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City-wide Surveillance From a Single Point
1. Wide-Area Motion Imagery 2. References
Deep Work - Book Summary
Below is a quick summary from the book DEEP WORK: Rules for Focused Success in a Distracted World by Cal Newport. Use it as a Cheat Sheet or a general overview of the book. I often find such summaries to be very useful w…
Interview Killer: Arrays
Technical interviewers love arrays. They can run your unprepared mind to the ground with various logical questions about them. With little to no prior knowledge,it can be really tough to figure out some of these question…
Basics of Mental Mastery
Every man should strive to become a master of both his body and mind. In this article, we are going to talk about the basics of mental mastery. It will overview some basic strategies that you can use to increase your men…
Basics of Journaling
We are often told to start a journal. Journaling is a meditative activity helpful for self-analysis and task scheduling. It is one of the best ways to beat procrastination. Often, keeping a journal is essential to keep t…
Basics of Meditation
Today we'll talk about the mental mastery. There are many ways to improve yourself mentally. Meditation is arguably the most important of them all.
Stoic Exercises for Building an Inner Citadel
While it is true that we have logic and physics in Stoic philosophy and Stoic ethics, none of that makes any sense if we're not acquainted with the physical element. Stoicism is based mainly on ethics. Its aim is eudaimo…
Dichotomy of Control
Maintaining our moral character is never an easy task. It takes discipline, knowledge, and willingness to sacrifice comfort. Epictetus knew that really well and his Enchiridion starts with a dichotomy of control: “Some t…
Philosophy of Roman Socrates
Gaius Musonius Rufus, or simply Musonius Rufus, is sometimes called the ‘Roman Socrates,’ because of his emphasis on philosophical life. He believed that a philosopher should have studied philosophy more diligently than…
Wisdom of Diogenes
At around 405 BC Diogenes was born in Sinope. Sometime during his life in Sinope, he went to Delphi’s oracle and the oracle said to him, to “debase the currency.” After that occasion, he got banished from Sinope. We shou…
The Deck of Pain
There are many lessons that we can take from prisoners. A lot of workout programs have developed in that environment due to a lack of equipment and freedom. Strength matters, and gaining it with as little equipment as po…
In Ctrl: C# Constructors, /this/ Keyword And Namespaces
In my previous C# post, I explained some core concepts of object-oriented programming and I, with much respect, suggest you read that post before delving into this one to cut yourself some trouble.
Basics of Physical Mastery
There are four pillars to self-mastery: Physical, Mental, Spiritual, and Practical. Today we will be focusing on the basics of physical mastery.
Self-Improvement - Where to Start?
When you start your journey towards self-improvement you might become lost. There's so much to be done. Where do you even begin? The answer is simple. You start with baby steps.
In Ctrl: C# Classes, Encapsulation and Methods
Classes serve two main purposes, each of which is a way to encapsulate, or separate code in a manageable way. First of all, a class in C# connects data within it with code that manipulates it. Secondly, a class determine…
How to Delete Default Apps on Android
Android has a lot of nessecarry apps that it needs in order to function normally. These are called Core Module Apps. There is no reason for other apps to exist on the phone when you first boot up your android. Despite th…