[Deliberate 106] VR, Revisited
Howdy to Deliberate Internet – my newsletter combining nuanced perspectives on Remote Work, Technology, Psychology, and other latest obsessions. Recently, I’ve rented Oculus Quest 3 – the newest...
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Hiking Jiufen to Ruifang via Liulang Road
Jiufen is a charming old mining village on the coast of Taiwan, about 30 km away from Taipei. It’s a very popular day-trip destination. Most people arrive by bus, but I decided to add a little hike....
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[Deliberate 107] Is air travel really that annoying? My best tips.
I’m Artur, and I am an over-optimizer.(Hi Artur ) Howdy to Deliberate Internet – my newsletter combining nuanced perspectives on Remote Work, Technology, Psychology, and other latest obsessions. I’m...
View ArticleBook: The Man from the Future: The Visionary Life of John von Neumann
John von Neumann, a name synonymous with the birth of modern computing, artificial intelligence, and game theory, has left a mark on the fabric of technology and science. The biography, “The Man from...
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[Deliberate 108] Avoid negative-sum games
Winning wealth and happiness takes effort, skill, and luck. But there is a shortcut: deciding which games to play – and what is even easier – deciding which ones not to play. Negative-sum games are...
View ArticleWriting serialized Gutenberg blocks in PHP
Sometimes you want to append to `post_content` in PHP. You can use the get_comment_delimited_block_content function to serialize Gutenberg syntax in a way that correctly shows as blocks in the editor:...
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The World runs on invisible labor
I am going to try to explain the XZ vulnerability recently discovered in many systems and its connection to caring for your grandparents. Imagine you have a hobby Let’s say you used to learn to play...
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Fun ways to exercise
The modern world is too legible. Too many things are a thing. One of those things is the concept of exercise or a workout. The act of using your body the way it’s supposed to be used becomes a chore,...
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Augmenting WordPress autocompleter quick links with your own post type
WordPress has a quick way to link to your other notes without copy-pasting. If you type [[ (just as in in Roam Research), you will invoke a dropdown to search your posts and pages. Like so: This is...
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[Deliberate 110] Keeping promises to yourself
When somebody agrees to do something for you, you usually expect them to keep their word. Do you expect the same when you make a promise to yourself? So what if I don’t keep that promise? It may be...
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Hey Junior!
Life does not come with a user manual. But why?This series of posts is addressed to my children and documents the aspects of life that I should have learned at school but didn’t. On this day, you have...
View Article[Deliberate 111] Parenting, Part Deux
I have great news to share. I have a son now! Two weeks ago, we welcomed the newest addition to the Piszek Family. I am thrilled to experience raising a boy. Not because boys are in any way “better”...
View Article[Deliberate 112] Cringe, and the crushing force of Technology
We are busy raising a newborn, and I don’t get to open my laptop or – to be honest -use my brain that much. However, overall, I am surprised how quickly we got our bearings in caring for our little...
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[Deliberate 113] – What should I take for longevity?
Howdy to Deliberate Internet – my newsletter combining nuanced perspectives on Remote Work, Technology, Psychology, and other latest obsessions. Parental leave is a great time to refocus yourself: in...
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Building sync engines in WordPress
Let’s say you want to synchronize some data in your WordPress with an external service. How do you do that? For my little “Second Brain” WordPress plugin, I have implemented 2 sync services so far:...
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[Deliberate 114] – The Almanack of John Carmack
Howdy to Deliberate Internet – my newsletter combining nuanced perspectives on Remote Work, Technology, Psychology, and other latest obsessions. John Carmack (on the right of the cover photo here) is...
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[Deliberate 115] – The marketplace of attention is inefficient
Howdy to Deliberate Internet – my newsletter combining nuanced perspectives on Remote Work, Technology, Psychology, and other latest obsessions. The Piszek family is on the road again. Taking...
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[Deliberate 116] – Guilt-free productivity system
Howdy to Deliberate Internet – my newsletter combining nuanced perspectives on Remote Work, Technology, Psychology, and other latest obsessions. Guilt, like pain, is a very useful signal: It means you...
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