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City-wide Surveillance From a Single Point

Table of Contents Wide-Area Motion Imagery References Wide-Area Motion Imagery Darkroom is starting a small rubrick concerning privacy. We will detail different active technologies and try to bring awareness towards them. There is not much information available on Wide-Area…

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 when you want to remember the core concepts, or want to…

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 questions on the spot. I'll ask you this: which is faster, main RAM…

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 mental capacities. Meditation Meditation clears your mind…

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 track of your activities and goals. In this article, we will…

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. The benefits are many. You become more socially confident because your mind calms down. Your attention span increases exponentially…

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 eudaimonia - roughly speaking, a happy life. For acquiring such a…

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 things are in our control and some are not. Things in our…

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 a doctor studies medicine or a musician studies music…

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 should get this “debasement of currency” not literally, but…

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 possible matters more. Due to this, calisthenics and body…

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. Constructors Straight to the business. A constructor in C# is just a method. I…

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. There are many reasons to work out, too many to provide in this short article, so I will only list a few. Exercise increases the heart…

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. You must set your expectations and goals realistically. If you don't, you will encounter common…

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 determines access to its contents. Encapsulation is essentially…

How to Delete Default Apps on Android

General Guide 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 this, many manufacturers have pre installed…

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City-wide Surveillance From a Single Point

Deep Work - Book Summary

Darkroom Archive

City-wide Surveillance From a Single Point

Deep Work - Book Summary

Interview Killer: Arrays

Basics of Mental Mastery

Basics of Journaling

Basics of Meditation

Stoic Exercises for Building an Inner Citadel

Dichotomy of Control

Philosophy of Roman Socrates

Wisdom of Diogenes

The Deck of Pain

In Ctrl: C# Constructors, /this/ Keyword And Namespaces

Basics of Physical Mastery

Self-Improvement - Where to Start?

In Ctrl: C# Classes, Encapsulation and Methods

How to Delete Default Apps on Android