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Capitalism is slavery
I grew up in a poor neighborhood that had a very bad infrastructure, particularly sewer infrastructure. Our house was one of the oldest on that street, when the sewer overflowed it was a disgusting experience, and unhealthy too. I remember thinking to myself, when I grow up I’ll be rich enough that I will have…
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The night we forgot how to grieve
This story is true but some details were filled by the writer’s imagination. the writer didn’t witness the story but learned about it firsthand from one of the characters. All names are replaced. The border cross Yazan, a 5-year-old child, needs a medical operation. It’s a simple operation, but the family will need to travel…
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Color coding calendar tasks
Google, a huge tech company, doesn’t have a way to color code different tasks on the calendar differently. You see, google is doing God’s work by showing tasks from the Google Tasks app on the calendar. A wonderful feature that would have been even more wonderful if it allowed you to change the color of…
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US domestic travel sucks
The US is too big In a discussion with a coworker during lunchtime. The topic of transportation came up. As usual, I was complaining about how much it sucks that there are not sufficient train routes between cities. And as expected, the response was “The US is too big, Europe is small and that’s why…
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Gossip is my guilty pleasure
Yes, Gossip is my guilty pleasure, why? While you can read more about why people gossip on the internet, this article from psychologytoday.com can even be a good start. For me, gossip is a source of excitement that I constantly seek due to my ADHD (as I was told). This led to situations that give…
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How much does food really cost
Calculating how much food costs based on how much money you pay to buy it is an underestimation. Food emissions Food travels on average 1,500 miles before making it to your local store. Food transportation in 2017 was found to emit 3.0 gigatonnes of carbon dioxide, a number that we can only imagine kept increasing…
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Insurance and dental care
Insurance understanding is super complicated and it usually takes a while to figure out how much I’m going to pay and yet I often get it wrong. However, my dentist’s story is a lot more complicated. When I was filling out the forms for being a new patient, I ran into this section: PLEASE NOTE:…
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The world needs kids to be the leaders
I have an 8-year-old sister. She lives in Egypt and wants to study in the US when she grows up. My little sister one day called me and started asking about schools in the US, how good or bad they are and what are the differences between different schools. At some point, I told her…
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Building a Secure and Scalable WordPress Site on AWS
WordPress is one of the most popular content management systems (CMS) in the world. It is used by millions of people to create websites and blogs. WordPress is a great platform for creating a website, but it is important to make sure that your site is secure and scalable. Amazon Web Services (AWS) is a…
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Activists: The Unsung Heroes of Our Time
AECJ (Amazon Employees for Climate Justice) decided to team up with Remote Advocacy to organize a walkout The walkout was to protest the company’s policy towards employees and climate. one thing that caught my attention was someone’s comment on Blind (an anonymous community for tech workers) The commenter said “This is a typical activist move,…