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Glue + soda

I broke a piece of plastic from a key. I tried to fix it using a match so I could melt the plastic but it didnt work very well. Then I searched how to fix something similar and I found this video. I was amazed what you can do with glue and baking soda! I gave it a go to my problem, although the finish wasnt great, it looks the fix is solid. Will see how long it lasts.

Mushroom + Killifish

Based on this blog.

link1: lion’s mane mushroom improved brain cell growth and memory in pre-clinical trials.

link2: I didnt know Killifish can regenerate part of their brain. As they age this ability is lost because (like other animals) we tend to accumulate dysfunctional cells with age, called senescent. By using senolytics in old killifish, they were able to restore some of the amazing regenerative abilities.

How to apply silicone

This week I tried to apply new silicone to the flooring of my bathroom. Initially I watched a video and gave it a go. It was a disaster, I was lucky that I didnt do the whole thing, just one part that is not in direct view, so I managed to clean-up. Using a finger to level the silicone doesnt work for me…..

I kept checking videos and this one was a breakthrough!

In summary, cut your nozzle at the level of your “fungi” so the stream of silicone covers properly. Obviously buy a “fungi” or similar tool for levelling the silicone, dont use the finger, clean properly the old silicone (have white spirit around) and use good silicone.

In my case, I had to cut the nozzle twice as the gaps I needed to cover werent equal all round the floor. So I cut the nozzle for the small gap first, use the chosen fungi length, then cut again the nozzle for the “big” gap, and use again the chosen fungi

No free lunch

Just a reminder

“Every single pursuit – no matter how wonderful and exciting and glamorous it may initially seem – comes with its own brand of shit sandwich, its own lousy side effects. Everything sucks some of the time. You just have to decide what sort of suckage you’re willing to deal with.
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So the question is not so much ‘What are you passionate about?’
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The question is ‘What are you passionate enough about that you can endure the most disagreeable aspects of the work?’
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Because if you love something and want something enough – whatever it is – then you don’t really mind eating the shit sandwich that comes with it.”
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- Mark Manson
In a world of comfort one question the most important question to ask yourself is what are you willing to struggle for? You can have the pain of being lazy or the pain of putting an effort into your health and body? Which one will it be?

Ecosia

I received this blog entry and I decided to try Ecosia. A friend commented about it some time a go but never decided to make a move. Sometimes thought to use DuckDuckGo, but let’s see how this goes.

Summary-2020

I can agree that 2020 hasnt been the best year ever with all the issues happening: racial violence, USA political turmoil, coronavirus, etc. But I need to look at the bright side:

  • Got a job offer in Jan 2020 that opened doors to very interesting changes in my life.
  • Got a visa for a new country
  • Leave my old job
  • Stay out of work for two months, learning a lot “working” from home.
  • Start this blog
  • Reading more books than other years
  • Visit Sofia (Bulgaria), Porto, Nazaret and Batalla (Portugal)
  • Remind my Karate
  • Fitter than ever (no injuries, more days training)
  • Passed Kubernetes CKA
  • Cold showers + breathing routines
  • More scheduling than to-do list
  • Cooking many new things.
  • Saving a lot
  • Helping family
  • Friends are doing well.
  • Focus in my mental well-being
  • Start a new job

Reverse-Eng-Vaccine-Code

Very interesting link shared by a good friend. I wasn’t aware there was a bit of openness about the vaccine, taking into account that at the end, this is business….

I like the similarities between computing and DNA/RNA and the hacks introduced to make it work (plenty of Ψ, production enhancements, spikes, AAAs end) I think this should be interested to show in schools to get more students in science.

I didnt know the founder of PowerDNS was so keen of biology.

Vertical-Farming

In one of the summaries I receive, I checked this article. I had read before about vertical farming and I thought it was a really interesting idea, mainly for the saving in water and soil. But I never thought that they were actually quite expensive to run because the electricity and tech needed (and real state). I am pretty sure that at some point not very far in the future they will be cost effective. Although it doesn’t feel natural.

Mail-Cost-History

Interesting read about the Post services and the cost structure they have been handling with the years. Sending an international letter, although not very often, looks like such a simple transaction. But it was interesting to realize that sending letters was initially a privilege and then became main stream and the only way of communication until not far ago (thanks internet with emails, etc etc). And then you had an international organization to deal with the mail exchange between countries. At the end, it is a comparison exercise between the cost of mail and the cost of using internet. Enjoyable read about history and related to the internet.