From two and a half homes to one
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Today, after three years and one month, I handed over the keys to my first apartment away from my childhood home. It marks the end of an era worth reflecting on.
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Mandated use of AI at work
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Although I also use AI for some features on this blog and sometimes chat with some AI agent (whether it’s ChatGPT, Claude, Microsoft Copilot or GitHub Copilot), I have mixed feelings about its mandated use at work (Shopify is just one company doing it).
What’s minimalism?
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We live in a world where buying and owning stuff is the default. New clothes? Sure. Another gadget? Why not?
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One of the things I hate, yes, I really hate it, is cigarette smoke. I get angry when I smell the smoke of the neighbors who are smoking directly in front of the entrance door of our apartment build, while we are trying to let fresh air in. But situations like smelling smoke at train stations or bus stops make me feel really uncomfortable as well.
New Bike Day: My new Cube Hyde Race
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On Thursday, or better, let’s say yesterday on Friday, was New Bike Day for me. I finally got my new bike, which I bought after doing a lot of research.
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On subscriptions 💸
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Manuel Moreale, Kev Quirk and some others (in response to them) listed their subscriptions and what and why they are paying for them.
Long term career thoughts
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When I read this article by Herman Martinus, creator of Bear Blog and some other projects, about how he stays motivated as a solo creator, it triggered some thoughts about my own career.
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The field near my second home… Walking here reminds me of when I walked here a year and a half ago, debating whether to accept the new job offer. It feels like an eternity ago. But it was a good decision!
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Catching COVID-19
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So far, I had been spared from COVID-19. “Had,” focusing on the past, because now it has affected me, or us, after all. We had to cut short our vacation, which I used to share little glimpses of here on the blog. We quickly went back home, wearing masks the whole time and hoping not to infect more people.
My unsuccessful search for the perfect 5G home router solution
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In search of the perfect LTE or 5G-based home router, I recently found myself tumbling down a rabbit hole.