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Writing on GPUs, LLMs, MLOps, Kubernetes — and mindset · 264 posts
The Truth About Dopamine Detox — Focus Myths and the Science
Dopamine is not a pleasure chemical but a signal of motivation and prediction. This piece examines the scientific basis of the trendy dopamine detox and, evidence in hand, cheerfully explores what really helps focus in a
2026-07-01 · 28 min read #culture#dopamine#attention#focus#neuroscienceMastering Japanese Onomatopoeia — The World of Gikogiko and Wakuwaku
A complete guide to Japanese onomatopoeia (giongo and gitaigo), the words learners find hardest. From core concepts to form patterns, thematic vocabulary tables, grammar usage, and a Korean comparison, all in one place w
2026-06-30 · 17 min read #japanese#onomatopoeia#vocabulary#language-learning#grammarWhat It Means to Prepare for Marriage — Reality and Conversation Beyond the Fantasy
Preparing for marriage is not only about the ceremony and the budget; it is a long conversation in which two people agree on how they want to live together. This article maps out how to talk through core topics such as v
2026-06-27 · 17 min read #culture#relationships#marriage#communication#life-planningThe Science of a Lasting Marriage — What Actually Keeps a Relationship Together
Following what decades of long-term relationship research, including John Gottman’s work, appears to suggest, this piece looks at what sustains a lasting marriage. It covers the four warning signs and their antidotes, th
2026-06-27 · 19 min read #culture#relationships#marriage#psychology#communicationAdult Friendship — Why Connection Gets Harder as We Age
Why does making and keeping friends feel so much harder once we become adults? This piece looks at what research on social connection suggests, the conditions that build depth in relationships, and balanced, practical wa
2026-06-27 · 24 min read #culture#friendship#social-connection#loneliness#relationshipsTechnical Overreach and Scope — Lessons from Carmacks Retrospective
Using John Carmacks publicly shared Quake retrospective as a starting point, we draw out the technical ambition and organizational challenges of early game development as general lessons. We cover the value of choosing s
2026-06-25 · 25 min read #culture#engineering#scope#technical-debt#teamThe Joy of Understanding — Why Deep Understanding Still Matters in the LLM Era
Search and LLMs give fast answers, but deep understanding gives control and ownership. We cover the value of seeing beneath abstractions, the stance of not being dragged by your tools, the difference understanding makes
2026-06-25 · 24 min read #culture#learning#craftsmanship#understanding#engineeringThe Changing World of Work — What Do We Work For?
Why do we work? We trace how the meaning of labor has shifted across the ages, what remote work and the gig economy have changed, what the discourse of burnout and quiet quitting reveals, and what balance might be possib
2026-06-21 · 66 min read #culture#work#work-life-balance#remote-work#burnoutUrbanization and Community — What Have We Lost and Gained?
Following the vast history of humanity gathering into cities, we look at the two faces of the city: the efficiency and freedom it gave, and the community it weakened. From the concepts of Gemeinschaft and Gesellschaft to
2026-06-21 · 34 min read #urbanization#community#sociology#city#societyTrust and Distrust — The Invisible Capital That Holds Society Together
Trust is an enormous force that moves society without ever being seen. Following the insights of Putnam and Fukuyama, this essay examines the value of social capital, the cost of collapsing trust, and the path to its rep
2026-06-21 · 33 min read #trust#social-capital#society#institutions#cultureLaozi and Zhuangzi — The Paradoxical Wisdom of Wu-Wei
We unpack the core Taoist ideas of the Tao, wu-wei, and ziran through the water analogy and Zhuangzi parables, and ask what letting go of control means for people worn down by burnout and the obsession with productivity.
2026-06-21 · 42 min read #philosophy#taoism#wu-wei#zhuangzi#laoziSocial Media and the Culture of Comparison — Life on an Endless Stage
Starting from Leon Festingers social comparison theory, we explore how social media made comparison a constant condition. We examine the curated life, algorithms and dopamine, and the contested debate over adolescent men
2026-06-21 · 36 min read #social-comparison#social-media#psychology#happiness#cultureHistorical Fiction: The Cartographer
A short story set in the Age of Exploration. Matthias, a fictional mapmaker, is torn between the desire to chart an unknown coast and the price of doing so. A complete tale about curiosity, discovery, and the weight of f
2026-06-21 · 35 min read #short-story#historical-fiction#age-of-exploration#cartography#cultureThe Universal Structure of Myths — Joseph Campbell and the Hero Journey
Why do the myths of the world resemble one another so uncannily? Following Joseph Campbell's Hero's Journey and Jung's theory of archetypes, we explore why myth is a map of the human mind and the skeleton of nearly every
2026-06-21 · 48 min read #mythology#joseph-campbell#storytelling#psychology#cultureThe Trolley Problem — Would You Sacrifice One to Save Five?
A runaway trolley is hurtling toward five people, and your hand rests on a lever. This deceptively simple scenario pulls open the deepest debates in moral philosophy. We trace its many variations, the neuroscience of mor
2026-06-21 · 11 min read #culture#philosophy#ethics#thought-experiment#utilitarianismThe Chemistry of Love — Dopamine, Oxytocin, and the Rose-Tinted Veil
Love is poetry and a chemical reaction in the brain at the same time. From dopamine and oxytocin to Helen Fisher three-stage theory and the shelf life of infatuation, we explore the neurochemistry of attraction and attac
2026-06-21 · 15 min read #neuroscience#love#dopamine#oxytocin#psychologyThe Sociology of Loneliness — Solitude in a Connected Age
Why has loneliness deepened in the most densely connected era in history? We look in a balanced way at the difference between social and emotional loneliness, the research on loneliness and health, urbanization and singl
2026-06-21 · 40 min read #loneliness#sociology#isolation#community#cultureThe Silk Road — The Path That Linked Civilizations
From the origin of the name Silk Road to Zhang Qian mission to the West, the movement of silk, paper, and gunpowder, the spread of Buddhism and Islam, and the path of the Black Death. A balanced look at the vast web that
2026-06-21 · 54 min read #history#silk-road#culture#civilization#globalizationSci-Fi Short Story: The Loop, the Same Day Repeated
A science-fiction short story about a man condemned to repeat the same day without end, who moves through despair and helplessness until at last he comes to see himself and others anew. A story about the growth and choic
2026-06-21 · 14 min read #short-story#fiction#sci-fi#time-loop#cultureStoicism — How a 2000-Year-Old Philosophy Answers Modern Life
Through the dichotomy of control, negative visualization, and three Stoic philosophers, we explore how a philosophy born 2000 years ago meets the anxieties of today. We trace its link to modern cognitive behavioral thera
2026-06-21 · 40 min read #philosophy#stoicism#psychology#history#self-improvement