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Live local
I thought I would never say so, and actually feel somewhat bad about it, but I benefited personally from the 2016 Brexit referendum in two ways – materially and intellectually. Materially because house prices stopped their steep pre-referendum growth making buying and staying in the UK easier – ironically for a sworn European! The intellectual…
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The Venn diagram of life
We live in a competitive society. Young people are told about the importance of education and hard work, and how this will enable them to have the career, or even the life they want to have. Such advice is arguably quite vague and certainly does not capture all which is important. I grappled – and…
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You versus society: how to better talk about problems
Here is the recent case. It’s a global pandemic of a potentially deadly virus which can spread through air. Wearing a facemask covering your mouth and nose can suppress transmission protecting you, if you are not sick, or others, if you are. However, you find it uncomfortable breathing with this thing in your face, think…
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Hello World!
“Hello World!” is the title of the sample blog post I got when installing WordPress to the ponderer.io domain. The name of this template is chosen aptly as “Hello World!” also is the name of the program which you almost surely will learn to write when starting a programming language (C, C++, Python, R, etc.).…
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This space aims to provide food for thought and a realm for discussions of timeless topics, some potentially contentious. This hopefully is helpful for our joint progress, and a peaceful and sustainable cohabitation in society. Please see the About section for detailed information about this space. I do my best to keep a high standard but I can’t be an expert in all topics touched upon here. So please point the finger if something does not feel right. There is only one rule if you would like to contribute or give feedback – be civil.