PinnedHow I taught myself math up to a grade 12 levelAre you trying to learn math? Especially as an adult learner, it can be hard to get into that rhythm again, and learn new concepts for the first time. I always found math teachers to be as dry as the material supposedly is, but once you get into the rhythm…Mathematics12 min readMathematics12 min read
PinnedMember-onlyI Lost $400 On Meme StocksYou may have heard of meme stocks. Gamestop ($GME) shot up 8000% in 2021, blowing predictions of bankruptcy out of the water. Reddit’s r/wallstreetsbets was to blame. …Stocks9 min readStocks9 min read
Published inGeek Culture·PinnedMember-onlyWhy I Still Use Web Forums In 2023Forums. One of the best ways to find and communicate with other creatives on the internet. You may or may not have ever used them before, but they were a mainstay of the internet for many years. From the Netscape era through AIM and MySpace up until around 2010, they…Forums8 min readForums8 min read
Apr 4, 2023Member-onlyInteractive code-teaching websites: the god-tier onesMuch like using Duolingo, one of the nicest ways to learn a language is through interactive tutorials. I’ll start by listing what I’m not talking about: Learning from YouTube tutorials Learning from Udemy Coursera Trying to reverse engineer GitHub programs Reading Medium articles Your weird uncle Jim shows you his…Coding8 min readCoding8 min read
Apr 2, 2023Member-onlyReact Native: The easiest explanations I’ve found on specific concepts (fonts, fetch, modals, etc.)I’m three or four months into learning React Native and am using Expo, so these shouldn’t be too difficult to grasp if I’ve managed to. This all works as of April 2023 for sure. Often times the things on Stack Overflow will be deprecated, including a lot of the info…React Native11 min readReact Native11 min read
Oct 6, 2022Member-onlyMy catastrophic failure of writing on Medium: I make $0.06/month after two yearsWhen I first started writing on Medium in 2020, I had a hit article on my hands right away. My article detailing the Pico-8 (a game-building software) got 6k views and 3k reads. I then got another hit article about the Nintendo Switch game console, soon after.Medium5 min readMedium5 min read
Aug 4, 2022Member-onlyHow I wound up getting tinnitusIn February 2022, I got tinnitus. I’ve been hearing ringing in my left ear for six months. Despite sensationalist headlines, I am sure COVID was not the cause of it. Nor the vaccine. I’ve been a music fan all my life. …Tinnitus7 min readTinnitus7 min read
Jul 30, 2022Member-onlyWhat we know about Akira Toriyama, creator of Dragon Ball, man of mysteryAkira Toriyama is notoriously press-shy. In the few interviews he has done, he has explained that he prefers rural towns, and staying out of the media. “From out in the back of my house, you can see farmers’ fields and such.” — Toriyama in Starlog Magazine¹ He only ever did…Dragon Ball9 min readDragon Ball9 min read
Jul 30, 2022Member-onlyWhy you shouldn’t monetize until you have a large followingImagine you’re a YouTuber or Twitch streamer with 50 followers. Is it wiser to chase those ad bucks now, or spare your viewers the ads? Which one do you think will create upward growth for your brand? In this example, you can’t chase the ad bucks right away on YouTube…Content Creation2 min readContent Creation2 min read
Jul 25, 2022Member-onlyHow to create an image macro meme (a photo meme)You know who you are. You’re a dirty memer. You may have grown up with motivational poster memes, doggo, or maybe you’re a 4chinner. That’s right, you have four chins. Well, let’s get to it.Memes5 min readMemes5 min read