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Apr 23, 2025
Growing up, I was a skinny kid; wearing oversized t-shirts, and a metabolism that ran like a greyhound. That all changed when we moved villages, landing in a place where my family ran an Irish pub and restaurant. Food was everywhere. Chips with everything. Rich stock in the gravy. Deep-fried this and farmer-portioned that. Slowly but surely, I started gaining weight - not out of neglect, but out of proximity. The food was often healthy but the portion sizes enormous. Ketchup on all the things, I ate everything at all times.
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Nov 14, 2024
Fatigue has become an unexpected guest in my life, sneaking in from all sides. And it's not the kind of tiredness a good night's sleep can fix; it's a deeper exhaustion that builds up from constantly absorbing things I just can't ignore. Politics, climate change, tech upheavals, endless news cycles, even my recent tango with dengue—it all piles on. Some days, keeping it together feels impossible, and I'm a hair's breadth away from throwing my phone at the wall.
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Nov 1, 2023
In the latest swing of the 'convenience versus security' pendulum, Facebook seems poised to let users disable two-factor authentication (2FA) on certain devices, potentially undermining the bedrock of account security. What are they thinking?
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Oct 31, 2023
The allure of genetic testing kits like 23andMe, with their promises of ancestral insights and health revelations, is undeniable. However, as we rush to decode our genetic blueprint, we must also confront the potential perils that come with it—from irreversible commitments and threats to personal privacy to concerns of data misuse and ethical questions about compensation. As technology and societal norms evolve, the future applications of our genetic data remain uncertain. Before delving deep into your genetics, it's imperative to balance the fascination with our DNA's secrets against the broader implications and risks involved.
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Jun 30, 2021
Today marked the technical preview of [GitHub Copilot - Your AI pair programmer](https://copilot.github.com/). It's something I've long been expecting ever since Microsoft acquired GitHub for $7.5 billion.