other skill, you can only become better at it through consistent practice. This morning I read a wonderful little blog post on writing regularly, and I was touched by his words: ...
For the past few months I’ve been using this neat API to check the weather from the command line. It’s very simple to use. Simply run: curl wttr.in This will show the weather based on your location, but you can also give a particular location and format. curl wttr.in/Amsterdam Links: 202304271504 https://github.com/chubin/wttr.in
I use RSS feeds to read the news, and I use Newsboat as a RSS reader. To in stall on MacOS: brew install newsboat Integrate in already existing terminal workflow Free from distraction Control how content is rendered Carefully curate which content you consume Build your own “Social Media feed” No advertisements or suggested articles Newsboat uses RSS feeds which are generated by websites Links: 202304271004 ...
Dopamine Listened to an interesting podcast on Dopamine by Andrew Huberman. I always enjoy his content because he is completely driven by science, not by personal opinion. He is truly objective as far as I can tell. Dopamine is often misunderstood. It is not necessarily associated with good feelings after you pursue an activity. It is more related to motivation to engage in certain behaviours. Rewards Scientists did an experiment where they observed children of kindergarten age, and later reproduced this in adults. The children were monitored during school days, where they had blocks of structured time and free time. During structured time their activities were managed. They had to sing or write, for example. Then they had blocks of free time where they could do whatever activity they liked. ...
I noticed multiple times now that during my workouts my mind is generating lots of new ideas for coding projects or blog posts. It is a well known fact that walking stimulates areas in the brain that which will in turn stimulate creativity. But I’m noticing that it starts to happen with strength workouts as well. Although I don’t struggle with the motivation to get myself to the gym, I sometimes feel “guilty” for not spending that time on coding or studying. I’m realizing now that this is a very irrational train of thought. ...
I used to make all my notes on paper, but I decided to switch to a digital note-taking system about two years ago. Digital note-taking provides the following advantages: Searchability Collected in one place Can be converted to different output formats Easier to share with others Does not take up physical space No risk of losing your notes in case of fire or other disaster I’ve gone through several iterations of my note-taking systems. I started on Google Docs, moved on to Notion and eventually landed on Obsidian. However, as I became more proficient with UNIX systems and vim, I realized I did not need all of that distracting functionality, and I switched over to using Neovim and a few bash scripts. I occasionally open up Obsidian to look at my graph view or to make use of the Anki plugin, but I enjoy the trimmed-down version that I built myself. I don’t need to leave the command line to read my notes or to create a new one. ...