Jenna was asking me to remind her the name of a city in Poland that she had been planning to go for a conference. After I helped her pronounce Wrocław correctly (and was surprised at myself that I remembered it so well) she said something very interesting: “I think it should be part of geographyContinue reading “Deepening geographical understanding through language”
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I got vaccinated!
It’s amazing to reflect on how much effort and ingenuity has gone into making this possible. I really hope more people around the world can benefit from this as soon as possible. My vaccination was delivered by UC Davis Health. It was a very well run experience and I was very impressed with the wayContinue reading “I got vaccinated!”
Pandemic check-in 2021
When this started last year, I was on the early side on anticipating what was coming and I started making adjustments early on to accommodate what I thought was how things were going to play out. I was prepared for what was coming, and had made peace with how different things were going to be.Continue reading “Pandemic check-in 2021”
Perfect life broken down into perfect weeks
A perfect week is where you do everything that’s important to you. Do it 4 times and you have a perfect month. Do 12 such months and you have a perfect year. Live such a year 50 times and you have a life well lived. So, what’s your plan for the week?
Does money make you mean?
When we look around us, if we see human beings who are wealthy, remember that science proves that there is a strong bias that they are going to be selfish, mean, and be some level of a jerk. Then we should look for what are the things they do that compensate for that scientifically provenContinue reading “Does money make you mean?”
The Fascinating Evidence Showing Plants Have Human Level Intelligence, Feelings, Pain and More
I know many of us have very strong opinions on this so would appreciate thoughtful comments. Because we can’t relate to the sentience of plants, does eating them make it less cruel than creatures whose sentience we can relate to? Is cruelty an objective standard or an emotional lens? Some plants, such as sundew, areContinue reading “The Fascinating Evidence Showing Plants Have Human Level Intelligence, Feelings, Pain and More”
Becoming an Estonian e-Resident
Almost six years ago, I became one of the first people in the world to be an Estonian e-Resident 🙂 I had to physically go there to get finger-printed and prove that I was biologically alive, and after that I got an e-identity tied to it which allowed me to transact within Estonia’s (and partiallyContinue reading “Becoming an Estonian e-Resident”
Tim Cook: Statement at International Data Privacy Day
Tim Cook, Apple CEO, made a very interesting statement at Brussels’ International Data Privacy Day. Technology does not need vast troves of personal data stitched together across dozens of websites and apps in order to succeed. Advertising existed and thrived for decades without it, and we’re here today because the path of least resistance isContinue reading “Tim Cook: Statement at International Data Privacy Day”
Disinformation via Anachronistic Juxtaposition
Usually when someone asks for their own tweet to be prevented from being reshared it’s a sign of Streisand Effect. The Streisand effect is a phenomenon whereby an attempt to hide, remove, or censor a piece of information has the unintended consequence of publicizing the information more widely, usually facilitated by the Internet. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Streisand_effect IContinue reading “Disinformation via Anachronistic Juxtaposition”
Snowshoeing with Dad
We went snowshoeing and it took us longer than we thought and it got really dark. It also got quite cold – but that helped keep us moving 😛 That’s my dad in the pics, the lighting made for some interesting photos. We weren’t sure what activity to pick on the Apple Watch. Went withContinue reading “Snowshoeing with Dad”
