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Pablo Padilla’s Blog

Personal blog, mainly about programming computers.

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Software Malpractice: The Fallacy of Self-Documenting Code

There is a belief among software engineers that code can document itself. The idea is comforting: if you name things well, keep functions short, and structure your logic clearly, the code will speak for itself. No comments needed. No external documentation. The code is the documentation.

Salsa practice ideas

Here are some ideas for salsa dance practice, the main goals are to train the ability to place the pause at different times deliberately.

Inherit the Ledger

What happens when the truth becomes permanent? In a world reborn from war, one vote embeds blockchain into the heart of governance—changing how history is remembered, and how power is held accountable.

AI Career

In 2022, after 14 years as a software engineer, I found myself reconsidering my career path. The fast-paced software world was no longer compatible with my preference for deep thinking and exploration. This post outlines my journey, ultimately leading me to choose IT infrastructure over AI roles, and how that decision aligned better with my interests and work style.

Definitions of Intelligence

A reference card for definitions of intelligence.

Distributed agile teams

Can distributed teams be agile? Does Jira kill agility?

Illuminating the Mind: A Journey Toward Enlightenment

In the near future, NeuroLight Corporation revolutionized neuroscience with a procedure that replaced the top of the human skull with an artificial cap. This "OptoCap" embedded with micro-scale light emitters, allowed precise control over brain activity through optogenetics—a technique that used light to manipulate neurons engineered to be light-sensitive.

The fork

Explore a world reshaped by guided evolution, where a privileged class challenges traditional norms and steers humanity to unexpected fates.

Vorherbestimmt von Robert Sapolsky

"Vorherbestimmt" ist ein Buch von Robert Sapolsky, in dem der Autor für den Determinismus argumentiert.

Eine kurze Geschichte der Intelligenz

Gestern habe ich ein sehr cooles Video geschaut. Es handelt von der Evolution der Intelligenz. Hier ist das Bild, das bei mir im Gedächtnis geblieben ist.