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When you type a message, upload a photo, or visit a website, that content needs to be understood by a computer. The challenge is, as we found out in the first issue, computers don’t understand text, images, or emojis the way we do. They only understand 0s and 1s—
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In my previous posts, I delved into the inner workings of our smart devices. Now, I want to focus on another fundamental concept: how these devices connect and communicate through a network. Imagine a small town where each house is a device. If no roads connect the houses, sending messages
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I’m not a fan of the tone in M.G. Siegler’s post. He frames it as though Apple has suddenly changed and is now actively silencing critics. But the only concrete example he gives is Apple declining an invitation to John Gruber’s The Talk Show. Ironically, Siegler
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In my last issue on binary format, I mentioned that transistors are the building blocks of modern computers. That's a specific purpose, though. In a broader sense, transistors are the fundamental building blocks of modern electronics, enabling a wide range of devices, from computers and smartphones to medical
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We often hear that computers talk in binary. But what does that term mean? Well, "binary" means "relating to, composed of, or involving two things". In other words, it counts everything in base 2 rather than base 10. What do I mean by that? Let me
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I have scheduled the first issue of Square 101 for delivery in two days, on May 1st. Here's a quick peek at what's coming. I would love for you to join me on the learning journey. What if I get it wrong? I don't
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TL;DR: I'm starting a newsletter called "Square 101," where each issue is a short (500 words), sharp introduction to terms you hear often but no one ever explains. You can subscribe to the newsletter or follow it here on the blog. I will send the
Kickstarting Curiosity, One Topic at a Time. Delivered on 1st & 15th of every month in 500 words.
It's funny how such a simple set of words can be considered one of the most iconic and motivating slogans. Irrespective of what idea the tagline is rooted in, it can mean many things to many people. Going beyond limits. Being determined. Pushing past obstacles. To me, the
I usually drive to my office with navigation on, and at every turn, it suggests an alternative route: 5 minutes faster. 7 minutes slower. The screen keeps flashing updates at me. But over time, I’ve learned to ignore them and stick to the route I know is best. After
I am not listening to audiobooks anymore. There are many times when I need something to listen to, such as driving to the office, going for walks, or even doing chores at home. Audiobooks, podcasts, or songs have fulfilled this need at various points earlier. Songs have been a constant,
I logged into my system today with a plan to jot down what I had in my mind. What I did was keep my mind numb and just strolled around the web. I hate doing that, but I do that often to know something does not sit right. Inspiration. Motivation.
I haven't yet created a blogroll. They are simple, but somehow, I am caught in a conundrum: What's the purpose? Don't let the blogroll be the mechanism to exhibit that you read "intelligent" voices. That makes most blogrolls look the same. Make
I have meant to write this post for quite a while, where I spill all my thoughts. The title clicked, and here's the post, finally. The last few weeks have been crazy busy, both personally and professionally. I had to handle a lot of things and make too
I finished reading We Solve Murders by Richard Osman today. It's a quick read with an extremely weak plot. The story almost comes to a halt midway through, and hardly anything happens. The core plot does not progress; we only learn about some events in people's
For the past few days, I have wanted to write a lot, but I have stopped so many times. I read views from many people I have learned to trust and have loved them for their opinions. Yet, while they discuss this particular situation, I see them steer themselves toward
A while ago, I and a few others from the Micro.blog community did a weekly roundup of posts shared and discussed on the timeline. I was reminded of one such post from 6 years ago recently. What saddened me was that most links mentioned in that digest are unavailable
I released a minor upgrade to the Post Stats plugin, which fixes the incorrect count of posts with images. This release also introduces a setting to disable the year recap, removing the section from the stats page. This setting will be useful if you add the shortcode on a different
Today, I released a new version of the Posts Stats plugin for Micro.blog that adds a year recap section on the stats page. This section includes a summary of your posts in the year. Here's a snapshot of how the section looks. I did not want to
I had listed down my app defaults last year for the first time. I am seeing this trend of doing so again this year. I want to contribute to the list -- mainly to document ~~what has changed~~. * Automation: Shortcuts * Blogging: Kirby CMS ~~Micro.blog~~ * Bookmarks: Raindrop * Browser: Firefox ~~Arc~