The truest mark of intelligence is getting what you want out of life.

If debugging is the process of removing software bugs, then programming must be the process of putting them in. —EDSGER DIJKSTRA, RENOWNED COMPUTER SCIENTIST

youtu.be/QEAmx1vsuMo?... as someone who loves logic and reason perhaps more than emotion, I can listen to Barack all day long.

“Anything worth reading is not only worth reading twice, but worth reading again and again. If a book is worthwhile, then you will always be able to make new discoveries in it and find things in it that you didn’t notice before, even though you have read it many times.” — Popper

Never negotiate your identity under pressure.

High Court of Kenya in Nairobi issues conservatory orders restraining the Government from establishing or operationalizing any Ebola-related quarantine, isolation, or treatment facilities in Kenya under any arrangement with the United States of America or any other foreign government or agency

Pauline Njoroge says Kenya is being put at risk “for a morsel of bread,” referring to US support of about KSh 1.7 billion pledged after talks between Secretary of State, Marco Rubio and President William Ruto, amid controversy over plans to set up a US Ebola quarantine facility in Kenya.

Spartacus: House of Ashur: "Men of position and power have but one thing in common - the sting of yesterday's sacrifice in service towards greater glory of tomorrow."

Global health law expert Lawrence Gostin has warned that establishing a high-quality Ebola treatment clinic in Kenya would be extremely difficult due to the lack of adequate medical equipment and specialised care facilities

Mukhisa Kituyi has sharply questioned President William Ruto’s government for agreeing to host a US-backed quarantine facility in Nairobi for Americans potentially exposed to Ebola from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), instead of setting it up in the DRC itself

When fuel goes up even EVs charging goes up by virtue of electricity going up. So much for a civilization based off fossil fuels.

The recognition of confusion is itself a form of clarity. #goodreads

This hinges on having a decent place to put my bike while I'm checking it out, which is why we need lots of bike parking everywhere. It doesn't take much money or space!

When you are focused and intentioned on realizing your ideas on paper, draft a quotation and make it happen. This was but a smart way of getting around lease terms that prohibit use of nails on walls, indeed constraints breed creativity.

Hey, #ATProto people: I'm at the peak of Mt. Stupid here and I'm not afraid to admit when I'm out of my depth, so I'm probably wrong. Thus, before I send this off to update my support ticket with Blacksky, can someone chime in and tell me whether I'm off-base to think I may have found the problem?

The best decisions probably happen at the intersection of the two - head and heart. The sweet spot with money is someone who is driven by equal parts rational math and emotional joy. You want to be responsible with numbers but also know how to make the numbers work for your soul. #goodreads

House construction is fun, from ideas in the head, then to paper, then conversations and finally matter and structure. The foundation had lay bare and stalled a while.

The blatant reversals of the Voting Rights Act in the US meant to dilute black voting power probably means that Tupac songs ("Changes", "Keep Ya Head Up" & "Words of Wisdom") from decades ago ring true, way after the Civil Rights Movement , way after Black Lives Matter.

Quite a dope show, from Jonathan Pine, to Thomas Quince to Andrew Birch, then to Matthew Ellis and Max Robinson to some....that's quite an array of aliases The last time I watched a cast member finish four seasons without ever getting to know his name was Lucas Hood in Banshee

Unsolicited writing advice, no. 3: You don't need an MA in Creative Writing to write. You don't need special software to write. You don't need online services to write. All you need is a notepad, a pen and the willingness to take time, make mistakes and learn.

Writing a book is a MASSIVE achievement. Even if it's not perfect. Even if no one has read it. Even if it never gets published. No matter what happens next, appreciate everything you have done so far. The simple act of finishing a first draft is worth celebrating. You did that. 🎉

#Survivor50 It's crazy how subtly Rizo is staying in the game with an idol and squeaking by tribal after tribal like he did in #Survivor49; notwithstanding the fact that he is indeed playing with legends. I like the Rizo-Cirie-Ozzy alliance given how super strategic Cirie is with her gameplay.

Reminder: Public libraries need our support to remain public. Support them with your library card and by advocating for their funding! ⭐

#BookSky just started on this book. Had missed fiction a while.

Financial discipline rarely comes from a formal job. It comes from books, mistakes, and real-life pressure. Discipline isn’t taught by systems — it’s built in survival, corrected in silence, and refined through repetition. #SaturdayVibes

So Trump is going to blockade the strait that Iran is already blockading that was open before Trump started the war to obliterate Iran's nuclear capabilities that he obliterated before? Do I have that right?

I’m in the shop all by myself today - so let’s have the best day ever, just to prove to the others that I do do some work.

#Survivor #Survivor50 I think I like how Rizo is part of this cast, he played a great game in #Survivor49 and I can see the rationale behind his draft pick to play alongside legends.

"I grew up across the street from a public library, and it was the only place my mom would let me go on my own. It was my second home, and I read everything that I could get." ~ Tracy Chapman Chapman by Nicholas Albrecht #Booksky

The bookshop at 3am

One downside of marriage: you can lose the self in the comfort of “us” and forget the hard truth—we die alone. Love matters, but legacy lasts longer. Maybe marriage shouldn’t just be about how we feel, but what we leave behind.

The next tipping point in the energy transition is approaching. Overall, solar has already been cheaper than fossil power for a while, but upfront costs used to be higher. That's no longer the case. Solar is now competitive upfront AND has vastly lower operating costs (no fuel).

Discover the root causes behind your Goals, and you’ll discover new ways to get what you actually want.

americans have absolutely no idea how badly the war is going for the united states, all thanks to the gutless, witless journalists who refuse to cover the facts of the situation

With the worldwide web, anyone living anywhere can gain enormous wealth in the world economy. All they have to do is adopt new ideas, be serious about their financial education, and take action.

The true spirit of conversation consists more in bringing out the cleverness of others than in showing a great deal of it yourself; he who goes away pleased with himself and his own wit is also greatly pleased with you.

Damn, Nate was blindsided quite conveniently in Survivor 49 episode 7. #Survivor

I just set up home internet tonight and pops and ma gotta be feeling the digs. Let's see what this space does.

Living a moral life in an age of bullies requires collective action; it cannot be done alone. Each of us must organize and participate in a vast network of moral resistance. From this solidarity we will grow stronger. This is what our current moment requires.

Let's keep "studying" the effects of bike lanes for just a few more years, no rush

The sun, the moon, the sky and the stars..remain to be a particular element that I directly share with my ancestors. Crazy, right?

Activist and 2027 Presidential aspirant Boniface Mwangi says handout politics is harming our future.

#BookSky just started a book rental system at the cyber to allow for a borrow, read and return policy. Perhaps it will cater to a few nerds or book enthusiasts but still counts as a passionate side revenue source for the cyber

An underrated superpower modern men have lost is self-agency. Desire doesn’t equal destiny. Siring life is a choice, not an accident. Faith can guide what’s beyond us—but discipline over our actions is on us.

Took an evening stroll around the farm yesterday and two observations I made were that: 1. The rows are neat, implying optimal land utilisation 2. The germination rate is at 90%

Intercropping here is classy: maize, beans, bananas, onions. Pops and ma gotta lock me into this essential farming apprenticeship. Not only does this play into a future of critical food security but serves to equip with a lifelong skill and goal - to become a great ancestor.

Stairs of Knowledge at the University of Balamand, Lebanon. Walking up these stairs is literally a step toward higher education. A Tribute To Modern Day Thinkers (10 Photos): streetartutopia.com/2026/01/09/a...

Clarity’s job is to simplify, not accelerate.

Strategic ambiguity is not as incoherent as Trump's shifting stance on the Iran war, or excursion is it?

Spent Sunday afternoon hooked on these two shows. Alan Ritchson definitely killed it here, and Season 3 of Tehran amidst the ongoing war between US-Israel on Iran has a special touch to it.