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Attachment files in plain text accounting

I have been using ledger to keep track of my expenses. It is simple, it doesn’t interfere with my workflow, and I can edit data with my favorite text editor Emacs, because ledger only deals with plain text files. I love this workflow.

By — Dr. Óscar Nájera
Nov 13, 2020 | 3 mins read | emacs

Fun with Rofi and Guile - A minimal habit tracker

In my personal project to learn LISP, I decided to try GNU Guile . It is a Scheme implementation and it is the official extension language of the GNU project . To learn, my first step is to actually use it, and my first minimal toy project, will be a Habit tracker.

By — Dr. Óscar Nájera
Oct 15, 2020 | 7 mins read | guile

How To Escape Poverty? - Is Your Thinking Keeping You Poor?

I stumbled upon this talk by Douglas Kruger on YouTube. I decided to take notes and write my own summary to deepen the learning experience. It provides me with a reference for later times. Douglas Kruger mentions 8 points, I reorganized them into 5 themes.

By — Dr. Óscar Nájera
Apr 19, 2020 | 3 mins read | review entrepreneur | selfdev

Nerd Humor: English - The torture of the conqueror

On November 16th 2019, I held a short humorous speech at the Wordstock festival in Nuremberg-Germany. I never imagined getting this far, and now I only see it as the beginning. In humor and comedy, I have always been on the spectator side.

By — Dr. Óscar Nájera
Nov 29, 2019 | 4 mins read | toastmasters | talks

Me as of today

Hello everyone, I’m starting a new section of my life and I want to engage on new projects. But before jumping into anything new, I want to review where I stand and what I can tell you about myself.

By — Dr. Óscar Nájera
Aug 3, 2019 | 3 mins read | personal