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Is it now worse than it was in the Middle Ages? I've heard we already are working longer than peasants ever had? 
 Wrote 150 lines of bash script today. Feels good.

#linux #programing

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 The Breaking Bad episode "Ozymandias" is considered the best episode in television history and is still the only one with a 10/10 rating on IMDB.

The word "Ozymandias" is known from a poem by Percy Shelley published in 1818, in which the image of a statue of Ozymandias describes the inevitable fall of all leaders and empires, no matter how powerful they were in their time. In the series, we see Walter White fall to the sand, as was the case with the famous statue. In 2013, #BreakingBad released a short promotional video in which Bryan Cranston reads the entire poem.
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 #nostrasia #hongkong my first conference ever If will decide to go :)
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 I've heard that coca-cola has many uses, but for farmers to use it instead of pesticides is the first time I've heard of it. 
 Some #regex can be even pretty, e.g., [ -~]

https://catonmat.net/my-favorite-regex

 
 I want to deep dive into #networking. Today instead of working I was looking at courses from Cisco. They have a very nice tool for learning and experimenting. It is called Cisco Packet Tracer. Take a look if you are into this stuff.

Now I need to figure out what I will tell during my standup what I was doing the whole day :/
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 #Emacs key binding cannot stuck in my head for a longer time. I stop using it for a while, and everything is gone. On the other hand, I can still go back to #vim after years of break, and everything clicks. 
 Twitter/X was red-handed on displaying unlabeled ads in users' feeds. Dirty trick. The guy must be desperate. I hope more decentralized solutions will emerge and gain traction. Trust is everything. You shouldn't be the product. No one gives a shit about product. 
 I started drinking #beer with ice in Thailand. It is a great addition to combat the heat there. Now, one manufacturer will start selling star-shaped ice (a reference to its red logo) made from beer. 20% colder than regular ice. They also dissolve twice as slowly. Available in Thailand and Laos soon. Cool idea. 
 Nowadays cars not only consume energy but your private data as well. Your google maps history. What are you listening to. Nissan is even interested in your sexual activity. Want to opt out? Be careful as this may cause "your vehicle suffering from reduced functionality, serious damage, or inoperability". 

Everything leads to more control.

https://foundation.mozilla.org/en/privacynotincluded/articles/its-official-cars-are-the-worst-product-category-we-have-ever-reviewed-for-privacy/ 
 Grin is a coin with such a cool story and unfortunately little interest in it. Hopefully when the privacy narrative kicks in it will get a nice price movement.

#mimblewimble #grin #crypto