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You Need Much Less Knowledge Than Time.

For years, I thought I had to collect every fact, every note, every detail - just in case. But no matter how much I stored, I still felt overwhelmed. Always behind. Until I realized: “I was storing everything. But I never had time to actually use it.” Output doesn'

Artificiality in Human Intelligence.

I found an interesting GitHub repo while browsing online. It hosts a book with this tagline: "We built machines to think like us. In doing so, we finally learned how we think.” The credits caught my attention: Authors: Claude Code and Claude Opus 4 Concept & Creative Direction: Jay

Ctrl + V, Ctrl C and a bit more

Random sunny day. My Brain: Ctrl + C = Copy (duh, "C" for Copy, makes sense). Ctrl + V = Paste... but wait, why "V"?! Hmm, “P” would be perfect for Paste, but Nooo.., it’s stolen by Print. Ok, then why “V”? “V” is for Vendetta — cool, but probably

Your Storage Problem Is Really a Retention Problem

Storage Almost Full. I used to get this notification a lot. And when that happens, you have two choices: free up space or buy more. But the truth is: No amount of cloud storage will ever satisfy you. In Italy, there’s a saying: “la coperta è corta.” It means,

The Indispensable “Default”

Confidence doesn’t come from knowing everything. It comes from knowing what you know— and accepting that there will always be gaps. That’s why the default matters. In code, it’s the safety net. When assumptions fail, when inputs don’t match expectations, when reality throws something you didn’

If You Have Two Truths, One Is a Lie

Always maintain a 𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴𝗹𝗲 𝘀𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗰𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗿𝘂𝘁𝗵 (𝗦𝗦𝗢𝗧). It means 𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗻𝘆 𝗽𝗶𝗲𝗰𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗮 𝗶𝗻 𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗰𝗲, 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗿𝗲𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗱𝗲𝗿𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗱 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗽𝗿𝗶𝗺𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝘀𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗰𝗲. This concept can save you a lot of headaches. Here’s what it looks like in practice: APIs: Keep a single, authoritative document for all your APIs. Learning: Use one central database for all your knowledge on a specific sub

More isn't always better

Despite the BingChat Notebook's generous 18,000 character limit, I continue to use the classic version, which supports only up to 4,000 characters. Why? The simplicity of pressing 'Enter' to search feels right, while the 'Shift + Enter' required in the Notebook disrupts my

Be the Best by Being You

How do you know if you're not being authentic to yourself? Pay attention to how preoccupied you are with competing against others. That's a sign you're brewing the wrong potion – the "comparison concoction." A recipe guaranteed to taste like disappointment. Competitiveness becomes

From Specialists to Alchemists: The New Edge in the AI Era

Specialization used to be the golden rule, but the game has changed! Mere expertise in a single skill is no longer enough to thrive. You must become the modern multifaceted expert. You need to 𝑒𝑚𝑏𝑜𝑑𝑦 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑒𝑠𝑠𝑒𝑛𝑐𝑒 𝑜𝑓 𝑎 "𝑠𝑒𝑐𝑟𝑒𝑡 𝑟𝑒𝑐𝑖𝑝𝑒” - 𝑎 𝑢𝑛𝑖𝑞𝑢𝑒 𝑎𝑚𝑎𝑙𝑔𝑎𝑚 𝑜𝑓 𝑐𝑜𝑚𝑝𝑙𝑒𝑚𝑒𝑛𝑡𝑎𝑟𝑦 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑟𝑎𝑟𝑒 𝑠𝑘𝑖𝑙𝑙𝑠 ℎ𝑖𝑔ℎ𝑙𝑦 𝑣𝑎𝑙𝑢𝑒𝑑 𝑖𝑛 𝑦𝑜𝑢𝑟 𝑖𝑛𝑑𝑢𝑠𝑡𝑟𝑦, 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑦𝑜𝑢𝑟 𝑐𝑜𝑚𝑝𝑒𝑡𝑖𝑡𝑜𝑟𝑠 𝑚𝑖𝑔ℎ𝑡 𝑙𝑎𝑐𝑘. Think of it as putting t

The Cause-and-Effect Mindset Every Engineer (and Human) Needs

Here’s a little mindset shift that has truly simplified my decision-making process. Let's start with what we already know. As a Software Engineer, we input data, commands, and configurations into our embedded systems. Whether it's designing device drivers, coding kernel modules, or configuring system parameters,