Category Archives: Books

Update for 1/28/2018

Life management πŸ™‚ My new coat came in the mail. It’s certainly warm. It’s also longer than my old one, so I’ll have to get used to that. My pants pockets are harder to get into, and I have to … Continue reading

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Update for 1/21/2018

Life management πŸ™‚ My productivity finally picked up and gained some momentum last week. As a result my apartment is looking a lot tidier, even though some of that is just that I’ve moved things out of sight. I’ll organize … Continue reading

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Update for 1/14/2018

Productivity πŸ™„ My laziness at home is being stubborn, so I’m going to start using my productivity tricks, like microtasks (just do one small thing to get started) and implementation intentions (like “When I get home, I will immediately start … Continue reading

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Update for 1/7/2018

I think my brain was still on vacation last week. Life outside of work was very disorganized and procrastinatory. It seems like all I did was shop online and research and sleep. New Year’s Eve 😜 I spent New Year’s … Continue reading

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Update for 12/31/2017

Christmas Highlights from my Christmas vacation, part 2. I was with my family at our annual gathering at our parents’ house. Sunday πŸ€” Sunday morning we visited an Episcopal church we’d visited the previous year. It was just the liturgical … Continue reading

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Update for 12/17/2017

Project generator 😎 After months of research and distractions, I’ve finally achieved a first release of this software. I present to you generator-python-cmd v0.1.0! I’ve even posted it on npm for other Node.js users to find. It’s an alpha release, … Continue reading

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Update for 12/10/2017

Project generator πŸ™‚ I am millimeters from the first alpha release. Basically I just have to determine what goes in the release notes. After the release and submitting it to npmΒ for others to use, I’m going to take an official … Continue reading

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Update for 12/3/2017

Project generator πŸ™‚ I actually worked on this a bit. I’m very close to the first alpha release. Books 😎 While I make my way through Yudkowsky’s Rationality, I’m tacking on Bonhoeffer’s God Is in the Manger. It’s a devotional … Continue reading

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Update for 11/26/2017

Okay, last week was pretty crammed again. I think I need to start shortening these updates so they’re easier to write. Books πŸ€” I finished Nick Bostrom’s Superintelligence. Here’s the gist. These are issues I intend to take seriously. After … Continue reading

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Update for 11/12/2017

“Last” week was an interesting one. It took me all the next week to figure out how to write about it. So these events are from Nov 5-11, two weeks before the time I’m posting. I’ll post this week’s update … Continue reading

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