Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II
Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II is a grand arcade with high-end shopping. It is one of the most beautiful buildings I’ve seen in Italy.
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Books Over Phones
What a difference it makes to reduce smartphone and social media use. It’s been a couple of weeks since I decided not to take my phone with me when I go to the bathroom, and whoa! my reading time has increased a lot. It’s also true that avoiding
AI as a Learning Partner, Not Just an Automator
I have been using GitHub Copilot, mainly with GPT-5 and VS Code. It works well, but I think Cursor.ai does a better job at integrating chat responses and agentic functionality. Since you can use the same models, the difference lies in the integration with the code editor. What’s
Letters That Last: Why I Bought a Typewriter.
A New (Old) Tool I bought a typewriter. It’s a bright red Hermes Baby with a Spanish key layout and a cursive font. It’s quite rare, and I’m very happy I found it. I’ve been wanting to get a typewriter with Spanish keys—I need the
Breaking the Scroll: Two Weeks, Two Books
Two weeks, two books. All it took was leaving my phone charging across the room. Instead of scrolling first thing in the morning to “catch up,” I picked up a book. The urge to check what was “new” or to make sure I was “informed” was strong at first, but