Ștefan Pleșca
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Misleading title
Nonsense subtitle that “explains” the title Did you end up here? Why did you click on an obviously misleading title? Are you intrigued or just extremely curious? Well, things are simple and complicated at the same time, aren’t they? My writing experiment of writing at least one “1 minute thought” per day goes fabulous! This is…
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The particular/general argument
One of my favorite arguments, socially speaking Intro Generalization is one of the key mechanisms that help us cope with things, and also understand them. In theory, generalization should be used to group identical or similar “objects”, draw a conclusion, and after that, when faced with a similar use case, you already have it figured out.…
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Are we creating thoughts, or do they create us?
Is the matter creating sense, or does sense, create matter You probably know by now the chicken and the egg paradox. Right? Well, to briefly remind you about it: “the question is, who was first the chicken or the egg?”. While we can play with the above and bite our tails off, the deeper concern here…
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Writing experiment on myself
Accepting and embracing the challenge to publish daily at least one thought “Dear self, I am proposing an experiment. Yes, I can hear you loud and clear. What do you want to do now? I will write at least one thought per day for the next two weeks. Nothing fancy, just one thought, in writing, where…
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I am right, and you are wrong!
Another customer figured out everything except the problem Intro You know this guy, right? He is that person who wants so desperately to be right that in fact, he is wrong. A long time ago, when I started working in IT, I was an IT Support engineer. I received phone calls and emails and had to…
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Why delivering “simplicity” is harder?
A small story about the complications behind simple things Intro This is one of the things or questions that bother me. “Why more effort is needed when building something simple(easy to use and understand) versus something complicated. Each time when I start building or thinking about something, after drafting the initial idea, which can take multiple…
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DadOps & the door
Triple-A and 2FA explanation for my kid One day, I was looking at the overall security of my family accounts, from my wife, kid (yes, he is present online even though he does not know it yet), and myself. It was a simple review of AAA (Authentication, Authorization, and Accounting) and a double-check on 2FA (2…
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Small essay on shit
Discussion on the inauthenticity of misery In this paper, I will raise the issue of the inauthenticity of misery. This approach aims to make you conscious, of the most imprecise and at the same time unpleasant ontological situations characteristic of everyone: going to the toilet. Consequently, “shit” directly affects us all, whether we are talking about…
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How to become perfect NOW, in 3 easy to follow steps
Short pamphlet with a twist, on articles with unrealistic claims, the same old pieces of advice, and titles I am far from being perfect. I smoke, I don’t exercise enough, I do eat junk food, I drink tons of coffee, and above all, I don’t sleep enough. On the last one, I can blame my DadOps…
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“For the sake of it” is a bullshit
My subjective opinion on the use of “for the sake of it” in any conversation, or communication for that matter. Spoiler alert! My opinion is in the title 🙂 Small intro Before I start with this opinion of mine, and an argument that will package it, you need to understand some things about me. I have…
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How to set up a professional email address for free
You want a professional email address with your new domain name to start your communication right away. Here is a free way to do it! You own the domain name of your dreams and want to start right away without the hassle of getting a hosting provider and all the other technical mambo jumbo. In the…
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DadOps
A small intro to a daddy’s journey balancing life between DevOps and DadOps I am a DevOps engineer and also a dad. Half of the day I’m DevOps and half of the day I am DadOps. And while thinking about the two, I noticed that the activities and work per se, are similar. So that being…
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