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A really cool thing happened in my taxi home last night. My driver spoke no English, but noticed I spoke a tiny bit of Vietnamese due to how I greeted him. The 20-min ride turned into the biggest Vietnamese conversation I've had so far. I want much more of this! So cool.

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Yesterday was my birthday. I asked you to send me some hard questions, and... damn. You really did: → Who are you? → Are you happy? → One regret + one "I'm glad I did that"? → What would the version of you in ten years say about you now? I made a new video answering these questions + more: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_9VsPfQMCso

I’ve been living in Southeast Asia for a year now. What nobody warned me about is the pain of seeing and hearing so many cool languages and not having the time to learn all of them. I just want to warn future visitors. Beware.

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PS: Siem Reap has the best coworking space I’ve been to in SEA so far, and the second best gym. Did not expect that. This is meant to be stop 1 of 7, but at this rate stops 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7 can bloody well wait.

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I made another video, this time about two cool spots in Siem Reap that I've discovered over the past few days.

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I'm sat at an outdoor restaurant in the middle of Cambodia when a friend (who I last saw in Vietnam in April) walks by and recognises me. We sat and had drinks and caught up. It's crazy how the world can feel so small sometimes, but I love it.

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I was on a podcast! It was a great conversation, from language to startups, productivity and even trading. You can listen to (or watch) my ramblings here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J9mmJ8itgZY

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I'm leaving Bangkok tomorrow! Can't believe it has been 6 months already. Here's a little video reflecting on the experience: https://youtu.be/3JGNCH0_084

The travel life is amazing, but it is hard when you meet amazing friends and then have to say goodbye. So, we went on one last trip together to create a few more memories before going our own ways. https://youtu.be/JuOKMH3oW_M

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"You can only call it a trebuchet if it comes from the Trebuch region of France. Otherwise it's just a sparkling catapult."

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Evolution is cool and everything, but when you feel proud of your expert mosquito-squishing clap, just consider that you're making all future mosquitos better.

What an excellent short film by a super cool dude in the Esperanto community that showcases how international Esperanto really is. This was all filmed during the 2024 Universal Congress, which took place in Tanzania. I really regret missing this one now. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xm4qTLcXKc4

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It's officially 2025 in Bangkok. Happy new year, folks!

I wrote a few reflections about 2024, which was probably my best year so far. https://martinrue.com/2024-review

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I made a little video about celebrating Xmas far away from home. It was fun! https://youtu.be/7EmfEr2vLgI

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For those of you interested in Esperanto, I made a new video about it: https://youtu.be/QXJA1q2x3Hw

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Today I met a bunch of 8-9 year olds from a local school here in Bangkok who've been learning Esperanto for 2 hours/week. Their teacher brought them all along to a little gathering to celebrate Esperanto (today is Zamenhof day). They were all so sweet and so excited about Esperanto. So many selfies!

Today' AoC was fun. I love a good brute force. That's the 13th consecutive live coding session I've done, and I'm enjoying the extra challenge of recording them. Trying to narrate what you're doing while coding it definitely doesn't make it any easier.

10 days of live coding my Advent of Code attempts. Pretty happy with that. Videos here, if that's anyone's bag: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLLcWlBThjQPxwVRg05x9314FTCx5e9c_O

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So @awsomesawce is Station's 1,600th user. 👏

Happy F̶r̶i̶d̶a̶y̶ Advent of Code Day 6. Today was a fun one, and contains even *more animals* telling me (wrong) answers. 📼 https://youtu.be/RYzjertT64M

MathOverflow, the Q&A website where understanding the question alone is a feat.

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Do any of you maintain a /now page? I know one or two folks here do, but I'm wondering if there are more. I figured it was time to update mine: https://martinrue.com/now

Today's video, in which I solve day 4 of Advent of Code with the help of a cow. Yes. A cow. 📼 https://youtu.be/4p4VG3XPHgE

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I normally ignore Advent of Code, but this year I'm going do some, and share them. Here's day 1: https://youtu.be/GfgOSfEErKI If you don't know what AoC is: it's an advent calendar, but instead of chocolate, you get a coding challenge. It's a fun way to learn, sharpen your skills, or just have fun.

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One of the hard things about nomad life is the planning. I've spent all day figuring out what's next, when, and dealing with all the hurdles that sort of planning throws at you (cancelations, visas, etc.) It's worth it, but it's not all roses.

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I love the idea of becoming "indistractable". I wrote some thoughts on it. https://martinrue.com/be-indistractable

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Having a robust test suite, or indeed sometimes even just a good type system, catch a legit problem you *just* introduced (and would have otherwise missed) is one of the real joys of coding.

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I spent all day coding yesterday, and damn did that feel good. Same again today.