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The Samurai, a feudal Japanese sword-bearing warrior class with a philosophy incorporating Zen, Buddhism, Confucianism, and Shinto, were known to meditate constantly on achieving a glorious death in the service of their masters. This single component of their incredible range of disciplines maximized courage, allowing them to take appropriate risks to achieve various objectives while reducing the emotionalContinue reading “Consider Death as Your Goal in Life”

This blog post explains a hack that you can use to configure the Microsoft Edge browser on Ubuntu Linux to start in private mode by default, even when clicking links in emails. Update 15.Dec.2025: After years of frustration with WordPress, I am finally abandoning this blog. The content will likely stay here for some time,Continue reading “-Ubuntu Linux: Start Edge Browser in Private Mode by Default”

This blog post describes my first experiences with WebAssembly. I have always tried to avoid front-end development in general, and JavaScript in particular, especially for anything complex, and increasingly as the library churn has increased and relevant toolchains have demonstrated their significant risks. Recently, I investigated TypeScript, which has some advantages, but is just aContinue reading “-First Experiences with WebAssembly “

This blog post, intended to assist readers transitioning from Microsoft Windows to Linux, explains how to configure at least Ubuntu 20.04.4 LTS to show the Activities Overview when the user presses Ctrl+Esc, providing functionality that matches existing Windows usage patterns. Update 15.Dec.2025: After years of frustration with WordPress, I am finally abandoning this blog. TheContinue reading “-Linux: Use Ctrl+Esc for Activities Overview”

This blog post provides perspective on when to store data inline, within a single entry in the content management system, and when to store some of that data in separate entries. If you have perspectives on this topic, please comment on this blog post. Update 15.Dec.2025: After years of frustration with WordPress, I am finallyContinue reading “-Whether to Store Content Management Data Inline or Separately”

This blog post describes a workaround for an issue that I experienced while configuring email forwarding, specifically using godaddy webmail email forwarding to gmail addresses. This issue may apply to other configurations and providers. To summarize, it appears that if you forward through godaddy Workspace Webmail to a gmail address, google does not seem toContinue reading “-Limitation Forwarding though Godaddy Workspace Email to Google Gmail”