12 hours agoMember-onlyRemastering Music Is Music RevisionismWhy this urge to judge the past by present standards? Won’t our current standards be outdated soon enough? — I have written before about remastering records. I deplore the practice with an abnormal passion. Digitally Remastered Rant As I was listening to Selling England By The Pound by Genesis for what must have been the tenth time this week, it hit me again: all that added compression from the…Life3 min read
1 day agoMember-onlyIt’s In Your Head, That Makes It RealOpportunities and dangers when dealing with the mind — Real? There is nothing more real than what is inside our heads. If it exists in our minds, it is undeniable. Indeed, the belief in a nation or a god is far more evident to an individual than the microbes living in the fabric of the armchair said individual sits…Life3 min read
2 days agoMember-onlyStricter Is A Two-Way StreetOur instructions must match our expectations — What Many Managers Forget Loftier expectations demand sharper instructions. Ambitious leaders will always seek to achieve more with the given resources. Thus, successful teams are doomed to fail since their captains will continuously raise the bar. When a team reaches its limit, the choice is between increasing or improving its…Life3 min read
3 days agoMember-onlySingle Sources Of Truth Were Born To Be SingleInformation technology lessons for everyday life — In information technology, there is an essential concept known as a single source of truth. It isn’t difficult to grasp, but it isn’t always easy to implement. Or rather, it is tempting to violate the rule. The idea is that all the data used by a model comes only from…Life3 min read
4 days agoMember-onlyTrue Value Goes Beyond Being CoolPopularity may be fleeting but our output should be good enough to remain relevant at least for a minority — Some of the things I love the most were never cool. There never was a majority of people who liked them. They were never mainstream. In contrast, other things I am equally passionate about were popular. …Life3 min read
5 days agoMember-onlyLet’s Not Underestimate The Value Of Anything That Makes Us Feel This GoodFootball, love and other conditions — Young Eccentrics I was still very young when I realised I was an eccentric. I might be a subdued eccentric in that I do not often display my bizarreness in public, but an eccentric nonetheless. One of the few things that have kept me connected to a part of the…Life3 min read
6 days agoMember-onlySpeaking About Problems Is Both Generous And Self-PreservingBad days are better shared — Good Will Collision We all can have bad days, personally or professionally. Sometimes, both worlds collide and blast us out of our stability. It is the sort of day when we wish we had stayed in bed. When this happens, I prefer to stay inside and not meet anybody. I…Life3 min read
Aug 8Member-onlyThe Freedom Of Accepting That Not Everything Is FreeVictims of inertia or agents of change? Do we have a choice? — Free Junk There are few more alluring prospects in life than something free of charge. The power of something given to us at no cost is such that we may end up hoarding mountains of junk we would have never considered purchasing. This marketing mechanism is so irresistible that we…Life3 min read
Aug 7Member-onlyUnavoidable Sloppy Mistakes Only Professionals MakeIs there anything more frustrating? Are they really unavoidable? — A Recent Fascination Recently, I have been fascinated by how hard it has been for me to complete easy tasks. It isn’t a new occurrence, but it is the first time I realise it. As I improve in different fields, I can see patterns between worlds I once believed to…Life3 min read
Aug 6Member-onlyIt Is The Deviation We SeekEven if it usually looks like a mistake — Error Spotter In school, we learn to avoid making errors and fix the ones we have already made. Depending on what we pursue academically, we might become proficient error handlers. I remember spotting grammar mistakes everywhere after my first year at university. Since I studied translation, I spotted mistakes in…Life3 min read
