Late night youtube part 1

Youtube algorithm can be a real bitch sometimes as it loves to shower you with slop bait. Learning to filter them in your head is a skill you develop over time.

But that alone is not enough for me: I have a browser extension that I always install called RYS - Remove Youtube Suggestions - that does as it says, allowing you to manually toggle them on and off so youtube isn't sneaking jingling keys into your brain all the time.

I always pair that extension with Ublock Origin and Sponsor Block. That's three extensions just for youtube alone, wow!

As if that isn't enough, I have yet another trick I have to pull off: when curiosity get the better of me but I'm still suspicious about the content, I open the video in a new incognito window so I don't risk feeding garbage to my personalized feed.


I've been doomscrolling a lot lately to be honest. Alternating between listening to good time wasters, to navigating a sea of thumbnails I won't click.

But occasionally the algorithm gets on fire and sends me a video that makes my day, or that is an amusing find at the very least.

As of this writing, this just happened. A few times, in fact. I found this and this. Go take a look if you want. It's part of what made my night this time.


At some point this grew to be a longer blog post in my draft as a lot of things started unrolling in my head, but I'm not ready to write all of them in a polished manner.

I'm surprised by how frequently I'm updating this blog already since I never done this before, and I'm noticing I like to write feelings while they're fresh, so I'll be splitting this post into two and leave the rest for another one.

I'm on coffee btw. Might as well not sleep this night, because that's how I fix messed up sleeping schedules.
Good Luck, Babe | Rhythm Heaven Custom Remix by Potato Bugz

Hope

My attempts at passion project always come to a halt, followed by increasingly large periods of procastination where I don't feel like I can do it. Then my motivation comes back, in sometimes even stronger bursts, then it go away again.

I like programming in C and I like making my own engines. I'm one of these people who see programming as art, and is a fundamental part of what drives me to code, rather than just as a means to an end.

With the rise of game engines, visual programming and now AI, I feel more replaced than ever before. Like I was meant to be a programmer in the 90's, rather than being born on that period.


On the other hand, modern internet shows us that a lot of things can drive engagement. Even when the practical purpose for something is debatable, doesn't mean it can't be interesting.

So maybe it's possible to make people appreciate programming as an art. All things considered though, feels like an uphill battle. But what other choice do I have? I must keep fighting. Fighting so I can survive.

But I must fight wisely, not desperately. Even though I am desperate. But that's what balance is for, isn't it?
Hello world

There are things in this world that are overwhelming for me, and if I can finally be honest with myself that affects me on a lot of essential things.

If you can relate to that, you might feel that you are lesser sometimes because of it, or someone might told you that, either directly or indirectly.


I'm here to tell you that it's okay to be who you are, to go at your own pace and it's okay to figure out stuff one thing at a time.

For the longest time I've been giving in to my impulses, either fabricating unorganic goals to try to come with a magical solution to solve everything, or to cope with the fact that I didn't had any. Maybe deep down I feel that's what expected from me.

Maybe it's time for me to just relax a bit and try to enjoy the ride. Even if it gets a bit clunky at times and requires maintenance.

In this site you'll find bits of me, hopefully not trying to strive any greatness, but rather someone who's just expressing himself and his works. Not just for that on itself, but also because I believe that self-expression is the best way to connect with people.




I carry these flags everywhere. Why? Because in a better world, I wouldn't need to.

The one on the left I carry for myself, while the one on the right I carry for the girl I love.