Hrvoje Šimić
@shime.sh
Less doubt, more conviction. Less cynicism, more hope. Less fear, more action.
https://essays.shime.sh
https://essays.shime.sh
garcia marquez on the first paragraph
January 23, 2025 at 7:12 PM
garcia marquez on the first paragraph
the kettlebell as teacher
reveries on Dostoevsky and Goggins
open.substack.com
January 2, 2025 at 7:29 PM
It's New Year's Eve, and I'm writing a blog post that I have to publish by midnight.
Here's the best thing I've written this year. It's about parenthood.
essays.shime.sh/p/the-second...
Here's the best thing I've written this year. It's about parenthood.
essays.shime.sh/p/the-second...
the second promise
reflections on parenthood
essays.shime.sh
December 31, 2024 at 8:37 PM
It's New Year's Eve, and I'm writing a blog post that I have to publish by midnight.
Here's the best thing I've written this year. It's about parenthood.
essays.shime.sh/p/the-second...
Here's the best thing I've written this year. It's about parenthood.
essays.shime.sh/p/the-second...
not doing anything is apparently great for performance (currently at 3.225 unsynced items which will take weeks to sync)
December 24, 2024 at 6:50 AM
not doing anything is apparently great for performance (currently at 3.225 unsynced items which will take weeks to sync)
swinging kettlebell for 30 minutes > all the self help in the world
December 16, 2024 at 8:52 PM
swinging kettlebell for 30 minutes > all the self help in the world
buying a high-quality camera is the best non-essential purchase I’ve made as a parent
December 10, 2024 at 6:59 AM
buying a high-quality camera is the best non-essential purchase I’ve made as a parent
In retrospect I'm probably not the target audience for this book, but it might be interesting to someone who doesn't know anything about open source.
December 2, 2024 at 9:21 PM
In retrospect I'm probably not the target audience for this book, but it might be interesting to someone who doesn't know anything about open source.
November 30, 2024 at 8:44 PM
Sometimes I wonder if I should switch back to Linux but then I see shit like this which reminds me of the day to day experience.
I remember having to run scripts whenever I plugged in my headphones to fix some audio driver issues, etc.
I remember having to run scripts whenever I plugged in my headphones to fix some audio driver issues, etc.
wayland is giving me issues with my nvidia gpu and i can’t use x11 because of my monitor setup
ableton is not working anymore because the specific version of wine that i need to use stopped working and i can seem to fix it without rebuilding
and i am having some audio issues
ableton is not working anymore because the specific version of wine that i need to use stopped working and i can seem to fix it without rebuilding
and i am having some audio issues
November 27, 2024 at 9:43 PM
Sometimes I wonder if I should switch back to Linux but then I see shit like this which reminds me of the day to day experience.
I remember having to run scripts whenever I plugged in my headphones to fix some audio driver issues, etc.
I remember having to run scripts whenever I plugged in my headphones to fix some audio driver issues, etc.
Kurt Vonnegut on how to approach writing in English when it’s your second language.
November 26, 2024 at 10:02 PM
Kurt Vonnegut on how to approach writing in English when it’s your second language.
"Many complain of neglect who never tried to attract regard." — Samuel Johnson
November 23, 2024 at 5:52 AM
"Many complain of neglect who never tried to attract regard." — Samuel Johnson
I keep thinking about Dostoyevsky’s manuscript of The Brothers Karamazov 💙📚
November 21, 2024 at 9:39 PM
I keep thinking about Dostoyevsky’s manuscript of The Brothers Karamazov 💙📚
It would be great if this app could detect when I’ve already seen an image and then stop showing it in the discover feed.
I think I’ve seen Camus’ winter quote more than twenty times and now I’m seeing that graph how Bluesky has overtaken Threads in the number of users over and over again.
I think I’ve seen Camus’ winter quote more than twenty times and now I’m seeing that graph how Bluesky has overtaken Threads in the number of users over and over again.
November 21, 2024 at 6:42 AM
It would be great if this app could detect when I’ve already seen an image and then stop showing it in the discover feed.
I think I’ve seen Camus’ winter quote more than twenty times and now I’m seeing that graph how Bluesky has overtaken Threads in the number of users over and over again.
I think I’ve seen Camus’ winter quote more than twenty times and now I’m seeing that graph how Bluesky has overtaken Threads in the number of users over and over again.
The best people to work with are low ego and high competence.
The worst people to work with are high ego and low competence.
The worst people to work with are high ego and low competence.
November 21, 2024 at 5:52 AM
The best people to work with are low ego and high competence.
The worst people to work with are high ego and low competence.
The worst people to work with are high ego and low competence.
The baby sleeps
It’s still dark
As always
We start the day
With your bark
It’s still dark
As always
We start the day
With your bark
November 21, 2024 at 5:43 AM
The baby sleeps
It’s still dark
As always
We start the day
With your bark
It’s still dark
As always
We start the day
With your bark
The vibe I'm going for when I'm writing.
November 20, 2024 at 8:05 PM
The vibe I'm going for when I'm writing.
“Health lies in action, and so it graces youth. To be busy is the secret of grace, and half the secret of content. Let us ask the gods not for possessions, but for things to do; happiness is in making things rather than in consuming them.” — Will Durant
November 20, 2024 at 6:30 AM
“Health lies in action, and so it graces youth. To be busy is the secret of grace, and half the secret of content. Let us ask the gods not for possessions, but for things to do; happiness is in making things rather than in consuming them.” — Will Durant
“My philosophy, for instance, has never brought me in a six-pence; but it has spared me many an expense.” — Schopenhauer
November 19, 2024 at 7:46 AM
“My philosophy, for instance, has never brought me in a six-pence; but it has spared me many an expense.” — Schopenhauer
Thankfully, there’s no revenue sharing program here which heavily incentivizes that garbage.
one of the best things about being here so far is the lack of engagement farming memes. at least on my timeline anyway 😁 lets keep it that way
November 17, 2024 at 8:57 PM
Thankfully, there’s no revenue sharing program here which heavily incentivizes that garbage.