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Søren Kierkegaard’s fideism argues that religion and the ethical beliefs associated with it are a matter of subjective faith as opposed to objective knowledge.[1] In this essay I will explain why he rejects objective knowledge’s relevance when it comes to religious beliefs and how he presents faith as a subjective trut... | ['Religion', 'Kierkegaard', 'Existentialism', 'Knowledge', 'Truth'] |
Before you begin sifting through the paragraphs, I feel the need to remind you that no, this is not an “attack” on any of the “dude bros” out there. I will merely be concocting an account of how I personally have related to this idea of masculinity or “being a man”, and to what extent has that caused the detriment of m... | ['LGBTQ', 'Feminism', 'Gender Roles', 'Existentialism', 'Philosophy'] |
Most of us aren’t attuned to the to the idea that loneliness is a symptom reminding us something’s wrong. A broken bone will alert you to an injury, but we seem to ignore what loneliness tries to communicate. Instead, we expect it to resolve itself with enough time or hope people are mind readers who know we’re lonely.... | ['Mental Health', 'Loneliness', 'Life Lessons', 'Isolation', 'Life'] |
“YOU AWAKE?”
Photo credit: Ramiro Barris
Peanut butter and jelly sounds good.
Did I lock the car?
I wonder if Karen is bringing her toxic positivity coach to the school board meeting. That didn’t go so well last time.
Does this window face northeast, or southeast? Who knew there were so many shades of white paint!... | ['Insomnia', 'Loneliness', 'Chronic Illness', 'Parkinsons Disease', 'Isolation'] |
You Haven’t Cried Til’ Your Dad’s Died.
I moved to Australia from New Zealand in 2018. I’ve been here for a few years and it’s starting to look like it might improve. It hasn’t been great, but that’s another tale.
If you’re a foreigner in Sydney, you’ll understand that it’s not the easiest city to mingle with.
March... | ['Friendship', 'Loss', 'Covid 19', 'Isolation', 'Grief'] |
We all want to keep those we care about safe and help stop the spread of COVID-19. One of the best ways we can do that is to make sure that we isolate or quarantine for the recommended amount of time.
If you test positive for COVID-19, do you know how long to isolate yourself to keep others safe from infection? What i... | ['Coronavirus', 'Quarantine', 'Public Health', 'Covid 19', 'Isolation'] |
Our answer as mobile home manufacturing company, to current global pandemic.
GA Mobil — MedHab CON2 modular mobile hospital unit
GA Mobil is a luxury, high-quality mobile home, manufacturing company from Slovenia, working on a field of modern “glamping type” tourism accommodation development and production. As global... | ['Quarantine', 'Modular Homes', 'Hospital', 'Isolation', 'Emergency Medical Unit'] |
CredibleMind Ambassador Blog by Jennifer Stern | View Original Post
We are so used to running a million miles a minute! No time to truly just be. And now, suddenly we have that time. Time to reframe our thoughts, from forced isolation to quality time in which we can practice mindfulness and true self-care. Time to rea... | ['Coronavirus', 'Self Care', 'Covid 19', 'Isolation', 'Mindfulness'] |
Gaming was a debatable topic for a while in the pre-covid19 world. There were some games that were considered borderline addictive, as bad as drugs. There were studies showing the negative impact of prolonged gaming. Some states in India went as far as banning PUBG (confiscating phones and beating people up for playing... | ['Quarantine', 'Mental Health', 'Isolation', 'Gaming'] |
“COVID-19 HAS SHOOK UP THE WORLD IN SUCH A DRAMATIC, UNPRECEDENTED FASHION. WE CAN’T EVEN GO TO PUPPY MEETING UP, VISIT THE GROOMERS OR GO ON ORGANISED DOG WALKS FOR THE FORESEEABLE FUTURE”.
Credit: AKC
Covid-19 has shook up the world in such a dramatic, unprecedented fashion. As much as an impact it’s having on us, ... | ['Dogs', 'Covid 19', 'Isolation', 'Pets And Animals', 'Pets'] |
As the pandemic of COVID-19 is spreading over the whole world, this has become really very important to give you a well-planned living that could prevent it to be spread at a large level.
As this is also able to give you the community level spread dangers once it reaches stage 3 but when it comes to being safe, there ... | ['Coronavirus', 'Meal', 'Covid 19', 'Meal Planning', 'Isolation'] |
The tall trees above creaked with an eerie suspension, almost as if there was a deepening tension that was rattling their bones. The branches shuddered back and forth, their leafless bodies revealing the lines and cracks that had not been there in the summer time. Croaks and groans preceded the snapping and falling of ... | ['Self', 'Imagery', 'Love', 'Isolation', 'Short Story'] |
In the pitch darkness, the only sources of light come from a fifteen-inch square screen and keyboard-light. The only sounds heard is the whirr of an old air conditioner, a faint music from somebody’s party which still rolls on into the early morning hours, and my hands typing on the keyboard as fast as I can without ma... | ['Pandemic', 'Loneliness', 'Isolation', 'Virtual', 'College Life'] |
Back in the day before everyone had iPhones I would spend hours on my Motorola Razr talking to friends late into the night or making prank pizza delivery calls on the landline. When texting and FB messenger came along, I quickly began to loathe the less nuanced form of communication. I felt there was too much room for ... | ['Digital Minimalism', 'Talking', 'Communication', 'Isolation', 'Facebook'] |
Isolation is one of the greatest social problems of our age, but there are plenty of things we can do to help the lonely and make our communities more connected
IN March 2018, I moved from London to Brighton after splitting up with my partner. I wanted to go somewhere I could start from scratch. I chose Brighton for s... | ['Connection', 'Loneliness', 'Isolation', 'Community', 'Neighborhoods'] |
Dear Akintunde,
By the time this letter reaches you, I expect that you will already be over the feelings described in this letter. From the ashes of the old, I already see tendrils of the new springing forth from the dark loamy soil of your heart. But still, the lessons that I seek to bring to you in this letter are p... | ['Old Flames', 'Letters To Myself', 'Isolation', 'Letters', 'Life'] |
awaiting the thaw
Photo courtesy of Andrew Miguel Fuller © 2020
Isolation. You think you know what it is by now. But have you been to Antarctica?
You’ve likely come as close to that frozen mass of barren continent as you would ever want to, enduring a year of lockdowns and losses, stone cold separations from other h... | ['Fiction', 'Lonliness', 'Antarctica', 'Isolation', 'Short Story'] |
I recall the time before I was sent to quarantine camp.
On May 27th, 2021, I went to work as usual in the company, and we received word that a waiter in the Trung Nguyen Legend store had tested positive for the epidemic Covid-19 virus. And after a few minutes, the bad news is that this guy is the waiter that my collea... | ['Covid 19', 'Isolation', 'Quarantine Diaries', 'Quarantinelife'] |
One week was all it took. The bridge between now and then. Between certainty and incertainty. Between the past and the future. Between health and disease. Just one week and then everything changed.
******
Zinzi blinked, trying to dislodge the words that were stuck in her mind. She closed her eyes for a moment to arra... | ['Covid 19', 'Brain Fog', 'Isolation', 'Health Systems'] |
This is going to a HOT and STEAMY week!!!
I have decided to to break this down into two different categories this week, as last week it worked very well for me as I can spread my thoughts more evenly and I can get more of my knowledge out there more efficiently.
Over on The Fitness Oracle we are going to be talking a... | ['Functional', 'Isolation', 'Training', 'Functional Training', 'Muscle Confusion'] |
When one is living life of no social value or perception of that sort then maybe it becomes truly hard to survive in this world. Your some friend’s relative might assist you in an event of great adversity but if for once no one really knew you closely and you were to look for some recognition and identity then maybe yo... | ['Isolation', 'Opinions Expressed', 'Social State'] |
The Toxic Obsession With Being Productive Rishabh Follow Sep 12 · 4 min read
“Any way you live through a pandemic is the right way because at least you’re living.”
A few weeks ago, I came across a post that said:
“If you didn’t develop a new skill during this pandemic, you never will.”
I paraphrase, but you get the... | ['Productivity', 'Pandemic', 'Social Media', 'Isolation', 'Depression'] |
bundle up
Mac watched her eyes carefully. He’d never understood what “shining” really meant, unless it referred to an increase of lacrimal fluid buildup in the eyes due to intense emotion. How else could eyes shine? Her eyes shone with excitement, he would read in a book, and then drive himself crazy trying to figure ... | ['Fiction', 'Communication', 'Relationships', 'Isolation', 'Dating'] |
I was in an empty hotel room
The walls were empty and got shorter by the day
The windows were bare and white on the other side
A blackbird’s the only thing I saw out the window
The blackbird said there’s nothing out there
But there’s no use for a window if there’s nothing outside
I want to see for myself
I was s... | ['Poetry', 'Blackbird', 'Quarantine', 'Sad', 'Isolation'] |
If we can’t trust our own judgement, what if we turn somewhere else- the court of public opinion? Asking my friend what they think I should do isn’t the same as getting a message from heaven, but it’s going to greatly improve the accuracy of my judgement.
Anyone who works with their hands knows that measuring things i... | ['Proverbs', 'Isolation', 'Morality'] |
A pandemic can test us to our extreme limits. It can blur and warp our imaginations because the future doesn’t seem anything like our known past. In quarantine, it can break us from the inside, brick by brick. To start with, it can melt our weekends and weekdays into a crazy haze.
Our constant keepers during these tim... | ['Pandemic', 'Pandemic Diaries', 'Resilience', 'Résilience', 'Resilience In Action'] |
38 days now
in this isolation
situation.
38 years now
on this spinning
planet.
Somewhere
along the
way
I
may
have came
to the conclusion
that humanity needs help
And more than that
it will not be some
superhero who
comes to our aid
and saves the day
Nope.
The hero’s journey
still has meaning
and s... | ['Poetry', 'Earth Day', 'Pandemic Diaries', 'Gratitude', 'Love'] |
The first Earth Day observed was on my third birthday. It’s an ethereal connection I’d not thought hard about until this year. Earth Day is 50.
My dad called me tonight. He always calls on my birthday. He asked me if I thought we will learn the lessons we’re meant to when it’s time to reconnect.
I honestly have no id... | ['Reflections', 'Pandemic Diaries', 'Earth', 'Pandemic'] |
OR
When a stupid man is doing something he is ashamed of, he always declares that it is his duty. George Bernard Shaw
Pandemic Diary Day 30
April 23, 2020
I was relieved to find that 88% of Americans consider the protestors demanding the instant opening up of the country to be wrong.
These wantwit’s will be the de... | ['Coronavirus Testing', 'Vote By Mail', 'Shelter In Place', 'Cdc', 'Pandemic Diary'] |
Journal Entries 3
April 15, 2020
My continued attempts at making a homemade mask for my son and I is not going well at all. I have found that while I am good at certain things like writing and art I really suck at sewing. I finally had to reach out to those on Facebook to help me out with a couple of masks. It’s gott... | ['Journaling', 'Pandemic', 'Pandemic Diaries', 'Covid 19', 'Protesting'] |
April 23, 2020
You will be happy to know that Guido the Gallo, who lives beneath my bedroom window, is still alive and crowing and has not landed on anyone’s dinner plate, yet. Since I named him, I feel much more friendly towards him as he wakes me up at 4:30Am. He has a friend up valley that responds to his cock-a-do... | ['Coronavirus', 'Pandemic', 'Pandemic Diaries', 'Diary', 'Life'] |
Smartphone companies launches a wide range of phone. Some companies launches phone which are good, but remain unnoticed due to poor marketing strategies of the company, a good example of this is L.G., which recently launches its another phone but hardly any one of us cares, as of IQOO or RealmeX50pro. What makes the di... | ['Pandemic Diaries', 'Smartphones'] |
-B V Harshita , Frontend Developer @Quadraforcetech
Given that the Covid-19 pandemic has led to major restrictions and lockdowns around the world, with an increase in online gaming, the number of hacker attacks on the gaming and gambling industries has also increased.
In recent months, we have probably enjoyed the te... | ['Gaming Culture', 'Hacking', 'Pandemic Diaries'] |
A Miami chef braves the pandemic reset, and emerges bolder than ever
In early 2020, no chef in America was prepared for a pandemic that would close well over 110,000 restaurants by January of this year, according to Fortune.
One eatery that has manage to survive and thrive is R House in Miami. That’s in large part du... | ['LGBTQ', 'Pandemic Diaries', 'Student Journalism', 'Restaurant', 'Florida'] |
It would have just been an year if there isn’t a pandemic. It is going to be historical year now. Now it has got its own significance in many ways.
The significance here is that from now on we should consider everything as before 2020 and after 2020. We are shaken by the pandemic. We are been locked up in our own hous... | ['Writeup', 'Society', 'Pandemic Diaries', '52weekwritingchallnege', '13th'] |
Photo by Arindam Saha on Unsplash
Part of the journey is the end — Iron Man from the Avengers Endgame
Well, the year 2020 started pretty well and ordinary, like any other. New year parties and celebrations all over the world. You and I alike bid goodbye to 2019 and welcomed 2020 with new hopes and new resolutions, wh... | ['Never Give Up', 'Pandemic Diaries', '2020', 'Journey', 'Feelings'] |
Pandemic Fatherhood: Or, How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Chaos
Just four sleepless months was all I’d gotten from fatherhood before the pandemic started. Born on a Sunday morning in November 2019, my son Luke (a.k.a. “Buddy Bear”) was about to test me in ways I couldn’t predict. Everyone was enduring their... | ['Pandemic Parenting', 'Parenting', 'Fatherhood', 'Fathers Day', 'Pandemic Diaries'] |
We are so thankful for our health and our home and for the safety of our families and friends. It could have been a lot worse. MUCH, MUCH worse. Washington State has been rather conservative when it comes to re-opening, which aligns with our personal values. However, there is no winning in this situation, because a slo... | ['Pandemic', 'Daily Life', 'Pandemic Diaries', 'Covid 19', 'Pandemic Reflections'] |
Merideth C Norris, DO
When I was in residency, there was a lady who was 102 and always looked immaculate at her visits. She made sure to clean out her ears in case we looked in them. She set her hair. She had a hat. She had on pure white ankle socks and sturdy pumps and her best dress. Going to the doctor was a specia... | ['Telehealth', 'Classism', 'Pandemic Diaries', 'Addiction', 'Medicine'] |
This pandemic has forced us to experience a period of many changes in our life dynamics. Social distance has impacted almost all areas of our lives, especially how we relate to work. The famous Home office, or telework, which was once considered a privilege or an innovative work model, has now become a reality for many... | ['Remote Working', 'Pandemic Diaries', 'Mental Health Awareness', 'Covid Diaries'] |
Writing is a subtle art.
Most of us can write or scribble but few can write which is liked or appreciated by a large audience.
What makes the difference.
It is the same language, words, syllables, grammar that most of us read in our middle and high school.
Probably it’s in the way it is written, the nuances, the fl... | ['Pandemic Diaries', 'Writing Tips', 'Motivation', 'Books'] |
Photo by Elia Pellegrini on Unsplash
Asking in earnest because I can barely answer the question myself. It’s been almost two years since I could answer this in a concise or even coherent way. Instead of processing my feelings to provide a better answer, I’ve been plying my brain with K-pop videos to combat the malaise... | ['Mental Health', 'Dark Humor', 'Pandemic Diaries', 'Mental Health Awareness', 'Languishing'] |
Our provider is very good at making strings fly through the air. Among ourselves we call him Ahh_ahh, Ahh_ahh. We are three. His human name is long and complicated and hard for us. So we call him Ahh_ahh, Ahh_ahh. We call him that often throughout the day, especially my brother Seba, who is very talkative.
Ahh_ahh, Ah... | ['Pandemia', 'Cats', 'Pandemic', 'Pandemic Diaries', 'Pandemic Reflections'] |
Photo by Clark Tibbs on Unsplash
‘We need focus on getting back to normal.’
Talk to anyone about their opinion on the pandemic and it will probably feature that line. But what if the pandemic has shown us that our previous way of life was too fast paced, and we all need to slow down a little? Unfortunately, we have a... | ['Mental Health', 'Pandemic Diaries', 'Career Change', 'Career Advice', 'Pandemic Reflections'] |
The worst was definitely yet to come.
From October 2020 until around the end of May 2021, Berlin fell into the harsh reality of a second wave hitting with unprecedented effects.
The infection rate skyrocketed and kept raising day by day for months, along with the ICU occupied bed and death rate.
This led to a steadi... | ['Pandemic Diarie', 'Pandemic', 'Storytelling', 'Writing', 'Pandemic Stories'] |
The COVID-19 or “novel coronavirus” pandemic has had a devastating effect on people all over the world, wreaking havoc on people’s employment, socializing and entertainment, and in nearly every other aspect of their daily lives.
One segment of the population that’s been dangerously restricted is people who need contin... | ['Eating Disorder', 'Emotional Eating', 'Mindfulness', 'Binge Eating'] |
Why can’t I have what I want?
You have the ability to give me everything I need and want, and yet you give me smoothies and dry toast. If I see dry toast one more time, I’ll lose my shit. You’re so careful to care for everyone in your life; you want to give them everything, but what’s left for me? Why can’t I have wha... | ['Body Image', 'Diet', 'Body', 'Self Love', 'Eating Disorders'] |
MEGAN FREYER, MA, LMSW
CLINICAL COORDINATOR
Megan joined the LIFT Wellness team in February of 2017. In that time, she has cultivated a word-of-mouth referral base for her unparalleled ability to join and accommodate with clients of varying ages and presenting problems. Megan feels passionately about the need for cli... | ['Mental Health', 'Eating Disorder Recovery', 'Eating Disorder Therapy', 'Eating Disorder Treatment', 'Eating Disorders'] |
Unused pillows. Photo by Hanna Caldwell
“You don’t knock anymore,” I say to her without turning over on the bed. She slips in, every angle pressed against me. Beautiful things are always sharp.
“What’s the point in knocking? You answer every time, I might as well have a key made,” she laughs. Her body floats off the ... | ['Bulimia', 'Breakups', 'Rebound', 'Relationships', 'Eating Disorders'] |
In piece two of the series on eating disorders, we have already explored how dopamine and serotonin play vital roles in influencing eating disorders. In this article, we’re going to take a closer examination of what happens in the brains of those who live with the life-threatening problem of disordered eating.
Two Typ... | ['Cptsd', 'Eating Disorders', 'Eating Disorder Recovery', 'Recovery'] |
WE BELIEVE PSYCHOTHERAPY SHOULD BE APPROACHABLE, ACCESSIBLE, AND RESULTS-DRIVEN.
LIFT Wellness seeks to empower individuals to define and claim the lives they were meant to live. This means starting off by getting clear about hopes and dreams. We take a collaborative approach, meeting individuals where they are. We ar... | ['Eating Disorder Recovery', 'Eating Disorder Therapy', 'Mental Helath', 'Eating Disorder Treatment', 'Eating Disorders'] |
Reprinted from Wilderness House Literary Review
The Burden of Eating: Misconceptions About Eating Disorders
I knocked on the door and saw a woman who was more fashionably dressed than would have been expected for a trip to the cardiologist’s office. Ronnie* was in a program at a nearby facility dedicated to the treat... | ['Mental Health', 'Self Esteem', 'Transgenerational Trauma', 'Eating Disorders', 'Cardiovascular Disease'] |
Overeating on certain occasions like on birthday parties or thanksgiving is normal. There’s no problem with occasional overeating since you’re eating not out of compulsion but out of the abundance of food at hand. Overeating can only become a problem when you crave for food even when you’re not hungry, eat in secret an... | ['Health', 'Eating Disorders', 'Overeating'] |
The next day at PHP, I sat at the white rectangular table picking at a plate of crackers and eating single lentils out of a bowl of soup. My dietician, Jackie, and my therapist, Lacey, pulled me into an office. I sat on the couch, arms pressed stiffly at my sides.
“Vivian, we’ve decided that you need to go to the hosp... | ['Anorexia Recovery', 'Anorexia', 'Mental Illness', 'Memoir', 'Eating Disorders'] |
It’s always easier not to talk. It’s easier to shut off the door on everyone who’s trying to help. It’s easier to act like everything’s fine. The truth is, accepting you’re doing bad is harder than fighting your deepest demons. We all have an incredible strength within ourselves: the life instinct. The difficulty sits ... | ['Mental Health', 'Harrassment', 'Life Experience', 'Strength', 'Eating Disorders'] |
How the whiplash of the past year — from “Eat whatever you want!” to “Lose the COVID weight!”— can affect someone with binge eating disorder.
Photo by Lana Soosar on Unsplash
Note: Contains discussion of disordered eating behaviors.
The body panic began before March 2020 ended. Once it dawned on us that we’d be conf... | ['Mental Health', 'Body Image', 'Weight Loss', 'Binge Eating', 'Eating Disorders'] |
Appetite may sound like an all-powerful barely extant Greek goddess…
But in reality, it garners many more followers and worshippers than a real goddess ever could.
The mysteries of when we get hungry, when we don’t, and what we get hungry for have answers as vast and varied as the questions asked.
Some hunger clocks... | ['Self Improvement', 'Food', 'Weight Loss', 'Health', 'Eating Disorders'] |
Eating disorders, sex, shame, and liberation
Left: 2007 / Right: May 2021
Left: 2008 / Right: May 2021
Don’t talk about these things. Don’t share these pictures. Don’t talk about these things. Don’t share these pictures. They won’t accept you. Don’t talk about these things.
My twisted logic goes something like this... | ['Beyourself', 'Binge Eating', 'Recovery', 'Eating Disorders', 'Sex'] |
Source: Image by the Author
Are You Intermittent Fasting or Having an Eating Disorder?
Intermittent fasting saves times, improves your well-being and helps you look good — we’ve all heard this already. But don’t confuse an order in your eating habits with an actual eating disorder. How do you know if you have an eati... | ['Productivity', 'Life Lessons', 'Intermittent Fasting', 'Life Hacking', 'Eating Disorders'] |
Eating Disorders: Health Issues
'This stress of time management anyway has an ill impact on our health. It gets aggravated due to the modern lifestyle and eating patterns.' Ranjini speaking as our class discussions had resumed.
'I bring tiffin to school every day. Even when I plan about eating food from the canteen, ... | ['Teenagers', 'Teens', 'Habits', 'Junk Food', 'Eating Disorders'] |
Eating disorders and body image issues have surged amongst the teens who texted us during the COVID-19 crisis. We were not the only ones to notice this trend — teen admissions to eating disorder treatment programs have skyrocketed; eating disorder hospitalizations doubled in certain areas of the country during lockdown... | ['Mental Health', 'Teens', 'Data Science', 'Covid 19', 'Eating Disorders'] |
The Legendary Romantic Poet Who Was Obsessed with Dieting
Lord Byron; Source- Society of Classical Poets
Lord Byron was a celebrated Romantic poet and satirist who is the author of one of the most iconic works in literature, Don Juan. If you love him, he’d be the Byronic Hero for you and if you dislike him, you’d cal... | ['Romanticism', 'Anorexia Nervosa', 'Diet', 'History', 'Eating Disorders'] |
I lay on my stomach on the shag carpet, exhausted and slightly delirious. The yarn tendrils of the rug grazed my face and I looked out of the glass doors at the sun shining on the grass in the backyard. I looked up when I heard footsteps on the stairs. The program director, Aileen, stood halfway down the last flight.
... | ['Mental Health', 'Hospital', 'Recovery', 'Eating Disorders', 'Depression'] |
[Is Forgiveness possible without fasting?]
CW: Mental Wellness/illness, Fasting, Eating Disorders, Yom Kippur
Six years ago, I wrote an article about fasting on Yom Kippur. I was 35 weeks pregnant with my first child, and by some miracle, felt well enough to fast. That was the last — and only- time since the age of 1... | ['Yom Kippur', 'Invisible Illness', 'Fasting', 'Mental Illness', 'Eating Disorders'] |
By H.M Grove
When I was 14 years old, I goofed up and was sent to a boarding school for troubled teens in Missouri for a year. While at this Boarding/military School, I underwent several strange and utterly insane events. This is one of those true events.
The day I was chosen for night watch was a good day. Wow, I’m ... | ['True Story', 'Horror', 'Supernatural', 'Ghosts', 'Nonfiction'] |
I was an 80’s San Francisco alternative rock DJ. From 1980 to 1994, I played records in clubs and on the radio, featuring of new wave, rock, goth, industrial and the like. Depeche Mode and New Order were as pop as I got.
A recent CV:
TC played records for the first time at The Lampost, Oak Bluffs, Martha’s Vineyard i... | ['80s', 'Transformation', 'True Story', 'Music', 'Dj'] |
It was in early January of 2004 that I embarked upon an eight-day retreat, sitting and walking meditation from 5:30 AM to 9:30 PM each day. Thoughtful and introspective, I find that my life is always enhanced by the experience, an opportunity to clear out the mental cobwebs and reprioritize what is important in my life... | ['Buddhism', 'Retreats', 'True Story', 'Life Lessons', 'Pets'] |
I spent seven years working as a licensed psychotherapist/civilian contractor for the military at the behest of the Department of Defense.
My local professional association had a speakers bureau and we got together once per month for burritos and discussion about who would present what topic and where. One of our memb... | ['Mental Health', 'Military', 'True Story', 'Psychology', 'Psychotherapy'] |
An interview with a resilient man and his E-bike.
From Stephen Hawking to Stevie Wonder to the famous Indian actress Sudha Chandran, all these people have proven to be masters in their fields. Their abilities have never been thresholded by their challenges. People who persevere through the toughest of moments in life ... | ['Self Improvement', 'Cycling', 'Inspiration', 'True Story', 'Positive Thinking'] |
Prodigal Me Now
One night at bedtime, I told our two older sons a G-rated version of the Prodigal Son story, substituting candy and video games for the drunkenness and debauchery.
The following week, Kai, at six years old, told me he didn’t want to have a family anymore.
Photo credit: Erikka Hagstrom
I had sent the... | ['True Story', 'Parenting', 'Family', 'Fatherhood'] |
I shifted, looking for somewhere to put the cup of tea that I wasn’t going to drink, and wondered how to get my meaning across.
I’ve always prided myself on my ability to communicate clearly, but I was staying with a lovely family in Ireland, and we were having repeated misunderstandings around two major points:
I di... | ['Culture', 'Communication', 'True Story', 'Consent', 'Stories'] |
A girl was born in 1985 in an Indian orthodox family, a second child of her parents. Elder one was a girl too. Parents wanted a boy, so they planned for a third chid and their prayers were answered this time! The BOY was born.
Since starting the girl (let’s call her Sheila), faced the Indian societal differences betwe... | ['Indian Girl', 'Life', 'Girl', 'True Story'] |
Nellie Jackson in her Rankin Street “boarding house,” 1980s.
Everyone loves a story about a hooker with a heart of gold. But have you heard the one about the madam into mutual aid and honey trapping white supremacists? As the kids say: It slaps.
Nellie Jackson was born the grandchild of freed slaves around 1902 in Mi... | ['True Story', 'History', 'Black Women', 'Women In Business', 'Civil Rights'] |
One of many things that I’ve found out about myself is I tend to see things in black and white. I always put things in boxes of rights and wrongs, positives or negatives, and it has taken its toll on me.
A few weeks ago, my friend and I were playing Truth or Dare when one of them was asked to name one negative thing s... | ['Negative', 'Bnw', 'Writing', 'True Story'] |
Apple Should Have Gone For The iMac’s Chin
While the new M1 iMacs are blazing fast, those chins turn me off Antony Terence Follow Apr 21 · 3 min read
Source: Image created by the author on Canva.
Apple’s aptly named Spring Loaded event on 4/20 revealed a couple of neat products with the usual cinematography that an ... | ['Makers', 'Apple', 'History', 'Technology', 'Gadgets'] |
How Let’s Encrypt Works
Let’s Encrypt is a Certificate Authority (CA) that implements the ACME Protocol such that an HTTPS server can be configured without any human intervention. We will configure an HTTPS server for the domain https://cloud-tack.com , but you should replace this domain with yours at each step. More ... | ['Programming', 'Containers', 'Kubernetes', 'Maker', 'Raspberry Pi'] |
Brendan Dawes is a UK-based artist who uses generative processes involving data, machine learning and algorithms to create a panoply of projects. His work comprises interactive installations, electronic objects, online experiences, data visualisations, motion graphics and imagery for screen and print. In short, he know... | ['Creativity', 'Design', 'Inspiration', 'Makers'] |
The Concepts
Plugin systems come in many shapes and forms — to illustrate the design, the following basic concepts can help frame your thinking:
Conceptual components of a basic plugin system
The program
The first piece is the program itself, the thing whose behavior you are actually trying to enhance or modify. Th... | ['Programming', 'Makers', 'Software Engineering', 'Software Development', 'Software Architecture'] |
A short introduction to Ultra Wideband and a not so serious application of the technology, using the Decawave UWB development kit.
Last year’s iPhone 11 announcement contained a surprise announcement without any of the usual fanfare. Amid the plethora of improvements in the new iPhone models, one thing was flying unde... | ['Indoor Positioning', 'Mqtt', 'Makers', 'Ultra Wideband', 'Technology'] |
Final Project, Demo Day and Celebrations
12 weeks, 58 days, ~ 435 hours later and I have officially graduated Makers Bootcamp!
It’s been a whirlwind and it’s gone so fast. I can confidently say I am a better developer than when I started (admittedly the bar was pretty low). I have learnt so much over the past 12 week... | ['Makersacademy', 'Makers'] |
Spirographs, which use a series of connected rotating gears to draw interesting curve patterns, have fascinated young and old alike for generations. Now, with the advent of cheap stepper motors and accessible design tools, InventorArtist Darcy Whyte has taken this toy into the 21st century with his Cycloid-O-Matic.
Hi... | ['Arduino', 'Spirograph', 'Technology', 'Makers'] |
I recently attended the GeekWire Cloud Summit in Seattle, and listened to a great fireside chat with Kevin Scott, the CTO of Microsoft. Although he covered a wide range of subjects, he touched on how some Azure customers are using IoT to add value to the agriculture industry. That was all it took for me to start shoppi... | ['Arduino', 'IoT', 'Gardening', 'Makers'] |
In the early 1960s, “real” computers were so large and expensive that it was virtually unheard of for any individual to have one at home. But, of course, people still needed a way to learn about the principles of digital computing. For a lot of people, that meant receiving training at one of the few companies or univer... | ['Makers', 'Retrocomputing', 'Computer Science', 'Technology'] |
HOW TO USE AN INFRARED SENSOR WITH THE RASPBERRY PI PICO YoungWonks Content Follow Jun 17 · 5 min read
One can use an infrared sensor with a Raspberry Pi Pico. Here’s how…
How can one use an infrared sensor with the Raspberry Pi Pico? With Raspberry Pi rolling out the all new Raspberry Pi Pico now, this is a rather c... | ['Raspberry Pi Pico', 'Makers', 'Projects', 'Infrared', 'Raspberry Pi'] |
Maker unites with Biohacker — guide to live streaming of microscopic images of DIY cell culture Shojinmeat Project Follow Jun 17 · 4 min read
If you are on a DIY cell culture project, you may get an irresistible urge to share your project with fellow biohackers. Sharing is also important from a reproducibility and ser... | ['Biohacking', 'Makers', 'Raspberry Pi'] |
So you want to buy an affordable desktop 3D printer, but you’re overwhelmed by the options? Home 3D printing has been affordable to private users for a few years now. A quick google search will result in a plethora of affordable printers, and it’s easy to lose sight of what’s important. Let this be your guide into affo... | ['3D Printing', 'Prototyping', 'How To', 'Makers'] |
It’s been a year since Mount Royal Soap Company’s three-person team first reimagined their 500 sf kitchen to meet local demand for personal protective equipment (PPE). Today, and ~1 million bottles of hand sanitizer and soap later, the Baltimore-based skincare manufacturer continues to defy expectations of what a small... | ['Makers', 'Baltimore', 'Small Business', 'Covid 19', 'Local Economy'] |
Giottus celebrates its third anniversary on 14th April, 2021
Entering its 4th year of service, Giottus, India’s top-rated cryptocurrency exchange, has announced a bonanza to all its users. Till end of April, the platform will waive off all maker fees for BTC/INR and USDT/INR pairs. This is in addition to the strategic... | ['Usdt', 'Makers', 'Btc', 'Bitcoin', 'Free Trade'] |
Over the past couple of years, the rise of the no-code movement has started to change the landscape of tech. Designers can now build powerful apps and webs that can scale for any organization — without writing any code. Let’s take a deeper dive into no-code software and no-code tools.
The ability to learn new things a... | ['Makers', 'No Code', 'Designer', 'UX', 'UX Design'] |
Today I get to tell you the story of my latest camera creation, a digital Polaroid camera that combines a receipt printer with a Raspberry Pi. To build it I took an old Polaroid Minute Maker camera, stripped out its guts, and replaced the innards with a digital camera, an e-ink display, a receipt printer, and an SNES c... | ['Makers', 'Polaroid', 'Cameras', 'DIY', 'Raspberry Pi'] |
Become an IoT developer in 15 minutes
From signing up to a working IoT product in 15 minutes? It is possible with Toit. Toit Follow Apr 23 · 4 min read
Implementing IoT solutions in 2021 is not exactly pleasant: Developing in C is complex and error-prone and updates on remote devices are too risky. We knew that to ma... | ['Makers', 'IoT', 'Microcontrollers', 'Esp32', 'Toit'] |
Homebrew 3-D printer
I built my own 3-D printer from parts that worked great until it melted itself. Jason Gauci Sep 3·4 min read
It was 2018 and I found myself in a robotics + AI Meetup. Talking to real mechanical/electrical engineers gave me maker fever. All of these years of engineering and I had never actually bu... | ['3D Printing', 'Makers'] |
Log IoT data to a cloud database using Python on a Raspberry Pi
For about $30 in parts, you can build your own home air quality logger. We’ll walk through how and also provide a general pattern that you can adapt for other types of sensor data that you may want to log to a cloud database.
Measure what matters to you
... | ['Data Engineering', 'Makers', 'IoT', 'Postgres', 'Raspberry Pi'] |
Is it sensible to work full-time alongside the Makers Academy pre-course? EB Sep 9·5 min read
Me, taking on more responsibilities.
TL;DR
Makers do not recommend working during the pre-course, to avoid you having to retake it. However, in my experience working full-time alongside the Makers pre-course is entirely pos... | ['Ruby', 'Bootcamp', 'Makers'] |
It certainly does in some places at certain times — the Daily9 FLC is one. The point is not to sleep to score a point — the point is to sleep. But that’s a game that works. For the short-term at least. It is on you to build on it. And of course, it does not work for everyone.
Likewise, I am better off focusing on what... | ['Games', 'Strengthtraining', 'Chasing Numbers', 'Motivation', 'Strength'] |
What are you supposed to do when you can’t do the only thing you’re supposed to do?
When you’re so broken that you can’t even cry anymore, when you feel so numb, so helpless, so empty…
And then when the feelings finally come they stampede the emptiness and you feel them exponentially, the tears start pouring threaten... | ['Personal', 'Strength', 'Depression'] |
Currently, the outbound study abroad industry for Korean students is already in a situation where the procedure through online platform is already established. So DoDreamChain focuses on the inbound study abroad industry, where students from abroad come to Korea.
Since the number of international students in Korea has... | ['Strength', 'Blockchain', 'Services', 'Dodreamchain'] |
“When its clear practice unity. When it unclear allow freedom. In all things be love”
Photo by Aarón Blanco Tejedor on Unsplash
“A team is not a group of people who work together. A team is a group of people who trust each other” — Simon Sinek
More now than ever, it seems that the differences of who we are is what w... | ['Respect', 'Love', 'Strength', 'Together', 'Unity'] |
Years ago during the holidays when I was working in the retail world I found myself sifting through some resumes looking to bring on seasonal help. I came across a lot that I could tell were generated by one of the big job search sites — they all had the same plain layout and the different sections were all in the exac... | ['Positivity', 'Careers', 'Confidence', 'Strength', 'Accomplishments'] |
Declare Your Independence From Gravity’s Tyrannical Grasp with Calisthenics + Kettlebells
Independence Day: the day when the 1st Continental Congress officially told Britain to shove off and kick rocks.
It’s also just one day past the halfway point of the year.
Have you achieved the things you thought you would by t... | ['Kettlebells', 'Fitness', 'Strength Training', 'Strength', 'Calisthenics'] |
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