We need to feel we belong.
We need to feel valued.
We need to feel we’re good at something.
We need to feel we have a secure future.
Monday 8 January 2018
Wednesday 3 January 2018
Review: The Importance of Being Earnest: A Trivial Comedy for Serious People
The Importance of Being Earnest: A Trivial Comedy for Serious People by Oscar WildeMy rating: 5 of 5 stars
A delightful read. Engaging enough to keep you hooked, and humorous enough to keep you laughing.
Wilde puts a bit of himself in all of his characters. His wit, his graceful, splendid, elegant ridiculousness pinches and tickles the reader at the same time. Very enjoyable read.
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Thursday 23 November 2017
TIL
from collections import defaultdict
a = defaultdict(int)
a[whatever] += 1 # without ever initializing for any whatever key
a = defaultdict(int)
a[whatever] += 1 # without ever initializing for any whatever key
Wednesday 15 November 2017
Sunday 5 November 2017
Tech Advice from ./
1. Get away from Gmail. Use a privacy-friendly alternative e-mail service like Startmail or ProtonMail. Yes, you will probably have to pay. You are either paying cash or paying with your data.
2. Break off Google search. Use DuckDuckGo to keep your searches private. If you want Google results, use Startpage instead; it will search Google privately on your behalf, preventing it from monetizing you.
3. Ditch Chrome. If you love the UI, then use the open source Chromium instead. Otherwise use Firefox (which is about to get a LOT better with the new overhaul debuting later this month) or Brave. Use your browser with ad blockers like Disconnect, uBlock Origin, AdBlock Plus and Privacy Badger to stop Google and others from serving you tracking ads.
4. If you use an Android, consider running CopperheadOS on your phone. It is built on Android code, but hardened for security and free of Google data mining.
5. Say no to Google cloud storage services. If you want a high security option, use SpiderOak. Otherwise, you can use Boxcryptor to locally encrypt your files before sending them to the cloud so that they cannot be data mined.
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2. Break off Google search. Use DuckDuckGo to keep your searches private. If you want Google results, use Startpage instead; it will search Google privately on your behalf, preventing it from monetizing you.
3. Ditch Chrome. If you love the UI, then use the open source Chromium instead. Otherwise use Firefox (which is about to get a LOT better with the new overhaul debuting later this month) or Brave. Use your browser with ad blockers like Disconnect, uBlock Origin, AdBlock Plus and Privacy Badger to stop Google and others from serving you tracking ads.
4. If you use an Android, consider running CopperheadOS on your phone. It is built on Android code, but hardened for security and free of Google data mining.
5. Say no to Google cloud storage services. If you want a high security option, use SpiderOak. Otherwise, you can use Boxcryptor to locally encrypt your files before sending them to the cloud so that they cannot be data mined.
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