Updated February 1, 2025

This is a Now page telling you what I’m up to at this point in my life. It used to be a static page that I’d update every so often; these days it’s an archive of all the Now pages I still have on file. * February 2025 ### Things almost seem normal again Every now and then, when the moment is just right, I forget that I can’t really _walk_ just yet. Like the morning of this photo, when I did my home-famous ballet jump, only to land on my left foot in a way that made me regret everything. It was the morning of my birthday gift to Anja: a taster class at Studio Pansa, where she hadn’t been since her head injury. About three months ago, I triple-fractured my ankle. What came after was a transformation, both of the body and of the mind. ### At work, There’s much to discover. We’re full steam ahead, and there are plenty of unknowns to investigate, which means I’ve got my hands in the clay of delicious exploratory research. I’m impressed with how capable we all are of committing to continuous research. Meanwhile, Gerimedica is growing, and it’s great to welcome new faces. ### Health-wise, I’m delighted by my progress. When I was on the ground behind the Royal Palace, tired head resting on the cobblestones, getting acquainted with the sensation of fracture, one thought hovered in my head: I’ll wake up in April thinking “oh wow, I can barely remember what that felt like.” Nothing could be further from the truth. Every day, I have at least half a dozen déjà vus. Remember when bathroom visits were pistol squats? Remember when you couldn’t walk into the patio at home? Remember when you couldn’t walk to the tram stop? Remember when you couldn’t walk and hold anything but crutches? Remember how your left leg was elevated two feet at bedtime, 7 weeks in a row? Physical therapy thrice weekly is doing wonders. ### At home, We’re taking on DIY projects again. Now that I’m better able to help out around the house, Anja gets a much-needed break from it all. Also: home improvement! We recently began remodeling our bathroom, and boy, does it look sexy. I feel like I live in a Swedish hotel. All Saints continues to grow. While we’re still a small bunch, familiar faces keep returning to join a church service, to attend morning or evening prayer. Recently, we hosted a Bible study at the most progressive queer bar in town. Shouting thoughtfulness across the table over loud music, and sitting with our eyes closed praying for each other felt so powerful. I love the community we’re perpetually becoming. ### What I’m looking forward to I’m impatient to get back to “normal”, foot-wise, because I have things to do! We’re hoping to make it to Paris in late April, and in the meantime, my excitement for pottery continues to simmer. I’m looking to enroll in an eight-week ceramics course to better understand the process, and to get that coveted status of being eligible to become a studio member at Pansa. * September 2024 Here I am with Anja outside Badeta, a local coffee place. We visited het dad in de Bijlmer this morning, and just finished biking back to Indische Buurt. I love riding my bike with her. This is one of our micro dates: a little pocket of quiet time for coffee or ice cream. It’s a good day. ### Work is slow but sweet I’m coming out of a slow period at work: projects wrapping up, establishing new objectives, reporting back on research. I’m excited about something new, something to sink my teeth into. Something difficult, intricate, substantive. In the meantime there is the never-boring project of being the best coworker I can be. In the past few months, I’ve had one or two headaches about that, but I feel I’m making progress. ### At home in Indische Buurt, Anja, Lemonade, and I spent the Summer essentially hibernating in Amsterdam as we took care of a few health challenges. It’s sweet to see we manage well together, but boy, am I excited to get out of the country for a solo trip in September. I’ll be visiting my sister and her children, as well as Godzilla. Things are slowly picking up again after the Summer break. On Sunday, All Saints will celebrate homecoming. I’ve missed my church family. In addition, the most recent Omek Summit culminated in the founding of the Omek Innovation Lab, of which I am a part. I’m looking forward to working with other Africans on digital and physical technology, and stepping into more of an R&D research role. ### Lastly, I am stoked that I’ve successfully established a workout routine. Personal health challenges make it notoriously difficult for me to work out in a way that’s healthy and sustainable, and after five months of taking it more slowly than I ever nightmared I could, I find myself embracing early morning workouts that really set the tone for the rest of the day. #Proud. * August 2024 Here I am at the Gerimedica office, posing for an employer branding photoshoot. I usually don’t use that whiteboard to draw anything, but that _is_ my desk in the background, and that smile is genuine. I gave a great talk at our periodic company update, and I feel I’m doing good work that helps the company reach its goals. It’s a good day. The days have been good. ### Right now, I’m * At home in Amsterdam’s Indische Buurt, where I share a small shoebox with Anja and Lemonade. We are childless child-free and enjoying every bit of it. * Enjoying the alternation of sunny and rainy days * Appreciating how the environment of Amsterdam allows me to meet new people almost everywhere I go * Helping out at All Saints to make it the church I need it to be * Working out again and loving it * Making music in my spare time, and moving slowly as I set up my personal space for recording and writing * Trying to bring my ideas and experiences into my writing more * September 2023 ### Existing In Amsterdam’s finest neighborhood, de Indische Buurt, I’m watching the autumn set in, and I’m loving every minute of it. Apart from the scorching hot first week of September, everything about the weather tells me it’s time for _hygge, hygge, hygge_. Anja’s back in school, which means I’m settling back into a more structured hybrid work method. Wednesdays I spend at the office, and the other days I start off at home, and join my coworkers on-site on most afternoons. I love this, and the structure of it all is doing me good. ### Enjoying Unlike what I had planned, I barely spent any time in the pool this summer. What I did continue to develop is my yin yoga practice, alongside a practice of guided and unguided meditation. To decompress in the mornings and evenings, piano practice remains a close friend. I’m not making the progress I want to be making, but composition and singing help me regulate emotions stunningly well. Lastly, I’m fond of the writing practice I’ve established. I publish on this website, write in my diary, and correspond via snail mail with a few friends. I feel fortunate to be engaged in a number of communities where I meet people in which I can see myself. A few months ago, I discovered Bar Bario, a place by and for queer people of color. In addition, I’m enjoying watching the community grow at All Saints Amsterdam, where I’ve joined the team as website person. In the margins of my thoughts, I’m slowly putting together what the future of \[\[Queer Salon\]\] will be. ### Working I’m approaching 6 months at Gerimedica, where I’m a senior-but-silly researcher and designer. The term _senior-but-silly_ is growing on me, because it helps me be humbly confident, and open to the whimsy’s of working with other people for a common good. I’m impressed by the company Gerimedica has become, and I am even more excited about their current challenges than I was when I began. Some questions I ask myself as part of my daily work are: how can designers facilitate developers? How do I foster user-centered curiosity among domain experts? How do we organize a UX research repository in a strict GDPR environment? ### Learning Through trial and error, I continue to find ways to be my best self, both at home and at work. Acknowledging the physical and mental realities of my life, I’ve been learning a lot about \[\[Neurodivergence in the workplace\]\], about the Polyvagal theory, and about a holistic, trauma-informed understanding of mental health. Practically, the books _The Smart but Scattered Guide to Success_, _Divergent Mind_, and _Living with Intensity_, and Elizabeth Filips and the Crappy Childhood Fairy have been sources of inspiration. ### Reading, watching, listening _The History of Love_ takes my breath away, as did _Fleabag_. * June 2022 ### I’m Zinzy Waleson Geene, I’m in my mid-thirties and I have a penchant for casual web publishing This website is a digital living room; a place where I think aloud, change my mind, and share slices of life. I think the Internet is a miraculous place, and believe we all have the right to own our stuff, and do so in a sustainable way. I suppose this means I like IndieWeb principles. ### I live in Amsterdam’s finest neighborhood: de Indische Buurt. I share my life with Anja Waleson, a high school English teacher and new ceramics enthusiast. We live in a little shoebox with a petit garden. We’re companions to puppy Lemonade, who may or may not have her own blog, let’s find out together. ### In my spare time I enjoy swimming, writing, making music, and painting With generous donations from friends, I bought myself a piano for my birthday last year. It’s a journey of rediscovering how I best learn, of what draws my attention, and of how music is the best mental health item in my toolbox. For entirely archival reasons, I’m making a little EP with self-written songs this Summer. Aside from music, I like to spend time writing, drawing, visiting the theatre, and swimming. With the puppy it’s a bit of an adventure, but I’m hoping to settle back into my 6:30AM morning swim routine. I’ve missed swimming plenty over the winter, and it might be smart to find a good indoor pool for the later months of 2023. For now, I’m pleased to know that Amsterdam’s finest outdoor pool is in our own backyard. ### I’m embarking on a new professional adventure After 2.5 years with the wonderful team of Leeruniek I joined Gerimedica in May. Onboarding there has been an absolute dream, and I’ve felt a part of the family since the moment I signed the contract. I’ve been given plenty of space to roam around, which means that I was able to hit the ground running, teaming up with my buddy Hans to improve not only product design, but also research and evangelism. ### I’m mentoring again After a hiatus, I’m pleased to be back on the mentoring market. With 16 years of professional experience, I’ve found that my stories, many of which I had always deemed irrelevant to the world, can be of help to other people in the IT industry, specifically UX designers and researchers and product managers. If you’d like to book a session with me, you may do so via ADPList. ### I’m doing my best to accept the ebb and flow of life One of the thinking traps in which I routinely fall is the one where “Y can happen when X is completed”. We make a plan and God laughs. I’ve found that meditation helps me break this cycle. I’ve been devoting time daily to a meditation session. It’s becoming easier to remember that even 10 minutes of practice is worthwhile, even when I keep comparing myself to monks on some Tibetan mountain. ### I’m learning how to be kind to my neurodivergent brain Through trial and error, I’m finding ways to help myself best learn and deliver. One thing that’s been helpful in this regard is accepting my tendency to think top-down rather than bottom-up. It’s marvellous to see how much of the world assumes a bottom-up approach to learning, communicating, and creating. YouTuber Elizabeth Filips has been of great help on this journey. * May 2022 * I’m at Leeruniek building a sustainable design and product practice * Reading Zadie Smith’s _On Beauty_, enjoying it so far * Building a sustainable meditation practice by engaging in daily unguided sessions (which, as it turns out, is a lot more relaxing than finding the perfect guided meditation on the perfect app) * Training my product management muscle by having difficult internal conversations about priorities * Thoroughly enjoying mentoring on ADPList. * April 2022 It’s odd to think about what life was like in the Spring of 2021, or even 2020. Sure, we were definitely working on our little street-side garden, hoping to bring some color to the neighborhood, but other than that, not much was the same at home. We had a living room office, each with our own command center. Now, things are slowly returning to normal. We’ve installed new kitchen counters, getting our couch reupholstered. It feels like the house is becoming a home again. At Leeruniek, I’m focused on creating a user-centered mode of collaboration. It’s great fun work with colleagues from outside the product team, and develop a shared understanding of what we and what we do mean to our customers. Part of this effort involves cultivating a culture of receiving and giving feedback, something I find very refreshing. We’re also hiring in the product team and we’ve already found a new engineer and a new designer. I’m looking forward to exploring our new team setup. * September 2021 Every year, without fail, I find myself longing for Autumn in the middle of Summer. I’m looking forward to cups of tea, blankets, and rainy afternoons. Much like the characters in You’ve Got Mail, I love September because it reminds me of freshly-sharpened pencils and other things that prompt a back-to-school vibe. I’m also looking forward to quilting a prayer mat. What I’m enjoying spiritual reflections on the Lectio 365 app, as well as CelinaSpookyBoo’s dad jokes and her accompanying laugh. I’ve been reading about chronic shame. I’ve been playing around with Gatsby starters for a bit, and I’m ready to begin building things from scratch. * September 2020 * Finishing up five years of design at Airtrade * Preparing for a new adventure in education technology * Wondering how in the world I missed the lesbian memo on Girl in Red

Updated January 31, 2025

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Updated January 30, 2025

Howdy. This blog will serve as my little piece of online real estate, used for musings on various topics. I am particularly interested in economics, history, foreign policy / geopolitics, culture, political philosophy, privacy, cybersecurity, football, theology, education, personal/social/indie web and a few things I am sure I left out. If you have any questions, comments, concerns, feel free to email me at hello@scattershot.blog. ///////////// 🔖📈📓📰 ⌛️🥃🍺☕️🔧🏈🚀📽 ☕️📚

Updated January 30, 2025

I’m Justin Cox, the author of _Write Now: How To Pursue Your Dream And Start Writing Today!_ and founder of The Writing Cooperative. I’m a  Star Wars-loving, word-writing, nonprofit guy living in Orlando, FL. My writing and creativity-themed newsletter, This Just In, is sent out most Tuesdays, and my author interview series, Write Now, publishes most Wednesdays. What Influences My Writing? --------------------------- I've been writing online since the late '90s (_gasp!_) and have seen how the internet is a bridge to connecting cultures and also how it is co-opted to cause division and shift opinions. The internet is the greatest thing ever devised by humankind and simultaneously the worst. This dichotomy is at the center of my struggle with online creativity. I believe the internet and information should be free and accessible to all, _and_ writers should be paid for their work and time. It seems impossible to have both simultaneously without making the web worse, yet I believe that the future of the web depends on figuring it out. We now have access to the most incredible tools to fuel and share creativity ever devised. Simultaneously, our work and ideas have been co-opted by algorithmic-fueled networks that make billions off of our creativity and force us to believe they are our _only_ distribution option. With the rise of AI, this dichotomy is accelerating and becoming far more exaggerated. Too many people now see creativity as _content_, a commodity to exploit rather than an art to be experienced. I believe that hope is more powerful than fear, and community is more powerful than individualism. While everyone should have the ability to express their opinions, I believe that hateful views should incur consequences and be called out for what they are. In addition to my personal beliefs, I read a lot, which shapes my worldview and opinions. Some writers I read often are featured in my blogroll, while others I follow on Mastodon. Recommended Reading ------------------- Here are a few of my favorite pieces. They'll give you a good idea about my point of view and writing style. Enjoy! Elsewhere --------- As a true internet citizen, you can find me pretty much everywhere. My main haunts are Mastodon and Medium, though I am known to also appear on LinkedIn and Instagram, depending on the mood. Oh, and let's not forget the old-fashioned email.

Updated January 30, 2025

Here's where we are and what were up to...right NOW Mostly...we are continuing our pursuit of living free from jobs and chasing happiness in whatever ways we can...which for us has meant a mostly nomadic, mostly minimal, mostly unknown, chaotic and awesome couple of years (7 of them now)! But recently that got even crazier. Somewhere along the drive to alaska we realized that what we really wanted was to try our hand at sailing and living aboard. To spend more time on (and under) the water. A few days later we bought a boat. Yikes. We are now living on said boat and trying our hardest to learn to sail and headed for the warm waters of the caribbean. The last 8 months have been a blur as we island hopped our way south and are now spending hurricane season in Grenada before continuing our adventures exploring the islands. Boatlife, as it turns out, is very much life Vanlife… just with higher highs and lower lows. Our original little creative business startup, zenbox design (though really just a way to allow my creativity to continue despite no longer having the money for projects of our own is still turning away clients every week and trying to filter through to find the perfect client or two a year. We also continue to help people build their own perfect campervan, either through full/custom builds or by creating DIY campervan kits that they can install themselves. We’re always working to find that perfect live/work balance while traveling but as Z2Overland we continue to work with clients looking for their own “land yacht”. We are also still seeking community. Looking for other people of similar mind or looking for change.   If you have an interest in chasing your dreams, owning your own path, minimal living, tiny homes, vandwelling, or have a way for us to share with others please don't hesitate to reach out.  Those are the conversations we live for and that excited us! email us at  brydanger @ gmail dot com or follow us on instagram @theDangerz

Updated January 30, 2025

January 30, 2025 I had some success writing blog posts since my last update in September 2024. I installed Linux on a spare MacBook, and learnt a lot just from setting that up! I was able to maintain a weekly-ish cadence throughout September, but again found myself struggling to keep up in October. I travelled for the first time in six years for a family wedding in November, and it was the much needed reset I needed. I realized how much I’d gotten stuck in a loop with certain habits, and traveling helped me break through those. The biggest shift I made was to step outside at least once almost every day, and that has been helping a ton. I also started thinking of ways of establishing a good blogging routine, and I saw a tweet from a fellow Recurser, Nolen who was joining another batch at the Recurse Center. I tend to be extremely low on motivation in the winter months, so I thought another batch might provide the structure I was looking for. I’m currently 4 weeks into batch, and I’m working on the things I’d started working on in September, but figuring out how to scope them better this time. One thing I worked on that I’m really proud of is ZulipFS, a blog post about which should be out pretty soon!

Updated January 30, 2025

From https://web.eecs.umich.edu/~fessler Here is the definitive statement on Gore’s involvement in “inventing” the Internet, from the guys who really did: \*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\* Al Gore and the Internet By Robert Kahn and Vinton Cerf Al Gore was the first political leader to Taken from Knuth Algorithm S mergesort P162-163 Vol 3 Second edition 1998 The major change is that the scratch buffer is not required to be adjacent and there are some changes because C array indexing usually starts with 0.  This There is a proposal to add “defer” to C. Its biggest example is taken from code that was originally designed to not manage storage at all, but to run once and exit – delegating all the cleanup to exit. The A trivial theorem, more of a tautology, on networking and Turing’s deep theorem on decidability are both widely cited, widely misunderstood and widely misapplied in computer science. It is often claimed that Fischer, Lynch, Patterson  (FLP) “theorem” on networks shows As many people never tire of explaining, the C language is obsolete, unsafe, unwelcome in polite company and generally looked down on  by thought leaders and adepts of λ calculus alike.  Here’s a program that exhibits the lamentably low level Milner’s Communication and Concurrency contrasts a notion of “bisimulation” with what he characterizes as the view in standard automata theory. Standard automata theory, however, has a much more interesting and well defined notion of both equivalence and concurrency than what PAXOS – (c) Victor Yodaiken, 2022 These are the lecture notes, or see the paper. 1. Really clever distributed consensus algorithm by Leslie Lamport A. Infamously hard to understand – but not complicated B. Livelocks – can get stuck without

Updated January 29, 2025

* ANTLR * Application modernization * Code processing * Consulting * Domain specific languages * Editors * Jetbrains MPS * Language design * Language Engineering * Language Workbenches * Migration * Miscellany * Model driven development * Open-source * Parsing * Software Development * Browse all Parsing ------- Parsing is the analysis of an input to organize the data according to the rule of a grammar. There are a few ways to define parsing. However the gist remain the same: parsing means to find the underlying structure of the data we are given. Domain specific languages ------------------------- Domain specific languages are languages meant for one thing, but they do it perfectly: think HTML, which is designed to write web pages. This is in contrast with general programming languages, that can do anything, but require more effort. They can massively increase your productivity and allow non-programmers to write code in a language that they understand. Tools And Libraries ------------------- The right tool can make your life easier and improve your productivity, we share the ones we know and explain our readers how to use them. Programming languages --------------------- Many programmers think about creating their own programming language. You can read these articles to know how to get started. If you want a practical guide on the subject we have also wrote a book: How to create pragmatic, lightweight languages.

Updated January 29, 2025

_(This is a now page, and if you have your own site, you should make one, too.)_ Working on nioomi.com --------------------- I am currently working on a start-up with some cool people. Nioomi is programmed in Elixir, leverages some AI technologies and helps German companies to connect to talents from abroad to reduce the work shortage gap. We are a fairly fresh start-up but have some promising results. Soon space for work ------------------- I’ll soon be available to freelance and consult part-time on your project. If you want to hire me, please hit me a message. Taking care of Open Source -------------------------- I am also always spending some time taking care of my Open Source projects and helping out others. Teaching Zouk ------------- I am currently teaching more of Brazilian Zouk. If you are in Hamburg, come by. Learning new/improving things ----------------------------- * I am also dabbeling with making music * I am open to new business ventures \_Updated: 29.1.2025

Updated January 28, 2025

ner3y ----- My /now page ------------ ### 📚 What I’m reading * Das Jesus Video by Andreas Eschbach ### 🍿 What I’m watching * Long Way Up ### 🎮 What I’m playing * Indiana Jones and the Great Circle on Xbox Series S ### 💎 Other things I do * Building a blog * Being excited before starting my new job in February * * * Last updated 2025-01-28. Back to my profile page!

Updated January 27, 2025

I am a programmer, open-source enthusiast and hacker based in Berlin, Germany. I call myself a code artist, because programming can and should be seen as a creative process; therefore code is art. I love to craft pieces of art with code, that are beautiful and elegant in their simplicity, readability and architecture. Looking for expert advice and development services for a short- to mid-term project? I offer guidance on software architecture decisions, coding solutions and performance optimizations tailored to your needs. Let's work together to solve your challenges. Get in touch! experience ---------- > Thirteen years of professional experience in a couple of tweets... er, toots? Pretty early in my life I realized that I work best on my own terms. That does not mean that I prefer to work alone. Working with clients, team mates, designers and managers is a crucial part of any development process. Some time in the year 2009 I decided to not only live up to my way of working but also share my experience even more. I decided to become a freelancing programmer and consultant. Since then many different places benefited from my work. Start-Ups in their first months as well as well known companies like HERE and Deutsche Telekom Labs. Together with entrepreneurs, UI/UX experts and engineers of many fields I created novel and beautiful applications that still influence the live of thousands of people. Please see my CV for a more detailed list. coaching -------- > Whenever possible, I try to help others to learn I’m the organizer of Vuejs // Berlin, a monthly meetup group around Vue and web technologies in general. Many people want to learn and grow. Whenever I can I try to help those people by sharing my experience and knowledge. I already voluntarily coached at Code Curious, Frauenloop and Jugend Hackt. I also helped children with their first steps into the world of programming at the Berlin CoderDojo.

Updated January 27, 2025

**Updated**: 2025-01-27 Life ---- * Trying to quit reading and following the news. It ain’t easy. * Raising my beautiful baby girl. Work ---- Focus: * Release GoodStrata.au + have 10 paying customers by the end of 2025. * Release an open source CMS for Ruby on Rails. Something that I will be using on all of my projects. Still on target (+ keep improving): * SaaSHub - a software marketplace: regular improvements and maintenance. * LibHunt - a software libraries directory. * Practicing my Ruby Lang skills. * * * _This page was inspired by Derek Sivers_

Updated January 27, 2025

Recent Posts ------------ EcoJustice Radio ### Mike Davis On Southern California’s Landscape of Disaster Host Jack Eidt features a 1995 talk at SCI-Arc in Los Angeles by the late author Mike Davis, urbanist historian, public intellectual, and commentator on politics, labor, activism, and society. EcoJustice Radio ### Climate Crisis Ignites: Why L.A.’s Fires Are a Wake-Up Call We delve into the devastating wildfires in Los Angeles, examining the underlying causes and the lessons we can learn to prioritize safety and resilience over profit motive. We also provide a spiritual dimension from the Lakota tradition. EcoJustice Radio ### Rising from the Ashes: Wildfire Resilience for Los Angeles and Beyond In the face of devastating wildfires, Los Angeles is grappling with the urgent need for wildfire resilience and sustainable development. On this episode of Eco Justice Radio, host Jack Eidt delves into the complexities of wildfire management and community preparedness with two insightful guests—Rick Halsey of the California Chaparral Institute and indigenous activist Lydia Poncé. EcoJustice Radio ### Revolutionary Icons: The Power of Black Madonnas and Folk Saints with Artist Mark Steven Greenfield Join us in this EcoJustice Radio episode featuring the art of Mark Steven Greenfield, whose work delves into the African American experience, historical stereotypes, and social justice. Discover his two thought-provoking series, HALO and Black Madonna, which re-imagine influential Black figures as saintly icons and challenge the narratives of white supremacy. EcoJustice Radio ### Montegrande: Ancient Amazonian Temple Reveals World’s First Cacao Cultivation EcoJustice Radio host Jack Eidt spoke with Karen Gordon, an associate at ASICAMPE, the nonprofit organization dedicated to scientific research in the Peruvian Amazon. They explored the significance of Montegrande, a site that has revealed traces of cacao in 6,000-year-old ceremonial pottery vessels, making it the oldest known monumental temple site in Peru. EcoJustice Radio ### Unmasking Empire: Abby Martin on U.S. Imperialism and Climate Change Abby Marti is, a fearless journalist, filmmaker, and activist known for her unflinching critiques of US imperialism. Abby’s work, including her upcoming film “Earth’s Greatest Enemy,” sheds light on the devastating impacts of US policies both domestically and abroad. EcoJustice Radio ### Simón Bolívar, the Monroe Doctrine, and US Intervention in Latin America In today’s complex geopolitical landscape, understanding the historical roots of U.S. intervention in Latin America is more crucial than ever. This podcast episode investigates the enduring impact of the Monroe Doctrine, a policy that has shaped U.S. foreign relations for nearly two centuries. Host Jack Eidt features a discussion between Yale historian Greg Grandin and journalist Michael Fox to unravel the intricate web of history, politics, and ideology that continues to influence the region.

Updated January 26, 2025

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Updated January 24, 2025

Last updated on January 24, 2025 by , from Liverpool, UK. This is my Now page, a concept by Derek Sivers; a living document on what my life currently looks like. Most personal websites are either too focused on what someone has already done, or too focused on the current moment—this page aims to be a happy medium. It isn’t everything that’s currently on the agenda, but it’s what I’m able to share due to NDAs and timelines that must be stuck to. My day-to-day consists of running my multi-award winning integrated marketing agency, Split An Atom, and my tech-lifestyle publication, Previous Magazine. As always, very happy to work with you. I am currently working on an original score and sound design for _Manta_ (2022) amidst other responsibilities, like web development for promotion of the game. The score for _Manta_ will also be released alongside the game and treated as my first full-length album as The Orion Correlation. I was thrilled by how many people downloaded the demo of _Manta_ as part of the Steam Next Fest October Edition 2021. Thank you very much for your continued support. I am actively doing audio post-production and scoring for various Guyanese environmentalist documentaries, public information films, and adventure-tourism content. _Eco Travellers_ (2021) premiered at MovieTowne in Guyana for Tourism Month. The environment is incredibly important to me. I am deeply concerned about the environmental impact of gimmicky NFTs. Creators should take responsibility and put the planet before profit. Open source software and open source hardware remain at the forefront of my workflow. I contribute to open source projects with great frequency, particularly for tools I am actively using, such as the Nunomo QUN synthesizer, or planning to use in the future. Fragments of Thought -------------------- * Added a blogroll to this site that includes friends and other sites I find interesting, useful or entertaining. * I migrated my websites to DataPacket; both the performance and uptime are amazing. One of the best decisions I’ve made in recent years. * Following the announcement of Windows 11, I began my full-time migration to Linux on my desktop and portable computers. Linux is now excellent for audio and video production and post-production. Now a ThinkPad nerd, and retired my Surface Pro. * I would like to give a very warm thank you to Derek Sivers for taking the time to explain his brilliant custom-made email response system, it’s really helping me tackle my high volume of email. * I have made Matrix protocol my main method of communicating instead of juggling a dozen different messaging apps, and just bridge them all to one place. Element is a great free client. Added bonus of encryption, and the hybrid-P2P model brought to the table by Pinecone and Dendrite is a beautiful thing. Feel free to send me a message on Matrix for a speedier response than email. * Both privacy and security remain something I am passionately interested in, though don’t confuse the two terms. Not sure why you should care about privacy? Read an interview I did several years ago with Recount Magazine. * Planning and working with others on a new distribution and monetization model for the music industry that respects rights, pays fairly, and is open to all. * Very interested in American Sign Language. I believe everybody should be taught it as part of a standard education. Also extremely interested in accessibility in video games. * Batting around some ideas for a narrative-heavy video game of my own with Mary Ann Mahoney. * Working on the debut record from Bryan Desrosiers. He’s making a video game too with me. * Trying to share more of what I create, as well as attempt to build more in public. Objectively non-gimmicky productivity remains the heart of my workflow. A big believer in liberation through limitation. * In the spirit of sharing more of what I do, I started using a piece of software called Mixpost, I’m currently in the process of setting it up. It’s an open source social media management tool, and consolidates your planning, creating, scheduling and approval timeline into a single place. Watch this space! * In search of objective truths in a world increasingly filled with fake news and unfalsifiable hypotheses. Zero interest in baseless conspiranoid drivel. As always, the Sagan standard applies, “extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence”. You better have verifiable sources! * Thoroughly enjoying my Blue Sky surround sound in the studio. * People are saying X/Twitter was ruined recently, but it’s been a shadow of its former self for a decade. A persistent bug is being sent a tweet, but it not showing up in your mentions. I’ve told Twitter about it many times over the years⁠—they simply don’t care. * I am concerned about the ethics regarding the training and use of generative AI. I signed The Future of Life Institute’s open letter to pause giant AI experiments. My Personal Life ---------------- * I love our family, including our two cats, Perseus and Terra. Mary and I recently celebrated our 9th anniversary. * My uncle on the maternal side died. Absolutely gutted. Traumatized first-hand by the circumstances. _Wow_. I’m sure people are sick of hearing me talk about it. * Following the death of my uncle, I’ve really been struggling with my ADHD outside of business. Mercifully, around the same time, I also switched to MyLifeOrganized, and it’s been what’s kept my personal life moving forward alongside business. Attempting to get on top of my ADHD. After an extremely long wait to begin titration for methylphenidate, I’m now back on medication for my ADHD for the first time in twenty years. * I created a /uses page on the Hammy Havoc blog, it’s similar to the Split An Atom Gear List that I also maintain, but with a more personal slant, and some sporadic thoughts where appropriate to provide context. * I added ActivityPub support to my blog, meaning you can follow it within the fediverse via `@me@hammyhavoc.com`. Likewise, you can all add me as a Friend if you use the Friends plugin on your WordPress blog. * I am managing my Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome. Pain has been relatively OK for approximately eighteen months. * I have eaten a predominantly vegetarian diet for over a decade, and more recently a solely vegetarian diet. I haven’t consumed alcohol in over six years, I don’t miss it. * I read, research, and write daily. I am extremely interested in e-ink productivity devices—all that reading makes your eyes sore! * I’ve started listening to music for pleasure again, something I had previously struggled with for many years since starting to do music professionally. * Still fascinated by CNC milling and 3D printing, more recently started playing with masked SLA 3D printing. Very interested in metallurgy and jewellery.

Updated January 24, 2025

/now ---- last updated: January 24, 2025 ### Further improving this website Implemented a new, clean version of navigation. ### University Busy doing research and preparing for exams. more about me If you want to learn more about /now pages, take a look here: nownownow.com (you can create your own, too!)

Updated January 22, 2025

Updated January 22, 2025 * I am playing around with random ideas at Abrega * I run co-founder matching events at LFC.DEV * My day job is as the VP of Product at Modus Create See https://nownownow.com/about to learn more about now pages

Updated January 21, 2025

Last updated: Tue Jan 21 2025 19:00:00 GMT-0500 (Eastern Standard Time) So, what am I up to now? ------------------------ Capricorn Season is over, but the hustle isn't. I've got a couple of things I'm working on: 1. **My 2025 Resolution is to cook a soup a week.** I should be making a Saffron Winter Soup with Salt Cod right now, but for some reason, I don't feel like peeling potatoes. But I'll get to it soon. My resolutions for the past few years have all been food related. I cut out fast food, reduced sugars, and now I'm focusing on how much I spend on delivery. 2. **Spending some time focusing on this site.** I've had about three-or-four iterations of this site in my life. Before now, the furthest I ever got was a couple portfolio pieces that didn't justify the time it took to set up the CMS. Last year I stumbled upon the concept of a Digital Garden and that's shifted my perspective of what a website could be. Which is great considering how volatile the social media landscape can be. I also came across the idea of "slash pages", like /now and /uses that feels like holding membership into a niche online community. 3. **Content creation.** I've been talking about getting back into posting videos for years now. Back '08/'09 I used to post random obnoxious videos to YouTube, but fell off after I read a hate comment. My ego was bruised and I felt embarrassed, but now I feel like I've matured enough to see the platforms for what they are, and what they can be. I have a lot of ideas, but for now I think it's best to go easy and explore when inspiration strikes.

Updated January 20, 2025

What I'm up to right now ------------------------ Still on sabbatical. Previously I led engineering and digital product at MUD\\WTR. Full work history on LinkedIn. Otherwise, learning to slow down. Write more. Read more. Love me a chill bike ride. Dabbling in Human Design, Numerology, Tarot and Astrology. This page was inspired by Derek Sivers. _Updated: 14th January, 2025_

Updated January 16, 2025

Welcome to my small corner of the world wide web. This is a place for all things money: learning how to manage it, save it, grow it, and to generally feel confident about it. I believe that anyone (and everyone) can take control of their money and take strides towards financial independence today — provided that they have access to **the right education and the right tools**. To that end, this site features: * A **step-by-step guide** to everything you need to know about managing your money (building an emergency fund, tracking your budget, paying down debt, investing to build wealth, and more). Start here! * Simple-to-use **tools** to plan your financial future **Everything on this site is completely free**, and will always remain so. There’s no sign-up required, no “premium” content to buy, and you won’t have to give me your email address to get “special bonuses”. Personal finance education is so important, yet so ignored. The skills needed to understand and control your finances are a few short steps away. Let’s get started.   The Measure of a Plan Has Been Featured In: ------------------------------------------- _(click for article)_ And a brief appearance on the evening news! User Testimonials ----------------- “Thank you SO MUCH for all your work! I went through the “Moonshine Money” steps until 2AM yesterday and it just seems that my life is so much more in order. Not that I was in a bad place before but the whole picture of my finances and goals is so much clearer thanks to your amazing spreadsheets (by far the best I have found on the Internet).” _\-Jeremie B., from Montreal, Quebec_ “I’m so glad I found The Measure of a Plan’s financial tools! My previous budgeting efforts had been thwarted by Mint’s ad-heavy interface, their constant connection issues – and I didn’t like that the company had all my financial data. The Measure of a Plan’s budgeting spreadsheet was exactly what I was looking for, though you can also customize it for your own situation if necessary. Best of all, the creator is on hand to answer questions or incorporate improvements as they’re suggested.” _\-Amaya L., from Houston, Texas_ “As a fellow financial nerd I have been the one in my group of family/friends that has made models in the past, but now I just direct people to your site!” _\-Joseph B., from Toronto, Ontario_ “I absolutely love the Budget Tracking tool and get a real kick out of reviewing the dashboard every week or so. The tool has been awesome to me and I again wanted to thank you kindly for sharing it. I’ve been saving AND earning more than before. It’s made me more excited about earning money and creating extra cash flow through side hustles.” _\-Lukas I., from Toronto, Ontario_ “I’ll just say that as far as accuracy goes, the Retirement Date Forecasting tool passed my scrutiny! It returned the same results I’d reached with my own spreadsheet calculations (coast at 40, fully retire by 50)… it just did it in a much prettier fashion! 😀 I even managed to get my husband excited to look at this – job well done!” _\-S. B., from Grande Prairie, Alberta_ “I am an accounting graduate studying for my CPA while in a one-year MBA program in Charleston, SC. Due to my accounting background and being a student, budgeting is one of my favorite curses. Ever since my first paycheck I have been religious in reconciling my expenses and budget weekly. This used to consist of time intensive formula building and lots of frustration with unintentional mistakes often occurring. A couple of months ago I came across the Budget Tracking tool from The Measure of a Plan. I downloaded the tool not expecting much, since a lot of budget tools don’t always fit my needs or cater to the design I had in mind. I was pleasantly surprised when after 10-15 minutes I was able to get accustomed to the Tracking tool. I’ve expedited my reconciling process exponentially. The ease of use and applicable format make it the most used tool in my budgeting toolbox.” _\-Michael P., from Birmingham, Alabama_ “I just wanted to thank you again for this spreadsheet! In the last year I have been to change my spending habits and deposit more money in savings. I even eradicated credit card debt, finished paying off one of my college loans and raised my credit score.” _\-Pammi, from Maryland_ A Bit About Me -------------- I’m a Canadian working in the finance industry, and I started The Measure of a Plan in November 2017. Through this project, I hope to use my knowledge for good, and help others to take control of their financial well-being. For several years I’ve been reading about personal finance (books, news, blogs…), building spreadsheet tools to manage my money, and inching my way towards financial independence. For better or worse, I spend a lot of time thinking about personal finance. On the train, in the shower, during dull moments at work — I can’t be helped. So, instead of subjecting my loved ones to rants on the importance of budgeting and the beauty of compound interest, I’ll use this space to vent. Thank you for bearing with me. If you want to connect, you can reach me at the following places: * Twitter: @measure\_plan * Instagram: @stereo.drift * Email: themeasureofaplan@gmail.com In recent years, I’ve also built some other free / open source hobby projects — mainly coding projects related to art/animation, music, and mini games — here’s my full portfolio. If you’d like to support what I do, you can buy me a coffee or beer by clicking the little blue button below. Any contributions are an immense aid in keeping this site up and running with fresh & free financial content!

Updated January 14, 2025

Remo is a former startup founder and investor. **What am I doing now?** See my “now” page. **My private email list**: Join 1500+ subscribers to receive updates on personal growth, mental health and financial freedom: **Bonus:** After signing up, you will receive my exclusive _Good Life Checklist_ with actionable ideas on how to improve your life. **Contact:** Want to get in touch? Send me a private message on Linkedin or Twitter.

Updated January 14, 2025

I've been at Stripe for about five months and the onboarding process has proven to be very challenging. With lots of new people on the team, we're having to make adjustments to ensure everyone can ramp up successfully. Also, the pay seems to be off. They're withholding a lot more tax than Atlassian ever did despite the same elections. I'll have to figure that out. I'm back on my fitness grind five days a week, trying to lean out for a trip to Mexico in the spring. I'm also seeing what it feels like not to drink coffee in the mornings. It started with some headaches but I think I've reached a break through! Same goes with alcohol, I really haven't had any since the new year and I'd like to extend that streak. I started a new schedule where I work on side projects for an hour in the morning before work, and it's really helped! Instead of waiting until the evening where I feel too tired to start on something, this sets me up for success early, and usually motivates me to keep working in my free time at night. I want to build some apps and make some YouTube videos during that time. Because I'm working on side projects early in the day, my nights are usually free to play video games. I've been super into Diablo IV and just hit the end game. I also picked up Vampire Survivors for some easy fun and I'm really excited to start Balatro. And finally, me and Gaby are planning a week long trip to New York City to celebrate our ten year anniversary! It's super exciting researching places to see and things to do.