After almost ten years I finally decided to upgrade my system. While my old AMD
5050e is still fast enough for most applications one needs in real life, it is
too slow to display an image on some crappy javascript webpage.
So a while ago I have read Nassim Taleb's
Antifragile
which is, at least on the first read, actually a good book. Which is
surprising, given that it is written in English and quite recent [1]. I cannot
quite endorse it yet, as I have read it only once, however …
The best tools are often those, which capabilities we will never quite exhaust.
As it took years for me to discover the
excellent tabbing capabilities of vim,
I only found some of the nicer features of portage after years of use
and sometimes struggle.
After my last run of sheiko I decided to try another succession of #37 and
#31. While in theory the numbered programs are to be seen as peaking cycle, I
know several people who ran #37 and #31 (or #30, for the lighter lifters) back
to back with great success …
Although you never should change a running system, after my last
successful experiment with block periodization, I tried out Sheiko's cookie
cutter programs, namely #37 followed by #31. Mainly because my girlfriend made
good progress on #37 and #30 (#31 being for people over 80kg) and was
always asking when …
As already noted in my deadletter posts of my first and second structured
training cycle last year, I had problems transmuting the increased volume of
the volume block into increased max lifts. Comparing the average volume
session, where I did something from 30 to 50 repetitions with my working
weight …
I think if you do not run your system on a fully encrypted disk, you might as
well hand over your data directly. If your data partition is not encrypted, one
can simply boot into a live system and take your data. If your system partition
is not encrypted, one …
As I wrote before, I consider it imperative to incorporate enough protein in
ones diet. For myself I found about 180g–200g per day to be the minimal and
perhaps also optimal amount of protein for me in order to function properly.
At first these amounts seem large, because if …
For some reason I keep falling in the same trap every semester or so. Some
source which I generally respect says something along the lines that you do not
need that much protein and once you are beyond your newbie gainz, carbs become
more important and the usual 2g/kg …
Bottlenecks are ubiquitous in all areas in life. In computing they are often
obvious and examine; you can often tell if your system can handle only so many
requests, because it lacks one of the following:
Almost anyone has a todo list. However, one thing that improved my life much
more is thinking about things that I should not do. It can be divided roughly
in two parts. One part is mostly about avoiding toxic stuff, which has a
negative impact on your life quality beyond …
Sometimes nice features hide in plain sight – e.g. tabbing in vim – and you
just do not come around to using them because you are just too happy with the
tools you already have. This time I am talking about autocompletion for bash
scripts – I always wondered how sometimes bash …
The best time management tip is simply this: Do not waste your time indulging
in media. But is it really so simple?
Until recently I was always quite disappointed when someone mentioned that they
watch TV, thinking much lesser of them as a person, at least if they are
younger …
Life is all about choices, especially those small decisions you make daily. Or
probably don't make, because you are a creature of habit. And it is not just
about decisions, it is about actually carrying them out in a disciplined
matter. Discipline earns people's admiration. Discipline helps you reach your …