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Building a Second Brain

This is not a science fiction post about upgrading your brain with a memory chip. The second brain approach is about elevating your existing stores of knowledge and making some sense of them. Personally I have tons of browser bookmarks, notes and reference files all over the place. This method

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An Internet of Better Things

The internet deserves better things. Right now we are using it mostly for entertainment and shopping. Think about it, social media and streaming services are eating up most of the bandwidth. Our home connection is 99% download and about 1% upload. We are taking way more than we contribute. Cat

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The Sri Lankan Dream

Things are quite bleak at the moment in Sri Lanka. Years of neglect, mismanagement and incompetence has lead to the current state of play. Many are (rightly so) considering leaving given the first opportunity. Then there are a handful of people who see a light at the end of the

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A Theme for 2022

New year resolutions fade fast. It's easy to fallback into default-mode until next December. Fixed time based targets keep you on track but the payoff is very slim. Yearly themes maybe a better idea. In 2022 I want to focus and align my efforts on a few key things that

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Smarter Headphones

I think we need smarter headphones. Imagine for a minute if we can break away from the phone and what a smarter headphone would be able to do. Wireless chargingHas it's own WiFi or mobile dataDownload podcasts and music on deviceBetter voice controls on deviceSmart lock and unlock on voice

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A Chat with Isura Silva About AI and the Value of Lifelong Learning

Isura Silva is a Sri Lankan entrepreneur and the founder of aucterra. We talk about AI and the value of lifelong learning. Isura and I have been chatting on twitter for a long time and we have quite similar ideas when it comes to blog posts. aucterra has implemented a

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Supermarket Blues

To me a supermarket is nothing more than a well lit warehouse. You buy things off shelves and checkout yourself. There is no one there to help you unless you catch someone packing the shelves. There is no personality or engagement.Then again you might not want personality from your

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The Future of Work is Flexible, Remote and Hybrid

About 20 years ago my favourite pastimes was looking for telecommuting jobs on craigslist. That's was it was called back in those days. I never found one at the time but since then I have worked remote-first and semi-remotely (hybrid) for many years. Since the pandemic hit, remote, flexible and

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Surviving Group Chats

In a time that you don't trust the tech giants to host your group chats people are moving to platforms like WhatsApp, Telegram and Signal. It starts with a few and before you know it you are part of quite a few groups. There are now hundreds of people chatting

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Find Any Spot on Earth with Just 3 Words

what3words is a simple and interesting way to locate any point on earth. The system breaks down the surface into blocks of 3 meters and gives it 3 simple and pronounceable names. You can use it to find friends in a city or get help when you are lost in

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What is Universal Basic Income?

Universal basic income is giving everyone a basic salary so that it covers their basic needs like housing and food. The idea is to alleviate poverty and stabilise the socioeconomic status in a country. This means you don't have to worry about daily needs and whatever you earn extra is