AI
Artificial intelligence, or AI, is a thrilling and mysterious subject, much like a captivating science fiction book you can’t put down. However, beyond fiction, AI is a reality, and its history is just as fascinating. Can you imagine a machine that learns, thinks, and adapts? Sounds incredible, right? Well,
github
I’ve started coding small apps again to help me understand and apply cool code functions and APIs I discover online. Below is an example of a JavaScript game I created to learn more about the Octokit API and the typing animation inspired by ChatGPT. The code is straightforward, and
book reviews
Title: “Emotional Agility: A Journey to Emotional Intelligence and Self-Discovery” I listened to the audiobook about a year ago and revisited it recently. It serves as a valuable resource that helps identify situations where we might have negative emotional reactions and guides us in responding intelligently. Although I consider myself
abusive technology
I watched the movie Alice, Darling, which made me think of abusive relationships. I will not describe the film here, but you should watch it, it’s good. One of the thoughts that came to mind after the movie is how aside from people, other things are abusive to relationships.
blogging
For years, my favorite drink of choice in the mornings and the evenings has been coffee. But occasionally, enjoy a hot cup of tea, specifically chamomile tea. That is the only tea that I would drink. A few days ago, as I was about to start organizing some of my
blogging
Do you like bookstores? I do, and apparently, many other people do too. Why? A bookstore is a place full of wonder and imagination. Each book can be a window into a different world, a unique story, perspective, or something new to learn. Walking around bookstores feeds my motivation to
MS SQL
[Updated on 2024-06-30 based on feedback from comments] A while ago, I blogged about how to efficiently update millions of records in a SQL table, today I’d like to show you a simple trick to do the same when deleting millions of records in a SQL table. The idea
blogging
I wrote a brief post about starting a logbook in January 2021 and then an update on April 2021. This is the latest update about my use of the logbook, the tools I use for it, and how I plan to use it this year. The logbook is a mini
blogging
Surely you’ve heard something like “just do it” or “just start,” but in many cases, starting is one of the most challenging tasks in life. In this post, I will share my own experience and struggles when starting and finishing projects. It used to be easy for me to
blogging
I am sitting in a lounge at an airport in Mexico City. My flight is in three hours, I am on my way back to Seattle, the city I call home. I visited my family in Guadalajara. I love seeing my parents, my siblings, their spouses, and the charismatic nephews
blogging
It’s easy to be upset about anything. Whenever we browse social media or watch the news, or someone bothers us at work, we can get bitter or, worse, feel sad and anxious. It’s easy to do, to be mad or sad or feel rage. Why? Why are these
blogging
I was born in Mexico and migrated to the United States in 1996. Thanksgiving was not something we celebrated in my hometown. I wasn’t even aware of what it meant until much later. Eventually, I thought of it as the “turkey” holiday and a day when we had the