Beer52 is a beer subscription service. Get 8 beers a month for £24. Of course, I didn’t want that, but they had an introductory offer to get the first month at the cost of shipping (£5.95) and the option to end the subscription after the first box.
What …
In a podcast that I have just listed to, someone said:
Take every opportunity to be a little less stupid.
I love the phrase. It is a brilliant motto. Be mindful each day to find out what you don't know, and do something about it. Keep searching for more things …
A friend asked me to give some advice to a second year chemical engineering student they had met at a networking event. What follows is a slightly edited version of the email I sent them.
Hi (name removed),
Your email address was passed on to me by (name removed) who …
There is a phrase:
Only a bad workman blames his tools
What is less known is the second part:
Because a good workman has the correct tools to start with.
Yesterday I mentioned one of my personal algorithms of life. To be honest, I had never considered it as such until I was writing about it but that is what it is.
And it isn't the only one. Thinking about it now, the there are lots of these algorithms I …
When reading a computer security focused blog, I came across a security checklist.
I spend a good while reviewing the recomendations in it and upgrading my security in certan places. While I wouldn't recomend all the actions (and haven't done them all myself), it is certanaly worth considering them all …
After posting yesterday's post, I thought further about it and though I don't need to know much more about electricity, I do know more and want to learn more. I like learning, particularly about different subjects.
My background as a chemical engineer has given me a good understanding for what …
A fellow chemical engineer had the following electrical advice.
There are two things that you need to know about electricity:
- You cannot see it.
- It can kill you.
Everything is is for the electrical engineers to worry about.
When you meet friends that you haven't seen in a long time, a common comment is something along the lines of "we should do this more often".
A month ago, rather than just saying it, we booked a date in our calendars. These things can get moved, but once it …
Stoic and Mindfulness Resilience Training (SMRT) is a free online course organised by the Modern Stoicism team. It combines the ancient philosophy of Stoicism with practices from modern psychotherapy. I found it very useful last year and have signed up again this year.
I remember a getting some advice from a lecturer when at university and thought I should save it here.
There are three Ss in life you should never pay for:
- Sex
- Stationery &
- Software
