Observations on the world and its inhabitants
Espanso is a free, open-source text expander that works across Windows, macOS and Linux. Most guides cover the basics — type a trigger, get some text. This guide goes further, covering features that turn Espanso from a simple text replacer into a genuinely powerful productivity tool. For those to want to save the drudgery of ...
“One can’t save time if one does not invest time” Video narration for those who wish to avoid reading. There is a peculiar irony embedded in the modern pursuit of efficiency. The very act of trying to save time often demands that one first spend it. This is the meta-layer of time management that few ...
Visual Studio Code (VS Code) is widely recognised as the industry standard for software development. However, its core strength—managing complex text files with precision—makes it an exceptionally powerful tool for authors of fiction and non-fiction alike. Luddites and lazy folk should stop right now – leave this blog and get back to Netflix, Instagram and ...
Buckle up. It’s that time again. We’re about to dive into the gloriously absurd world of redefining a second. Yes, scientists are spending their lives—literal decades—trying to make the concept of “one Mississippi” more accurate. Because apparently, your microwave’s clock being off by a nanosecond is a cosmic tragedy!! 😱 🧪 Welcome to the Lab ...
I may be alone in this sort of experience. I provide clear, complete information to a service provider, only to have them ask me to “confirm” what I’ve already meticulously provided. But here’s where things take a frustrating turn – their “confirmation” actually contains errors that weren’t in my original communication. I call this the ...
In our quest to make the most of our personal time, we often find ourselves gravitating towards activities that bring us pleasure, satisfaction, and a sense of purpose. Whether it’s indulging in leisure pursuits, exploring creative outlets, or engaging in community service, the ways we choose to spend our free time are deeply intertwined with ...
As many know the topic of stupidity has occupied me privately and on this blog for quite a while. I’ve not written about it for quite some time. That ought not to mean that stupidity has died! The story below shows stupidity and its power. Summary: I can book at Booking.com for the same apartment ...
As some may not know, everybody has roughly (on average) 27,375 days here on earth. An average person of age 50 will have 9,125 days left to live. If 65 then they have 3,650 days left to live. My time is running out! I want to spend my time doing what I find meaningful. Idiots ...
The result of MRI scan has shown something that ‘may’ be a cancer. That’s brought me closer to my mortality. And – I nauseatingly re-iterate that ‘time is our most precious asset’. Hence, I have and will continue until the very end, to deal short shrift to idiots who intend to waste seconds or hours ...
As the title says, this is an exploration of ‘down sides’. If you wish for a balanced perspective, move on now! I mean now! What do I mean by electronic media? I mean all forms of electronic communication and interaction e.g. emails, text (sms) messages, online banking, video conferencing etc etc. Overall these forms of ...
A conversation yesterday 26th June 2021, got me thinking about this. By coincidence, I was in the process of weeding out junk-contacts from my contacts list. Someone – Person X – asked me for contact details for an accountant which I had passed to them a few months ago. Why? Because a) they can’t find ...
People believe that they’re living their own lives. I’ve come to think that they are not – for the most part. Life is about living the time between birth and death. What you do with that time is important. People find different purposes in life: Some want to contribute to society and so their time might ...
The way most people will answer the question is like – ‘Well it depends…‘ or ‘They may help some people but not everybody‘. And that right there represents the market for people who will more than likely purchase self-help books (SHB). Now calm down – I’m not saying that SHBs are bad. This post will ...
An unusual individual has given free-willing consent to publishing this conversation. Some will be obsessed with XY’s and JS’s characteristics, identities and when all this happened – which is to miss other important things in this conversation. Human thought/thinking is a sequence of ideas and assertions using language. Its flow depends both on ‘form’ and ...
One of the commonest words I hear from my close circle of contacts is ‘later‘. The next is ‘I’ll check’ – like do I need to know? Why not check first and then say ‘done it’? I don’t know. Jeeez! Maybe people feel they are being polite or some nonsense. If in the odd chance ...
Did I say ‘controlling the world?’ I did NOT! I said ‘your world’. What does ‘your world’ mean? I mean the probabilities of events that are happening now and preparing for probabilities of events likely to happen in the future. Some fool needs an example. It is this simple: if you don’t top up your ...
Gadwin is a little known software developer that I’ve stayed with for the last 10 years or so. I’ve found there products to be quite user friendly, simple and easy to use. At left is a screenshot of their website taken with Gadwin Printscren Pro 5 (the latest version that was released recently). I had ...
After 5 years of solid battle, I woke up this morning and admitted defeat. Yes – I’ve been battling against sleep for all that time. Last night my ‘biology’ directed, against all my will power, that I take to bed around midnight. I just woke up some 8.5 hours later – this morning – from ...
Captain Walker
Captain Walker
