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Full post in emails

One great reader provided me with the following feedback: I want to read the full content of each post in the email and not having to click any link So here we go, from now on, the full content of each article will be fully available in your inbox. Please continue to share your ideas with me. In the comments would be best, but any other way works too. PS: This is the link to subscribe and get the posts in your inbox every day Read more...

Value of private data

For a number of reasons I am very interested in the value of private data. My question for you is: how should we account for the value of data when the traditional ways of measuring success would consider a company with 0 revenue, lots of losses and 14 employees and lots of data to be very bad while WhatsApp got sold for $14B? Please reply in the comments to share knowledge and ideas (sharing is one of my core values) Read more...

Sleep

My article written on the 19th of December 2019 made it clear, being tired has a big impact on my brain. While the article was a one-sentence post it had multiple english mistakes AND was not making any sense. Luckily, I just enjoyed a two weeks holiday during xmas and new year 2020 during which I was able to sleep a lot (thank you grand parents). The result is a clear mind and not so many mistakes per line on this post :) Read more...

Rich Dad Poor Dad game

There is a book called Rich Dad Poor Dad about managing personal finances. While the book is very well known, few know that there is a little online game that exemplify what is described in the book. here is the link https://www.richdad.com/products/cashflow-classic While I would not recommend following everything described in the book, it is (as many books are) great to provide a point of view to add to your thoughts. Read more...

I'm tired but still writing

I’m tired today, so I write because this is a commitment I made to myself and indirectly to you readers. So the morale of today is: “always keep your engagement”, but be mindful of your capabilities. ps: this post was very badly written that I had to correct some basic English mistakes Read more...

[Core belief] Everyone is smart

Everyone is smart sounds too good to be accurate and might offend people who take their education as a sign of being smart. Being smart is for me being capable of creativity and adaptation. Let see an example, based on a fictional janitor cleaning offices every day who is also a parent. He or she needs to wake up a 4am going to do a very physical job and come back at noon. Read more...

Secure and private email

One of my recent search has been around avoiding giving away my data to the big tech guys, and while I’m still far from a good result, I did find an interesting Mail service, based in Switzerland with a great reputation. It is call Protonmail and you can find more info at https://protonmail.com/ Read more...

The best camera of 2020

I spent a lot of time and money on cameras, lenses, accessories (light meter) and more. I did (still do) up to 2000 pictures a month. I tried, jpeg, RAW, Nik collection, Lightroom, Fuji, Sony, Panasonic, point-and-shoot, hybrid, etc… And I came to a conclusion about what is my best camera. Ok the best camera of 2020 is the same one that is the best for the last forever years. Read more...