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Data products, double-entry bookkeeping, pintxos, aviation, and everything in between.

Last Notes

2024-08-20 11:37:54

#8: Writing is thinking, weak passport problems, and economic growth https://tjpalanca.com/2024/08/20/writing-is-thinking.html

2024-08-20 02:21:03

With Super Duolingo, I found myself doing lessons repetitively to gain more XP, rather than maximising what I could learn by progressing further. I feel like incentivising based on “new words learned” would make it a more fulfilling experience.

2024-08-06 05:49:05

Someone needs to do a series on the various “stock exchange person facepalming and looking worried” photos on top of every piece of financial markets news these days.

2024-08-06 02:20:20

Book Notes: Everybody Writes by Ann Handley: https://tjpalanca.com/2024/08/06/book-notes-everybody.html

2024-08-04 03:18:40

I resolved to write around 300 words a day, and apart from the actual writing output, I feel a lot less scatterbrained. Ulysses makes it effortless to set a daily writing goal. I love the pretty little graph the app makes to gamify the experience:
https://tjpalanca.com/uploads/2024/013a7725-09d6-487a-95e7-c5af9b6f760c.jpeg

2024-08-03 04:29:34

Renewing a US tourist visa in Singapore as a foreigner: https://tjpalanca.com/2024/08/02/renewing-a-us.html

2024-07-28 15:16:14

Chinese tradition during weddings suggests gifting a red packet that at least offsets the cost of your seat, and there’s something beautiful about that, when done willingly.

2024-07-24 14:44:10

Welcome back to what is essentially an annual newsletter 🥲. In this issue, find out why digital gardening didn’t work for me, how I want to own my content, and my new gig combining accounting and data engineering.
https://tjpalanca.com/2024/07/24/digital-gardening-didnt.html

2024-07-16 15:36:07

Trying out the Nostr protocol!
#introductions