Android phone not recognized on Windows 10

Mar 8, 2021 | Uncategorized

I’m putting this here, primarily so I don’t forget how to do it the next time. Hopefully other people can use this as well. Sometimes, when I connect my phone to my Windows computer via a USB cable, the phone’s directories and files just do not show...

Basic human psychological needs (or, how to help people be happy)

Dec 23, 2019 | Personal

Want to raise happy children? Want to put a smile on uncle Harry, who is clearly frustrated with his life and is an asshole to everyone around him? When dealing with people, keep in mind these fundamental needs we all have. All the people I’ve encountered who...

The “Now” page

Dec 17, 2019 | Personal

I added a Now Page to my site. The Now page is a pretty cool concept, driven by Derek Sivers (by the way, if you do not follow Derek, you should).  The Now page is a snapshot in time. It should have no history and it should inform your web visitors about where you are...

Book: Liminal Thinking

Dec 17, 2019 | Books

One of the things I most like to do is to get to know myself. I want to consciously know what I think (which is surprisingly difficult for me), why I think what I think, and knowing my weaknesses and blind spots. The whole point of this is to improve myself. I know...

Clean Architecture (Java)

Dec 6, 2019 | Java, System Architecture, Technology

I’ve been using Clean Architecture for a long time quite successfully. I previously posted about Clean Architecture, where I linked to a sample project in C#. I wanted to also see what a project in Java would look like, so I went ahead and implemented it as well...