Category: Random

This blog will change the world

~ Veselin ~ 6 Comments
Daily writing prompt
What change, big or small, would you like your blog to make in the world?
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I love this writing prompt!

Blogs can change the world. I see influential folks in Bulgaria do great things with their blogs. However, my site focuses on my journeys, discoveries, learnings, and experiences, it doesn’t aim to change the world. There are some evolving personal goals that I’m pursuing, and I’m using the daily posting as motivation:

  • Trying to average 10K steps/day (I’m not far but under)
  • Trying to use my non-work-related screen time for reading books, blogging, reading blogs, and engaging with communities
  • Trying to not use my personal time for news, doom scrolling, and anxiety-related experiences
  • Trying to learn more about writing, psychology, AI, math

Using the blog I can achieve things like:

  • Inspire a few more people to religiously walk and use their cars for country trips only
  • Inspire more people to read books
  • Inspire more people to pursue a life of being kind and empathetic to others
  • Criticize the usage of AI to divert web traffic into apps that steal human content

Would it work that way? Sure, just give it time 😉 Once I get to, let’s say, 1000 subscribers, I’ll post a status update 🌎

What are you curious about?

~ Veselin ~ 13 Comments
Daily writing prompt
What are you curious about?
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Work excluded, the answer is Rockets and Math.

I recently rediscovered my interest in math and occasionally watch long math videos on YouTube. I’m subscribed to Mathologer, but I let myself be tempted by other YouTubers. The social networks noticed and started trying to challenge me with high school level tasks.

I would also watch some rocket launches live. The next on my list is the chopstick attempt – Starship 5.

Hansol CRT

~ Veselin ~ 5 Comments

Someone left a broken CRT computer display next to the recycling bins. It brought memories.

Back in 1998, my first color screen was like this, or very close to it. Same brand – Hansol, and the same look from behind. I don’t remember the exact model but I remember the smell of fresh plastic and static electricity. The smell remained for months and I loved it.

It was very surprising to see how my website looked in color. I built it with the previous black and white display. In a sense, this purchase forced me to rewrite my website and learn some JavaScript.