This is a /now page.
Last Updated: September 2024.
⚒️ I've finished Project 5 of the NAND2Tetris course! I've "built" my very own Hack computer from NAND gates. Working on Project 6 next: building an assembler for the Hack ISA using Rust.
💻 I've added tags to my blog posts and syntax highlighting to all the code snippets in them.
🎮 My wife recently gifted me a Sony Playstation 5. A close friend of mine (a long-time gamer) recommended that I start with Uncharted 4 as a newbie to console gaming. I took his suggestion and completed the whole game. He then suggested I check out Red Dead Redemption II. I have been hooked to that game ever since I started playing and have already spent far too many hours on it. Feels good, man.
📖 I've finished reading Frank Herbert's Dune (the first book) on my wife's Kindle and am looking for something new to read.
🍳 Re-seasoning my cast iron skillet with grapeseed oil. I'd been using avocado oil all this while, and the seasoning has not been built up because avocado oil has a high smoke point, and the 420 degrees F that I'd been baking the skillet at does not cause the oil to polymerize. Grapeseed oil has a smoke point that is close to that temperature, and the two coats I've added to the pan seem to be sticking well. Third time lucky - here goes another one.
⚡ I'm experiencing an awakening of sorts and realizing I've been on autopilot for many years - both at work as well as in life. I am working on making some changes to align myself more with my true feelings and stop living in fear so much.
☸️ Buddhism seems interesting, in relation to Advaita Vedanta.
🏋🏾 Still working on developing a daily routine involving some physical exercise, meals at the "proper" times, and adequate sleep at the end of the day.