The ten most-praised independent burger joints in Barcelona, ranked by how often the city's best-known food guides recommend them — no chains allowed.
Barcelona's Best Burgers, According to the Internet
· 10 min read
How to Check Whether a PDF Is Safe to Open
· 8 min read
A PDF — Portable Document Format — is usually just a document. But the format can also carry active features: links, forms, embedded files, automatic actions, multimedia, and sometimes JavaScript. That's what makes "is this PDF safe?" a fair question — and also a slightly wrong one.
Philosophy Every Adult Should Know: The Complete List
· 16 min read
No lectures. No essays. Names, ideas, one key work each, and what each one is for. Look up whatever catches your eye — the goal is a map, not a syllabus.
The Most Common Literary Devices, With Examples
· 3 min read
A short tour through the literary devices that show up most often — and why they still matter for writers and readers alike.
Segmenting a Home Network with Omada — VLANs, SSIDs, DHCP Reservations and Firewall Rules
· 8 min read
A flat home network puts your laptop, your IoT gadgets, and your guests on the same wire. Here's how I carved my house into isolated zones with TP-Link Omada — VLANs, dedicated SSIDs, DHCP reservations, and firewall rules that actually keep them apart.
I recently reorganized my home network using a TP-Link Omada setup. The goal was not to build an enterprise-grade network, but to get something cleaner, safer, and easier to reason about.
What Actually Makes a Good Life?
· 5 min read
If you've ever wondered what really moves the needle on happiness and health, the 85-year Harvard Study of Adult Development has a blunt answer: take care of your body and your relationships. That's it. Well… mostly.
TL;DR
- Health basics matter: eat decently, move daily, avoid substances.
- Relationships matter more: the quality of close ties predicts happiness, health, and longevity.
A Coach Doesn't Get Better Players
· 19 min read
Every team I have watched succeed had the same unglamorous thing in common: a plan they believed in, roles they understood, and enough trust in each other to execute without looking over their shoulder. Everything else — the rituals, the metrics, the org chart — is scaffolding around those three.
How Your Baby's Vision Develops in the First Year
· One min read
Have you ever wondered how a baby sees the world? Take a look at what they see as their vision develops over the first year.
note
This is a general overview of typical development — every baby is different and the ranges vary. It isn't medical advice; if you have any concern about your child's eyes or vision, talk to your pediatrician.
References
- Infant Vision Development: What Can Babies See? — HealthyChildren.org (American Academy of Pediatrics) — how a baby's focus, tracking, color perception, and depth perception develop month by month through the first year.
How to Fix Espresso Extractions: Sour, Bitter, Fast, Slow, and Channeling
· One min read
Have you ever wondered, "Why is my espresso shot running too fast or too slow? Why does my espresso taste sour or bitter? Why am I not getting any crema? Why am I getting channeling?" This video covers some common espresso issues and how to fix them.
- 0:59 Shots Too Fast/Slow
- 4:42 Shots Too Sour/Bitter
- 8:08 No Crema
- 10:07 Channeling
Kuchisabishii: The Japanese Word for Eating Out of Boredom
· One min read
"Eating out of boredom happens to the best of us, but kuchisabishii is about shaping it as a natural feeling and a forgiving experience, rather than to shove down those feelings. For once we recognize and confront it, we end up making better decisions after the fact than exacerbating self-sabotaging behavior on guilt-triggered impulses."
Kaki Okumura.