# books & media (blogs) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 2 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover books & media. Page: Feed: --- ## [Our Connection With the Ocean Goes Deeper Than You Think, with Kevin Dawson](https://www.outsideonline.com/podcast/professor-kevin-dawson-africa-surfing-legacy/) _2026-08-19 · mabrams · Podcasts Archive - Outside Online_ It’s August, it’s hot, and everyone is dreaming of some beach time. But it’s not just the dog days of summer that pulls us to the ocean. It has a draw on all of us. Today, to celebrate that draw, we’re replaying one of our favorite episodes. Historian Kevin Dawon, a professor at UC Merced, has been surfing for most of his life and spent his career investigating the rich tradition of African… ## [When You Think About it, Why Does Anyone Run at All? With Abby Levene](https://www.outsideonline.com/podcast/abby-levene-trailrunner/) _2026-08-12 · mabrams · Podcasts Archive - Outside Online_ If you’re listening to this podcast, you have likely jogged before. Maybe you’ve even run a Turkey Trot or local 5K. Suffice to say, you know that running is a time-consuming, physically exhausting sweaty mess. And yet, more people than ever are lacing up and taking to the trails right now. Which begs the question: Why?! Well, according to Abby Levene, the Managing Editor of the newly revamped… ## [It’s True, Boating the Grand Canyon Will Change Your Life, with Steve Kenney](https://www.outsideonline.com/podcast/steve-kenney-grand-canyon-river-guide/) _2026-08-05 · mabrams · Podcasts Archive - Outside Online_ Steve Kenny has spent nearly three decades rowing boats and has the rippling shoulders and permanent tan to prove it. But under his ZZ Top-length beard, weather-battered Hawaiian shirt, and woman’s skirt he often sports, Steve is a lot more than an ace boatman. He’s a poet with a recently published collection of work—Scribblins: Poetry from Mountains, Deserts, and Rivers—and he had three careers… ## [LIVE! Proof That World-Feeding Chef José Andrés is an Actual Superhero](https://www.outsideonline.com/podcast/chef-jose-andres-lionfish-iberico-ham-scuba/) _2026-07-30 · mabrams · Podcasts Archive - Outside Online_ Today, we are taking you back to the Ideas Stage of this year’s Outside Days festival in Denver. Outside’s media GM, Mary-Frances Heck (a James Beard Award winner herself) interviews chef and humanitarian José Andrés. José is an award-winning chef. Maybe you’ve been lucky enough to eat at one of his 40 restaurants around the globe. José doesn’t just cook up tasty vittles in his restaurants though.… ## [Don’t Worry, the Yellowstone Super Volcano Won’t Kill Us All, with Ben Bradford](https://www.outsideonline.com/podcast/ben-bradford-are-we-doomed/) _2026-07-22 · mabrams · Podcasts Archive - Outside Online_ There are plenty of spooky things out there to make your palms extra sweaty: brown recluse bites, a flat tire in the backcountry, what to do when folks sing “Happy Birthday.” But things like climate change, nuclear war, or any other number of human world enders have a special way of keeping us up at night. In his new show, “Are We Doomed?”, journalist Ben Bradford explores the existential threats… ## [LIVE! Radiohead’s Ed O’Brien on How the Welsh Countryside Saved His Soul](https://www.outsideonline.com/podcast/radiohead-ed-obrien-blue-morpho/) _2026-07-15 · mabrams · Podcasts Archive - Outside Online_ Ed O’Brien is a songwriter and guitarist best known for his work with Radiohead, one of the most influential bands of the past three decades. What Ed isn’t known for—at least not until now—is the crushing mental health challenges he faced during the COVID pandemic. That “dark night of the soul,” as he refers to it, was only relieved by a re-ordering of his life around the Welsh countryside, where… ## [PaddyO’s in the Hot Seat in Our First Ever Mailbag](https://www.outsideonline.com/podcast/paddyo-mailbag/) _2026-07-08 · mabrams · Podcasts Archive - Outside Online_ A few months back, we asked you to send us any and all the questions you have on what it takes to create a weekly podcast about the surprising impacts of a life outside. And, dear listener, you sent in some stellar inquiries. Today, angry Care Bear co-producer Micah Abrams is flipping on his mic and turning the tables on host PaddyO. Micah acts as your proxy, asking PaddyO your questions. Ever… ## [How to Deal With a Shark (and Other Wildlife Lessons), with Pippa Ehrlich](https://www.outsideonline.com/podcast/pippa-ehrlich-octopus-sharks-pangolins/) _2026-07-01 · mabrams · Podcasts Archive - Outside Online_ Even people who are uncomfortable getting in above their waste can be transformed by the ocean. But most of us connect with being on the water, not under it. What lies beneath our oceans is closer to another planet than anything on land, and the intrepid few who feel at home in this alien world are more like astronauts than typical outdoors folk. Filmmaker and diver Pippa Ehrlich is one of these… ## [Why Raw Cookie Dough is Worse Than Cooked Possum, with Andrew Zimmern](https://www.outsideonline.com/podcast/andrew-zimmern-bizarre-foods/) _2026-06-24 · mabrams · Podcasts Archive - Outside Online_ If you’re a fan of food TV, you’ve probably seen chef and TV host Andrew Zimmern, whose hit show “Bizarre Foods” ran for 13 seasons and had him eating everything from guinea pigs to clotted cow’s blood. Andrew has made a career following the rumble in his belly—and a love of fishing and hunting—on way-out-there adventures in places like Madagascar and Colombia. Before his big break on TV, Andrew… ## [Why We Resist Simple Wisdom](https://rohitfarmer.com/posts/2026/why-we-resist-simple-wisdom/) _2026-06-18 · Rohit Farmer · Rohit Farmer_ Photo by Alex Shute on Unsplash Before you read: I use LLMs to help me proofread and edit my writing. What follows reflects my own thoughts and experiences — read on if you feel it’s worth your time. More on AI usage . Human beings have changed a great deal in technology, language, clothing, transportation, and lifestyle. But in our basic nature, we have not changed as much as we like to think.… ## [profullstack on Ko‑fi (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/K4OOUj68JzQW) _2026-06-18 · **Sponsored**_ Open the creator's Ko‑fi page. ## [Are You a “Struggle Runner”? With Mrs. Space Cadet (aka Erin Azar)](https://www.outsideonline.com/podcast/mrs-space-cadet-erin-azar-struggle-running/) _2026-06-17 · mabrams · Podcasts Archive - Outside Online_ Chances are you have a storage space, garage, car trunk, and slash or cornucopia of plastic bins double stuffed with outdoor gear; anything and everything you need to get outside and get rad. But the most valuable piece of gear is something you can’t buy at your local shop: a sense of humor. Professional struggle runner Erin Azar knows this all too well. Erin is a runner and social media… ## [FDA Approved, FDA Cleared, FDA Registered: What Do These Terms Actually Mean?](https://rohitfarmer.com/posts/2026/fda-approved-fda-cleared-fda-registered-what-do-these-terms-actually-mean/) _2026-06-15 · Rohit Farmer · Rohit Farmer_ Photo by Towfiqu barbhuiya on Unsplash Before you read: I use LLMs to help me proofread and edit my writing. What follows reflects my own thoughts and experiences — read on if you feel it’s worth your time. More on AI usage . Walk through a pharmacy aisle, scroll through social media, or search for a health gadget online, and you will see phrases like: “FDA approved” “FDA cleared” “FDA registered”… ## [Clinical Trials: How They Work, How Patients Are Recruited, and Whether Participants Are Paid](https://rohitfarmer.com/posts/2026/clinical-trials/) _2026-06-09 · Rohit Farmer · Rohit Farmer_ Photo by National Cancer Institute on Unsplash Before you read: I use LLMs to help me proofread and edit my writing. What follows reflects my own thoughts and experiences — read on if you feel it’s worth your time. More on AI usage . Clinical trials are research studies with people. They help doctors and scientists learn if a new medicine, device, vaccine, procedure, test, or health program is… ## [Book Review: The Man Who Knew Infinity - A Life of the Genius Ramanujan](https://rohitfarmer.com/posts/2026/the-man-who-knew-infinity/) _2026-06-01 · Rohit Farmer · Rohit Farmer_ Book Cover: The Man Who Knew Infinity: A Life of the Genius Ramanujan Before you read: I use LLMs to help me proofread and edit my writing. What follows reflects my own thoughts and experiences — read on if you feel it’s worth your time. More on AI usage . I recently finished listening to The Man Who Knew Infinity: A Life of the Genius Ramanujan , which I borrowed as an audiobook from my public… ## [We Use Signal Now](https://rohitfarmer.com/posts/2026/we-use-signal-now/) _2026-02-25 · Rohit Farmer · Rohit Farmer_ Photo by Mika Baumeister on Unsplash Before you read: I use LLMs to help me proofread and edit my writing. What follows reflects my own thoughts and experiences — read on if you feel it’s worth your time. More on AI usage . My wife and I have started using Signal for our communication instead of WhatsApp, where most of our friends and family still are. It was a deliberate decision, mostly… ## [Apps I Use Instead of the Default Ones](https://rohitfarmer.com/posts/2026/apps-i-use-instead-of-the-default-ones/) _2026-02-17 · Rohit Farmer · Rohit Farmer_ Photo by Rami Al-zayat on Unsplash Before you read: I use LLMs to help me proofread and edit my writing. What follows reflects my own thoughts and experiences — read on if you feel it’s worth your time. More on AI usage . I have previously written about a Free and Open Source Software (FOSS) stack for Windows as an alternative to pirated proprietary programs. However, many applications from large… ## [You Don’t Need Pirated Software Anymore](https://rohitfarmer.com/posts/2026/you-dont-need-pirated-software-anymore/) _2026-02-16 · Rohit Farmer · Rohit Farmer_ Photo by Markus Winkler on Unsplash Before you read: I use LLMs to help me proofread and edit my writing. What follows reflects my own thoughts and experiences — read on if you feel it’s worth your time. More on AI usage . I grew up in India using pirated software because that’s simply what the computer guy — or as we called him, computer wale bhaiya — installed on our machines. In the late ’90s… ## [Book Review: Dark Data by David J. Hand](https://rohitfarmer.com/posts/2026/dark-data/) _2026-02-09 · Rohit Farmer · Rohit Farmer_ Book Cover Before you read: I use LLMs to help me proofread and edit my writing. What follows reflects my own thoughts and experiences — read on if you feel it’s worth your time. More on AI usage . My rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ I recently listened to Dark Data by David J. Hand as an audiobook borrowed from my local library, mostly during my daily commute. It had been on my reading list for a long time, and… ## [Choosing a License for Literary Work](https://rohitfarmer.com/posts/2026/choosing-a-license-for-literary-work/) _2026-02-03 · Rohit Farmer · Rohit Farmer_ Photo by Markus Winkler on Unsplash Before you read: I use LLMs to help me proofread and edit my writing. What follows reflects my own thoughts and experiences — read on if you feel it’s worth your time. More on AI usage . When you publish a blog post, an essay, or a self-published book, you’re making a choice that goes beyond writing and design. You’re deciding how other people are allowed to… ## [Social Media Is Not Social Networking (Anymore)](https://rohitfarmer.com/posts/2026/social-media-is-not-social-networking/) _2026-02-01 · Rohit Farmer · Rohit Farmer_ Photo by dole777 on Unsplash Before you read: I use LLMs to help me proofread and edit my writing. What follows reflects my own thoughts and experiences — read on if you feel it’s worth your time. More on AI usage . For a long time, I’ve felt that something about “social media” doesn’t quite sit right with me—and the more I think about it, the clearer the distinction becomes: most platforms we… ## [Real SIMs for AI Agents (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/URLUTynT1f7l) _2026-02-01 · **Sponsored**_ Pass 2FA and verifications with real carrier numbers via our API. ## [Reading the Immune System’s Memory with PhIP-Seq](https://rohitfarmer.com/posts/2026/reading-the-immune-systems-memory/) _2026-01-28 · Rohit Farmer · Rohit Farmer_ Photo by National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases on Unsplash Before you read: I use LLMs to help me proofread and edit my writing. What follows reflects my own thoughts and experiences — read on if you feel it’s worth your time. More on AI usage . When people ask me what I work on, I usually pause. Not because I don’t know—but because the honest answer involves words that don’t… ## [Why More Scientists Should Have a Personal Blog](https://rohitfarmer.com/posts/2026/why-more-scientists-should-have-a-personal-blog/) _2026-01-20 · Rohit Farmer · Rohit Farmer_ Photo by Markus Winkler on Unsplash Before you read: I use LLMs to help me proofread and edit my writing. What follows reflects my own thoughts and experiences — read on if you feel it’s worth your time. More on AI usage . I strongly believe that more scientists and academics should have a personal blog—one where they write not just about their research papers, but about their work, their… ## [Why I Keep Writing](https://rohitfarmer.com/posts/2025/why-i-keep-writing/) _2025-12-30 · Rohit Farmer · Rohit Farmer_ Photo by Mika Baumeister on Unsplash Writing has quietly become one of the most important habits in my life—not because I planned it that way, but because I needed it to be. So far in 2025, I have written 22 blog posts, including this one. Even though I did not set out with any numerical goal, 22 is the most posts I have ever written in a year, consistently. Therefore, I’m genuinely pleased with… ## [The Annual Farmer Chronicle](https://rohitfarmer.com/posts/2025/the-annual-farmer-chronicle/) _2025-12-23 · Rohit Farmer · Rohit Farmer_ Us with the Santa, December, 2025 Greetings! As we look back on 2025, our hearts feel full. It was a year that came with its share of challenges, but also one rich with joy, growth, and moments we’ll always cherish. While we had hoped to travel to India this year, circumstances beyond our control meant we stayed in the U.S. Instead of letting that feel like a loss, we chose to make the most of the… ## [Default Apps 2025](https://rohitfarmer.com/posts/2025/default-apps-2025/) _2025-12-18 · Rohit Farmer · Rohit Farmer_ Photo by Bram Naus on Unsplash I wrote a similar post last year listing the apps and software I use by default for various tasks. I’ve come to enjoy revisiting that list annually—not just as a checklist of tools, but as a quiet record of how my workflows and preferences change (or don’t) over time. Continuing that tradition, below is my default apps list for 2025. Most of the choices remain the… ## [Book Review: The Buy Nothing, Get Everything Plan](https://rohitfarmer.com/posts/2025/the-buy-nothing-get-everything-plan/) _2025-12-06 · Rohit Farmer · Rohit Farmer_ The Buy Nothing, Get Everything Plan My rating: ⭐⭐⭐ As someone who actively participates in a local Buy Nothing group here in North Bethesda, I picked up The Buy Nothing, Get Everything Plan with genuine curiosity. I wanted to understand the philosophy and origin story behind a project that has become a surprisingly meaningful part of my own community life — and in that sense, the audiobook… ## [Introducing DriftNotes — A Minimal Journaling System for Everyday Writing](https://rohitfarmer.com/posts/2025/driftnotes/) _2025-12-05 · Rohit Farmer · Rohit Farmer_ Screenshot of my journaling website ast of December 5, 2025. For the past several years, I’ve been experimenting with different ways of maintaining a personal journal. I tried everything: paper notebooks, digital notes, blogging platforms, custom Markdown workflows, and even small private CMS-like systems. All of them worked to some extent, but none of them struck the balance I wanted. Most tools… ## [A Home That Breathes: Why I Choose Real Over Artificial](https://rohitfarmer.com/posts/2025/a-home-that-breathes-why-i-choose-real-over-artificial/) _2025-11-26 · Rohit Farmer · Rohit Farmer_ Photo by Kate Darmody on Unsplash I personally prefer not to have artificial flowers or plants at home. I don’t mind them in offices or commercial spaces, since the purpose and feel of décor there is very different from a home environment. At home, I like having live plants and flowers because they follow a natural cycle of growth, change, and eventual decay—something that feels meaningful and… ## [The Balance Between Hope and Reality](https://rohitfarmer.com/posts/2025/the-balance-between-hope-and-reality/) _2025-11-11 · Rohit Farmer · Rohit Farmer_ Photo by Mudabbir Ahmad on Unsplash Lately, I’ve found myself moving through some difficult moments—each one shaped by reasons I can’t fully control or easily explain. Friends and family have been kind and supportive, always ready with words of encouragement. They remind me to stay positive, to have faith, to be hopeful. And I know these words come from love and genuine concern. Yet, sometimes,… ## [Book Review: Be Water, My Friend by Shannon Lee](https://rohitfarmer.com/posts/2025/be-water-my-friend/) _2025-11-10 · Rohit Farmer · Rohit Farmer_ Photo by Man Chung on Unsplash I just finished listening to Be Water, My Friend by Shannon Lee, and it left me with a sense of calm, curiosity, and inspiration that I didn’t expect. I’ve always known Bruce Lee as the lightning-fast martial artist from movies — the legend everyone talks about in awe — but this book, written by his daughter, opened a completely different side of him. Shannon doesn’t… ## [Stop CI/CD & Supply-Chain Attacks (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/IR4KZUA6HFrT) _2025-11-10 · **Sponsored**_ Per-PR: 17 CI/CD checks and package malware scans with inline Check Run findings. ## [Tools That Just Work](https://rohitfarmer.com/posts/2025/tools-that-just-work/) _2025-10-31 · Rohit Farmer · Rohit Farmer_ Photo by Rami Al-zayat on Unsplash In the past couple of days, I have written posts on Mastodon about Capy Reader, Antenna Pod, Hoopla, and Tusky—apps I use for RSS, podcasts, audiobooks, and Mastodon on my Android phone. I realized that all these apps have a few things in common, which give me real joy: they are all stable, straightforward to use, specialized to accomplish one task and do it… ## [What Is RSS and Why It Still Matters](https://rohitfarmer.com/posts/2025/what-is-rss/) _2025-10-29 · Rohit Farmer · Rohit Farmer_ Photo by Sincerely Media on Unsplash What Is RSS? If you enjoy reading blogs, news, or podcasts but hate chasing updates across dozens of sites, there’s an old but brilliant solution waiting for you — RSS . RSS stands for Really Simple Syndication (sometimes called Rich Site Summary ). It’s an open web standard that lets you subscribe to websites and automatically receive new posts in one place —… ## [Book Review: Careless People by Sarah Wynn-Williams](https://rohitfarmer.com/posts/2025/careless-people/) _2025-10-24 · Rohit Farmer · Rohit Farmer_ Book cover image Listening to the audiobook of Careless People was both an enlightening and deeply disturbing experience. It is a 13 hour long listen — yes — but absolutely worth every hour. Sarah Wynn-Williams delivers a thoroughly researched, incisive, and unflinching account of her time at Facebook (now Meta Platforms), and she spares no detail in exposing the scale of manipulation, ethical… ## [Ten Pointless Facts About Me](https://rohitfarmer.com/posts/2025/ten-pointless-facts-about-me/) _2025-10-17 · Rohit Farmer · Rohit Farmer_ Photo by Alex Padurariu on Unsplash I’ve seen this on Kev’s blog recently, and it looks like it’s a trend, so to avoid FOMO, I’m adding my own version. So, below are the ten pointless facts about me. 1. Do you floss your teeth? Yes, not every day, but way more now in my forties than any other time before. 2. Tea, coffee, or water? Water as the first thing in the morning, then tea for breakfast,… ## [Book Review: Guns, Germs, and Steel by Jared Diamond](https://rohitfarmer.com/posts/2025/gun-germs-steel/) _2025-09-09 · Rohit Farmer · Rohit Farmer_ Continental axes as mentioned in the book. I recently borrowed the audiobook of Guns, Germs, and Steel from my local library and listened to it passively during my daily commute. The book explores a fascinating question: why did some societies advance faster than others? Jared Diamond argues that it wasn’t about intelligence, ambition, or culture, but rather the environmental advantages certain… ## [Bring Your Bible Back](https://rohitfarmer.com/posts/2025/bring-your-bible-back/) _2025-08-25 · Rohit Farmer · Rohit Farmer_ Photo by Kelly Sikkema on Unsplash Over the years I’ve tried just about every way of bringing my Bible to church: a physical notebook, a digital Bible, a digital notebook, a mix of physical and digital, and even a physical Bible paired with an audio recording of the sermon on my phone. After all that experimenting, I’ve landed on what I believe is the best system for me—and, I’d argue, for many of… ## [Good Uses of ChatGPT](https://rohitfarmer.com/posts/2025/good-uses-of-chatgpt/) _2025-07-24 · Rohit Farmer · Rohit Farmer_ Photo by Solen Feyissa on Unsplash Large Language Models (LLMs) like ChatGPT have generated considerable buzz over the past year, reshaping conversations around artificial intelligence (AI), its role in daily life, and the ethical questions it raises. As with any transformative technology, LLMs have their supporters and critics—each side presenting valid perspectives. Concerns from skeptics range… ## [Writing My Story with Inspiration from Notable Lives](https://rohitfarmer.com/posts/2025/writing-my-story/) _2025-05-13 · Rohit Farmer · Rohit Farmer_ Photo by Jan Kahánek on Unsplash Lately, I’ve been thinking about starting to write my autobiography—a living document that will evolve over time and serve as a memoir for future generations. Sadly, none of my ancestors took the time to record our family history, and everything I know about my lineage comes from stories passed down by relatives. Like most children, I only paid attention to the… ## [Collecting Postcards from all 50 States in the USA](https://rohitfarmer.com/posts/2025/collecting-usa-postcards/) _2025-05-02 · Rohit Farmer · Rohit Farmer_ Photo by rc.xyz NFT gallery on Unsplash I like collecting postcards, a habit I developed while traveling to European countries during my PhD in the UK. At that time, a postcard was the best souvenir I could get, as it was cheap and less bulky to carry. I wrote the date of my travel and the names of the folks I met and was with when I purchased the postcard, and kept them in an album as a… ## [My Political Views](https://rohitfarmer.com/posts/2025/political-views/) _2025-04-30 · Rohit Farmer · Rohit Farmer_ Photo by Christian Lue on Unsplash Since people are interested in knowing everyone’s political views, I lean toward “data.” I support political candidates—regardless of whether they are right or left—who produce data-driven positive outcomes for the majority of people without negatively impacting minorities. Negatively is the word here. I am okay with stagnation, as no one can please everyone. But… ## [What I’ve Come to Appreciate About Life in the USA](https://rohitfarmer.com/posts/2025/life-in-the-usa/) _2025-04-09 · Rohit Farmer · Rohit Farmer_ Photo by Andy He on Unsplash I arrived in the United States in 2018 to pursue a postdoctoral research fellowship at Washington University in Saint Louis (WashU). Having already lived in the UK and traveled around Europe during my PhD, moving to the USA wasn’t a major cultural shock. However, my understanding of the country was largely based on what I had seen in American movies. It has now been… ## [Why I’m Saying No to Smartwatches](https://rohitfarmer.com/posts/2025/saying-no-to-smartwatches/) _2025-04-04 · Rohit Farmer · Rohit Farmer_ Photo by Onur Binay on Unsplash In a world that craves real-time updates, it’s no surprise that the smartphone on your desk and the laptop in your bag now have company: the smartwatch on your wrist. The pitch is always the same—unmatched convenience, integrated health tracking, seamless connectivity. Yet, as sleek as these devices might appear, I can’t shake the feeling that we’re trading more… ## [Beyond Victimhood: Breaking the Cycle of Endless Suffering](https://rohitfarmer.com/posts/2025/beyond-victimhood/) _2025-03-24 · Rohit Farmer · Rohit Farmer_ Living with a mindset of victimhood can be far more damaging than simply being a victim of unfortunate circumstances. While an event—no matter how painful—has a distinct beginning and end, adopting victimhood as part of your identity can keep you trapped in a never-ending cycle of misery and self-defeat. You can recover from a single incident, learn from it, and gradually move forward, but if you… ## [Goals 2025](https://rohitfarmer.com/posts/2025/goals-2025/) _2025-01-02 · Rohit Farmer · Rohit Farmer_ Photo by S O C I A L . C U T on Unsplash I don’t make New Year’s resolutions, especially not the extreme ones like hitting the gym every day. Let’s face it—those rarely last beyond a few weeks. Instead, I like to dedicate each year to focusing on something specific. For instance, in 2024, I concentrated on improving my fishing and stand-up paddleboarding skills. In 2023, my focus was on camping… ## [Default Apps 2024](https://rohitfarmer.com/posts/2024/default-apps-2024/) _2024-12-31 · Rohit Farmer · Rohit Farmer_ Photo by Bram Naus on Unsplash All the favorite people I follow online have posted their “default apps” 2024 posts. So, under unspoken peer pressure, I decided to do the same. Operating Systems Work: MacOS Home server: Linux Mint Home general: Windows 10 Phone: Android Internet Web browser (work): Chrome Web browser (home and phone): Firefox and Fennec Gemini browser: Amfora (command line),… ## [Tech and Tools of 2024: My Gear, Software, and Workflow Updates](https://rohitfarmer.com/posts/2024/gear-software-workflows-2024/) _2024-12-19 · Rohit Farmer · Rohit Farmer_ Photo by Alice Donovan Rouse on Unsplash This post is a retrospective look at the gear I received as gifts or purchased intentionally for my daily life and adventures. I also share some of my workflows for backing up phone photos, ripping CDs for high-quality streaming, and managing to-dos. This post is inspired by some of the tech folks I follow, and for the past couple of years, I have wanted to… ## [Legacy Mortality and the Unseen Cost of Wealth](https://rohitfarmer.com/posts/2024/legacy-mortality-and-the-unseen-cost-of-wealth/) _2024-12-12 · Rohit Farmer · Rohit Farmer_ Photo by Moira Dillon on Unsplash There has been considerable discussion surrounding the recent murder of the UHC CEO, highlighting how, even if people don’t condone murder, many express a lack of empathy toward the incident. Some have even mocked or supported the event. A similar reaction was seen when a group of millionaires and billionaires lost their lives in the OceanGate submersible… ## [Generative AI and Me: Rediscovering the Value of Personal Experiences in Writing](https://rohitfarmer.com/posts/2024/generative-ai-and-me/) _2024-12-09 · Rohit Farmer · Rohit Farmer_ Photo by Google DeepMind on Unsplash The creative industry is mad at the advancement and use of generative AI, which not only stole their work to train the generative models such as ChatGPT but also threatened their job as a cheap replacement for some low-caliber jobs. They should be rightly so, as none of them were consulted/consented in the reproduction of a cheaper version of their work. Having… ## [Rainbow Cake and Harris Teeter](https://rohitfarmer.com/posts/2024/rainbow-cake/) _2024-12-06 · Rohit Farmer · Rohit Farmer_ The rainbow cake I ordered a birthday cake for my daughter yesterday at the nearby Harris Teeter, which was supposed to follow the rainbow theme. However, since the cake decorator wasn’t there, the lady who took my order said she could only accept what was in the design catalog. So, I chose the unicorn one as it was the closest to the rainbow theme. But she also mentioned that I should come early… ## [How to Setup a Gemini Capsule/Website on a Google Cloud Compute Instance](https://rohitfarmer.com/posts/2024/how-to-setup-a-gemini-capsule/) _2024-11-26 · Rohit Farmer · Rohit Farmer_ A screenshot of the Lagrange browser with the project gemini website on display. Gemini is a lightweight internet protocol designed for accessing remote documents, bridging simplicity and privacy. Positioned between HTTP and Gopher, it features a minimalist, text-focused approach with a unique document format called “gem text,” which allows basic styling and linking. Gemini emphasizes low…