It's Always Been This Way
Back in August 2020, when I was still working at a local bank here in the Philippines, I got COVID. This was the time when the virus was still new, a dangerous air over the world, and no one really understood it yet. It was terrifying. People talks about it like an invisible curse, something that could slip into your lungs without warning. My symptoms weren’t severe, I lost my sense of taste and smell, had a mild flu, and felt short of breath when walking and climbing stairs....
Outrage Fatigue
This morning, I listened to the latest episode of Science Quickly on Apple Podcasts about Outrage Fatigue. They interviewed Tanya Lewis from Scientific American. You can find the transcript of the podcast on Scientific American. I learned that Outrage Fatigue happens when constant exposure to upsetting news leads to exhaustion and burnout. While feeling outraged can help us recognize and respond to problems, excessive outrage especially when fueled by negative content on social media can spread misinformation and cause people to withdraw from public discussions....
Confirmation Bias
Confirmation bias is a cognitive pitfall that affects our ability to think critically and objectively. It will lead us to seeking information based on what our existing beliefs while ignoring the other information and evidences that contradicts it. Majority of people call it the father of fallacies because most us of are suffering to it almost daily. It is often stems from how beliefs are passed down through generations. Majority of us, especially Filipinos were raised to adopt the beliefs or worldview of our parents, whether about religion, politics etc....
Mindhunter
I finished my rewatch of Mindhunter series last couple of months, and it left me wanting more! On my first watch, I was probably more focused on the story so I missed a lot of small details. On my rewatch, I appreciated a lot of small details and classic beautifully executed scenes, I also noticed how well thought out the casting was. While pondering on it again, I noticed some things that I didn’t get or understand the first time to watch....
Containerized Services using Podman
Managing Container Images using Podman Applications can run inside containers, providing all dependencies, that is, container image and a file system bundle which provides the app files, 3rd party libraries are there. Container images are available from image registries that allow users to search and retrieve container images. You can use the search subcommand to find available images from remote or local registries. [user@artcdc ~]$ podman search rhel INDEX NAME DESCRIPTION STARS OFFICIAL AUTOMATED redhat....