I've been collecting records for quite a few years now. My collection started on a whim during my 3rd year of university, in 2019. I'd been vibing with this record from producer L'Orange and rapper Jeremiah Jae called The Night Took Us In Like Family. It's a cool record …
The Art of Deception by Kevin D. Mitnick and William L. Simon.
Given my employment in the programming space, and having a passing interest in security, (I once asked for, and received, the textbook Applied Cryptography for my birthday), I had heard the name Kevin Mitnick before. Still, I hadn't …
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After our two-day tour of Santiago, we had one more thing left on our list. Aishwarya has a friend from Chile whom she met in Toronto when he was on exchange. Matías invited us both to his family's house in Rancagua for a …
I've been a fan of Wired magazine for a long time, and magazines in general actually. I'm not sure when it happened, but initially I had the idea that magazines were mostly full of ads and fluff, and for sure lesser than novels. In some ways, they still are, but …
read moreI recently completed reading this lovely collection of science-fiction and fantasy short stories from 2015, edited by Rich Horton. Based on the title, it had been kicking around in my digital library for several years. I believe that I bought it in a Humble Book Bundle in 2015. After talking …
read moreThis post is about the hikes that I've done during the trip that are worth doing. I'll be reviewing the hike, sharing information, and linking to relevant Dispatch blog posts. I might even throw in some pictures here and there.
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Parque Metropolitano,
Av. El …(Days 101 to 107)
So, Santiago, while not a hilly city like Valparaíso, has a couple of cerros, or hills, scattered throughout the city. There are seven or eight major ones, and I explored two. I heard news that there would be a food festival on Cerro …
(Days 86 to 92)
After my lovely vacation from vacation in Montreal, I spent some time in Toronto and Burlington seeing my family and friends. We had a lovely time at Snakes & Lattes [*] and FreePlay [†] during a night on the town with everyone …
It's a post about a certain topic that I will keep updating, providing information for travellers and helping me catalogue various things.
This post is about all the places I've stayed on my trip. I'll be writing a review for each one. Hopefully, this can …
(Days 78 to 80)
We started off the next day in Montreal, walking to the riverside. There was some exciting stuff down there. We checked out a craft market in an impressive building [*]. The market itself was severely underwhelming. Instead of being a market, as you'd imagine …
(Days 72 to 77)
Yes, that's right, folks. I took a vacation from my vacation to come back to Canada and see my friends and family. Only for a few weeks, a reverse vacation if you would. The flights are long but worth it!
And while not …
(Days 44 to 58)
I love the outdoors and I enjoy doing outdoor activities like hiking and climbing that allow me to take in the sights that the natural world has to offer. Although, I am a sucker for the cultural aspect of travelling as well. I am totally happy …
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I've never been much of a baker myself. I do love cooking though. I am more methodical than instinctual in the kitchen. Meaning I own kitchen scales, meat thermometers, and fancy temperature -controlled kettles. That being said, once I get a recipe dialed in, I …
(Days 16 to 25)
I did it. I found an apartment in the right centre of Santiago. When I was living in Chile with my family in 2010, my mom used a company called ContactChile to help get a short-term rental in the …
(Days 4 to 18)
After that lovely trip to Valparaíso, I spent the next little bit in Santiago with my Grandmother and Uncle, who were renting a big apartment in the República neighbourhood of Santiago. I was looking for an apartment to rent …
(Day 3)
Generally, I enjoy graffiti. I know some do not, and of course, there is the age-old battle between what defines "street art" and "graffiti". My definition is probably a bit too lax, but if I see it in the street and I enjoy it …
(Days 1 - 3)
There is a habit that I have been doing for a while which is perhaps on the borderline of becoming a tradition. And that is, appreciating the "colinas" (hills) on the journey out of the Santiago SCL airport. They aren't mountains, just foothills …
Usually the first post on a technical blog is about the blog itself, titled along the lines of, "My experience Creating a <type> Blog with <technology>". Here's that then.
My Experience Creating a Static-Site Blog with Pelican
I've always been one to try and take on a bit too much …
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