This weekend, I went over Black Ops 6's campaign. They are cliché, but for a couple of hours, experiencing those action-packed games is a guilty pleasure of mine. Overall, this latest game delivers the goods, albeit with a bit more eclecticism than expected.

AirPods and modern media options are great. Too good actually. Most of us would benefit from more silence.

I wanted a more custom blog reminiscent of the older web, full of intimate personal websites, so I rebuilt my blog with a custom blogging platform.

Having made Reflect Notes my primary note-taking app, I thought I would share why I profoundly enjoy the application and how it might suit your needs.

Recently, I got to try out World of Warcraft Classic after more than a decade since I last played. I had a blast and wondered why those older titles seem more enjoyable than newer games.

A few weeks ago a lie from a colleague led me to think again about how common and useless it is.

The negligible impact of purchasing green electricity.

Time Machine and a NAS are great together but used not to work once you leave your network. Using Tailscale, you can now make Time Machine work from anywhere.

This excellent two-minute scene from Star Trek demonstrates a level of professionalism and discipline that I aspire to achieve.

For the same role and experience, should you adjust the compensation based on the location? This article tries to find what is fairest for employees while making sense for the business.

Politics will tend to creep into businesses if we let it, but is that a problem? How should we think about the relationship between corporations and activism? This article tries to define a principled and universalist framework to decide when a business should engage in politics.

Using insights for stoicism and mindfulness to remove stress from one's life.

An overview of how modern footwear might hurt your feet in the long run and what improvements you can make. We discuss toe boxes, toe spacers, zero-drop shoes, barefoot shoes, and more.

A review of Netflix's 2017 time-travel drama where I attempt to make sense of the ending based on the constraints Dark lays out over three seasons.

The Nutri-Score has gained popularity and now appears in France, Spain, Belgium, and Germany. The idea is sound: Indicate if products are broadly good or bad for your health. In this article, I look at some nonsensical scores and try to understand what has gone wrong.

I used to suck at FPS games. This year, with Halo Infinite's release, I decided to change that and methodically understand how to win at FPS games. This article summarizes the key ideas that helped me perform to my highest level ever.

Some time ago, I was reminded of Masterworks and finally decided to do some digging to decide if it might be a worthwhile investment. This article goes over the risks, potential return, and what you should know before investing.

Rent control is a recurring idea in politics. And for good reasons: In some cities, housing prices increase to untenable levels for most. Berlin was one of those cities. For decades, it was known in part for its affordable cost of living. But its rise in popularity led rents to sharply. Until last year, when a strict rent control law enacted.

Even putting aside the hype around cryptocurrencies, it’s impossible to deny how big an innovation they are. Computers and the internet brought us free and unlimited copies of data: You can create a file and send it to thousands of people for free. The invention of blockchains brings scarcity to the internet: If you have a coin, only you have it.

It is still possible to build interactive features on the web without overengineering them. At least, that’s what I wanted to prove to myself when adding a commenting system to this blog.

P2P Lending is a recurring topic in the Financial Independence community due to its relatively good track record (at least in Europe in the last couple of years). After losses, investors are regularly above 10% return per annum—an incredible performance compared to other alternatives in Europe.

Those who use voice messages on apps such as WhatsApp or iMessage know how efficient and personal they are.

If you create an application that streamlines a regular hour-long operation in a two-minutes one, you might have a successful company on your hands. You’ve created value by saving time (and therefore money) to a business, and your client thanks you by giving you a share of the savings.

Keeping data secured online is cumbersome. Nothing beats in simplicity: reusing the same short password, avoiding IP filtering, sharing passwords in clear text, and not having 2FA. Business owners and engaged employees will work through some hoops, knowing what’s at stake. But not everyone will care, which will create vulnerabilities.

Our default approach to productivity is to think of increasing our output. How can we avoid distractions? The afternoon slump? Need less sleep?