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mini-essay: salmon sashimi 🍣

Wed, 21 May 2025 00:00:00 +0000

Part of a series of mini-essays.

“Is it possible to make sashimi from supermarket salmon?” was the question that inspired me to read up on this, and the answer is: theoretically yes, with a high chance of getting a parasitic infection. 🤠

mini-essay: data vs. charging cables 🔌

Thu, 15 May 2025 00:00:00 +0000

Part of a series of mini-essays.

I had met with some trouble transferring EPUB files from my laptop to my e-reader. It appeared to be charging, but the laptop wasn’t detecting it as an external device. I thought to myself: it must’ve been something wrong with my laptop - perhaps a faulty driver…?

on mini-essays

Wed, 14 May 2025 00:00:00 +0000

I recently came across two ideas I liked: research as a leisure activity and using mini-essays to retain learned information.

The idea is simple. When something genuinely sparks my curiosity and interest, I research it and write a short, fact-based explainer about it. The writing should be accessible$^1$ and, ideally, take no more than 20 minutes to write and fit on a page$^2$.

Browsing faster with Vimium

Tue, 07 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0000

A small introduction to Vim

As a software engineer, typing fast is a hugely underrated, yet valuable and time-saving skill.