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The Future of the Internet: Insights from Kurzgesagt's Video
Today, I came across a video from Kurzgesagt – In a Nutshell, one of my favorite YouTube channels, titled "The Internet is Worse Than Ever – Now What?". This video caught my eye because I care about the internet and I enjoy thinking about technological impact on our lives so naturally I wanted to learn what the author has to say on the topic. Continue Reading
What's Wrong with My eBook Reader
I've owned a Kindle Paperwhite since 2019 and have read more than a hundred books on it. Here's what I would change if I were to design an eBook reader myself. Continue Reading
Technology ·
I’m on day 12 of the 100 Days of SwiftUI course, thanks to the recommendation of Zhenyi Tan. I’ve decided to learn some Swift and SwiftUI so I can build a small app or create an interesting extension. The main idea is to be able to build something that might be useful to me. I also wanted to try something other than web development. Continue Reading
Technology · Apple and Google’s Percentage-Based Search Engine Deal
I’m an Apple fan like no other. Sometimes my girlfriend makes fun of me by saying that I spend almost no money on clothes and other non-essential items just to be able to comfortably buy any Apple product I wish. However, there are quite a few things that bother me about the big tech giant. Continue Reading
Creativity · Why I Stopped Blogging and How I Am Starting Again
Just before I stopped blogging on my personal blog, I completed a 43-day blogging challenge. In hindsight, it was too much, and the content, although very personal and authentic, wasn’t something I wanted to make public, so I stopped. Continue Reading
On Sunday, I did my 10km race in my hometown. It was hot at around 32 degrees Celsius, which made running even harder. To be completely honest, it was a hard race, but I'm happy and glad that I did it. I finally saw what I am capable of even in the most harsh conditions. At the same time, I'm happy that I didn't push myself to a point where a health emergency would be needed. Continue Reading
Technology · Your Watch History is Off on YouTube
This is perhaps one of the finest features on YouTube I've encountered. As stated in numerous prior posts, I believe that the infinite scrolling feed is one of the most addictive patterns in apps. It remains one of my primary sources of overconsumption in my life. I'm working to break free from as many of these patterns as I can, aiming to improve my well-being and regain time for myself and the people I value spending time with. Continue Reading
Technology ·
As of right now, I no longer use Google as my main search engine on my smartphone. To be honest, I have no real reason for using it in the first place. I just didn't mind changing it. This is another example of the power of defaults at play. Even I, someone who prefers to use a different search engine than Google, have not changed it on all of the devices I use. Continue Reading
