Category: Blog
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Debunking Misconceptions About Bat Vision and Their Role as Virus Reservoirs
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Unmasking Vitamin D Deficiency: The Hidden Pandemic The Silent Deficiency Affecting Millions Vitamin D deficiency is far more prevalent than most people realize. Globally, approximately one billion people are deficient in this essential nutrient. In the United States alone, 42% of adults suffer from a deficiency, with even higher rates in certain groups: 50% of…
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Behind the scenes of food delivery platforms and their crushing impact on small restaurants. Passion, Pizza, and Reality Opening a pizzeria was my dream come true—a passion project born out of my love for Neapolitan pizza and the desire to make it affordable and accessible. While most Neapolitan-style places cater to the luxury dining crowd,…
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A story about scrapped items, shopfloor chaos, and the importance of a robust DevOps strategy. When Production and Local Collided It was early in my career as a junior developer, and I was working on a manufacturing execution software—a high-profile system tightly integrated with shopfloor machines, controlling real-time operations in factories. It was exhilarating to…
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Does freezing rice actually help your diet? As part of my meal prepping routine, I’ve been cooking large batches of staples like rice and chicken, portioning them out, vacuum-sealing them, and freezing them for quick meals. While having such portion for lunch I remembered I recently stumbled upon something fascinating: freezing rice makes it healthier…
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Evaluating Knowledge I often find myself reflecting: Where do I stand on the Dunning-Kruger scale? How do I evaluate my own knowledge compared to others? Do I sometimes overestimate what I know? Or do I underestimate myself? These questions might seem self-critical, but I’ve come to realize they’re essential for understanding myself and my biases.…
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Kiosks A Reflection on Losing the Human Touch Strolling through the streets, a rare sight caught my eye — a functioning kiosk, quietly standing amidst the sleek facades of modern retail. It felt like a whisper from a bygone era. The sight, paired with a conversation with a friend, sparked a thought: how much of…
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Why is YAGNI overrated? Back in 2017, I attended a CodeEurope conference, where Niklas Gustavsson, the chief architect and VP of engineering at Spotify, gave a fascinating talk. He discussed Spotify’s approach to architecture and their in-house framework, Apollo. The talk revolved heavily around microservices – how they structured them, why they worked, and how…