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 …
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Some portage options I wish I had known earlier
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.
more--resume, --skipfirst Straightforward: If the last … Dead letter: My second Sheiko cycle
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 …
moreDead letter: My first Sheiko cycle
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 …
moreThe difference between the transition and the realization phase
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 …
moreMinimal initramfs for LUKS and LVM
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 …
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Protein ain't overrated
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 …
moreOn bottlenecks, magic bullets and optimization
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:
- disk I/O
- network I/O
- storage
- RAM
- processing power
- racks for new servers …
My not-todo list
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 …
moreBash autocompletion for your own scripts
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 …
moreThe best time management tip
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 …
moreDiscipline begets discipline
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 …
morearXiv sanity
Staying on top of the latest research is a task which is hard in itself. Although arXiv supports some RSS-feeds, I read all my RSS feeds through newsbeuter, and given that it is (of course) a CLI application, it cannot display the math tags of the abstracts.
Luckily someone else …
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