Category: Random

Which outdated technology do you miss the most, and why?

~ Veselin ~ 3 Comments

I miss the idea of IRC.

IRC is a technology that gives us a decentralized networks of chat servers, allowing people to meet like-minded strangers. It used to be (maybe) the most popular way to chat online before ICQ and Skype changed everything. I spent years of my life there as a teenager and young adult.

Unlike email, IRC didn’t age well. The whole thing started falling apart due to limitations of how big channels could be while remaining usable. Also, spam, hacks, profanity, botnets, and ToS violations invaded. IRC is still alive but with a low number of daily active users.

We now have Discord and Slack but they suffer one little flaw. They’re for-profit companies.

Advice to my teenage self

~ Veselin ~ 2 Comments
Daily writing prompt
What advice would you give to your teenage self?
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  • You’ll regret more the things you didn’t do than the things you did and went wrong but don’t be hard on yourself anyway
  • When you’re in your early 20s, you’ll stop going to the gym, stop going to the mountain and stop playing football. Don’t do that, staying active is important. Maybe ditch the football, you’ll need those knees

Good luck!

Am I Patriotic?

~ Veselin ~ 11 Comments
Daily writing prompt
Are you patriotic? What does being patriotic mean to you?
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Patriotism is a complex quality with both positive and negative aspects. Some people express it by putting a flag on their car, while others hate the rival countries. Maybe wear a tattoo with a national hero. Very few will join the army or the police out of a desire to serve the country, wearing a tattoo or putting a sticker is much easier.

My form of patriotism is that I live in my country, respect the laws, pay my taxes, recycle my plastic & paper, and do small acts of kindness that improve the quality of life in the community. I did my mandatory military service. I think the sum of all of that adds up to at least one tattoo per month. Add that I don’t smoke and litter, and I think I would be an extremely patriotic Bulgarian.

I feel like patriotism shouldn’t come with any sort of pride or feeling of superiority. We can be proud with our efforts and accomplishments but it’s completely pointless to be proud of my area of birth. Being proud that I’m born in Sofia is like being proud that I’m Aquarius.

There is no cat on this photo

~ Veselin ~ 10 Comments

Not taken on purpose. My hands were full with bags of purchases and I was without my glasses, took a photo for the “Find the cat” series. Went back home, put my glasses on, and oh no, there’s no cat. Or maybe there is one after all?

Find the cat.

Hidden Treasure

~ Veselin ~ 8 Comments

This house is hidden behind the multi story apartment buildings near Orlov Most. I only recently noticed it’s there, even though I walk on the main boulevard almost every day.