Artemis
The conclusion of the book left me hanging a bit, otherwise it was a good read. Not as good as The Martian though. https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/34928122-artemis
Re-building my Playstation, NES, SNES & Arcade classic console
Following the disappointment that was the PlayStation Classic Console, which I was totally set on buying; I decided to re-build one myself. I really wanted to have one for nostalgia and to revisit Resident Evil 2 before I play the remastered version on the PS4 next year… unfortunately the overwhelming negative reviews knock some sense […]
Salsa Cutthroat 2019 review
TLDR: It is basically a mountain bike with drop bars… and it’s awesome! I recently got myself the Salsa Cutthroat 2019 with the Apex build kit. I would’ve wanted to opt for the Force 1 build kit but they didn’t offer the frameset in black, so I had to swap out some parts: Replaced Apex […]
adversity is an opportunity to become more resilient
Work/Play station audio update
Pun intended! I finally got my audio setup sorted. I have my Audioengine A5+ speakers hooked to an Audioengine D1 DAC, which is connected to my desktop (Dan A4) via USB for power & audio input. Then I have my PS4 Pro connected to the D1 via optical cable to route the PS4’s sound to […]
Training smarter
I train primarily to release my aggression, angst and negative energies I’ve accumulated over the years. It’s a fair endeavor where I get what I put in, where I have control and can affect positive changes over course and outcome. i’ve been training hard and consistent for the past 15yrs not because i want to […]
Height Adjustable Desk Review
I’ve been wanting to try a Height Adjustable Desk ever since I heard of it some 2 years ago but couldn’t due to logistics and cost to acquire one here in the Philippines. Desks range from $500-$1,000 USD plus shipping which was the primary limiting factor for me. Fortunately you can purchase one locally at […]
First Principles
I think it’s important to reason from first principles rather than by analogy. The normal way we conduct our lives is we reason by analogy. [With analogy] we are doing this because it’s like something else that was done, or it is like what other people are doing. [With first principles] you boil things down […]
Securing my Linode server
Thanks to a hackers and/or bots trying to inject malware into my WordPress installation, I am forced to learn how to administrate my host better. Surprisingly enough, I find myself enjoying learning how to manage and secure a production server; A skill which will definitely help me become a better developer moving forward. So far […]
35, what i learned so far
Here are 8 things that sum up the things I picked up this past year. I hope to pick up more as I continue my journey and look forward to my next Orbit. Define what success is to you – the earlier you know what success is to you, the more time you’ll have to […]
Back to blogging
I started web logging (blogging) back in 1999 when i got into web development. Way before WordPress, where you had to code your own version of blog websites on GeoCities, SpacePorts or similar free hosting platforms. Somewhere between 2005 and now i stopped since it became main stream. Now that the band wagon has predominantly […]
How I secured my WordPress site
I recently came across malware in my WordPress installation even though I am running the latest version of WordPress and not running any other plugin apart from JetPack. I tried removing the malware and updating all the WordPress files only to get infected again a few days after. So Far these steps have mitigated the […]
Gulp Pipeline update
I encountered some errors compiling old projects using my old node workflow which turned out to be the result of a lot of the packages being deprecated. gyp ERR! stack Error: Can’t find Python executable “python”, you can set the PYTHON env variable. Luckily it was an easy fix, I simple had to install the […]
Broken Angels (Takeshi Kovacs #2)
Preferred the first book. Hopefully the third one is better. https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/279561.Broken_Angels?from_search=true
Abrasive
(of a person or manner) showing little concern for the feelings of others; harsh A lot of people (Family included) find me abrasive and that’s okay. People cope in their own unique way and if they find me abrasive in order to understand where I’m coming from then that’s fine. Like Mark Manson said: You […]
The Subtle Art of Not Giving a Fuck
No this is something I can give a fuck about. https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/28257707-the-subtle-art-of-not-giving-a-f-ck?from_search=true
Dan A4 birthday gift
Wife got me an advanced birthday gift which I am totally stoked on! I’ll probably receive it a month after my birthday and I can hardly wait! Thankfully DAN, NCase and NFC got into a colab with Lian-Li a.k.a. SFF Lab to make the fabrication and shipping significantly cheaper, especially for Asian customers since it […]
Altered Carbon (Takeshi Kovacs #1)
Not really a fan of detective stories but this caught my fancy. Kinda hard to follow the story at times though. https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/40445.Altered_Carbon?from_search=true
Oriigin
My least favorite book in the Robert (forever-bachelor) Langdon series. https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/32283133-origin?from_search=true
Cooling & Storage upgrades
Updated my shoe box for the coming summer heat: Replaced stock AMD cooler with a Noctua L9i with AM4 mounting kit Added a 92mmx25mm Noctua fan on the side Added a 120mm Noctua fan in the front Added a Seagate 2tb SSHD drive for my media and games. Temperatures seems to be nominal, everything considered. […]