Will it make him Alexander the Half Great? — Legends lived, some are living, and others will come. It is an eternal cycle that will keep repeating. History highlights some of the greatest to have ever emerged, one of which is Alexander the Great. Not many know him, but those who know him understand why he earned the title…

Among other automation you can try at home — We are inherently lazy, not a secret especially for us, maybe 95% of programmers and sysadmins I know are plagued with the trouble of reaching out the TV’s remote (or a mouse) during a comfy binge-watching session. If we need to do repetitive things every day it must be craftsy…

So were Aristotle and Viola Davis. But what’s it all about? — Mozart was a mad genius, but he struggled like the rest of us throughout his teenagers as well as his very early twenties. Though already a respected musician, he had to work as an organist and concertmaster in his native Salzburg to make a living. Underpaid and frustrated by his…

The idea is to monitor our heart rate and sleep pattern in greater detail, but at what cost? — If you are a fitness junkie, sure you’ve heard about Fitbit app and the gang. They can track your walking mileage, heart rate, temperature, and whatnots to give you a personalized fitness recommendation by strapping the device on your wrist. Sure, no biggie. Now you can get even more intimate…

The five senses of zen to keep the juices flowing. — Many people find it’s liberating to work in a tranquil state of home during the pandemic. We are finally free from the distraction of commuting and endless office soap opera. But we could also miss the atmosphere of getting pampered at work with free-flow coffee, cubicle coziness, the reclining chair…

Nothing beats experience and learned lessons from getting soft-scammed — I'm sure everyone has that one item in their closet and, over time, regretting buying it, sitting there waiting to be made of good use from you. Sadly, no matter how much you thought it would be, the pet rock is not coming to life anytime soon. …

“Listening, not imitation may be the sincerest form of flattery.” — Joyce Brothers Everyone has a role model, a mentor to lead them in their professional journey at some point in life. …

It is one of the most common errors in C# and its by-products (Unity 3D, .NET framework, Visual Studio, etc.) — You might find this error message popped up in your app or game without knowing it’s a C# or .NET specific error message. C# is an object-oriented programming language. In it, all parameters are passed by copying the original values from the calling context. …

A journey to fit into the material world. — I have a confession. I didn’t know what I was going to be after high school. Up to that point was all about good grades and made pacts with bullies. Years before, My dad bought a book about influential people, and many of them were inventors like Bell or the…