Tag: blogging

Lee Child’s Safe Enough

~ Veselin ~ 8 Comments

I’m not a big fan of books with short stories. Too much context switching. Context switching is hard. Makes you stop reading the book. Not all short stories are good. Some are bad. Bad stories make you want to throw away the book.

Safe Enough is no exception. But it’s Lee Childs. The good stories are good enough.

4.5/5

PS. Lee Child is known for his short sentences and simple vocabulary. Tried to replicate it in the post.

Car Brain’s Dilemma

~ Veselin ~ 14 Comments

Car Brain‘s Dilemma is a (made-up) form of the Prisoner’s Dilemma.

  • In a city like Sofia, if everyone goes to work by public transport, bicycles, or walking, the average commute would be 30 minutes
  • If most people go by bus, the ones who choose a car would reach work in 15 minutes
  • if most people go by car, going by bus will take 1h, and going by car will take 45 minutes

It’s faster to go by car but if all people don’t use cars, the average commute time would improve. How do you resolve that?

I wrote a small essay on the subject of why people associate cars with freedom in 2023

Arena 8888

~ Veselin ~ Leave a comment

Arena Sofia, formerly known as Arena Armeec, is now called Arena 8888. It was quite a surprise to see the name change. 8888 self-identifies as an entertainment website but is actually an online casino. Our society is pushing back against online gambling at the moment and this contract can be considered a bit like an insult.

I think having a sponsorship will be good for the area, which suffers from decay. Turn around by 30 degrees to the right from that spot and it’s like the Zombies attacked and left 50 years ago. So, congratulations to the winners 🙂