Martin (Chaim) Berlove | Et Cetera

28 Apr

Tricks for Writing Readable GitHub-Flavored MarkDown

John Gruber, the creator of MarkDown, has written: For any markup that is not covered by Markdown’s syntax, you simply use HTML itself. A lot of people seem to miss this important point, and the results are practically unreadable....
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14 Apr

How to Stay Productive on Personal Projects: An Integrated Strategy to Avoid Failure

I get wrapped up in a lot of personal projects. Some of them are as small as writing a new post or article (check!) and some are big, long-term software ides. It’s easy to get involved in a project, but...
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10 Apr

On “Using”

I use my boss to get money and to promote my own career through the success of my projects and my professionalism, to advance my own fortunes. My boss uses me to accomplish his own job, and to make...
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29 Mar

Digital Nomadicy Update: Books, learning, languages, and places to sit and study: I’ll never stop loving it!

Books, learning, languages, and places to sit and study: I'll never stop loving...
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29 Mar

Workaholics: Turn “want” into “must” to save your health.

It’s past midnight as I write this, so I know what I’m talking about when it comes to working hard. It’s surprisingly easy to get addicted to work and productivity (workaholism?), to the extent that any moment spent idle feels...
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20 Mar

More Ruby Tidbits

The fun (if frustrating) part of a job in computing is you’re always picking up new information. Sometimes it’s transformational, other times they just help make your daily work a bit easier. Here are some in the latter category...
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15 Mar

Digital Nomadicy Update: Cambridge, Boston, after the storm.

Cambridge, Boston, after the...
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15 Feb

Inspiration

Inspiration is a funny thing. Sometimes it comes and goes at a whim, rising and ebbing in the background until it hits fullforce like a wave, pushing you at its forefront toward your goals. Other times you feel it coming...
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7 Dec

On Persistence

There is a quote from one-time president Calvin Coolidge that I try to live my life by. The quote goes: Nothing in this world can take the place of persistence. Talent will not; nothing is more common than unsuccessful...
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23 Oct

What I Learned This Week (Ending 10/22)

I am perennially poor at maintaining habits, but they say start out small, so I’m attempting a weekly recap of what I learn each week (aimed, in general, at the world of computing, software development, and technology). This is week...
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