Everyone I know enjoys taking vacations, having free time, spending time with family, and doing different things that the daily grind might not allow for, etc. As much as I love disconnecting during this leisure time, due to the nature of my work, I always need to have a data plan and some gadget on hand that allows me to remotely connect to servers, if only to be able to restart a service that’s acting up.
Yesterday, we were so bored scrolling to find a series to start, in a total lazy mood, that we ended up choosing a movie. It’s been so long since the last time I can’t even remember.
I was browsing the Mastodon timeline and came across this interesting article by Rach Smith discussing a key factor in becoming a developer. I mostly agree with her perspective. It’s hard to replicate the career of any individual, but, aside from external factors, the struggle with various problems you encounter is a crucial aspect.
If memory serves me right, this is the first family trip we’ve taken since last summer. It’s been a somewhat unusual winter, but in the end, we managed to break away from routine and enjoy a weekend in the capital with the excuse of seeing a musical we’ve been wanting to watch for a while.
Last photo of the family in front of the mirror in one of the rooms, saying definitely goodbye to 15 years of adventures. Vila Penguin was the nickname of our apartment (in tribute to Dr.
The other day, I raised through Mastodon what I call «the problem of microposting» and tried to find a solution that could cover my use case minimally. Microposting is a brief and agile way of publishing “stuff” easily and with minimal friction.
I’ve talked before about how much I love the form factor, versatility, portability, and battery life of the iPad. It’s by far the gadget I enjoy the most. Even for development, even when working remotely, it’s ideal as long as you don’t rely too much on developer tools.
As I sit down to write this post in 2024, I can’t help but acknowledge the fact that my blog has remained silent for far too long. It’s not for lack of things happening, but maybe because the everyday hustle and bustle have swallowed up my creative energy (or whatever is being called nowadays).
Sometimes, all you want is a simple and rapid method to review all the changes made across different branches, in a format you can easily edit. This is particularly useful for quickly assessing which tests need to be added when working on a new branch.
I believe some experiences are too unique not to be shared, and today’s one with my computer due to the scorching heat in my city is definitely one of them. Brace yourselves for a quirky yet somewhat educational story: Using your freezer to give your laptop a 60% power boost.