Some thoughts

https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Letter_from_a_Freedman_to_His_Old_Master

"As to my freedom, which you say I can have, there is nothing to be gained on that score, as I got my free papers in 1864 from the Provost- Marshal- General of the Department of Nashville. Mandy says she would be afraid to go back without some proof that you are sincerely disposed to treat us justly and kindly; and we have concluded to test your sincerity by asking you to send us our wages for the time we served you. This will make us forget and forgive old scores, and rely on your justice and friendship in the future. I served you faithfully for thirty-two years and Mandy twenty years. At $25 a month for me, and $2 a week for Mandy, our earnings would amount to $11,680. Add to this the interest for the time our wages has been kept back and deduct what you paid for our clothing and three doctor's visits to me, and pulling a tooth for Mandy, and the balance will show what we are in justice entitled to"

I save too many bookmarks, sometimes it's worth it. The hidden gem fever is not sustainable, but unlike a drug you can actually reach those high points more than once I guess.

https://www.fastcompany.com/90350571/yes-the-government-is-capable-of-creating-great-design-heres-how

"When technology is like any other tool and not an untouchable black box, that’s when people can use it more effectively. “Bureaucrats can be designers. I have seen it many times,” Pahlka says. “If you give them the freedom and a few of the tools, they actually very much want to do this. They will hack.”"

Maybe "hack" is an euphemism for working for free if as it tends to happen the fruits of that effort go unrecognized, but aside from freedom and tools the couple of times I do recall doing this involved something that just make sense so I could see a clear purpose on what I was doing, and something that doesn't seem like the company should do, so I can take it personal as a learning experience, or to make the work day shorter, or even to make someone else's work day shorter.

Now if I could see a clear purpose on what I do for personal projects, that would be awesome. I wonder how it feels like.

I've been trying to post something interesting the whole day but I don't know what would fit that category, yet I keep thinking I have a lot to say.

Is it me fooling myself? Is it what I'm thinking worth sharing? I guess the only way to know is forcing the stuff to actually come out.

Not exactly a great motivation, but at least there's something present, and if I at least figure out why would I want to have a blog for anything so bad, then it'd be worth the hassle I reckon.

Journal will be mainly used for those things that are now called shower thoughts apparently, and maybe something else if is interesting enough.

Ideally it would be a place to practice English too, but my experiences with random feedback usually have as a consequence developing bad habits.

We'll see what happens